Best Dark Web Monitoring Services in 2026
Updated
In short: DARKX is ranked #1 of 25 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of PhishEye and Dark Web ID. The best-ranked option with a free plan is PhishEye. The lowest first paid tier on this page is eMonitor at $3.90/mo.
Monitoring for exposed information can differ by who is covered and what sources or data types are checked. Compare personal, family, and business monitoring, then review included identities, monitoring sources, and monitored data types to gauge the stated scope. Remediation support is another distinction to consider if an exposure is found. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing help frame access and cost. DARKX and Deepinfo Dark Web Monitoring open the ranking, followed by Breachsense and RiskProfiler KnyX; Jsmon Dark Web Monitoring appears next. Match the listed monitoring scope to the people or organization you want to keep an eye on.
25 dark web monitoring services ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
25ranked
2free plans on this page
$3.90/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
#1 DARKX Top pick · 6.9 Free plan · $21/mo
#2 PhishEye Runner-up · 6.8 Free plan · Free
#3 Dark Web ID Also great · 6.4 
- Free planFree trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 21 /mo
- Monitoring sources
- dark_web_and_breaches
- Personal monitoring
- Yes
- Business monitoring
- Yes
- Monitored data types
- credentials, identity exposures, compromised endpoints, breached data, ransomware mentions, brand impersonation, phishing campaigns, exposed databases, stolen customer data, threat actor discussions
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$21/mofirst paid tier About DARKXVisit site - Free planFree trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - apiWeb
- Monitoring sources
- dark_web_and_breaches
- Personal monitoring
- Yes
- Business monitoring
- Yes
- Monitored data types
- domains, IP addresses, email addresses, usernames, passwords, PII, social security numbers, credit card numbers, bank account information
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Monitoring sources
- dark_web_and_breaches
- Personal monitoring
- Yes
- Business monitoring
- Yes
- Monitored data types
- corporate email addresses, exposed credential status, password hash patterns or fingerprints, breach source, first-seen date, severity
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$3.90/mofirst paid tier About eMonitorVisit site - apiWeb
- Monitoring sources
- dark_web_and_breaches
- Personal monitoring
- Yes
- Business monitoring
- Yes
- Monitored data types
- usernames, passwords, session tokens, device fingerprints, credentials, cloud API keys, secrets, internal documents, payment card data, breach artifacts, PII
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Personal monitoring
- Yes
- Business monitoring
- Yes
- Monitored data types
- organization names, product names, executive names, internal codenames, custom identifiers, domains, employee email patterns, customer email lists, credentials, infrastructure references, document fingerprints, breach data
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - apiWeb
- Personal monitoring
- Yes
- Business monitoring
- Yes
- Monitored data types
- employee credentials; customer credentials; corporate domains; VPN credentials; RDP credentials; SSO credentials; proprietary documents; source code; customer databases; sensitive files; PII; breach dumps; ransomware leak data
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Monitoring sources
- dark_web_and_breaches
- Personal monitoring
- Yes
- Business monitoring
- Yes
- Monitored data types
- usernames, passwords, email addresses, session tokens, authentication cookies, API keys, OAuth tokens, service-account secrets, leaked files, exposed PII
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - apiWeb
- Monitoring sources
- dark_web_and_open_web
- Personal monitoring
- Yes
- Business monitoring
- Yes
- Monitored data types
- credentials, session cookies, infostealer logs, emails, phone numbers, home addresses, sensitive documents, corporate domains, usernames, passwords
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Monitoring sources
- dark_web_and_breaches
- Personal monitoring
- Yes
- Business monitoring
- Yes
- Monitored data types
- domains, subdomains, email addresses, usernames, passwords, password hashes, session tokens, API keys, IP ranges, source code, PII, credit card numbers
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$166.67/mofirst paid tier About DarkThreatVisit site - Free trial apiWebRecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
- Free trial Web
- Free plan
- No
- Monitoring sources
- dark_web_and_breaches
- Personal monitoring
- Yes
- Business monitoring
- Yes
- Monitored data types
- employee email addresses; passwords; credentials
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$99/mofirst paid tier About DarkScan for BusinessVisit site - apiself-hostedWebRecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
- Web
- Monitoring sources
- dark_web_and_breaches
- Personal monitoring
- No
- Business monitoring
- Yes
- Monitored data types
- credentials, session tokens, single sign-on logins, domains, IPs, company mentions, exposed secrets, tokens, keys, breach data
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Personal monitoring
- Yes
- Business monitoring
- Yes
- Monitored data types
- names, email addresses, usernames and passwords, government-issued ID numbers, credit or payment card numbers, financial information, physical locations, IP addresses, cryptocurrency addresses, domains
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Monitoring sources
- dark_web
- Personal monitoring
- Yes
- Business monitoring
- Yes
- Monitored data types
- card numbers, bank account information, login credentials, API keys, email addresses, cryptocurrency addresses, phone numbers, IP addresses, Social Security numbers, National Insurance numbers, URLs, brand mentions, executive mentions, product mentions
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Personal monitoring
- Yes
- Business monitoring
- Yes
- Monitored data types
- credentials, domains, executive names, keywords, data leaks, personal information
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms -
- Monitoring sources
- dark_web_and_open_web
- Personal monitoring
- Yes
- Business monitoring
- Yes
- Monitored data types
- employee credentials and passwords, session cookies and authentication tokens, customer records and account information, executive and VIP credentials and personal data, API keys, database credentials, cloud access tokens, VPN/RDP/network access, payment-card numbers, CVVs, and cardholder data
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 99 /mo
- Monitoring sources
- dark_web_and_breaches
- Personal monitoring
- No
- Business monitoring
- Yes
- Monitored data types
- employee emails, organizational domains, credentials, passwords
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 79 /mo
- Monitoring sources
- dark_web_and_breaches
- Business monitoring
- Yes
- Monitored data types
- compromised credentials; breach dumps; infostealer malware logs
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Monitoring sources
- dark_web_and_breaches
- Personal monitoring
- No
- Business monitoring
- Yes
- Monitored data types
- domains, portals, infected devices, sessions, cookies, usernames, passwords, operating systems, hostnames, IP addresses, device usernames, browser versions, stealer families, malware paths, infection timestamps
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Business monitoring
- Yes
- Monitored data types
- credentials, accounts, applications, cracked passwords, session tokens, cookies, PII, malware records
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Monitoring sources
- dark_web_and_breaches
- Personal monitoring
- No
- Business monitoring
- Yes
- Monitored data types
- email addresses, credentials, passwords, credit card data, IP addresses, domains, website logins, cloud accounts, infostealer data, ransomware data, brand mentions
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 49 /mo
- Monitoring sources
- dark_web_and_breaches
- Personal monitoring
- Yes
- Business monitoring
- Yes
- Monitored data types
- email addresses, domains, monitored keywords, credentials, stealer logs, stolen data, network access, threat actor activity
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 15 /mo
- Monitoring sources
- dark_web_and_breaches
- Business monitoring
- Yes
- Monitored data types
- credentials, email/password pairs, session cookies, browser-saved credentials, source code, internal documentation, configuration files, database dumps, network access, domains, brands, executives, IP ranges, code signatures
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which dark web monitoring service is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
DARKX is ranked #1 of 25 with a score of 6.9. PhishEye is second and Dark Web ID third.
How many of these have a free plan?
2 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, eMonitor has the lowest first paid tier we found: $3.90/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.
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