Impersona
Free check for lookalike domains of your brand
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Impersona monitors Certificate Transparency logs to detect look-alike, typosquat and homoglyph domains of your brand.
- for
- Security teams that need brand-impersonation monitoring.
- pricing
- freemium
Key features
- Domain permutation generation — Creates ~160 look-alike candidates using typo, homoglyph, TLD-swap and other patterns.
- Live DNS & WHOIS lookup — Resolves each candidate, drops dead domains and pulls registrar data via RDAP.
- HTTPS probe & crawl — GETs each domain, detects parked pages and captures DOM, headers and certificates.
- AI verdict scoring — Assigns critical-high-medium-low risk scores with transparent reasoning for each domain.
- Evidence packs — Provides screenshots, WHOIS, DNS and certificate metadata with provenance for compliance.
- Real-time CT monitoring — Continuously watches Certificate Transparency logs for new certificates on look-alike domains (Starter+ plans).
- Alert integrations — Email alerts on Free; Slack & Teams alerts on Growth plan.
- Auto-takedown & AI email drafts — Automated registrar takedown requests and AI-generated takedown emails (Growth plan).
Use cases
- Detect newly registered typosquat domains targeting your brand within minutes.
- Generate evidence packs for registrar takedown requests and compliance audits.
- Receive daily email alerts of look-alike domains and integrate alerts into Slack.
- Monitor multiple root domains for brand impersonation across 18+ TLDs.
Impersona pricing
- Free€01 protected root domain · Daily lookalike refresh · Email alerts (1/day) · 7-day retention
- Starter€49/month/monthReal-time CT monitoring · Full evidence packs · 90-day retention · Manual remediation
- Growth€199/month/month3 protected root domains · Slack & Teams alerts · Auto-takedown · AI email drafts
- Scale€599/month/month10 protected root domains · 1-year retention · Audit log export · DPA included
Impersona vs alternatives
 Impersona |  Domain Digger |  Snyk |  Infisical |  Doppler | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | AI-era brand impersonation detection | Open-source domain analysis | Vulnerability scanning | Secrets management | Secrets distribution |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free | Subscription | Free | Subscription |
| DevHunt upvotes | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Launched | Jul 2026 | Mar 2024 | — | — | — |
- Impersona vs Domain Digger: Domain Digger is an open-source toolkit for domain analysis, while Impersona offers a hosted, AI-driven monitoring service with CT integration.
- Impersona vs Snyk: Snyk scans code and dependencies for vulnerabilities; Impersona focuses on external brand-impersonation domains.
- Impersona vs Infisical: Infisical manages secrets and certificates; Impersona monitors brand-related domains and provides evidence packs.
- Impersona vs Doppler: Doppler stores and distributes secrets; Impersona detects malicious look-alike domains, a different security problem.
Impersona FAQ
What does the free brand check scan do?+
It generates look-alike permutations of your domain, resolves live DNS, checks WHOIS/RDAP and returns a ranked threat report.
Do I need to sign up for the free scan?+
No sign-up is required for the limited free scan; signing up unlocks daily refreshes and full evidence.
How fast is detection?+
New certificates appear in the dashboard as soon as they are logged in Certificate Transparency; new registrations are checked daily.
Where is my data stored?+
All processing and storage occur in EU data centers (Frankfurt, Germany), regardless of where you operate.
Can I cancel anytime?+
Yes, you can cancel via Stripe; access remains until the end of the current billing period.
Summarized by DevHunt from impersona.io · Oct 5, 2026. Details may change; check the official site.
