Comparison
OnScanner vs Detectify
Detectify and OnScanner share a philosophy: scan from the outside, the way an attacker sees you, with findings kept current rather than served from a stale database. The practical difference is coverage per pass. Detectify pairs its application scanning with crowdsourced research from ethical hackers; OnScanner folds privacy and tracker analysis, email authentication, TLS and WAF posture, and CVE intelligence with EPSS and KEV into the same scan.
Evaluating options? See OnScanner as an alternative to Detectify.
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TL;DR
Choose OnScanner when you want the widest single pass: the security scan plus privacy, consent and Global Privacy Control verification, email authentication and WAF detection, with CVE context from EPSS, CISA KEV, patch status and end-of-life flags, and compliance evidence mapped by versioned rules when you turn it on. Free plan, REST API and hosted MCP server included.
Detectify is a great choice when crowdsourced vulnerability research is your priority: Detectify's tests come from its ethical hacker community, and its surface monitoring focuses on web application and subdomain exposure.
Feature comparison
Verified against public product pages on 2026-07-02. Cells marked "Not listed" mean the capability is not described on the vendor's public docs as of that date, not that it is impossible.
| Capability | OnScanner | Detectify |
|---|---|---|
| External (unauthenticated) scanning | YesThe anonymous attacker's view, no agents | YesCore product: 'Simply add your domain and instantly monitor all subdomains and applications' from the attacker's side |
| Authenticated scanning | YesScan behind login with credentials | YesApplication Scanning supports authenticated testing of the parts of an application that sit behind a login |
| Privacy, tracker & consent scanning | Yes40+ categories incl. fingerprinting | Not listed*Not listed on public docs as of 2026-07-02 |
| Consent & Global Privacy Control verification | YesAdvanced and deep scans click Accept all and Reject all, send the GPC signal, and diff trackers and cookies against a normal visit | Not listed* |
| CVE intelligence (EPSS & CISA KEV) | YesCVE/CPE matching with EPSS + KEV context | PartialActively tests for CVEs by sending safe payloads |
| Active exploit verification | YesSafe, non-destructive, in-band probes | YesVendor states testing is payload-based and findings are 'high-signal, verified findings' |
| Patch-status & end-of-life detection | YesVendor/distro patch data + EOL flags | PartialFingerprints technologies and can 'Identify exposed services, open ports, and outdated technologies' |
| Email security (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) | Yes | Not listed*Not listed on public product docs as of 2026-07-02 |
| WAF detection | Yes | Not listed*Not listed on public docs as of 2026-07-02 |
| Continuous monitoring | YesMonitors re-scan weekly or daily and diff each run; on paid plans, an alert email when something changes for the worse | Yes'Continuous and always on monitoring' of the attack surface (Surface Monitoring) |
| REST API | Yes | YesPublic REST API v3 (API-key auth) covering asset, technology and port inventory and policy breaches |
| MCP server for AI agents | YesHosted: mcp.onscanner.com | YesDetectify MCP Server launched 2026-05-26 |
| Deployment regression gate | YesCompares a preview scan with a production baseline (headers, TLS, exposed paths, trackers, OWASP families) for pass, regressed or inconclusive, via the REST API or MCP | Not listed* |
| AI analysis & remediation | YesOptional AI Findings (no extra credits per scan, turned on in account settings): executive summary, Top Risks, attack paths and remediation | Not listed* |
| Rule-based compliance matrix | YesOptional, turned on in account settings, +1 credit per scan. Versioned rules map scan evidence to SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS, HIPAA, US state privacy and EU CRA controls; a plain-language AI narrative over each framework never changes a verdict | Not listed* |
| Compliance evidence & coverage | YesEach failing control cites what the scan observed; PDF evidence binder plus JSON or Vanta-format export. 25 of 229 controls are checkable from outside, the rest need your own evidence. Evidence at scan time, not a certification | Not listed* |
| Transparent self-serve pricing | YesFree plan; Pro $129/mo for 20 credits | PartialPlatform-fee tiers (EUR 0 to 15,000/yr), self-serve signup and a 2-week trial are public; per-asset fees are not |
Why teams pick OnScanner
- More categories per pass: privacy and tracker analysis, consent and Global Privacy Control verification, email authentication and WAF detection run alongside the security scan. Detectify's public pages do not list these.
- CVE context past detection: EPSS scores, CISA KEV flags, distro patch status and end-of-life detection on the stack each scan fingerprints.
- Safe, in-band exploit verification with no out-of-band callbacks, so a confirmed finding rests on the target's own response.
- Optional compliance evidence mapping: versioned rules map the scan to controls across seven frameworks, with the coverage ratio stated and a PDF evidence binder. Evidence at the time of the scan, not a certification.
- A release check Detectify does not list: scan a preview deployment, compare it with a production baseline across headers, TLS, exposed paths, trackers and OWASP finding families, and get pass, regressed or inconclusive over the REST API or MCP.
- Published credit pricing from a free plan, rather than a platform fee plus per-asset costs that are not published.
When Detectify fits
- You want tests sourced from a bug bounty style community: Detectify's Crowdsource researchers submit payload-based test modules that feed its scanner.
- You focus on subdomain exposure: discovery and monitoring of subdomains, takeover and DNS misconfiguration detection, plus crawling of custom apps behind login.
- You want self-serve rollout with a REST API, cloud connectors (AWS, GCP, Azure, Cloudflare), and an MCP server.
The short version: OnScanner covers more categories in a single pass, including privacy and consent, email posture, end-of-life detection, and an optional, rule-based compliance matrix across seven frameworks, from a free tier.
Pricing
OnScanner is self-serve with a free plan and Pro at $129 per month for 20 scan credits. Detectify charges an annual platform fee by tier (Starter EUR 0, Standard EUR 2,500, Professional EUR 5,000, Enterprise EUR 15,000) plus per-asset fees for added domains, environments and IP ranges, and it does not publish the per-asset prices. A PCI ASV scanning add-on costs EUR 500 per month, and there is a 2-week free trial with self-serve signup and no credit card. Detectify prices verified 2026-07-02.
Frequently asked questions
How are OnScanner and Detectify similar?
Both scan from outside, without agents, and both emphasize fresh results over cached databases. If you are choosing between them you are already thinking about your attack surface the right way: from the attacker's side.
What does OnScanner cover that Detectify does not list?
As of the verification date, Detectify's public pages do not describe tracker, fingerprinting or consent scanning, email authentication checks, or EPSS and KEV based CVE prioritization. Those are standard parts of an OnScanner pass. See the sources list for exactly what was checked.
Can I run both?
Yes. Some teams pair a dedicated EASM product with OnScanner's broader per-target pass. If budget forces a choice, compare which capabilities you would actually act on: breadth per scan versus crowdsourced web-app test depth.
Sources
Every Detectify fact above was checked against these public pages on 2026-07-02. If something has changed since, tell us at support@onscanner.com and we will correct it.
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