UserSearch
UserSearch is an OSINT investigation platform for law enforcement, corporate security and research professionals. Analysts search usernames, email addresses, phone numbers, images, companies, court records and crypto wallets across 18 search types and 100+ integrated modules, then organise findings into shared Cases. The Sarge AI agent runs leads automatically, and every result carries source attribution. Built for solo analysts and teams alike.
What is UserSearch?
UserSearch is a professional OSINT investigation platform built for law enforcement, corporate security teams and research professionals who need to turn a single identifier into a documented investigative picture. The platform brings 18 search types and more than 100 integrated modules into one account, so analysts can research usernames, email addresses, phone numbers, images, names, companies, court records, cryptocurrency wallets, vehicles, domains and internet-facing devices without juggling dozens of separate tools and logins.
The core workflow runs on Search types, Modules and Cases. Inside a search type such as Username Intelligence or Email Intelligence, an analyst picks individual Modules that draw on specific sources, or runs OneScan to fan one input across every selected source at once. Bulk Search submits up to five inputs through one Module in a single pass. Because UserSearch buys data access in bulk, premium third-party providers such as PIPL, OSINT Industries, Epieos, IntelX, Dehashed, Shodan, OpenCorporates, Companies House, GLEIF, OpenSanctions, CourtListener and OCCRP Aleph are available inside the same account instead of as separate subscriptions.
Sarge, the platform's AI investigation agent, works alongside manual searching. An analyst hands Sarge a lead, an email address, username or phone number, and the agent runs it down, collating what the connected sources return. AI Analyse and AI Ask help interpret result sets, and every result carries source attribution so a finding can be traced back to the provider that produced it.
Case management is where the work is retained. Analysts organise searches into unlimited Cases, bookmark the results that matter and generate Reports from those bookmarks as XLSX exports. Result views summarise how many records were found, enriched and connected for a given lead.
Discretion is documented rather than implied. Forensic Mode stores search history inside a selected Case for a defensible record, while Private mode keeps no history at all. A custom Case password derives a private key that encrypts that Case's bookmarks on UserSearch servers, and the platform never holds the password. Two-step verification is available from account settings. Team accounts extend the same workflow with shared Cases, shared history and one Credit pool controlled by a team leader, so members draw from a common balance and see each other's saved work.
Pricing runs on a dollar-denominated Credit system: the free plan covers Free Modules only, while Premium adds 75+ third-party sources, SargeBot access, bulk search, unlimited Cases and Reports and $10.00 of data credit each month. Every search displays its Credit cost before it runs, and a free Forensic Capture browser extension captures web pages as tamper-evident evidence.
UserSearch Core Features
18 Search Types
Research usernames, emails, phones, images, names, companies, crypto, vehicles, domains and court records from one dashboard.
OneScan Multi-Source Search
Fan a single input across every selected data source in one pass instead of querying providers separately.
Sarge AI Investigation Agent
Hand the agent an email, username or phone number and it runs the lead down automatically.
AI Analyse and AI Ask
Interrogate result sets and ask follow-up questions without leaving the investigation workspace.
Case Management and Reports
Save unlimited Cases, bookmark the results that matter and export XLSX reports with source attribution.
Bulk Search
Submit up to five inputs through a single Module in one go, with each query counted as one search.
Dollar-Denominated Credits
Every Module shows what a search costs before it runs, and Premium adds $10.00 of data credit monthly.
Team Accounts
Share Cases, one common Credit pool and a single invoice across every member of an investigation team.
Who is UserSearch for?
UserSearch is aimed at professionals who investigate people, accounts and companies for a living rather than at casual people-search users. Cybersecurity and threat intelligence analysts use it to enrich an indicator such as an email address, username or domain, and to check public breach exposure before an incident escalates. Fraud, AML and financial compliance teams use the platform to corroborate the accounts behind a name, email address or phone number, screen counterparties against sanctions and PEP watchlists, and document what they checked and when. Law enforcement investigators and government agencies use the search types, court record services and Case workflow to build a source-attributed file on a lead; the vendor confirms eligibility and verification directly. Corporate security, risk protection and due diligence teams research vendors, directors and beneficial ownership through company registries, LEI data, SEC filings and sanctions screening. Insurance and fraud examiners look up whether a claimant's identifiers, photos or vehicle details appear across public sources, then keep the evidence inside a Case. Journalists and research professionals use username, email, image and archive searches to establish who is behind an account or a photograph, and rely on Cases to keep findings organised across a long-running investigation. Legal professionals and non-profits lean on court record searches, historical archives and corporate filings when preparing a matter, a report or a funding decision. Teams of analysts are a first-class case here too: shared Cases, a shared history view and one credit pool managed by a team leader let several people work the same investigation without email and spreadsheets. Solo investigators get the same platform with individual billing, and the free plan lets a single analyst evaluate the full dashboard before committing to Premium.
UserSearch Use Cases
Trace a suspicious email address back to linked accounts and public registrations during fraud triage.
Enrich an incident response lead by checking whether a corporate identifier appears in known breach datasets.
Verify whether a photo used in an investment or romance scam appears elsewhere on the public web.
Run due diligence on a company by cross-checking registries, directors and sanctions watchlists in one pass.
Investigate a cryptocurrency wallet behind a payment fraud complaint and follow its public connections.
Screen an applicant, vendor or counterparty against public court records before signing a contract.
Map an organisation's internet-facing devices to understand which systems are publicly visible.
Build an evidence pack from bookmarked findings and export a documented report for legal or compliance review.
UserSearch Pros and Cons
Pros
- More than 100 integrated data sources behind one login, including PIPL, OSINT Industries, IntelX, Shodan, OpenCorporates and CourtListener, so premium providers do not need separate subscriptions.
- A documented investigative workflow: unlimited Cases, bookmarks, Forensic Mode versus Private mode, two-step verification and XLSX reports that retain source attribution.
- Sarge, the AI investigation agent, plus AI Analyse and AI Ask sit alongside manual searching instead of replacing the analyst's judgement.
- Transparent Credit pricing where each Module displays its cost before the search runs, backed by a genuine free plan limited to Free Modules.
- Team accounts share Cases and one Credit pool under a team leader with a single invoice, which suits multi-analyst investigations.
Cons
- Search types, Modules and their Credit costs are only visible inside the signed-in platform, so the full price of a specific investigation cannot be evaluated before registering.
- Results are leads drawn from third-party public sources: providers refresh on their own schedules and UserSearch states findings should be corroborated before being acted on.
- Premium access starts at $18.97 per month on top of metered Credit top-ups, which raises the real cost for high-volume investigative work.
FAQ About UserSearch
UserSearch Pricing
Freemium: a $0 Free Preview plan covers Free Modules, Premium is $18.97/month or $159.97 billed yearly (about 30% off) with $10.00 monthly data credit, and Teams adds $18.97/month per licence with a shared Credit pool.
Check official pricingFree Preview
Free account limited to Free Modules, with a preview of the full Premium dashboard and full access to the Forensic Capture browser extension.
Premium
17-18 search types, 75+ premium third-party data sources, SargeBot AI access, $10.00 Premium Data credit each month, OneScan, individual Modules, Bulk Search, unlimited Cases and Reports and 24/7 support email; $159.97 billed yearly saves about 30%.
Teams
Everything in Premium plus multi-person Cases, shared history, one common Credit pool controlled by a team leader, dynamic member management and a single invoice.
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