Research path

Public Registries

A focused view of OSINT4ALL tool profiles mapped to this investigation path.

18 mapped profiles No pay-to-rank ordering Open full filters anytime

How to use this path

  • Start broad here, then narrow in the directory filters.
  • Open profiles for limits, pricing, and verification notes.
  • Use collections when you need a workflow stack, not one tool.
USAspending.gov official-page screenshot

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U.S. Treasury / USAspending.gov

Verified 2026-06-21

Official U.S. federal award spending search

Verification: Pending Verification Workflow: Discovery, Verification Pricing: Free

Best for: U.S. federal contracts, grants, loans, recipient checks, agency spending, award IDs, location filters, and public spending trend review.

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USAspending.gov

Official U.S. federal award spending search

WorkflowDiscovery, Verification AccessFree
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SAM.gov official-page screenshot

Official-page screenshot

U.S. General Services Administration

Verified 2026-06-21

U.S. federal entity registration and award-management search

Verification: Pending Verification Workflow: Verification Pricing: Free

Best for: U.S. contractor and grant-recipient entity checks, Unique Entity ID context, federal award participation, opportunity leads, and registration-status review.

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SAM.gov

U.S. federal entity registration and award-management search

WorkflowVerification AccessFree
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TED – Tenders Electronic Daily

EU public procurement notices and awarded-contract search

WorkflowDiscovery, Verification AccessFree
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OpenAlex

Open scholarly works, authors, institutions, and funders graph

WorkflowDiscovery, Enrichment AccessFreemium
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GLEIF LEI Search

Legal Entity Identifier search for company identity checks

WorkflowVerification AccessFree
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ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database

Investigative offshore entity and intermediary database

WorkflowDiscovery, Verification AccessFree
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CourtListener official-page screenshot

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Free Law Project

Verified 2026-05-27

Public U.S. legal opinions and docket context

Verification: Editorial review Workflow: Discovery Pricing: Free

Best for: U.S. legal, litigation, party, docket, court-opinion, and public-record context during due diligence or journalism.

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CourtListener

Public U.S. legal opinions and docket context

WorkflowDiscovery AccessFree
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Open Ownership

Verified 2026-05-27

Archived Open Ownership Register context and beneficial-ownership resources

Verification: Editorial review Workflow: Enrichment Pricing: Free

Best for: Understanding legacy Open Ownership Register references and routing beneficial-ownership research toward current country, standards, and source-record context.

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OpenOwnership Register

Archived Open Ownership Register context and beneficial-ownership resources

WorkflowEnrichment AccessFree
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Google Dataset Search official-page screenshot

Official-page screenshot

Google

Verified 2026-05-07

Dataset discovery search engine

Verification: Editorial review Workflow: Discovery Pricing: Free

Best for: Use it when a question needs source datasets rather than articles, pages, or tool-generated summaries.

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Google Dataset Search

Dataset discovery search engine

WorkflowDiscovery AccessFree
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Wikidata

Structured open knowledge graph

WorkflowEnrichment AccessFree
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Companies House

Primary UK company registry and filing search

WorkflowVerification AccessFree
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Editorial proof card

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Verified 2026-05-27

Primary U.S. securities filings and company disclosures

Verification: Editorial review Workflow: Verification Pricing: Free

Best for: Primary U.S. public-company, fund, executive, ownership, and securities filing evidence.

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SEC EDGAR

Primary U.S. securities filings and company disclosures

WorkflowVerification AccessFree
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WhoisXML API

Domain, DNS, WHOIS, and threat intelligence APIs

WorkflowEnrichment, Pivoting AccessFreemium
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OpenSecrets

U.S. campaign finance and lobbying research database

WorkflowDiscovery, Mapping AccessFree
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DomainTools

Commercial domain intelligence for WHOIS history and DNS pivots

WorkflowEnrichment, Pivoting AccessFreemium, Paid
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LittleSis official-page screenshot

Official-page screenshot

LittleSis

Verified 2026-05-27

Public influence and relationship mapping

Verification: Pending Verification Workflow: Discovery, Mapping Pricing: Free

Best for: Mapping public relationships among people, companies, nonprofits, donors, officials, and organizations during influence research.

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LittleSis

Public influence and relationship mapping

WorkflowDiscovery, Mapping AccessFree
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OpenSanctions official-page screenshot

Official-page screenshot

OpenSanctions

Verified 2026-05-27

Sanctions, PEP, and watchlist context with source links

Verification: Editorial review Workflow: Verification Pricing: Freemium

Best for: Sanctions, PEP, watchlist, vessel, company, and public-interest screening where structured entity data and source lists matter.

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OpenSanctions

Sanctions, PEP, and watchlist context with source links

WorkflowVerification AccessFreemium
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Aleph

Document-led investigative research across public datasets

WorkflowDiscovery AccessFree
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