Full
comparison.
Every capability, every competitor. BleedWatch is the only platform that checks every box while remaining fully open source.
| Open Source | CI/CD | Self-Hosted | API / SDK | Continuous | Discovery | Vuln Scan | Dark Web | Cloud | Compliance | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BleedWatch | 10/10 | ||||||||||
| Shodan | 2/10 | ||||||||||
| Censys | 4/10 | ||||||||||
| Nuclei | 4/10 | ||||||||||
| ProjectDiscovery | 7/10 | ||||||||||
| Qualys EASM | 7/10 | ||||||||||
| CrowdStrike Falcon | 7/10 |
Capability
radar.
Compare BleedWatch against any competitor across 8 capability dimensions. Select a competitor to see the overlay.
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Know the
landscape.
Each tool has strengths. BleedWatch combines the best of all of them into a single, open-source platform you control.
Shodan
Search Engine
Internet-connected device search engine. Great for ad-hoc lookups but lacks CI/CD integration and continuous monitoring workflows.
Strengths
- + Massive index
- + API access
- + Banner grabbing
Limitations
- - No CI/CD
- - No self-hosting
- - No active scanning
Censys
Attack Surface Management
Enterprise ASM platform with continuous monitoring. Cloud-only with no self-hosted option and closed source.
Strengths
- + Continuous monitoring
- + Certificate transparency
- + Cloud integration
Limitations
- - Closed source
- - No self-hosting
- - Enterprise pricing
Nuclei
Vulnerability Scanner
Template-based vulnerability scanner. Powerful scanning engine but requires external tooling for asset discovery and orchestration.
Strengths
- + Open source
- + Template ecosystem
- + CI/CD native
Limitations
- - No asset discovery
- - No continuous monitoring
- - Scanner only
ProjectDiscovery
Cloud Platform
Cloud-hosted security platform built on open-source tools. Comprehensive but cloud-only deployment limits control.
Strengths
- + Tool ecosystem
- + API/SDK
- + Continuous monitoring
Limitations
- - No self-hosting
- - Cloud dependency
- - No compliance reporting
Qualys EASM
Enterprise EASM
Enterprise-grade EASM with deep compliance features. Comprehensive but expensive, closed source, and cloud-locked.
Strengths
- + Full EASM coverage
- + Compliance reporting
- + Dark web intel
Limitations
- - Closed source
- - No self-hosting
- - Enterprise pricing
CrowdStrike Falcon
Enterprise Security
Full security platform with EASM capabilities. Powerful but heavy, expensive, and entirely proprietary.
Strengths
- + Threat intelligence
- + Full coverage
- + Cloud integration
Limitations
- - Closed source
- - No self-hosting
- - Very high cost
How we
benchmark.
Transparent, reproducible, and updated quarterly. No marketing fluff, just verifiable results.
Feature inventory
We catalog every EASM capability across 10 dimensions: open source, CI/CD, self-hosting, API/SDK, continuous monitoring, asset discovery, vulnerability scanning, dark web intelligence, cloud integration, and compliance reporting.
Hands-on testing
Each tool is deployed against a standardized test environment with known assets, misconfigurations, and exposure points. We measure detection rates, time-to-discovery, and false-positive ratios.
Documentation review
We cross-reference vendor documentation, public APIs, and community resources to verify claimed features. If a capability is not demonstrable, it does not get a checkmark.
Ongoing updates
Benchmarks are re-evaluated quarterly. When competitors ship new features, we update the scoreboard. Our methodology and raw data are published in our open-source repository.
See it for
yourself.
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