Enrich Business Records tools with OSINT metadata (THE-148)

Populated description, status, pricing, bestFor, input/output, opsec,
opsecNote, and badge fields for all 32 tools across 5 subcategories:
Annual Reports, General Info & News, Company Profiles, Employee
Profiles & Resumes, and Additional Resources.

Key findings:
- 27 tools verified live
- 3 deprecated (Plonked, Jobster, CVGadget)
- 2 degraded (International White Pages, Company Data Rex EU)

Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
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@@ -4103,12 +4103,12 @@
"url": "https://www.brbpub.com/"
},
{
"name": "GOVDATA - Das Datenportal für Deutschland (German)",
"name": "GOVDATA - Das Datenportal f\u00fcr Deutschland (German)",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://www.govdata.de/"
},
{
"name": "Open-Data-Portal München (German)",
"name": "Open-Data-Portal M\u00fcnchen (German)",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://www.opengov-muenchen.de/"
},
@@ -4141,22 +4141,82 @@
{
"name": "AnnualReports.com",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://www.annualreports.com/"
"url": "https://www.annualreports.com/",
"description": "Free directory of annual reports for thousands of public companies worldwide. Allows browsing and downloading official investor relations documents.",
"status": "live",
"pricing": "free",
"bestFor": "Locating and downloading public company annual reports",
"input": "Company name or ticker symbol",
"output": "Annual reports, sustainability reports, and proxy statements",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "Searches are routed through AnnualReports.com servers; no direct contact with target company.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": false,
"editUrl": false,
"api": false,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
},
{
"name": "Public Register Online",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://www.annualreportservice.com/"
"url": "https://www.annualreportservice.com/",
"description": "Online directory for accessing annual reports and financial documents from companies that participate in the service.",
"status": "live",
"pricing": "free",
"bestFor": "Requesting hard copy or digital annual reports from participating companies",
"input": "Company name",
"output": "Annual report listings with request or download links",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "Lookup requests go through the service's servers; no direct contact with target company.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": false,
"editUrl": false,
"api": false,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
},
{
"name": "Public Register's Annual Report Service",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://www.prars.com/search/alpha/A"
"url": "https://www.prars.com/search/alpha/A",
"description": "PRARS provides access to annual reports for thousands of publicly traded companies, organized alphabetically for browsing.",
"status": "live",
"pricing": "free",
"bestFor": "Browsing annual reports for US public companies alphabetically",
"input": "Company name (alphabetical browse)",
"output": "Annual reports and financial filings",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "All requests pass through PRARS servers; no direct contact with target entity.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": false,
"editUrl": true,
"api": false,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
},
{
"name": "International Registries",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/overseas-registries/overseas-registries"
"url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/overseas-registries/overseas-registries",
"description": "UK government page listing official overseas company registries for countries worldwide, linking to each nation's official registration authority.",
"status": "live",
"pricing": "free",
"bestFor": "Finding official company registry links for foreign jurisdictions",
"input": "Country name (browsed from list)",
"output": "Links to official company registration authorities by country",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "Static reference page on gov.uk; no target interaction.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": false,
"editUrl": false,
"api": false,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
}
]
},
@@ -4167,32 +4227,122 @@
{
"name": "Commercial Register - Worldwide",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://www.sg.ch/recht/handelsregister-notariate.html"
"url": "https://www.sg.ch/recht/handelsregister-notariate.html",
"description": "Canton of St. Gallen (Switzerland) official commercial register, providing a searchable database of businesses registered in the canton.",
"status": "live",
"pricing": "free",
"bestFor": "Searching Swiss corporate registry for businesses registered in St. Gallen",
"input": "Company name or registration number",
"output": "Business registration details, legal form, registered address",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "Government registry query; no interaction with the target entity.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": false,
"editUrl": false,
"api": false,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
},
{
"name": "SEC.gov - EDGAR",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://www.sec.gov/submit-filings"
"url": "https://www.sec.gov/submit-filings",
"description": "The SEC's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system provides free public access to corporate filings including 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, and proxy statements.",
"status": "live",
"pricing": "free",
"bestFor": "Researching US public company financials, ownership, and regulatory filings",
"input": "Company name, ticker symbol, or CIK number",
"output": "SEC filings including annual reports, quarterly reports, insider transactions, and prospectuses",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "Government public database; searches do not interact with the target company.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": true,
"registration": false,
"editUrl": false,
"api": true,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
},
{
"name": "International White Pages",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://www.wayp.com/"
"url": "https://www.wayp.com/",
"description": "WAYP.com is an international white pages and business directory aggregating contact listings from multiple countries.",
"status": "degraded",
"pricing": "free",
"bestFor": "International business and personal contact lookups by country",
"input": "Name, business name, or phone number",
"output": "Contact listings including address and phone data",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "Lookup queries routed through WAYP servers; no direct contact with listed individuals.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": false,
