Detectify vs Intruder

Intruder combines established scanners for your infrastructure, while Detectify tests your web apps and APIs with payloads built with ethical hackers.

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Last updated 7 October 2026

	Detectify	Intruder
How tests are built	Payload-based tests, including 1,765+ Crowdsource modules from ethical hackers	Combines third-party engines: Tenable, Nuclei, OpenVAS and ZAP*
Attack surface monitoring	Subdomains, IPs and IP ranges, open ports and technologies, plus subdomain takeover checks every 8 hours	Subdomain discovery, port and service monitoring, and cloud sync with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and Cloudflare*
Ports monitored	Around 8,500 ports per target	Depends on plan: ports 80 and 443 on Free, all ports on Enterprise*
Web app scanning	Headless Chrome crawler with full SPA support	ZAP-powered DAST, including single-page apps*
Authenticated scanning	Basic, Recorded Login and Recorded Crawling	Scans behind login pages, on Cloud plans and above*
API scanning	OpenAPI v2, v3, v3.1 and GraphQL. OAuth, Basic and API key	OpenAPI and Swagger schemas, authenticated or unauthenticated*
Internal scanning	Internal Scanning, deployed with Terraform (AWS) or Helm. Outbound-only connection	Agent installed on each Windows, Linux or macOS device, on Pro and Enterprise plans*
Cloud configuration checks	Not covered. DNS connectors import assets only	Cloud config checks, on all plans (weekly on Free)*
Emerging threats	New Crowdsource tests for newly disclosed vulnerabilities	Emerging threat scans, on Cloud plans and above*
Integrations	Jira (two-way), Slack, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty, Opsgenie, ServiceNow, Splunk, webhooks, Workato, REST API	Jira, Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitLab, Linear, ServiceNow, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Sentinel, Drata, Vanta, Okta*
Free trial	2 weeks	14 days, plus a free plan*

SupportedNot supported

* See sources for Intruder details.

Detectify helps 10,000+ users manage their attack surfaces

Which one fits your team

Detectify

Choose Detectify if

Your biggest risk sits in internet-facing web apps, APIs and subdomains
You want testing that goes beyond known CVEs
You want attack surface monitoring and application testing in one platform

Intruder

Choose Intruder if

Your main need is infrastructure scanning across servers and devices
You want cloud configuration checks in the same tool
You prefer a scanner built on established third-party engines

Why teams choose Detectify

99% of the findings we find have no CVE assigned, based on our own data over the past three years

Crowdsource ethical hackers submit payloads for vulnerabilities they find in the wild
1,765+ modules run against the assets you add
New tests ship when a vulnerability is disclosed, as with Log4Shell on the same day

Crawls your app in a real browser, so JavaScript and single-page apps get tested
Basic access authentication, recorded login and recorded crawling
Technology fingerprinting picks the tests that fit your stack

Import an OpenAPI spec or GraphQL schema and pick the operations to test
OAuth, Basic Auth and API key authentication
Prompt injection tests for AI and LLM endpoints

Crowdsource from submission to test

Ethical hacker submits a payloadCrowdsource · path traversal

GET /static/..%2f..%2f..%2fetc/passwd

Reviewed, then shipped as a test moduleJoins 1,765+ modules

Finding

trade.go-hack-yourself.netPath traversalHigh

Application Scanning recorded login

Login recorded onceDetectify Recorder, a Chrome extension

Crawled like a person, still logged inHeadless Chrome · clicks buttons, fills forms

Finding

trade.go-hack-yourself.net/accountXSSHigh

API Scanning from spec to scan

Import your spec, pick the operationsOpenAPI or GraphQL · auth: OAuth

# openapi.json GET /orders/{id} ✓ POST /orders ✓ POST /assistant/chat ✓

Payloads sent to each operationRotated between runs

Finding

api.go-hack-yourself.net/assistant/chatPrompt injectionHigh

“If you have a cumbersome manual process or don't have enough insight into your attack surface, Detectify can really help.”

Felix RookeDevSecOps Engineer, evroc

FAQs

01Is Detectify an alternative to Intruder?

Yes, for teams whose main risk is internet-facing web apps, APIs and subdomains. Detectify monitors your external attack surface and tests applications with payload-based tests. Intruder combines third-party engines for infrastructure, web app and cloud scanning.

02What's the main difference between Detectify and Intruder?

How the tests are built. Detectify's tests come from its own research and from Crowdsource, a program of ethical hackers who submit payloads for real vulnerabilities. Intruder combines engines from Tenable, Nuclei, OpenVAS and ZAP.

03Does Detectify scan APIs?

Yes. API Scanning tests the operations you choose in an OpenAPI v2, v3 or v3.1 spec or a GraphQL schema that you import. It supports OAuth, Basic and API key authentication.

04Can Detectify scan internal applications?

Yes. Internal Scanning runs inside your network and connects outbound only. You deploy it with Terraform on AWS or with Helm.

05Does Detectify support authenticated scanning?

Yes. Application Scanning supports Basic authentication, Recorded Login and Recorded Crawling.

06How much does Detectify cost?

Pricing depends on the products you use and how many assets you cover. Surface Monitoring is priced by the number of domains in scope, and Internal Scanning by the number of internal apps. Start a 2-week free trial, or talk to sales for a quote.

07Can I use Detectify and Intruder together?

Yes. They can run on the same assets, so you can use Intruder for infrastructure and Detectify for web apps and APIs.

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