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Alibaba Cloud Security (阿里云安全) vs Censys

If you need a Security API that's easy to integrate, go with Alibaba Cloud Security (阿里云安全).

Alibaba Cloud Security (阿里云安全)

Alibaba's security suite — WAF, anti-DDoS, content moderation, fraud detection, SSL certificates

Censys

Search engine for Internet connected host and devices

Alibaba Cloud Security (阿里云安全)

  • No authentication required
  • HTTPS supported
  • Currently flagged as inactive

Censys

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported
  • No CORS support
  • Currently flagged as inactive
FeatureAlibaba Cloud Security (阿里云安全)Censys
AuthenticationNoneapiKey
HTTPSYesYes
CORSUnknownNo

When to use which?

Alibaba Cloud Security (阿里云安全) is the better choice for quick prototypes and hackathons since it requires no authentication.