alt Hacker NewsShow HN: BGP Scout – BGP Network Browser
Hi HN,
When working with BGP data, I kept running into the same friction: it’s easy to get raw data, but surprisingly hard to browse networks over time — especially by when they appeared, where they operate, and what they actually look like at a glance.
I built a small tool, bgpscout.io, to scratch that itch.
It lets you:
Browse ASNs by registration date and geography
See where a given network appears to have presence
View commonly scattered public data about an ASN in one place
Save searches to track when new networks matching certain criteria appear
All of this data is public already; the goal was to make exploration faster and less painful.
I haven’t invested heavily in expanding it yet. Before doing so, I’m curious:
Is this solving a real problem for you?
What would make something like this actually useful in day-to-day work?
Feedback is welcome.
Comments
>What would make something like this actually useful in day-to-day work?
Monitoring of BGP Changes for ASNs.
The other stuff isn't something I really need a new tool for.
There are other tools by Ripe, HE and the like that already allow me to see historical data.
The only point at which I need actual up-to-date to the minute data is during incidents. Hence the monitoring.
I'd advise to first compare with:
- https://bgp.tools/ - https://bgproutes.io/ - https://bgp.he.net/ - https://radar.qrator.net/ - https://github.com/nttgin/BGPalerter
...all of which are (usually) free. IMHO you should have a competing product + money strategy before you continue. Many people have tried (and failed) to make money off BGP.
BTW, author of https://bgpipe.org/ here, an open-source BGP data tool