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