Head-to-head comparison
isMalicious vs VirusTotal
Multi-engine file and URL scanner. Features, pricing and API limits side by side.
isMalicious leads on 8 of 12 compared capabilities
3 shared — full breakdown in the table below
Quick verdict
Choose isMalicious for API-first threat intelligence with multi-source correlation, CVE data, and ransomware tracking. Choose VirusTotal for one-off manual file and url analysis.
isMalicious
Threat intelligence API with multi-source correlation, CVE data and ransomware leak-site tracking.
Best for: Automated threat intelligence at scale
VirusTotal
VirusTotal aggregates results from 70+ antivirus engines and URL scanners to provide a manual threat analysis tool. It is widely used for ad-hoc investigation of suspicious files and URLs.
Best for: One-off manual file and URL analysis
Feature comparison
| Feature | isMalicious | VirusTotal |
|---|---|---|
| Real-time IP reputation API | Partial | |
| Domain reputation API | ||
| URL scanner | ||
| File hash analysis | Reputation only | |
| Bulk API | Limited | |
| Streaming threat feed | ||
| Ransomware leak-site tracking | ||
| CVE intelligence (CVSS, EPSS, KEV) | ||
| STIX/TAXII export | ||
| Blocklist download | ||
| NRD (newly registered domain) feed | ||
| Free tier available |
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Run a free reportVirusTotal: strengths and limitations
- 70+ AV engines
- File hash analysis
- Community comments
- Free manual lookups
- Rate-limited API (4 requests/min on free)
- No real-time blocklist exports
- No bulk streaming feed
- No ransomware tracking
- No CVE intelligence
- Manual-first UX, not automation-first
Pricing
isMalicious
Free: website lookups with no monthly cap and 250 API calls a month. Pro from €99/month. Enterprise custom pricing.
View pricing →VirusTotal
Free (limited), API from $0–$10K+/month (enterprise)
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Paste an IP, domain or URL: reputation, WHOIS, DNS, ransomware signals and an AI-generated assessment. Free, no signup.
- 250 free API calls/month
- No credit card required
- API key in under 2 minutes