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Scanify vs ScamAdviser

A side-by-side comparison of two URL safety tools — and which one to use, depending on what you actually need.

ScamAdviser scores trust for shoppers. Scanify scans for active threats across seven security sources.

ScamAdviser focuses on whether an online store is trustworthy, using signals like company data and reviews. Scanify focuses on whether a link is technically dangerous — malware, phishing, fake login pages, suspicious new domains. They overlap but answer different questions; Scanify is the better choice when you need to know if a URL will actually harm your device or steal your credentials.

Feature comparison

FeatureScanifyScamAdviser
Trust / legitimacy score ✓ ✓
95+ antivirus engines (malware) ✓ —
Google Safe Browsing (phishing) ✓ —
Live page screenshot ✓ ✓
WHOIS domain-age analysis ✓ ✓
SSL certificate inspection ✓ —
Single 0–100 risk score ✓ ✓
File scanning ✓ —
IP / domain intelligence ✓ —
Shareable public safety report ✓ ✓
The verdict: ScamAdviser is useful for vetting online shops. Scanify is the better tool for security — detecting malware, phishing, and fake login pages — and it also scans files and IP addresses, which ScamAdviser does not.

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