Comparison Recon and ASM
Crossfyre vs BBOT
A modular recursive OSINT framework vs a managed distributed recon platform.
BBOT is a powerful open-source recon framework with a large module ecosystem and recursive "spider" behavior. It is yours to run, tune, and scale. Crossfyre trades that build-it-yourself surface for a managed control plane: distributed execution across your nodes, crash-safe state, a dashboard, teams, and AI triage, with open-source engines underneath.
Feature by feature
| Feature | Crossfyre | |
|---|---|---|
| Licence | Free, fully open source | Engines open, control plane closed |
| Extensibility | Large module ecosystem | Node extensions and .cfx playbooks |
| Runs on | You run and scale it | Distributed across your nodes |
| Resilience and scheduling | Yours to build | Built in |
| Dashboard, teams, findings history | no | yes |
| Triage | Yours to build | Ranked findings |
Every claim about the other tool is taken from its own documentation and pricing as of mid-2026. Re-check before quoting a number.
Standards
What it covers, and what it will not claim.
Pick a list. Every row that says yes names the class that does the work, and every row that says no says why, because a coverage matrix with no gaps in it is a brochure.
8 covered 1 partly 1 not claimed The list this engine was built against. Eight fully, one partly, and one that nothing on the outside can honestly report.
MITRE ATT&CK is deliberately not here. It describes what an adversary does across a whole intrusion, and almost all of a web scanner collapses into one technique in it. A six-row ATT&CK matrix would look impressive and tell you nothing, which is the opposite of what this section is for.
The honest take
Choose BBOT if you want a free framework you fully own and enjoy tuning. Choose Crossfyre if you would rather not build orchestration, resilience, scheduling, and triage yourself, and want a fleet that just runs.
Questions people ask
Is Crossfyre open source like BBOT?
The scan engines (mach, voyage, pulse) and the node agent are open source. The control plane, orchestration, and Valkyrie AI are proprietary. BBOT is fully open source and self-hosted.
Can I extend Crossfyre with custom modules?
Yes, through Node Extensions and (an early, expanding capability) .cfx playbooks that chain engines into custom workflows. A larger community extension marketplace is on the roadmap.