# Gospider

Gospider is a Penetration Testing product. It runs on-premises. Pricing is free.

A Go-based web spider tool for automated crawling and data collection from web resources across multiple protocols and formats.

Checked October 2026.

## What is Gospider?

Gospider is a web spider application written in the Go programming language that performs automated crawling of web resources.

The tool supports multiple network protocols including HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP for accessing various types of web content. It can process different data formats such as HTML, XML, and JSON during the crawling process.

Gospider provides an API interface for integration with other applications and systems. The tool is designed for tasks that require systematic traversal and data collection from web resources.

Common use cases include web scraping operations, data mining activities, and automated information gathering from websites and web applications.

Tags: Reconnaissance

## Quick facts

- Category: [Offensive Security](https://cybersectools.com/categories/offensive-security-testing) · [Penetration Testing](https://cybersectools.com/categories/pentesting-tools)
- Deployment: On-Premises
- Company size fit: Startup, SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise
- Pricing model: Free
- GitHub stars: 2,766
- Website: github.com

## Gospider FAQ

### What is Gospider?

Gospider is a product in the Penetration Testing category. It covers Reconnaissance.

### What is the pricing for Gospider?

Gospider is free. Download and setup instructions are at https://github.com/jaeles-project/gospider/.

### What are alternatives to Gospider?

Alternatives to Gospider listed on CybersecTools:

1. [RunSybil](https://cybersectools.com/tools/runsybil) - AI-driven continuous attack surface assessment and validation platform. (Commercial)
2. [StealthNet AI](https://cybersectools.com/tools/stealthnet-ai) - AI agent fleet for autonomous pentesting across external, API, web & vishing surfaces. (Commercial)
3. [PT Dephaze](https://cybersectools.com/tools/pt-dephaze) - Agentless automated pentest platform for continuous infrastructure security testing. (Commercial)
4. [Webray RayBox](https://cybersectools.com/tools/webray-raybox) - Automated penetration testing appliance covering recon-to-exploitation attack chain. (Commercial)
5. [NetSPI Platform](https://cybersectools.com/tools/netspi-platform) - PTaaS platform combining human pentesters with AI for continuous security testing. (Commercial)

Compare all Gospider alternatives at [https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/gospider](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/gospider)

### What deployment and organization size does Gospider fit?

Gospider is available as on-premises software. It is listed for startups, small businesses, mid-market companies and enterprises. It is free.

## Compare Gospider with similar solutions

- [Gospider vs RunSybil](https://cybersectools.com/compare/gospider-vs-runsybil)
- [Gospider vs StealthNet AI](https://cybersectools.com/compare/gospider-vs-stealthnet-ai)
- [Gospider vs PT Dephaze](https://cybersectools.com/compare/gospider-vs-pt-dephaze)

All alternatives to Gospider: [/alternatives/gospider](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/gospider)

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