5 Have I Been Pwned Alternatives (Free & Paid Breach Search)

Have I Been Pwned is a free tool that checks whether an email or account appears in known data breaches. It's the defensive counterpart to breach-hunting tools generally — built for checking your own exposure rather than searching for someone else's.

Other breach-search tools go further than a simple "were you breached" check: some index the actual leaked credentials and personal records themselves, which makes them more powerful but also paid or account-gated, and it means they can just as easily be used to look up someone else as yourself.

What to weigh when choosing: is it a free yes/no lookup or a paid database of the actual leaked data, does it require an account, and how it's described in terms of dual use. If a tool lets you search leaked passwords or personal records rather than just flagging a breach occurred, treat it more carefully — it's built for looking up your own exposure, not someone else's.

Looking at the original? See Have I Been Pwned in the directory.

Alternatives

DeHashedPaid · dual-useSearch engine over billions of breached credentials and personal records.A paid search engine over billions of breached credentials and personal records, going further than a yes/no check by surfacing the leaked data itself — useful for checking your own exposure in more depth.

LeakCheckFreemium · dual-useData-breach search engine for exposed emails, usernames and passwords.Freemium, a data-breach search engine for exposed emails, usernames and passwords, if you want a lower-cost step up from a free lookup.

BreachDirectoryFree · dual-useBreachDirectory is a free breach-search tool for OSINT investigations: enter an email address or username to check whether it appears in known public data breaches, so you can spot exposed accounts and know which passwords to rotate.Free, offering a lookup to see if an email or username appears in public breaches — the closest free like-for-like to Have I Been Pwned.

Intelligence XFreemium · dual-useSearch engine over leaks, pastes, darknet and historical web data.Freemium, a broader search engine over leaks, pastes, darknet and historical web data if breach records alone are not enough.

SnusbasePaid · dual-usePaid breach-search database indexing leaked credentials and personal data.A paid breach-search database indexing leaked credentials and personal data, for a deeper paid alternative to a free breach check.

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Common questions

Is there a free alternative to Have I Been Pwned?

BreachDirectory is free. LeakCheck and Intelligence X (intelx) are freemium, usable at a smaller scale for free. DeHashed and Snusbase are paid.

What's the difference between a breach checker and a breach-data search engine?

Have I Been Pwned and BreachDirectory tell you whether an email or username appears in a known breach. DeHashed and Snusbase go further, indexing the actual leaked credentials and personal records so you can search the data itself.

Do I need an account to check my own exposure?

Have I Been Pwned and BreachDirectory can be checked without deep sign-up for a basic lookup. DeHashed, LeakCheck, Intelligence X and Snusbase are account- or subscription-gated for full access — check each one's own site for current terms.

What should I do if my email or password turns up in a breach?

Assume any password in a past breach is public — rotate it, and any other accounts reusing it, and turn on two-factor authentication where available. See /learn/ethics-and-law for the broader context on handling your own exposed data.