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Censys Platform Tiers

Compare data access and feature availability across the Censys platform — from the free entry tier through to the full enterprise Core tier.

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Feature Comparison

Source: docs.censys.com — Data Access Tiers & Entitlements. Updated 29 Sep 2026. Green = included, amber = partial or requires add-on, red = not available.

Feature
Free
Censys Free
Direct sign-up
Self-Serve
Censys Starter
Enterprise
Censys Search
Enterprise
Censys Core
Data Access
Basic protocols (~41 incl. HTTP, RDP, SSH, Telnet) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Basic context data and labels Yes Yes Yes Yes
Host DNS and WHOIS Yes Yes Yes Yes
Root and non-root endpoint data Yes Yes Yes Yes
Advanced protocols (140+ incl. MQTT, IPP) Visible, not searchable Most searchable Almost all Almost all
Certificate data (extensions, chains, ZLint) Visible, not all searchable Yes Yes Yes
HTTP redirect chain data Visible only Visible only Yes Yes
Host history No 7 days 31+ days 31+ days
Active DNS (with history) No No 31+ days 31+ days
Extended context (CPE, versions, lifecycle) No No Yes Yes
Deep application scan data (e.g. Cobalt Strike, Kubernetes) No No Yes Yes
CVE / KEV risk and vulnerability data No No No Yes
Host Enrichment API No No No Yes
Threat data (search & pivot) No No No View only; full with Adversary Investigation
JARM / JA4X / JA3S TLS fingerprints No No No With Adversary Investigation
Open directory data No No No With Adversary Investigation
ICS protocols and screenshots No No With Critical Infrastructure module With Critical Infrastructure module
Platform Features
Censys Assistant / Query Assistant (AI) Yes Yes Yes Yes
MCP Server Yes Yes Yes Yes
API access Lookup only Full Full Full
Regex in queries No Yes Yes Yes
Webhooks No Yes Yes Yes
CSV export of results No No Yes Yes
SSO (SAML) No No Yes Yes
Additional organisation users No No Yes Yes
Live Rescan No No Yes Yes
Web screenshots No No Yes Yes
Host reputation score No No No Yes
Result pages (100 per page) 1 page 5 pages Unlimited Unlimited
Max concurrent actions 1 1 25 25
Collections 1 (100 assets) 2 10+ 15+
Live Discovery, Tracked Threats, Investigation Manager, CensEye, cert history, AI Investigations No No No With Adversary Investigation

Legend: Included Partial / requires add-on Not available

Also Available

CEN-FREE

Censys Free

Entry-level free account for preliminary investigations and platform evaluation. Sign up directly with Censys — this tier is not resold.

  • ~41 basic protocols (HTTP, RDP, SSH, Telnet, and others)
  • Basic context data and labels
  • Host DNS and WHOIS
  • Lookup-only API access
  • 1 Collection (up to 100 assets)
  • 1 page of results per query
  • Censys Assistant AI
This tier is for evaluation and direct sign-up. ExposureGuard provides the Starter tier and above.
CEN-CREDITS

Censys Credits

Usage credits consumed by platform actions — queries, exports, and Collections. Purchasing credits upgrades a Free account to Starter tier.

Enterprise accounts also carry credit allocations for certain actions.

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