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Should I Use HackerTarget.com?

hackertarget.com·Analyzed 1 week ago··Based on 10 sources

Online Vulnerability Scanners to Identify Vulnerabilities and Map the Attack Surface. 28 Trusted Security Scanners and Free Network Tools.

Verdict

Worth it

Buy if you're a sysadmin, MSP, or developer who wants cheap, simple external scans of systems you own.

Confidence: Medium

Skip it if you need enterprise vulnerability management, compliance reporting, or guaranteed support.

Cheap, browser-based external scanning for sysadmins and MSPs. Not a full vuln-management platform — enterprises will outgrow it.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. MSPs on Reddit call it inexpensive
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Browser scanners, one-click Chrome extension
  • Feature depth: 4/5. 28 scanners but scan-focused, not continuous management
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 3/5. Publishes security page and sample reports; no public incidents
  • 3.7/5 Trustpilot rating Only 1 review — very thin signal
  • 28 Scanners and tools Nmap, OpenVAS, Nikto, CMS scans
  • Yes Free tier Free network tools on homepage

Pricing

Free network tools

$0

  • Basic one-off scans
  • Rate-limited usage

Scan Membership

Not shown in sources

  • More scans
  • API access
Best for and not for

Best for

  • Sysadmins mapping external attack surface
  • MSPs running cheap client scans
  • WordPress/Joomla site owners
  • Devs wanting API-based scans

Not for

  • Enterprises needing continuous vuln management and compliance reporting
  • Anyone scanning infrastructure they don't own — terms forbid it
  • Teams wanting SLAs or deep vendor support from a small remote team

Biggest gotcha

  • highScanning targets you don't own breaches terms; HackerTarget holds you fully responsible³
  • mediumExact membership pricing not visible in sources reviewed — verify on the pricing page before committing²
  • mediumPublic review history is tiny (one Trustpilot review) — test free tools before paying⁷

Pros

  • 28 open-source scanners (Nmap, OpenVAS, Nikto) in one browser dashboard¹
  • Called inexpensive by MSPs for external port and vulnerability scanning⁶
  • One-click external network queries via Chrome extension⁸
  • Publishes sample OpenVAS reports so you can evaluate output first⁵
  • Free tools plus API access for automation⁹

Cons

  • Near-zero review footprint: one Trustpilot review at 3.7/5⁷
  • Terms make you fully responsible for scanning systems you don't own³
  • Scan-focused tooling, not an enterprise vulnerability management workflow

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Feedback is scarce but the MSP community views it as a cheap, functional external scanning tool.

“HackerTarget.com is an inexpensive external port scanning and vul...”
Reddit, r/msp

Methodology

Based on ~15 public sources. Official documentation is solid, but independent reviews are nearly nonexistent (one Trustpilot review), so confidence is medium.

Sources

  1. HackerTarget.com homepage — 28 scanners and free toolshackertarget.com
    official
  2. Scan Membership pricing pagehackertarget.com
    official
  3. Terms and Conditionshackertarget.com
    official
  4. Product security pagehackertarget.com
    security
  5. Sample OpenVAS vulnerability reporthackertarget.com
    official
  6. Reddit r/msp — MSP discussion of HackerTargetreddit.com
    review
  7. Trustpilot reviews of hackertarget.comtrustpilot.com
    review
  8. HackerTarget Chrome extensionchromewebstore.google.com
    official
  9. DomScan — HackerTarget pricing and API reviewdomscan.net
    review
  10. Semrush — HackerTarget competitorssemrush.com
    news

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