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ASM Cheatsheet

Tool Comparison

Compare 11 ASM tools across categories, difficulty, and capabilities.

PurposeExamplesLinks
Amass
Subdomain Discovery Tools
Beginner to Advanced
Comprehensive DNS enumeration and network mapping2 examplesSite
Censys
Internet-Wide Scanning
Intermediate
Internet-wide scanning and certificate transparency2 examplesSite
CloudEnum
CloudEnum
Beginner to Intermediate
Multi-cloud asset enumeration for AWS, Azure, and GCP3 examplesSite
DNSRecon
Specialized Tools
Intermediate
DNS enumeration and zone transfer testing1 examplesSite
Fierce
Specialized Tools
Beginner
Domain scanner and subdomain brute forcerSite
Pacu
Pacu
Advanced
AWS exploitation framework for penetration testing3 examplesSite
Recon-ng
OSINT and Information Gathering
Intermediate to Advanced
Full-featured reconnaissance framework2 examplesSite
Scout Suite
Scout Suite
Intermediate to Advanced
Multi-cloud security auditing and misconfiguration detection3 examplesSite
Shodan
Internet-Wide Scanning
Intermediate
Internet-connected device search engine3 examplesSite
Subfinder
Subdomain Discovery Tools
Beginner
Fast passive subdomain discovery1 examplesSite
theHarvester
OSINT and Information Gathering
Beginner
Email, subdomain, and host OSINT gathering2 examplesSite

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