"editUrl": false,
"api": false,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
},
{
"name": "UK Companies",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://www.gov.uk/get-information-about-a-company"
"url": "https://www.gov.uk/get-information-about-a-company",
"description": "Official UK government service providing free access to information about companies registered in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.",
"status": "live",
"pricing": "free",
"bestFor": "Looking up UK-registered company details, officers, and filing history",
"input": "Company name or registration number",
"output": "Registration details, officers, filing history, and charges",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "Official government service; queries do not interact with the target company.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": false,
"editUrl": false,
"api": true,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
},
{
"name": "Global EDGE Resource Directory",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://globaledge.msu.edu/global-resources"
"url": "https://globaledge.msu.edu/global-resources",
"description": "MSU GlobalEdge curated directory of international business resources, organized by topic including trade, investment, finance, and country data.",
"status": "live",
"pricing": "free",
"bestFor": "Finding international business intelligence resources and databases by topic",
"input": "Topic or resource category (browsed from directory)",
"output": "Curated links to international business data sources, reports, and tools",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "Reference directory; no interaction with targets.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": false,
"editUrl": false,
"api": false,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
},
{
"name": "Google Finance",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://www.google.com/finance/"
"url": "https://www.google.com/finance/",
"description": "Google's financial data platform providing stock quotes, financial statements, news, and company overviews for publicly traded companies.",
"status": "live",
"pricing": "free",
"bestFor": "Quick financial overview, stock data, and news for public companies",
"input": "Company name or stock ticker",
"output": "Stock price, financial summaries, news, and related companies",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "All queries routed through Google; no direct interaction with target company.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": false,
"editUrl": false,
"api": false,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
}
]
},
@@ -4203,77 +4353,302 @@
{
"name": "OpenCorporates",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://opencorporates.com/"
"url": "https://opencorporates.com/",
"description": "The world's largest open database of companies, covering 200+ jurisdictions with over 200 million company records sourced directly from official registries.",
"status": "live",
"pricing": "freemium",
"bestFor": "Cross-jurisdictional company research and corporate network mapping",
"input": "Company name, registration number, or officer name",
"output": "Company registration details, officers, filings, and jurisdictional data",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "All queries go through OpenCorporates servers; aggregates from public registries.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": false,
"editUrl": false,
"api": true,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
},
{
"name": "AIHIT",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://www.aihitdata.com/"
"url": "https://www.aihitdata.com/",
"description": "B2B company intelligence platform providing data on millions of businesses including executives, contact information, and company profiles.",
"status": "live",
"pricing": "freemium",
"bestFor": "Company executive discovery and B2B contact data enrichment",
"input": "Company name or domain",
"output": "Company profile, executive contacts, industry classification, and revenue estimates",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "Queries routed through AIHIT servers; aggregates from web sources.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": true,
"editUrl": false,
"api": true,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
},
{
"name": "Plonked",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://www.plonked.com/"
"url": "https://www.plonked.com/",
"description": "UK business directory service for locating companies and contact information.",
"status": "down",
"pricing": "free",
"bestFor": "UK business lookup by name or location",
"input": "Business name or location",
"output": "Business contact details and address",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "Directory service; no direct contact with listed businesses.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": false,
"editUrl": false,
"api": false,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": true
},
{
"name": "Buzzfile",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://www.buzzfile.com/Home/Basic"
"url": "https://www.buzzfile.com/Home/Basic",
"description": "US company database providing business profiles, SIC codes, employee counts, and contact information for millions of US businesses.",
"status": "live",
"pricing": "freemium",
"bestFor": "US business lookup by name, location, or industry classification",
"input": "Company name, location, or SIC code",
"output": "Business profiles with contacts, employee count, and revenue estimates",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "Queries processed through Buzzfile servers; aggregates from public records.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": false,
"editUrl": false,
"api": false,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
},
{
"name": "LittleSis",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://littlesis.org/"
"url": "https://littlesis.org/",
"description": "Free database mapping relationships between powerful people and organizations, tracking political donors, lobbyists, board members, and corporate networks.",
"status": "live",
"pricing": "free",
"bestFor": "Mapping power relationships between corporations, politicians, and elites",
"input": "Person name, organization, or entity",
"output": "Relationship graphs, board memberships, political donations, and affiliations",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "Queries processed through LittleSis servers; data sourced from public records.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": false,
"editUrl": false,
"api": true,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
},
{
"name": "Rusprofile",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://www.rusprofile.ru/"
