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BoringSec vs free scanners

Free scanners check one thing.
We check everything.

SSL Labs, Mozilla Observatory and securityheaders.com are great at their one job. BoringSec coordinates 20 URL base modules and 3 verified-owner background engines — and keeps watching.

Categories covered in one scan

BoringSec
20/20
SSL Labs
1/20
Mozilla Observatory
2/20
securityheaders.com
1/20

One BoringSec scan replaces all three free tools — and covers the categories they can't see.

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What each scanner actually checks

An honest comparison against SSL Labs, Mozilla Observatory, securityheaders.com. Where free tools are strong, we say so — the difference is how much one BoringSec scan covers.

BoringSec

20/20
  • Base URL modules20 base modules
  • HTTP security headers (15+)Supported
  • Deep SSL/TLS analysisSupported
  • DNS (SPF, DMARC, DKIM, CAA, DNSSEC)Supported
  • Exposed secrets & API keysSupported
  • Known CVEs in your tech stackSupported
  • Database security (Supabase, Firebase)Supported
  • GDPR & privacy checksSupported
  • Malware & blacklist reputationSupported
  • Continuous monitoring over timeSupported
  • Plain-language & AI-ready fixesSupported
  • Reports in 10 languagesSupported
  • Unified A++ to F gradeSupported
  • API, CI/CD & Slack integrationSupported

SSL Labs

1/20
  • Base URL modulesTLS only
  • HTTP security headers (15+)Not supported
  • Deep SSL/TLS analysisStrongSupported
  • DNS (SPF, DMARC, DKIM, CAA, DNSSEC)Not supported
  • Exposed secrets & API keysNot supported
  • Known CVEs in your tech stackNot supported
  • Database security (Supabase, Firebase)Not supported
  • GDPR & privacy checksNot supported
  • Malware & blacklist reputationNot supported
  • Continuous monitoring over timeNot supported
  • Plain-language & AI-ready fixesNot supported
  • Reports in 10 languagesEN onlyNot supported
  • Unified A++ to F gradeTLS onlyPartial
  • API, CI/CD & Slack integrationPartial

Mozilla Observatory

2/20
  • Base URL modulesHeaders + TLS
  • HTTP security headers (15+)Supported
  • Deep SSL/TLS analysisPartial
  • DNS (SPF, DMARC, DKIM, CAA, DNSSEC)Not supported
  • Exposed secrets & API keysNot supported
  • Known CVEs in your tech stackNot supported
  • Database security (Supabase, Firebase)Not supported
  • GDPR & privacy checksNot supported
  • Malware & blacklist reputationNot supported
  • Continuous monitoring over timeNot supported
  • Plain-language & AI-ready fixesPartial
  • Reports in 10 languagesEN onlyNot supported
  • Unified A++ to F gradeHeaders onlyPartial
  • API, CI/CD & Slack integrationNot supported

securityheaders.com

1/20
  • Base URL modulesHeaders only
  • HTTP security headers (15+)Supported
  • Deep SSL/TLS analysisNot supported
  • DNS (SPF, DMARC, DKIM, CAA, DNSSEC)Not supported
  • Exposed secrets & API keysNot supported
  • Known CVEs in your tech stackNot supported
  • Database security (Supabase, Firebase)Not supported
  • GDPR & privacy checksNot supported
  • Malware & blacklist reputationNot supported
  • Continuous monitoring over timeNot supported
  • Plain-language & AI-ready fixesPartial
  • Reports in 10 languagesEN onlyNot supported
  • Unified A++ to F gradeHeaders onlyPartial
  • API, CI/CD & Slack integrationNot supported
Where the difference shows

Four things a one-shot scanner can’t do

One workflow, independent modules

Headers, TLS, DNS, cookies, CORS, exposure, injection, XSS, subdomains, secrets, databases, technology CVEs, privacy, reputation and more — aggregated into a single A++ to F grade instead of three separate tools you have to run and reconcile yourself.

  • 20 base modules in one workflow
  • One unified score & report
  • 3 verified-owner background engines

Catches what header-checkers can’t

Free scanners read your response headers. BoringSec reads your shipped JavaScript and infrastructure — finding exposed Stripe, AWS, Supabase and GitHub keys, open Supabase RLS and Firebase rules, and known CVEs in the libraries you actually use.

  • Leaked API keys in your bundles
  • Open database rules (RLS / Firebase)
  • CVEs matched via the OSV database

Security isn’t a one-time check

A clean scan today says nothing about next week. BoringSec keeps watching — re-scanning on a schedule and alerting you to certificate expiry, defacement, new vulnerabilities, blacklisting and downtime.

  • Scheduled re-scans from $19/mo
  • Certificate-expiry countdown
  • Defacement & blacklist alerts

Fix it, don’t just find it

Every finding comes with a plain-language explanation, the exact evidence we observed, and a fix you can act on — including AI-ready fix prompts. And the whole report renders in the language of the site you scanned.

  • Plain-language remediation
  • Copy-paste AI fix prompts
  • Localized in 10 languages

Why free scanners aren’t enough

They’re excellent spot-checks for a single dimension. They were never meant to be your whole security picture.

They check one axis — you still need three or more tools to cover the basics.
They’re point-in-time — no monitoring, no alerts when something changes.
They can’t see leaked secrets, open databases or vulnerable dependencies.
Reports are English-only and rarely tell you how to actually fix the issue.
We respect these tools

We genuinely like SSL Labs, Mozilla Observatory, securityheaders.com — we use them too. They do their one job well, and this isn’t about replacing a good TLS or header check. It’s about everything those checks can’t see. BoringSec gives you the complete picture in one place.

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