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Openphish versus PhishTank
CompareOpenphishPhishTank
VerdictDependsDepends
Best forSOC teams needing phishing URL feedsSecurity teams adding a free intel feed
Who it's not forSmall businesses with no SOC. Raw feeds need security staff to act on themAnyone wanting a supported anti-phishing product
PrivacyNo known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.13No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support qualityNo support evidence in sourcesFalse-positive removal reportedly stalls
Public sentimentSOC and homelab users report smooth integration into mail gateways and firewalls, with occasional false-positive complaints.⁵The loudest users in the evidence are site owners stuck fighting false-positive listings rather than happy feed consumers.16
Biggest gotchaFree community feed is limited (~300 entries reported); real coverage needs the quote-based premium feed.⁹A false-positive listing can flag your legit site; removal tickets reportedly go unanswered16

Pick Openphish when

  • SOC teams needing phishing URL feeds
  • Firewall and proxy blocklists
  • Mail gateway anti-phishing filtering
  • Threat intel platform enrichment

When Openphish is not a fit

  • Small businesses with no SOC. Raw feeds need security staff to act on them
  • Consumers wanting browser-level phishing protection; this is infrastructure, not a shield
  • Teams needing endpoint phishing detection rather than URL blocklists
  • Buyers wanting published pricing and fixed quotes; premium is sales-contact only

Pick PhishTank when

  • Security teams adding a free intel feed
  • Researchers training phishing detectors
  • Tool/SOAR builders needing a URL lookup API

When PhishTank is not a fit

  • Anyone wanting a supported anti-phishing product
  • Site owners who fear false positives; removal drags
  • Non-technical users; browser/email filters already cover this
  • Teams needing SLAs, fresh curated intel, or vendor support

Sources

  1. OpenPhish - Phishing Intelligence (official)openphish.com
    official
  2. OpenPhish v2 - Cortex XSOAR integrationxsoar.pan.dev
    official
  3. Incoming feed - OpenPhish (EclecticIQ docs)docs.eclecticiq.com
    official
  4. OpenPhish Feed Integration Guidethehgtech.com
    review
  5. OpenPhish Feed False Positives 10/07/17live.paloaltonetworks.com
    review
  6. An Analysis of Phishing Blacklists: Google Safe Browsing, OpenPhish and PhishTankdl.acm.org
    security
  7. 45% of credential-phishing pages weren't on Google Safe Browsing (r/netsec)reddit.com
    review
  8. Postfix mail gateway refresh (r/linuxadmin)reddit.com
    review
  9. OpenPhish (300 entries) - SOCRadar IOC reportsocradar.io
    security
  10. OpenPhish Flagged My Website . How Removal Worksunflagdomain.com
    news
  11. Evaluation of 7 Open Source Phishing Threat Intel Feedslinkedin.com
    review
  12. OpenPhish - Cybersecurity Tools Directorycybersectools.com
    review
  13. OpenPhish product security pageopenphish.com
    official
  14. Cybercrime Information Center contributorscybercrimeinfocenter.org
    official
  15. 48 Best PhishTank Alternatives & Competitors (2026)cybersectools.com
    review
  16. Phishtank won't remove my legit website from databasereddit.com
    review