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urlscan.io
urlscan.io - Website scanner for suspicious and malicious URLs
Where it stands
4.0 / 5
Signals score
Not a hands-on test
Based on 2 of 3 signals
- Website health5 / 5 · weight 50%
Measured from the tool's public website
- Facts stated3.4 / 5 · weight 30%
How many of the five facts the tool's own pages state
Built only from what we can measure or quote without using the tool. How ranking works
Rank by signals
We have not run our own hands-on test on urlscan.io yet. Facts checked 2026-11-01. How tests work
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Should you use urlscan.io?
A quick read built only from what the tool's own pages state and from our tests, not from opinion. Facts checked 2026-11-01.
A good fit if…
Nothing is clearly stated yet.
Check first
- Its pages do not state: signup, watermark. Check on the tool's site before you rely on it.
Does: Virus scanner
Measured signals
5 / 5 · measured 2026-11-08Read automatically from urlscan.io's public website: how reliable, secure, private and open the site is. This is not a test of how well the tool does its job. How this is measured
- Reliability5 / 5The page answered and finished downloading in 100 ms.
- Security5 / 55 of 5 protective headers set (strict-transport-security, content-security-policy, x-content-type-options, referrer-policy, x-frame-options).
- Privacy5 / 5No third-party tracking services found on the page.
- Transparency5 / 5Links a privacy policy; links a pricing page.
Community feedback
We found no public discussion of this tool to read.
A score needs at least 12 different commenters across 2 threads.
These facts may be out of date. One of the official pages they came from changed on 2026-11-10, after we last read it. Check the tool's own pages before you rely on a price or a limit.
- Free tier
- Not stated. The urlscan Pro pricing page offers a free 30-day trial but gives no usage limits.
- Paid plan
- The page names three plans (Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate) but shows no prices or billing period.
- Signup
- Not stated.
- Watermark
- Not applicable.
- Where files go
- The privacy page does not say what happens to submitted URLs or scan results. It says personal data is kept only as long as needed (tied to the period a user has an account) and is processed at the company's offices and other places where processing parties are located.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: urlscan Pro pricing, Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
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