Comparison · Link & file scanning
Dr.Web vs urlscan.io
Dr.Web is ahead: 83 against 66 out of 100 for urlscan.io. Dr.Web wins on functionality, reliability & speed, popularity & trust, safety & privacy, freshness, no intrusive ads. Both are free to use.
@DrWebBot
FreeOfficial
83/ 100
#1 in Link & file scanningThe genuine official bot of Doctor Web, a long-established Russian antivirus vendor — send it a file or link in a private chat or a group and it scans for malware and phishing using Dr.Web's own cloud engine.
@URLScanBot
Free
66/ 100
A convenient chat front-end for urlscan.io's public URL-analysis engine — send a suspicious link and get back what the page actually does, not just a blocklist yes/no.
At a glance
| Dr.Web | urlscan.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly users | 17.4K | — |
| Pricing and limits | Free | Free |
| Languages | RU · EN · DE | EN |
| Inline mode | no | no |
| Mini App | no | no |
| Works in groups | yes | no |
| Works in channels | no | no |
| Accepts voice | no | no |
| Accepts files | yes | no |
| Requires phone number | no | no |
| Requires registration | no | no |
| Shows ads | no | no |
| Official | yes | no |
| Developer | Doctor Web (Dr.Web) | — |
| Last check | September 12, 2026 | September 12, 2026 |
Score by criterion
| Criterion | Weight | Dr.Web | urlscan.io |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functionality | 25 | 8 | 7 |
| Reliability & speed | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| Popularity & trust | 15 | 7 | 4 |
| Price & free tier | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Usability | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| Safety & privacy | 10 | 9 | 6 |
| Freshness | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Localization | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| No intrusive ads | 5 | 10 | 9 |
| Total | 100 | 83 | 66 |
Pros and cons
Dr.Web
- Genuinely official, run by a real antivirus company
- Works both one-on-one and inside group chats
- Quiet mode avoids notification spam in busy groups
- Sizeable, sustained monthly usage (17,000+)
- Files are uploaded to Dr.Web's cloud for scanning, not checked locally
- Group mode requires admin rights to add the bot
- File-size limits not published on the bot's own profile
urlscan.io
- Behavioral analysis catches brand-new phishing pages, not just known ones
- Safer than opening a suspicious link in your own browser
- Backed by the well-known urlscan.io research tool
- Unofficial wrapper, not run by urlscan.io itself
- Submitted URLs may become part of urlscan.io's public scan results
Frequently asked questions
Dr.Web or urlscan.io: which is better?
Dr.Web is ahead: 83 against 66 out of 100 for urlscan.io. Dr.Web wins on functionality, reliability & speed, popularity & trust, safety & privacy, freshness, no intrusive ads. Both are free to use.
Are Dr.Web and urlscan.io free?
Dr.Web: Free. urlscan.io: Free.
Do Dr.Web and urlscan.io work in groups?
Dr.Web: yes. urlscan.io: no.