"url": "https://www.rusprofile.ru/",
"description": "Russian company registry and business intelligence platform providing information on Russian legal entities from official government sources.",
"status": "live",
"pricing": "freemium",
"bestFor": "Researching Russian companies, directors, and legal entity registration",
"input": "Company name, INN (tax ID), or OGRN (registration number)",
"output": "Registration details, directors, financial data, and legal filings for Russian entities",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "Queries routed through Rusprofile servers; aggregates from Russian government registries.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": false,
"editUrl": false,
"api": false,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
},
{
"name": "Companies House",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/"
"url": "https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/",
"description": "Official UK government company registry for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Provides free access to company filings, officers, and registration details.",
"status": "live",
"pricing": "free",
"bestFor": "UK company registration details, directors, and filed accounts",
"input": "Company name, registration number, or officer name",
"output": "Company profile, registered officers, filing history, and charges",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "Official government registry; queries do not interact with the target company.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": false,
"editUrl": false,
"api": true,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
},
{
"name": "Company Data Rex (EU)",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://www.cdrex.com/"
"url": "https://www.cdrex.com/",
"description": "European company data aggregation platform providing business intelligence on EU-registered companies from multiple national registries.",
"status": "degraded",
"pricing": "freemium",
"bestFor": "Cross-border EU company research and registry data lookup",
"input": "Company name or registration number",
"output": "Company registration details, financial summaries, and officer information",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "Queries processed through CDRex servers; aggregates from EU national registries.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": false,
"editUrl": false,
"api": false,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
},
{
"name": "Europages",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://www.europages.co.uk:443/"
"url": "https://www.europages.co.uk:443/",
"description": "European B2B marketplace and company directory covering 3+ million companies across 26 countries with product and service listings.",
"status": "live",
"pricing": "free",
"bestFor": "Finding European suppliers, manufacturers, and B2B companies by industry",
"input": "Company name, product, or industry sector",
"output": "Company listings with contact information, products, and certifications",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "All queries routed through Europages servers; no direct contact with listed companies.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": false,
"editUrl": false,
"api": false,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
},
{
"name": "Owler (R)",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://www.owler.com/corp"
"url": "https://www.owler.com/corp",
"description": "Competitive intelligence platform providing company profiles, revenue estimates, employee counts, news alerts, and competitor tracking. Requires registration for full access.",
"status": "live",
"pricing": "freemium",
"bestFor": "Competitive intelligence and company profile research",
"input": "Company name or domain",
"output": "Revenue estimates, employee count, funding history, competitors, and news",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "Queries processed through Owler servers; aggregates from public and crowdsourced data.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": true,
"editUrl": false,
"api": false,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
},
{
"name": "Vault",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://vault.com/"
"url": "https://vault.com/",
"description": "Career research platform providing company profiles, employee reviews, salary data, and industry guides for job seekers and researchers.",
"status": "live",
"pricing": "freemium",
"bestFor": "Company culture research, salary benchmarking, and employee sentiment analysis",
"input": "Company name or industry",
"output": "Company profiles, employee reviews, rankings, and salary data",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "Queries processed through Vault servers; content sourced from employee submissions.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": false,
"editUrl": false,
"api": false,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
},
{
"name": "Companies In The UK",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/"
"url": "https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/",
"description": "UK company search engine aggregating information from Companies House, providing easy lookup of registered UK businesses.",
"status": "live",
"pricing": "free",
"bestFor": "Quick UK company lookup with simplified Companies House data",
"input": "Company name or registration number",
"output": "Company registration details, status, address, and SIC codes",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "Queries processed through the service's servers using Companies House data.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": false,
"editUrl": false,
"api": false,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
},
{
"name": "UK Data",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://ukdata.com/"
"url": "https://ukdata.com/",
"description": "UK company information and credit data service providing business intelligence on UK-registered companies.",
"status": "live",
"pricing": "freemium",
"bestFor": "UK company credit checks and financial health assessment",
"input": "Company name or registration number",
"output": "Company credit scores, financial summaries, directors, and registration details",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "Queries processed through UK Data servers; aggregates from Companies House and financial sources.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": false,
"editUrl": false,
"api": false,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
},
{
"name": "Orbis Directory",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://orbisdirectory.bvdinfo.com/version-2016121/OrbisDirectory/Companies"
"url": "https://orbisdirectory.bvdinfo.com/version-2016121/OrbisDirectory/Companies",
