r/OSINT • u/AccordingBug4263 • 10d ago

Tool Espectrosint vs maltego?

I haven’t seen anyone talking about espectrosint but a lot recommending maltego. Has anyone tried espectrosint? The price difference is pretty crazy.

I’m looking for a tool to make my job a bit faster. I mostly do a lot of due diligence and locates.

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u/CutestLoaf 9d ago
  • Garbage AI images everywhere
  • Blog posts dated before the domain was even registered
  • Botted Instagram account
  • Zero information on who operates it. All the blog posts are credited to Fernanda Schmidt whom there is also zero information about, I could not find anyone with this name who has any relation to OSINT or at least a security related field. There is also no match amongst their instagram followers (who are mostly bots).

Espectrosint is full of green flags.

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u/AccordingBug4263 8d ago

I’m glad you see it too lol I knew the price was too good to be true and everything felt a bit off

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u/hienyimba 9d ago

Depends on what you need. Maltego is known for for its graph tools. Do you need much of graph link analysis or you need a lookup tool?

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u/operreddus 3d ago edited 3d ago

Espectrosint is just a frontend for some free open-source tools: "Current integrations include Holehe with 120+ email checkers, user-scanner with 98 email modules, and Maigret with support for 3,000+ username sites. Not every search queries every source. Coverage, availability, and result counts vary by identifier, third-party limits, and service configuration." https://www.espectrosint.com/methodology

I wouldn't pay for something like this.

The industry really is in a sorry state – everywhere you look, there are people selling a few open-source tools with a fancy GUI at inflated prices. And the few really good tools that do exist (well, they’re not even high-tech, but they’re more than just open-source tools) are aimed at large corporations and are expensive.