Introducing the UK OSINT Community’s Paid OSINT Tool Landscape Map

Author: Steve Adams

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Landscape maps are structured, visual representations of a specific industry market, that categorises keytechnology solutions based on their capabilities. These maps help professionals navigate the broad range of tools offered by vendors. Typically created by analyst firms, these maps categorise solutions based on their capabilities, market presence, and relevance to specific use cases. Many high-profile landscape maps, such as Gartner’s Magic Quadrant or Forrester’s Wave, are commercial products requiring paid access, offering in-depth vendor assessments and strategic insights. 

The UK OSINT Community is excited to introduce the UK OSINT Practitioner’s Paid Tool Landscape, a free and easily accessible resource designed to help investigators, analysts, and researchers navigate the broad range of paid OSINT solutions available in the UK market. This map provides a structured overview of vendors that are either UK-based or internationally established but actively servicing UK customers, helping practitioners easily identify the right tools to enhance their investigative workflows.

Why We Created This Map

The OSINT industry is vast and growing, with new tools emerging to meet the increasing demand for automation, efficiency, and data accessibility. However, many OSINT practitioners, across industries like law enforcement, corporate security, insurance, private investigation, and journalism, struggle to determine which paid tools best align with their requirements. The UK OSINT Practitioner’s Paid Tool Landscape aims to bridge this gap by offering a snapshot of vendors and capabilities tailored for UK-based professionals.

While not all OSINT practitioners require paid solutions, many organisations are actively seeking solutions that can streamline workflows and automate repetitive tasks. Understanding what tools are available, their core strengths, and their applicability to specific types of research is essential for making informed decisions.

How the Map is Structured

To ensure clarity and usability, we have categorised OSINT tools into key investigative areas to highlight their data capabilities, including:

• UK People Data – Tools for finding and aggregating personal information on UK people, including names, dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses.
• UK Business Data – Tools for finding and aggregating company registration information, filing data, and company ownership for UK businesses.
• UK Financial Information – Tools that assist in identifying financial data on UK entities, including bankruptcies, insolvencies, and sanctions data.
• Physical Threat & Situational Awareness - Tools to scan for threats and assess risk based on locations or keywords, i.e. social posts, news articles, public cameras, traffic data, etc.
• Social Media & Other Accounts – Platforms for discovering accounts and aggregating, analysing, and extracting publicly available social media content.
• Activity Recording & Forensic Capture – Solutions that capture relevant content and generate automated reports with screenshots, metadata, and hash data.
• Browser Anonymisation – Platforms that allow investigators to conduct manual investigations while preserving anonymity and avoiding detection, such as using VPNs.
• Online Marketplace Data – Tools for finding accounts and product listings across online online market platforms and auction sites.
• Dark Web Data & Investigation – Solutions for processing scraped dark web data and safely accessing or investigating dark web sites.
• Digital Forensics – Tools specific to the forensic analysis of images and videos, or the gathering and analysing information from mobile devices for OSINT research.
• Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Analysis – Specialised tools for investigating cryptocurrency transactions and blockchain data, supporting tracing transactions or linking wallets to real-world entities.
• Domain & IP Intelligence – Tools used to investigate websites, domains, and IP addresses, uncovering hidden connections and infrastructure.

Each category highlights vendors relevant to UK-based OSINT investigations, making it easier for professionals to find solutions aligned with their specific requirements.

‍Considering Locations of Vendors

‍As well as highlighting vendors and their capabilities the map also includes the country of origin for each company or tool, which may be based on:

• The company’s current operational location
• The registered business address
• The primary developer’s location (for smaller offerings)

This transparency helps practitioners understand whether a tool is UK-based or if it operates internationally while servicing UK clients. As UK-based organisations must be cognisant of sharing data internationally, it is vital to consider where a vendor is based and if that vendor offers localised servers. In cases where a develop could not be easily determined for a paid product, and therefore their location could not be determined, we have elected to not include them in the map.

‍How This Map Benefits the UK OSINT Community

‍The UK OSINT Practitioner’s Paid Tool Landscape is a strategic guide for professionals looking to optimise their investigative processes with reliable and effective tools. Here’s how it adds value:

• Simplifies Tool Discovery: With so many OSINT tools available, this map provides clarity by grouping them into investigative categories.
• Supports Decision-Making: Investigators and analysts can use this map to assess whether a paid tool aligns with their operational needs.
• Enhances Awareness: Many OSINT practitioners may not be aware of certain vendors servicing the UK market. This map highlights these providers to ensure professionals know their options.
• Encourages Informed Investment: Organisations looking to integrate paid OSINT tools into their workflows can reference this map to make well-informed procurement decisions based on capabilities and origin.

Accessing the Map

‍The UK OSINT Practitioner’s Paid Tool Landscape is now available to members of the UK OSINT Community. Download and review the map from LinkedIn now to understand the current tool landscape and see where vendors shine.

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