Anti-Malware · head-to-head
AbuseIPDB vs MalShare
AbuseIPDB is a crowdsourced IP, domain, and URL reputation database where network operators report malicious activity like brute-force attempts, spam, and port scans. A live GET against the real gateway, api.abuseipdb.com/api/v2/check, returned a 401 with an invalid key rather than a CORS-enabled response, reconfirming API-key auth over HTTPS and resolving cors to no. A free Individual tier allows 1,000 checks a day forever with no card required, while paid Basic/Premium/Enterprise plans raise the daily ceiling for high-volume users.
MalShare is a community-run, free public malware sample repository: registered users pull hash lists, per-sample metadata, and the raw binaries themselves through a single api.php endpoint, or upload their own finds back to the pool. A live GET against that endpoint with an invalid key returned a plain-text "user specified in api_key GET variable does not exist" error rather than any CORS header, reconfirming API-key auth over HTTPS and reconfirming cors as no. Standard registered keys are free and capped around 2,000 calls a day, a limit MalShare says it will raise on request.
| AbuseIPDB | MalShare | |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | API Key | API Key |
| Pricing | freemium | free |
| Formats | JSON | JSON, Binary |
| CORS | no | no |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |
MalShare supports 2 response formats, while AbuseIPDB offers fewer — pick MalShare for more integration flexibility.