Compare IsThisAScam vs Google Safe Browsing. See why built-in browser protection isn't enough to catch modern phishing and social engineering scams.
Google Safe Browsing is a free service built into Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and other browsers that warns users when they attempt to visit dangerous websites or download harmful files. It maintains a database of known phishing and malware sites.
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Not supported (URL-level only)
Full email analysis: content, headers, authentication
Real-time checking against a database of known dangerous URLs
Google Web Risk (same database) + VirusTotal + domain intelligence + AI
Not supported
AI-powered manipulation detection in SMS and messaging
Only catches sites after they're reported and verified
AI analyzes content in real time — catches new phishing before databases are updated
Built into major browsers — always on
Chrome extension + web app — on-demand analysis
Binary warning: "Dangerous site" with no details
Detailed forensic breakdown with specific red flags
Website and download threats only
Emails, texts, URLs, screenshots — every channel scammers use
Free — built into browsers
Free tier (5/day), Pro $2.99/mo
Always-on, passive background protection while browsing. Everyone should have it enabled — it's the bare minimum of web safety.
Active, on-demand analysis when you receive something suspicious and need a thorough verdict. Use IsThisAScam alongside Safe Browsing for comprehensive protection.
Google Safe Browsing is excellent background protection that everyone should have enabled — and IsThisAScam actually incorporates Google's Web Risk data as one of our 6 detection layers. But Safe Browsing can't analyze the phishing email you received, the suspicious text from "your bank," or the too-good-to-be-true message on WhatsApp. Use both: Safe Browsing for passive protection, IsThisAScam for active investigation.
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