A side-by-side comparison of two URL safety tools, and which one to use depending on what you actually need.
Avast's free Link Checker scans a URL with Avast's own detection. Scanify includes that verdict as one of the 95+ engines it queries, then adds the checks a single antivirus engine does not run: how old the domain is, whether the certificate matches, where the redirects go, whether the hostname impersonates a brand, and what the page actually looks like in a sandbox.
| Feature | Scanify | Avast Link Checker |
|---|---|---|
| Single-vendor reputation verdict | — | ✓ |
| 95+ antivirus engine verdicts | ✓ | — |
| Engine-by-engine breakdown | ✓ | — |
| Google Safe Browsing check | ✓ | — |
| WHOIS domain-age analysis | ✓ | — |
| Lookalike / brand-impersonation detection | ✓ | — |
| SSL certificate inspection | ✓ | — |
| Live page screenshot | ✓ | — |
| File scanning | ✓ | — |
| Free | ✓ | ✓ |
Competitor features are taken from the competitor's own public documentation at the time of writing. Spotted an error? Tell us and we will correct it.