Why customers choose SecurityScorecard over Shodan
Host Coverage
40% more internet-exposed hosts indexed than any other intelligence provider
IPv6 Coverage
Comprehensive scanning of the IPv6 address space, not documented for Shodan’s core scanning coverage
Platform Integration
Internet Intelligence findings surface inside the same platform already monitoring 12M+ organizations — not a standalone lookup tool
Proven where others fall short
See how SecurityScorecard’s Internet Intelligence compares to Shodan.
Unparalleled Accuracy and Transparency
SecurityScorecard collects 99.9% of the data utilized by TITAN. This ensures that data presented is curated and reconciled directly by SecurityScorecard, but that any updates or needed refinements happen quickly.
- Data accuracy and correction speeds are public, not hidden
- > 99.9% data accuracy
- < 4 hours average response time to remediate inaccuracies
From lookup tool to unified risk platform
Shodan is a continuous internet-device search engine used by researchers for enrichment and pivot workflows via Splunk/Maltego/Nmap integrations. SecurityScorecard’s Internet Intelligence surfaces the same class of exposure findings directly inside the platform already monitoring 12M+ organizations — no separate lookup tool or export step to reach vendor risk workflows.
- Shodan does not publicly disclose an enterprise customer roster and is not tracked in any Gartner Magic Quadrant or Forrester Wave
- Comprehensive scanning of the IPv6 address space, not documented for Shodan’s core scanning coverage
One platform for internet exposure — not a separate tool
Internet Intelligence findings surface inside the same unified platform already monitoring 12M+ organizations, so results feed straight into your existing risk workflows — not a separate noise-filtering console.
- Comprehensive IPv6 address space scanning, not just IPv4
- 40% more internet-exposed hosts indexed than any other intelligence provider
- Findings correlate automatically with your broader risk and vendor programs inside one platform
- Broader visibility — 40% more internet-exposed hosts indexed
- IPv6 coverage most internet-scanning tools still lack
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Answers to common questions about SecurityScorecard’s Internet Intelligence and how it compares to Shodan.
How does SecurityScorecard’s Internet Intelligence compare to Shodan?
Both index internet-connected devices and services, but SecurityScorecard’s Internet Intelligence indexes 40% more internet-exposed hosts, with comprehensive IPv6 coverage, and surfaces findings directly inside a unified vendor-risk platform rather than a standalone lookup interface.
Does Shodan integrate directly into vendor risk workflows?
Not documented in current intelligence — Shodan is built for practitioner lookup and pivot workflows via integrations like Splunk, Maltego, and Nmap. SecurityScorecard’s Internet Intelligence findings surface natively inside the same platform already monitoring 12M+ organizations.
Is Shodan’s data useful for threat research?
Shodan’s historical scan data (back to October 2015) is a well-regarded resource for analysts doing their own infrastructure research. SecurityScorecard’s Internet Intelligence complements continuous scanning with a longitudinal view of vendor security posture tied directly to risk decisions, rather than raw historical lookup data.
How many internet-facing hosts does SecurityScorecard index?
40% more than any other intelligence provider.
