What is SL Professional used for?

SL Professional is used to extract and analyze open-source intelligence from social media, messengers, blockchains, and the dark web during investigations.

Who should use SL Professional?

SL Professional suits law enforcement, cybersecurity, fraud, AML, threat intelligence, and private investigation teams that research people and digital footprints.

Does SL Professional work with Maltego?

Yes. SL Professional runs inside Maltego and also works with IBM i2 and Spiderfoot HX, adding Social Links data sources to those tools.

What are the best alternatives to SL Professional?

Alternatives to SL Professional include Maltego, ShadowDragon SocialNet, Skopenow, and Cobwebs Technologies for OSINT and digital investigations.

SL Professional Reviews, Features & Alternatives

Overview

What is SL Professional?

SL Professional is an open-source intelligence tool from Social Links that gathers data from social media, messengers, blockchains, and the dark web. It offers more than 1,700 search methods, including lookups by name, phone, email, alias, and face, and applies machine learning to link analysis, facial recognition, and object detection. Law enforcement agencies, cybersecurity teams, fraud and AML analysts, and private investigators use it to map digital footprints, hidden connections, and geolocations.

Best for

Law Enforcement AgenciesCybersecurity AnalystsFraud InvestigatorsPrivate InvestigatorsThreat Intelligence Teams

Product snapshot

Category: Data Extraction & Collection
Best for: OSINT investigations
Deployment: Cloud
Free trial: Yes
Integrations: Maltego, IBM i2, Spiderfoot HX
AI features: Yes

Key features

Key features of SL Professional

Open-source data extraction

Pulls data from social networks, messengers, blockchains, and dark web sources.

Identity search methods

Search people by name, phone, email, alias, or facial image.

Link analysis

Uncovers hidden connections between people, accounts, and other digital entities.

Facial recognition

Uses machine learning to match faces across images and online profiles.

Geolocation insights

Places activity and content on maps to support location-based investigations.

Data export and API

Exports results and connects findings to other systems through an API.

Reviews

SL Professional reviews

Overall

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What users like

Very broad range of data sources
Works inside Maltego and IBM i2
Machine learning for link analysis
Training and certification available

What users dislike

Pricing requires contacting the vendor
Aimed at trained investigators mainly
Depends on third-party analysis platforms
Learning curve for new analysts

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Alternatives

Top SL Professional alternatives

Maltego
Best for
Graph-based link analysis
Why choose it
Widely used visual investigation platform
ShadowDragon SocialNet
Best for
Social media investigations
Why choose it
Large catalog of social data sources
Skopenow
Best for
Automated people investigations
Why choose it
Fast automated reports on individuals
Cobwebs Technologies
Best for
Web intelligence for agencies
Why choose it
AI-driven web and dark web monitoring

Integrations

SL Professional integrations

SL Professional is designed to work inside the investigation platforms analysts already use. It runs as a data source within Maltego, adding Social Links transforms that pull profiles, posts, connections, and identifiers straight into Maltego graphs. It also works with IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook and Spiderfoot HX, so findings can feed existing link charts and automated reconnaissance. For teams that build their own tools, Social Links offers an API that delivers extraction and analysis results into in-house platforms. Data import and export options make it easier to move results into case files, reports, and other investigation systems used by law enforcement and corporate security teams.

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