Community
Free (registration required)
Includes
- 12 results per transform
- Limited to 12 entities per graph
- Community data integrations
- Basic visualization
- Personal use only
Best for: OSINT beginners and students learning link analysis
Last Updated: May 2026
Visual link analysis and data mining tool for OSINT investigations. Maltego currently offers a Freemium pricing model. Below is a complete breakdown of all available plans, costs, and what each tier includes.
Free (registration required)
Includes
Best for: OSINT beginners and students learning link analysis
~$999/year
Includes
Best for: Individual OSINT analysts, investigators, and pentesters
Custom quote
Includes
Best for: Law enforcement, intelligence agencies, and enterprise threat intel teams
Maltego delivers genuine ROI for OSINT analysts, threat intelligence teams, fraud investigators, and law enforcement professionals who regularly conduct open-source investigations — the visual link analysis often surfaces connections that scripted recon misses. Maltego Community is useful for evaluation and learning OSINT fundamentals but is severely capped (12 results per transform). Upgrade from Community to Pro (~$999/year) the moment you exceed those caps in real investigations — Pro pays for itself within 5–10 billable investigation hours. Maltego Enterprise serves law enforcement and intelligence agencies needing team collaboration and on-premises deployment. Compared to free SpiderFoot (open-source automated OSINT) and Recorded Future at $25,000+/year for threat intel, Maltego Pro offers excellent middle-ground value for analyst-driven visual investigations.
Maltego offers Classroom and Educational licenses for accredited universities at heavily discounted rates (often 70–90% off Pro), arranged through Maltego's academic program. Annual billing is the standard model. Maltego Community is permanently free with registration. Black Friday promotions occasionally appear on Pro annual subscriptions. Law enforcement and government agencies receive specialized pricing through Maltego's Public Sector program. There is no time-limited trial, but Community Edition serves as the de facto evaluation tier. See the official Maltego pricing plans page.
Maltego offers a free Community Edition (registration required) with limited capabilities — 12 results per transform and 12 entities per graph. The Pro and Enterprise editions are paid and remove these limits.
Maltego Community is free (registration required) but heavily capped. The cheapest paid plan is Maltego Pro at approximately $999/year, which removes all transform and graph entity limits.
Maltego does not offer a separate time-limited trial because the Community Edition serves as the permanent free evaluation tier. For Pro features evaluation, contact Maltego directly to discuss demo options.
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