Have I Been Squatted alternative
Have I Been Squatted is a solid typosquat detection scanner. If you want scanning plus takedown filings and a report page your customers can use — at a transparent mid-market price — OpenBait is the response-layer alternative.
Have I Been Squatted
Free / ~$90 / ~$200 per year
Typosquat scanning only. Strong detection coverage, custom rules, and a lookup API on paid tiers. Takedown is Enterprise-only. No report page, canary, social monitoring, or Japanese UI.
OpenBait
$0 / $299 / $499 / $899 per month
A full response platform: scanning, abuse-report automation, browser blocklist submission, a public report page, canary tokens, social monitoring, and a Japanese UI.
Feature comparison
Cross-checked against Have I Been Squatted's public pricing page and product documentation as of April 2026.
openbait.com/report/your-brand — replaces the phishing@ line on a help page; the reporter gets an answer in seconds
Not offered on its public site (September 2026)
CT logs + NRD feeds + dnstwist
Core product, mature scanner
Strong filter engine for security teams
No public API; email and webhook alerts
API available on Pro tier
YouTube / X / TikTok / Instagram
Domain-only focus; no social coverage
Filed by us on every paid plan: 3 a month on Pro, 10 on Business, 20 on Enterprise; $199 each beyond that
Takedown only on Enterprise tier
Namecheap, GoDaddy, NameSilo, more
Detect attackers cloning your site; unlimited on Business
Not part of the product
EN only
Free / $299 / $499 / $899 per month
Basic free / Plus ~$90/yr / Pro ~$200/yr
Stay with Have I Been Squatted if...
- • You only need a typosquat monitoring scanner, not a response platform
- • You don't need social media, app store, or user-side protection
- • You handle abuse reports manually and don't want takedown automation at mid-tier pricing
Switch to OpenBait if...
- • You want takedowns filed for you without Enterprise pricing — from $299 a month on Pro
- • You want a report page your customers use — something HIBS doesn't have at any tier
- • You need social media impersonation coverage (X / TikTok / Instagram / YouTube)
- • You want the interface in English, Japanese or Chinese
FAQ
- Is Have I Been Squatted a bad tool?
- No — Have I Been Squatted is a well-built typosquat scanner, and at around $90–200 a year on its paid tiers it's a fair choice for teams that only need monitoring. People don't look for an alternative because of quality. They look because of scope. Have I Been Squatted stops at detection. If you find a clone, you still need separate tooling or manual work to file abuse reports, submit to browser blocklists, or protect your users who are actively being phished.
- What does OpenBait add that Have I Been Squatted doesn't have?
- Four main things. (1) Takedowns filed by us from $299 a month on Pro, or $199 each on Free — where Have I Been Squatted's managed takedown is Enterprise-tier only. (2) Abuse-report templates for each registrar, sent under one consistent reporter identity, so the reporter builds a reputation over time. (3) Browser blocklist submission to Google Safe Browsing and VirusTotal. (4) A public report page under your brand's name, so customers can hand you the copies they find, plus canary tokens that fire when attackers clone your site. None of these are in Have I Been Squatted's product.
- Is OpenBait more expensive than Have I Been Squatted?
- For monitoring alone, Have I Been Squatted Pro is around $200/year, and OpenBait's Free plan checks lookalike domains at no cost. Paid OpenBait plans start at $299/month (Pro), which adds what HIBS does not offer at any price: registrar, host, and copyright takedowns filed by us, and ongoing checks that a site we took down stays down.
- Can I use both?
- Some teams do, especially during migration. Have I Been Squatted's scanner gives you a second source of signals. OpenBait's response layer handles everything after detection. If you're thinking about consolidating, OpenBait's Free plan lets you compare the two on your own domain before you switch.
Compare both on your own domain
OpenBait's Free plan covers one brand, a report page, lookalike checks, and canary tokens. That's enough to see the difference on your own data before you switch.