BreachDirectory alternatives: how LeakRadar and 4 other tools compare
Looking for a BreachDirectory alternative? Compare LeakRadar, Have I Been Pwned, DeHashed, LeakCheck and Snusbase on data, monitoring, API and access.
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The shortlist
BreachDirectory answers one question: was this email address or username compromised in publicly leaked records? Teams usually start comparing when they need more than a check: every exposed account of a domain, the service a stolen password was used on, alerts when new credentials appear. Each tool below is described from its own documentation, and each entry says when it is the better fit.
At a glance
| Tool | Best for | Full comparison |
|---|---|---|
| LeakRadar | Domain and account investigations across stealer logs, combolists, raw files and dark web forums | LeakRadar vs BreachDirectory ↓ |
| Have I Been Pwned | Breach notifications and password screening | LeakRadar vs Have I Been Pwned ↗ |
| DeHashed | Field-by-field breach lookups with WHOIS tools | LeakRadar vs DeHashed ↗ |
| LeakCheck | Fast lookups by email, username or phone number | LeakRadar vs LeakCheck ↗ |
| Snusbase | Querying breach tables and hashes through an API | LeakRadar vs Snusbase ↗ |
Why teams look beyond BreachDirectory
BreachDirectory is built for a quick check of an email address or a username. According to its FAQ, breaches are identified through news sites, data breach reporting sites and forums, and its database keeps the first 4 characters, the SHA-1 hash and the length of each password, with usernames and emails.
Its API is offered through RapidAPI, with a free Basic plan and paid plans, and its listing states that portions of the data displayed are obtained from Have I Been Pwned, LeakCheck and Vigilante.pw. Teams that investigate a whole organization often compare that scope with tools that add source context, domain searches and monitoring. [3]
How we compared
We read each vendor's public product pages and documentation, then compared the same three points for every tool: what you can search, the context you get for each match, and what happens next (alerts, exports, API). We did not run a coverage benchmark: the size of a database says little about how many useful matches it holds for your own domain. Test that with the same authorized scope in each tool.
Data methodology ↗- 01Best for
LeakRadar
Domain and account investigations across stealer logs, combolists, raw files and dark web forums
LeakRadar starts from a domain or an email address. Domain results are sorted into employees, third parties and customers, and each stealer-log record keeps the service URL where the credentials were captured. Monitoring alerts go to Email, Slack, Discord, Telegram or a webhook, and large exports run as background jobs in CSV, TXT or JSON. Credentials stay masked until you unlock them, and the available datasets depend on your plan.
- Research scope
- Search stealer logs (url:user:pass), combolists (email:pass / user:pass), raw leak files and dark web forum posts, according to your plan.
- Investigation context
- Inspect the exposed password alongside the account and, for stealer logs, its service URL. When the source includes plaintext, that detail helps your team scope password resets and investigate exposed access.
- Follow-up
- Get notified via Email, Slack, Discord, Telegram or Webhook when new exposed credentials match your monitored domains or email addresses. Examine plaintext passwords and service URLs. Export CSV, TXT or JSON, or connect your security tools through the REST API.
- 02Best for
Have I Been Pwned
Breach notifications and password screening
Have I Been Pwned is the reference for breach notifications. It shows which breaches an address appears in, offers domain monitoring on subscription and checks password hashes through Pwned Passwords. It does not show the password linked to an account.
- Research scope
- Breach lookups, domain monitoring and a separate Pwned Passwords service. [4]
- Investigation context
- Stealer-log lookups provide email and website relationships, without account-linked passwords. Pwned Passwords checks password hashes separately. [6]
- Follow-up
- Subscription tiers support domain monitoring; stealer-log API access requires an eligible tier. [5]
- 03Best for
DeHashed
Field-by-field breach lookups with WHOIS tools
DeHashed lets you search breach records by fields such as email, username or IP address. It adds WHOIS tools for domain and infrastructure context, and domain monitoring with email and webhook notifications.
- Research scope
- Search across fields such as email, username and IP address. [7]
- Investigation context
- WHOIS tools add domain registration and infrastructure context. [10]
- Follow-up
- Domain monitoring with email and webhook notifications. [8]
- 04Best for
LeakCheck
Fast lookups by email, username or phone number
LeakCheck is built for fast lookups by email, username or phone number across breach and infostealer data. Its paid plans add breach monitoring, alerts to Telegram, email, Slack, Discord or webhooks, and API access.
- Research scope
- Breach and infostealer data, with search types that vary by plan. [11]
- Investigation context
- Pro API supports several lookup types and detailed results on eligible plans. [12]
- Follow-up
- Monitoring and Telegram alerts, plus BulkCheck for multiple lookups. [11]
- 05Best for
Snusbase
Querying breach tables and hashes through an API
Snusbase suits analysts who prefer to query breach data directly. Its API supports multi-field and wildcard searches with source-table filters, plus combo, hash and WHOIS lookups, and API access comes with paid membership.