"description": "Bureau van Dijk's global company database covering 400+ million companies with standardized financial data, ownership structures, and M&A activity.",
"status": "live",
"pricing": "paid",
"bestFor": "Deep financial analysis and global ownership structure research",
"input": "Company name, registration number, or BvD ID",
"output": "Standardized financials, ownership chains, subsidiaries, and M&A data",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "Queries processed through BvD servers; enterprise data product with institutional access.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": true,
"editUrl": false,
"api": true,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
},
{
"name": "Crunchbase",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://www.crunchbase.com/#/home/index"
"url": "https://www.crunchbase.com/#/home/index",
"description": "Leading startup and investment intelligence platform tracking company funding rounds, acquisitions, investors, and executive profiles.",
"status": "live",
"pricing": "freemium",
"bestFor": "Startup funding research, investor mapping, and executive tracking",
"input": "Company name, person name, or investor name",
"output": "Funding history, investors, acquisitions, team profiles, and news",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "Queries processed through Crunchbase servers; aggregates from public and submitted data.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": true,
"editUrl": false,
"api": true,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
}
]
},
@@ -4284,27 +4659,102 @@
{
"name": "RecruitEm",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://recruitin.net/"
"url": "https://recruitin.net/",
"description": "Free X-Ray search tool for finding profiles on LinkedIn, GitHub, Twitter, and other platforms using Google's site: operator with customizable search parameters.",
"status": "live",
"pricing": "free",
"bestFor": "X-Ray searching LinkedIn and other platforms for employee and candidate profiles",
"input": "Job title, skills, location, and target platform",
"output": "Google search query and direct results links for profile discovery",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "Generates Google dork queries; actual searches routed through Google.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": true,
"registration": false,
"editUrl": false,
"api": false,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
},
{
"name": "LinkedIn",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/"
"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/",
"description": "World's largest professional network with 900+ million members. Provides company pages, employee listings, and professional history data.",
"status": "live",
"pricing": "freemium",
"bestFor": "Professional background research, employee enumeration, and corporate structure mapping",
"input": "Person name, company name, or job title",
"output": "Professional profiles, employment history, connections, company pages, and job listings",
"opsec": "active",
"opsecNote": "Profile views may be visible to the target; use private/restricted browsing mode to reduce visibility.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": true,
"registration": true,
"editUrl": false,
"api": false,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
},
{
"name": "Jobster",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://jobster.com/"
"url": "https://jobster.com/",
"description": "Early job search and professional networking site that aggregated job listings and professional profiles.",
"status": "down",
"pricing": "free",
"bestFor": "Job listing and professional profile search (historical)",
"input": "Job title or person name",
"output": "Job listings and professional profiles",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "Service is no longer operational.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": false,
"editUrl": false,
"api": false,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": true
},
{
"name": "XING (R)",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://www.xing.com/"
"url": "https://www.xing.com/",
"description": "European professional networking platform popular in German-speaking countries. Provides company profiles, employee listings, and career data. Requires registration to view profiles.",
"status": "live",
"pricing": "freemium",
"bestFor": "Professional background research for German and European contacts",
"input": "Person name or company name",
"output": "Professional profiles, employment history, company pages, and connections",
"opsec": "active",
"opsecNote": "Profile views may be visible to the target; use private browsing to reduce exposure.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": true,
"editUrl": false,
"api": false,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
},
{
"name": "CVGadget",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://cvgadget.com/"
"url": "https://cvgadget.com/",
"description": "CV and resume search tool using Google X-Ray techniques to find publicly posted resumes and CVs on the web.",
"status": "down",
"pricing": "free",
"bestFor": "Finding publicly posted resumes and CVs via Google X-Ray search",
"input": "Job title, skills, and location",
"output": "Google dork queries linking to publicly available CVs and resumes",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "Generates Google dork queries; results routed through Google.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": true,
"registration": false,
"editUrl": false,
"api": false,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": true
}
]
},
@@ -4315,12 +4765,42 @@
{
"name": "RBA - Business Information Resources",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://www.rba.co.uk/sources/"
"url": "https://www.rba.co.uk/sources/",
"description": "Curated directory maintained by Researching Business Activities, linking to free and paid business information sources organized by category.",
"status": "live",
"pricing": "free",
"bestFor": "Finding specialized business intelligence resources and databases by topic",
"input": "Topic or category (browsed from directory)",
"output": "Annotated links to business data sources, news aggregators, and research tools",
"opsec": "passive",
"opsecNote": "Reference directory; no direct interaction with targets.",
"localInstall": false,
"googleDork": false,
"registration": false,
"editUrl": false,
"api": false,
"invitationOnly": false,
"deprecated": false
},
{
"name": "VAT Number Validation",
"type": "url",
"url": "https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/?locale=en"
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@@ -7733,7 +8213,7 @@
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@@ -7909,4 +8389,4 @@
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