OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) is the practice of collecting and analyzing publicly available information to produce actionable intelligence. Compliance companies, investigative journalists, security analysts, and due diligence professionals depend on these tools daily — but professional platforms cost between $999 and $25,000 per year. Flowsint is the open-source alternative.
What Is Flowsint?
Flowsint is an open-source OSINT analysis framework. It collects data from public sources (social media, domain registries, WHOIS, corporate data, metadata), correlates entities (people, companies, domains, IP addresses), and visualizes connections in interactive graphs. The goal is to transform fragmented data into structured intelligence.
The modular architecture allows adding new collectors (called "transforms" in OSINT parlance) without modifying the core. Any public data source can be turned into a module and added to the analysis pipeline.
Key Features
- Automated data collection from multiple public sources
- Entity correlation (people, companies, domains, IPs)
- Interactive relationship graph visualization
- Report export in multiple formats
- Modular architecture with customizable transforms
- Social media and corporate registry analysis
- Self-hosted: your data never leaves your server
vs. Paid Alternatives
Maltego Commercial: $999/year per license. Recorded Future: $25,000+/year. SpiderFoot Pro: $299/year. Flowsint: free, self-hosted. The main limitation vs. paid alternatives is enriched proprietary data — but for public-source analysis, Flowsint covers the majority of use cases.
Who Should Use It
- Compliance and KYC (Know Your Customer) professionals
- Investigative journalists and researchers
- Security analysts and red teams
- Companies doing supplier and partner due diligence
- Legal teams investigating fraud or litigation
How Reche Inc Can Help
We build custom monitoring and intelligence systems — from brand and online mention tracking to AI-powered competitive analysis. If you need OSINT integrated into your workflow with custom dashboards and real-time alerts, Reche's initial diagnosis defines the scope.