A side-by-side comparison of two URL safety tools, and which one to use depending on what you actually need.
PhishTank is a community-run database of phishing URLs: users submit suspicious links and other users verify them. It is valuable historical data, but it only covers phishing (not malware) and only pages that someone has already submitted. Scanify checks a link against 95+ engines, Google Safe Browsing and urlscan.io in real time, inspects the domain's age and certificate, and traces redirects, so it can flag a page that went live an hour ago.
| Feature | Scanify | PhishTank |
|---|---|---|
| Community-verified phishing database | — | ✓ |
| Real-time multi-engine scan | ✓ | — |
| Malware detection (not just phishing) | ✓ | — |
| Domain-age (WHOIS) analysis | ✓ | — |
| Lookalike / brand-impersonation detection | ✓ | — |
| Live page screenshot | ✓ | — |
| Single 0–100 risk score | ✓ | — |
| 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.