VeilScan vs Detectify: Full-Pipeline ASM vs Web App Scanning

What is Detectify's primary focus?

Detectify is a web application security scanner with a strong focus on web vulnerability coverage powered by a crowd-sourced researcher community (Detectify Crowdsource). It regularly adds modules for newly discovered web vulnerabilities quickly, giving it broad coverage of recent web application issues. Detectify is well-suited for teams that want deep web application scanning with rapid new vulnerability coverage.

What does VeilScan cover that Detectify does not?

VeilScan runs a full external attack surface management pipeline that goes beyond web application scanning:

• Asset discovery — comprehensive subdomain enumeration using DNS brute-forcing, certificate transparency logs, BGP data, and passive sources. Typically finds 3–5x more subdomains than a simple web scan.
• Port scanning — open port detection across common service ranges to identify unexpected SSH, RDP, database, or admin service exposure
• TLS and email security — TLS configuration across all discovered subdomains, plus SPF, DKIM, and DMARC record checking
• Cloud misconfiguration — public S3 bucket detection and cloud storage exposure signals
• Attack path analysis — chaining related findings into breach narratives
• Business Impact Scoring — translating technical severity into business risk language for CTOs and boards
• Compliance mapping — ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, PCI DSS, Cyber Essentials in every PDF report

How does proof-based verification affect finding quality?

Detectify's coverage breadth is a strength — it surfaces web vulnerabilities quickly. The tradeoff is that some findings require security expertise to triage. VeilScan's proof requirement for Critical and High findings means the list is shorter but each finding is fully verified. For teams without a security analyst, VeilScan's verified-first approach reduces the time spent triaging potential false positives.

See: Proof-Based Findings · Asset Discovery · Compliance Mapping

Which tool is better for compliance evidence?

VeilScan's PDF reports are specifically structured for compliance evidence: compliance mapping tables, signed timestamped PDFs with verification tokens, and finding-to-control mappings for ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, PCI DSS, and Cyber Essentials. If generating audit-ready evidence is a primary requirement, VeilScan's reporting is purpose-built for this use case.

What are the most common questions?

Is Detectify better for web application security specifically?

Detectify's crowd-sourced web vulnerability database provides broad and rapidly updated coverage of web application vulnerabilities. If your primary concern is deep web application scanning with coverage of emerging vulnerabilities, Detectify's focused approach may serve that specific need well. VeilScan covers web application vulnerabilities as part of a broader pipeline — if you want the full external attack surface picture alongside web scanning, VeilScan is more comprehensive.

Can I use both VeilScan and Detectify?

Yes. Some teams use both: VeilScan for full external ASM coverage including infrastructure and cloud, and Detectify for additional web vulnerability depth. The tools are complementary rather than mutually exclusive. See VeilScan pricing to assess whether the combination fits your budget.