The BinaryEdge alternative for host data and OSINT breadth
Host and service discovery - plus WHOIS/registrant intelligence, typosquatting, analytics-ID lookup and perceptual favicon similarity - in one engine.
Profundis is a unified internet-intelligence search engine. Like BinaryEdge, it surfaces internet-wide exposure data: hosts, open ports and the services running on them.
Profundis layers a broad OSINT toolkit on top of host discovery - WHOIS with reverse/registrant lookups, analytics-ID lookup, typosquatting detection - plus TLS certificates, DNS, virtual hosts and perceptual favicon similarity, all under one field:value syntax with an official MCP server.
Why Profundis
01A unified internet-intelligence engine - exposed hosts and services, DNS (live + historical/passive), WHOIS (with reverse/registrant lookups), TLS certificates and virtual hosts - all searchable in one place with a field:value syntax (wildcards, AND/OR/NOT).
02A full OSINT tools suite: typosquatting scanner, subdomain enumeration, registrant explorer (reverse-WHOIS corporate recon), analytics-ID lookup, domain portfolio analyzer, entity-intelligence flow graph, ASN details and reverse-IP.
03Favicon perceptual-similarity search (MMH3 + visual similarity) that finds visually similar favicons, not just exact icon-hash matches - Profundis’s signature differentiator.
04An official MCP (Model Context Protocol) server, so AI agents like Claude can call Profundis search as native tools - AI-agent-native distribution.
05A free tier with an anonymous hosts and DNS preview, plus individual Solo and Professional plans. Teams and Business add shared organization workspaces and credits.
Profundis vs BinaryEdge
| Capability | Profundis | BinaryEdge |
|---|---|---|
| Host & service / exposure discovery | ✓ Core feature | Core feature |
| Field:value query syntax (wildcards, AND/OR/NOT) | ✓ Across all datasets | Supported |
| Unified DNS (live + historical/passive) | ✓ Built in | Varies by plan |
| WHOIS + reverse/registrant lookups | ✓ Built in | Varies by plan |
| TLS certificate search | ✓ Built in | Supported |
| Analytics-ID & typosquatting tooling | ✓ Included | Check current documentation |
| Favicon perceptual similarity | ✓ Visual similarity | Check current documentation |
| Official MCP server for AI agents | ✓ Native tools | Check current documentation |
| Free tier with no-signup host/DNS preview | ✓ No signup to preview | Varies by plan |
| Operator location | ✓ France (EU) | Check current documentation |
Capabilities and access conditions can change. Consult the linked publisher documentation where provided; an unverified feature is not an absent feature. Check the current plans before choosing BinaryEdge.
Frequently asked questions
Is Profundis a free BinaryEdge alternative?
Profundis offers a free tier and an anonymous host/DNS preview with no signup. Higher quotas, the API and the OSINT tools suite are available on transparent credit-based plans.
How does Profundis compare to BinaryEdge for exposure data?
Both discover internet-wide hosts and exposed services. Profundis adds the OSINT breadth - WHOIS/registrant, analytics-ID lookup, typosquatting - plus DNS, TLS certificates and perceptual favicon similarity, all searchable together.
What OSINT tools does Profundis include?
Profundis ships a typosquatting scanner, subdomain enumeration, a registrant explorer (reverse-WHOIS corporate recon), analytics-ID lookup, a domain portfolio analyzer, an entity-intelligence flow graph, ASN details and reverse-IP.
Does Profundis have an API and an MCP server?
Yes. Profundis provides an API and an official MCP server so AI agents such as Claude can query its datasets as native tools.
Can Profundis find related infrastructure via favicons?
Yes. Profundis uses perceptual favicon similarity (MMH3 + visual similarity) to surface visually similar favicons, helping you pivot to related and lookalike hosts.
Compare with other tools
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