benchmarks / sherlock-vs-maigret
Sherlock vs Maigret
On a verified handle with 27 real accounts, Sherlock found 12 at 63% precision and Maigret all sites (-a) found 14 at 11% precision. On usernames that don't exist, Sherlock reported 5 false hits per run and Maigret all sites (-a) 110.
scores
| tool | real found | recall | precision | false hits | false hits / control | time | cost / search |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maigret all sites (-a) | 14 / 27 | 52% | 11% | 108 +5 dup | 110 (4 runs) | 6m | free |
| Sherlock | 12 / 27 | 44% | 63% | 7 | 5 (4 runs) | 105s | free |
Run 2026-10-30. How this was measured →
which real accounts each found
The 27 verified accounts, split by who found them (any tier counts).
- both
- 9 chess, discord, genius, github, hackerone, minecraft, steam, typeracer, xboxgamertag
- only Sherlock
- 3 cracked, pinterest, tiktok
- only Maigret
- 5 faceit, leetcode, polymarket, twitch, twitter
- neither
- 10 crafty, cs2, epic, fishbrain, fortnitetracker, leafly, malibucrew, microsoft, modio, survev
false positives
- Sherlock: 7 false hits on the verified handle; 5 per nonexistent username (4 runs): 7cups, aniworld, awsskillsprofile, bandcamp, boardgamegeek, contently, f3, forumguns, houzz, ourdjtalk, tiktok.
- Maigret all sites (-a): 108 false hits on the verified handle plus 5 redundant; 110 per nonexistent username (4 runs).
other usernames (unscored)
| tool | jasondraper01 | example |
|---|---|---|
| Sherlock | 9 · 103s | 148 · 88s |
| Maigret all sites (-a) | 110 · 6m | 599 · 4.9h |
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