OSINTverse vs Lampyre
Lampyre is a desktop investigation workstation. SearchIn is a prepaid cloud desk over commercial OSINT APIs.
Lampyre sits in the same neighbourhood as Maltego: a Windows application, visual graphs, and OSINT/threat-intel tasks on the machine. Analysts who want a local workstation will prefer it. OSINTverse does not ship a Windows client. SearchIn is the opposite bet — browser, prepaid providers, investigations stored for the account, API for automation. Compare them as workstation vs desk, not as two clones.
Use Lampyre when you want a local OSINT workstation. Use OSINTverse when you want paid data sources without installing a client.
What Lampyre is great at
- A Windows investigation client with visual analysis
- OSINT and threat-intel workflows on the desktop
- Local control of the case file
- An alternative graph workstation for teams that are not on Maltego
Lampyre vs OSINTverse
Structural access and workflow — not invented list prices for Lampyre.
| Lampyre | Through OSINTverse | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Windows workstation. | Browser and API. |
| How you pay | Lampyre’s licensing. | Prepaid per-query USD. |
| Data | Whatever sources you configure in the client. | SearchIn integrations we operate. |
| Graph | Desktop visual analysis. | Web investigation pivots and exports. |
| Team billing | Licences per user or org. | Shared wallet, no seat fee. |
| Failed paid lookups | Depends on the source you wired in. | Automatic SearchIn refunds on upstream failure. |
What OSINTverse adds
- No install — SearchIn in the browser
- Named commercial providers and a public rate card
- Prepaid wallet, refunds, team roles
- API-first automation
- Investigation graphs for triage, not a full desktop notebook
When to pick which
Stay with Lampyre when it is the right tool. Use SearchIn when the desk around it matters.
Frequently asked questions
Is OSINTverse a Lampyre alternative?
As a way to run commercial OSINT without a Windows workstation, yes. As a desktop visual-analysis tool, no.
Maltego or Lampyre or SearchIn?
Maltego and Lampyre are workstations. SearchIn is the data desk. Many investigations use a workstation and a data desk together.
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