RTA alternatives
Looking for an alternative tool to replace RTA? During the review of RTA we looked at other open source tools. Based on their category, tags, and text, these are the ones that have the best match.
Top 3
- SubFinder (subdomain scanner)
- Wappalyzer (discovery of technology stack)
- Domain Analyzer (domain information gathering)
These tools are ranked as the best alternatives to RTA.
Alternatives (by score)
SubFinder
Introduction
SubFinder is a tool to scan domains and discover subdomains. This may be useful during the reconnaissance phase of penetration testing where information is collected. Some subdomains may reveal sensitive data or point to interesting targets such as a backup location.
Project details
SubFinder is written in Golang.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + Tool is modular and extendable
- + More than 500 GitHub stars
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Discovery of sensitive information
- Information gathering
- Penetration testing
- Reconnaissance
- Security assessment
Wappalyzer
Introduction
Wappalyzer can be a useful asset when performing reconnaissance on a particular target like a web application or website. It helps to find what software is used to run a particular page. Components that can be detected are the content management system (CMS), JavaScript framework, e-commerce software, web server, and more.
Project details
Wappalyzer is written in Node.js.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + Has 300+ contributors
- + More than 4000 GitHub stars
- + Many releases available
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Information gathering
- Reconnaissance
- Software identification
Domain Analyzer
Introduction
Domain Analyzer is an information gathering tool and comes in handy for reconnaissance. This can be useful for doing penetration testing or evaluating what information is publically available about your own domains. Some pieces of information that can be discovered include DNS servers, IP addresses, mail servers, SPF information, open ports, and more.
Project details
Domain Analyzer is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 1000 GitHub stars
- + Very low number of dependencies
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Information gathering
- Penetration testing
Sublist3r
Introduction
Sublist3r helps penetration testers and bug hunters collect and gather subdomains for the domain they are targeting.
Project details
Sublist3r is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 2000 GitHub stars
- + The source code of this software is available
altdns
Introduction
Altdns is a security tool to discover subdomains. It generates permutations, alterations, and mutations of subdomains. The generated names can also be tested by performing DNS lookups. An enumeration tool like Altdns is useful during penetrating testing assignments.
Project details
altdns is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 500 GitHub stars
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Reconnaissance
- Subdomain discovery
- Subdomain enumeration
domain
Introduction
Domain is a Python script written by Jason Haddix to combine the tools Recon-ng and altdns. It allows to use the two tool one multiple domains within the same session.
Project details
domain is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 500 GitHub stars
- + The source code of this software is available
- - Unknown project license
Typical usage
- Subdomain enumeration
wig (WebApp Information Gatherer)
Introduction
Wig is a security tool to discover what particular software is for a web application or website. It can detect several Content Management Systems (CMS) and other administrative applications. This may be useful for those performing reconnaissance or information gathering, like during a penetration test of security assessment.
Project details
wig is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
- - No updates for a while
- - Full name of author is unknown
Typical usage
- Application fingerprinting
- Information gathering
- Reconnaissance
- Web application analysis
Fierce
Introduction
Fierce is a security tool that helps with DNS reconnaissance. It can locate non-contiguous IP space, but using DNS information.Project details
Fierce is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Information gathering
- Reconnaissance
- Security assessment
SubBrute (subdomain-bruteforcer)
Introduction
SubBrute is a DNS meta-query spider that enumerates DNS records and subdomains. This can be useful during penetration tests and security assessments.Project details
SubBrute is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 1000 GitHub stars
- + The source code of this software is available
- - Full name of author is unknown
Typical usage
- Information gathering
- Penetration testing
- Security assessment
aiodnsbrute (Async DNS Brute)
Introduction
When a project requires resolving or guessing host names, then this tool is a great addition to the toolkit. It focuses on 'fast' by using asynchronous operations. The list of names to try is provided with a wordlist.
Project details
aiodnsbrute is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + Very low number of dependencies
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Network scanning
- Penetration testing
DMitry
Introduction
This small utility can retrieve information from the WHOIS database, to see who owns an IP address or domain name. Besides that, it can obtain information from the system itself, like the uptime. DMitry also has the option to search for email addresses, perform a TCP port scan, and use modules specified by the user.
Project details
DMitry is written in C.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
GasMask
Introduction
GasMask is an open source intelligence gathering tool (OSINT). It can be used to discover more information about a particular target. The sources it uses include search engines like Bing, Google, and Yandex. Additionally it retrieves information from GitHub, YouTube, and social media platforms like Twitter.Project details
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Information gathering
GitMiner
Introduction
GitMiner is a tool to scan for sensitive data that is leaked via software repositories. Examples of sensitive data are authentication details such as passwords or connection settings.