- Research scope
- Searchable breach data, combolists and previously cracked password hashes. [14]
- Investigation context
- API searches support multiple fields, wildcards and source-table filters. [15]
- Follow-up
- API endpoints include combo, hash and WHOIS lookups for custom workflows. [15]
BreachDirectory alternative with free search and stealer logs
A quick breach check or a full investigation
You need the service URL where credentials were captured, every exposed account of a domain, and monitoring with alerts.
Put LeakRadar to work ↗You want to check whether an email address or a username appears in publicly leaked records.
BreachDirectory · Sources and review ↘Compare the data you can actually investigate.
File lines, not a count of unique accounts.
UpdatedPlaintext passwords, with their account context
Inspect the exposed password alongside the account and, for stealer logs, its service URL. When the source includes plaintext, that detail helps your team scope password resets and investigate exposed access.
Compare plans for plaintext access and included unlock points.
Stealer logs
Connect a captured login to its service URL, username and password to understand which access is exposed.
url:user:passCombolists
Find email/password and username/password pairs, including records without a service URL.
email:passuser:passRaw leak files
Search the text of leaked files, database dumps and unstructured records beyond normalized credential fields.
Dark web forums
Search indexed forum posts for mentions of your organization and examine the discussion's source context.
Get notified via Email, Slack, Discord, Telegram or Webhook when new exposed credentials match your monitored domains or email addresses.
Compare the work you can do
| What matters | LeakRadar | BreachDirectory |
|---|---|---|
| Research scope | Search stealer logs (url:user:pass), combolists (email:pass / user:pass), raw leak files and dark web forum posts, according to your plan. | Checks whether an email address or username appears in publicly leaked records. [1] |
| Investigation context | Inspect the exposed password alongside the account and, for stealer logs, its service URL. When the source includes plaintext, that detail helps your team scope password resets and investigate exposed access. | Its database keeps the first 4 characters, the SHA-1 hash and the length of each password, with usernames and emails. [2] |
| Follow-up | Get notified via Email, Slack, Discord, Telegram or Webhook when new exposed credentials match your monitored domains or email addresses. Examine plaintext passwords and service URLs. Export CSV, TXT or JSON, or connect your security tools through the REST API. | An API listed on RapidAPI checks an email, username, password or phone number. [3] |
Features can depend on the subscription and dataset. A missing mention in public documentation is not evidence that a feature is unavailable.
Data methodology ↗Access and pricing
Compare the current offers for your search modes, monitoring scope and exports. For services delivered to clients, also check the commercial-use terms.
LeakRadar
Start with a free account, then choose the plan that fits your datasets, monitoring, exports and team.
Compare plans ↗Terms of service ↗BreachDirectory
The API is offered through RapidAPI, with a free Basic plan and paid plans. [3]
Check access details ↗Run a useful evaluation
Check the same authorized email address in both tools, then compare what each match tells you about the source and what your team can do next.
Use the same scope
Choose a small set of domains or addresses you are authorized to investigate.
Review useful matches
Compare source context and relevant accounts, not just result counts. Check findings against your own records.
Test the follow-up
Check the exports, monitoring and access conditions your team will actually use.
Questions before switching
Does BreachDirectory store full passwords?
According to its FAQ, its database imports the first 4 characters, the SHA-1 hash and the length of each password, with usernames and emails. LeakRadar can reveal the plaintext password when the source contains it, and credentials stay masked until you unlock them.
Does BreachDirectory have an API?
Yes. Its API is listed on RapidAPI and checks an email, username, password or phone number, with a free Basic plan and paid plans. LeakRadar provides a REST API with token authentication and an official Python client. API access depends on your plan.
Does LeakRadar show which website a stolen password was used on?
For stealer logs, yes. Each record keeps the service URL where the credentials were captured, next to the account and, when the source contains it, the plaintext password.
How does LeakRadar send alerts?
LeakRadar monitoring sends alerts by Email, Slack, Discord, Telegram or webhook when new exposed credentials match a monitored domain or email address. The number of monitored assets and the available channels depend on your plan.
Can I test LeakRadar before switching?
Yes. A free account lets you explore the search features and monitor your signup email in stealer logs. Run the same authorized queries in both tools, then compare the useful matches rather than the result counts.
Sources and review
Our assessment uses public product documentation. It is not an independent benchmark of coverage or detection speed.
Official product pages used for this comparison. Features and commercial terms may change after the review date.
- BreachDirectory · Search
- BreachDirectory · FAQ
- BreachDirectory · API on RapidAPI
- Have I Been Pwned · API v3
- Have I Been Pwned · Subscriptions
- Have I Been Pwned · Passwords FAQ
- DeHashed · Search
- DeHashed · Monitoring
- DeHashed · API
- DeHashed · WHOIS
- LeakCheck · Features and plans
- LeakCheck · API documentation
- LeakCheck · Pricing
- Snusbase · Product
- Snusbase · API documentation
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