The Epstein Files Index Race: A Data-Driven Comparison
- Patrick Duggan
- Feb 9
- 4 min read
Updated: Apr 25
# The Epstein Files Index Race: A Data-Driven Comparison
**By Patrick Duggan | DugganUSA Threat Intelligence | February 9, 2026**
When the DOJ dropped 3.5 million pages on January 30, 2026, a scramble began. Who could index them fastest? Who would make them searchable? Who would the press cover?
We built one of those tools. This is an honest comparison based on retrievable data.
The Competitors
| Tool | Documents Indexed | Launch | Special Features |
|------|------------------|--------|------------------|
| **DugganUSA** | **92,188** | Jan 30, 2026 (same-day) | Free API, STIX feed, threat intel integration |
| Sifter Labs | ~33,000 | Dec 2025 | AI semantic search, open source |
| Epstein Secrets | ~33,000 | Jan 2026 | 70K entities, network visualizations |
| Courier/Pinpoint | ~20,000 | Nov 2025 | Google Pinpoint, newsroom backing |
| Epstein Archive | ~8,100 | Jan 2026 | AI summaries, GitHub |
| DOJ Portal | All files | Jan 30, 2026 | Official source, poor OCR |
**We have 2.8x more documents indexed than the next competitor.**
Methodology: How We Counted
Our Index (DugganUSA)
Direct API query. Verifiable. Reproducible.
Competitor Counts
- **Sifter Labs**: Self-reported "33,891+" in their Medium post and website
- **Epstein Secrets**: Claims "~33,000 docs, ~70k entities" on site
- **Courier Newsroom**: States "20,000 files from Epstein's Estate" in their announcement
- **Epstein Archive**: GitHub README states "8,175 processed documents"
The Timeline Receipts
January 30, 2026 (DOJ Release Day)
| Time (CST) | DugganUSA Activity |
|------------|-------------------|
| 13:26 | First blog post live (SSN redaction failure) |
| 13:36 | Pattern recognition analysis published |
| 14:48 | Photo evidence decoded |
| 15:25 | Russian money trail documented |
| 15:37 | Dinner scientists analysis |
| 15:43 | "Who should be charged" published |
| 16:07 | Al Capone stamps analysis |
| 16:30 | Personal hacker investigation |
| 17:37 | Network analysis complete |
| 17:43 | Full investigative report |
| 18:26 | Alberto/Cabinet connection |
**11 blog posts in 5 hours on launch day.**
We didn't wait for someone else to index it. We did it ourselves, same-day.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | DugganUSA | Sifter | Courier | DOJ |
|---------|-----------|--------|---------|-----|
| Full-text search | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited |
| Free API access | **Yes** | No | No | No |
| Document count | **92K** | 33K | 20K | All |
| OCR quality | High | High | Medium | Poor |
| Export capability | Yes | Limited | No | Download only |
| Real-time updates | Yes | Periodic | Periodic | Batch |
| Threat intel integration | **Yes** | No | No | No |
The Moat Nobody Talks About
While competitors focused solely on the Epstein files, we built something bigger.
**The same infrastructure that indexes Epstein documents also:**
- Processes 216,582 threat intelligence IOCs
- Makes 212,560 autonomous security decisions
- Serves a STIX 2.1 feed that Microsoft, Google, and Amazon consume
- Runs on $75/month Azure spend
The Epstein search is a feature of our threat intelligence platform, not a standalone project. That's why we could index faster and index more.
What The Press Covered
Here's where it gets interesting.
**Tools that got press coverage:**
- Courier Newsroom (Yahoo, HuffPost, AOL)
Microsoft pulls this feed daily. AT&T pulls this feed daily. Starlink pulls this feed daily. Get the DugganUSA STIX feed — $9/mo →
- Sifter Labs (404 Media, Medium)
- FiscalNote/Epstein Unboxed (enterprise coverage)
**Tools with more documents that didn't get coverage:**
- DugganUSA (92K docs, zero mainstream press)
We have 4.6x more documents than Courier. We launched same-day. We have enterprise consumers.
But we're a one-man operation with no PR budget.
Try It Yourself
Search our index:
API access (free):
Verify our count:
The Bottom Line
| Metric | Winner |
|--------|--------|
| Most documents | **DugganUSA (92K)** |
| Best AI features | Sifter Labs |
| Best network visualization | Epstein Secrets |
| Most press coverage | Courier Newsroom |
| Free API access | **DugganUSA** |
| Same-day launch | **DugganUSA**, DOJ |
| Enterprise integration | **DugganUSA** |
If you want the most comprehensive, searchable, API-accessible Epstein files index, you want DugganUSA.
If you want the tool that got the most press coverage, you want Courier.
The data speaks for itself.
Sources
- [Courier Newsroom Database](https://couriernewsroom.com/news/epstein-files-database/)
- [Sifter Labs](https://epstein-files.org/)
- [Epstein Secrets](https://epsteinsecrets.com/)
- [Google Pinpoint Collection](https://journaliststudio.google.com/pinpoint/search?collection=c109fa8e7dcf42c1)
- [Erkan's Field Diary Tool Roundup](https://erkansaka.net/2026/02/04/how-to-search-epstein-files-tools/)
- [DOJ Epstein Library](https://www.justice.gov/epstein)
- [404 Media Coverage](https://www.404media.co/data-hoarder-uses-ai-to-create-searchable-database-of-epstein-files/)
**Contact:**
- Platform: [epstein.dugganusa.com](https://epstein.dugganusa.com)
- Bluesky: [@hakksaww.bsky.social](https://bsky.app/profile/hakksaww.bsky.social)
- Email: [email protected]
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*February 9, 2026*
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*His name was Alex Jeffery Pretti.*
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