Project details
GitMiner is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 1000 GitHub stars
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Asset discovery
- Discovery of sensitive information
- Information leak detection
Gitmails
Introduction
This tool can be used to perform reconnaissance on a company or individual target by looking into software repositories. Meta-data like commit activity can reveal who is working for a particular company. This tool helps to extract emails from software repositories.
Project details
Gitmails is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + Very low number of dependencies
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Email harvesting
- Information gathering
- Reconnaissance
Th3inspector
Introduction
This tool can be called a true 'inspector tool' as it helps to discover many types of data.
- Website information
- Domain and subdomain information
- Mail server information and email
- Phone details
- IP addresses
- Detection of used CMS
Project details
Th3inspector is written in Perl.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
- - No releases on GitHub available
Typical usage
- Discovery of sensitive information
- Information gathering
CMSeeK
Introduction
CMSeeK is a security scanner for content management systems (CMS). It can perform a wide range of functions starting from the detection of the CMS, up to vulnerability scanning. The tool claims to support over 100 different CMS tools, with extensive support for the commonly used ones like Drupal, Joomla, and WordPress.
The scans performed by CMSeeK include version detection. It can also do enumeration of users, plugins, and themes. This might be useful to see what users or components are available. The tool includes admin page discovery, file discovery, and directory listing. Anything that might be useful to a penetration test or security assessment, might be displayed.
Project details
CMSeeK is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
- - Full name of author is unknown
Typical usage
- Penetration testing
- Software exploitation
- Software identification
- Vulnerability scanning
Belati
Introduction
Belati is security tool to collect public data and information and calls itself a Swiss army knife for OSINT purposes.Project details
Belati is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
- - Full name of author is unknown
Typical usage
- Information gathering
DataSploit
Introduction
DataSploit is a framework to perform intelligence gathering to discover credentials, domain information, and other information related to the target. It uses various reconnaissance techniques on companies, people, phone numbers, and even cryptocoin technology. It allows aggregating all raw data and return it in multiple formats.
Project details
DataSploit is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 10 contributors
- + More than 1000 GitHub stars
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- OSINT research
- Information gathering
- Security monitoring
DirSearch (Go)
Introduction
DirSearch is a Go implementation of the original dirsearch tool written by Mauro Soria. It is used to discover directories by using common names and guessing (fuzzing).
Project details
DirSearch (Go) is written in Golang.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Information gathering
- Penetration testing
- Security assessment
Gitem
Introduction
Gitem is a reconnaissance tool to extract information about organizations on GitHub. It can be used to find the leaking of sensitive data.Project details
Gitem is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Information gathering
- Security assessment
- Security monitoring
- Self-assessment
Gitrob
Introduction
Especially open source developers may share their code in a public repository like GitHub. This is a great way to collaborate between the developer(s) and the community. The risk of sharing code is that sensitive data is part of the repository and uploaded by accident. GitRob helps to detect this kind of accidental leaks.
Project details
Gitrob is written in Ruby.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 1000 GitHub stars
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Data leak prevention
- Information gathering
- Penetration testing
- Security assessment
Infoga
Introduction
This tool could be used during penetration testing to learn what information is leaked regarding email addresses. For a company, it may be useful to do security monitoring and learn the same.
Project details
Infoga is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Information gathering
- Reconnaissance
Metagoofil
Introduction
Metagoofil will perform a search in Google based on the given domain name. Any public documents will be downloaded and analyzed. For this task it uses libraries like Hachoir, PdfMiner, and others. Useful details include username, software versions, hostnames, etc.
File types: pdf, doc, xls, ppt, docx, pptx, xlsx
Project details
Metagoofil is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Information gathering
- Penetration testing
OSRFramework
Introduction
This OSINT framework allows combining sources and provide data in different formats (web interface, API, command line).
Project details
OSRFramework is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + Available as package (simplified installation)
- + The source code of this software is available
- - No releases on GitHub available
Typical usage
- Information gathering
SearchSploit
Introduction
SearchSploit is a small by OffensiveSecurity to search for exploits and related data in the exploit database (Exploit-DB). This may help penetration testers in their security assignments.
Project details
SearchSploit is written in shell script.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code is easy to read and understand
- + Tool is easy to use
- + Used language is shell script
- - Full name of author is unknown
Typical usage
- Information gathering
- Penetration testing
- Service exploitation
- System exploitation
- Vulnerability testing
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