# Digital risk protection: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "digital risk protection platform" and as "dark web and brand impersonation monitoring service", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. Added to the November 2026 Edition. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/digital-risk-protection/2026-11

**Standing:** SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence leads with 34% of first choices; verdict contested. 44 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/socradar-extended-threat-intelligence/index.md) | 34% | 3% | 33 |
| 2 | [ZeroFox](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/zerofox/index.md) | 18% | 30% | 60 |
| 3 | [Flare](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/flare/index.md) | 11% | 6% | 16 |
| 4 | [UpGuard BreachSight](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/upguard-breachsight/index.md) | 7% | 21% | 14 |
| 5 | [Cyble Vision](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cyble-vision/index.md) | 5% | 0% | 15 |
| 6 | [Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/recorded-future-digital-risk-protection/index.md) | 2% | 33% | 46 |
| 17 | [Netcraft Digital Risk Protection Platform](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/netcraft-digital-risk-protection-platform/index.md) | 0% | 14% | 29 |
| 18 | [CloudSEK XVigil](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cloudsek-xvigil/index.md) | 0% | 6% | 17 |
| 19 | [Rapid7 Threat Command](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/rapid7-threat-command/index.md) | 0% | 12% | 17 |
| 20 | [Fortra Brand Protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/fortra-brand-protection/index.md) | 0% | 9% | 11 |
| 21 | [BrandShield](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/brandshield/index.md) | 0% | 9% | 11 |
| 22 | [Proofpoint Digital Risk Protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/proofpoint-digital-risk-protection/index.md) | 0% | 17% | 12 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 121 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: Cyble Vision; alternatives BlueVoyant Sky: DRP, CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence, UpGuard BreachSight
- GPT-5.4 mini: SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence; alternatives Doppel, Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Flare; alternatives Bolster, Rapid7 Threat Command, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence, ZeroFox
- Perplexity Sonar: UpGuard BreachSight; alternatives BlueVoyant Sky: DRP, Fortra Digital Risk Protection, Netcraft Digital Risk Protection Platform, Rapid7 Threat Command
- Grok 4.20: SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence; alternatives Cyble Vision
- Mistral Small: ZeroFox; alternatives Cyberint, Rapid7 Threat Command, Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence; alternatives ZeroFox
- Llama 4 Maverick: no first choice
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: UpGuard BreachSight; alternatives Cyble Vision
- Kimi K2: CTM360, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, Fortra Brand Protection, ZeroFox
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: ZeroFox; alternatives Doppel, Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection, UpGuard BreachSight
- MiniMax M2.5: SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence; alternatives Microsoft Defender for Cloud, UpGuard BreachSight, ZeroFox
- GPT-6 Luna: SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence; alternatives Bolster, Fortra Brand Protection
- Muse Glimmer 30B: SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence; alternatives CloudSEK XVigil, Cyberint

## Sources the answers cite

74 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- netcraft.com: 41 answers, 61 citations
- comparitech.com: 32 answers, 36 citations
- g2.com: 28 answers, 54 citations
- cloudsek.com: 28 answers, 34 citations
- upguard.com: 26 answers, 36 citations
- expertinsights.com: 24 answers, 24 citations
- peerspot.com: 21 answers, 26 citations
- sourceforge.net: 20 answers, 26 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://netcraft.com/blog/best-digital-risk-protection-providers (36 answers)
- https://comparitech.com/net-admin/best-digital-risk-protection-platforms (30 answers)
- https://cloudsek.com/knowledge-base/best-digital-risk-protection-platforms (27 answers)
- https://expertinsights.com/security-operations/top-digital-risk-protection-solutions (19 answers)
- https://peerspot.com/categories/digital-risk-protection (16 answers)
- https://cybersectools.com/resources/shortlists/best-drp-tools (13 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/digital-risk-protection-drp-platforms (12 answers)
- https://guideflow.com/blog/digital-risk-protection-software (12 answers)
- https://upguard.com/blog/best-digital-risk-protection-drp-software-platforms-and-solutions (12 answers)
- https://cybelangel.com/blog/best-digital-risk-protection-vendors-2026 (9 answers)

## Warned against

- ZeroFox: 18 of 60 labels negative. "Avoid: Enterprise-only DRP tools (like ZeroFox or Recorded Future) unless you have a dedicated security budget of $100,000+ per year." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, budget prompt)
- Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection: 15 of 46 labels negative. "What to Avoid - Recorded Future and ZeroFox are excellent but are built for enterprise budgets" (Kimi K2, budget prompt)
- Group-IB Digital Risk Protection: 4 of 13 labels negative. "Group-IB Digital Risk Protection - mentioned as being a "criticized challenger" and having a high negative rate." (Llama 4 Maverick, negative prompt)
- Flashpoint: 3 of 7 labels negative. "Platforms to evaluate carefully: Recorded Future, Flashpoint, Intel 471, Cyberint." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
New leader: UpGuard BreachSight (22%) to SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence (34%). Margin 27 points, beyond the floor.

- SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence: 6% to 34%, +28. Cleared the floor by 17 points · rank 4 → 1 of 121.
- UpGuard BreachSight: 22% to 7%, −15. Cleared the floor by 4 points · rank 1 → 4 of 121.
- Flare: 4% to 11%, +7. Inside the floor by 4 points · rank 7 → 3 of 121.
- ZeroFox: 14% to 18%, +4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 2 of 121, unchanged.
- Rapid7 Threat Command: 4% to 0%, −4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 6 → 19 of 121.
- Fortra Brand Protection: 4% to 0%, −4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 10 → 20 of 121.
- BrandShield: 4% to 0%, −4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 9 → 21 of 121.
- Cyble Vision: 2% to 5%, +3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 14 → 5 of 121.
- Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection: 4% to 2%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 8 → 6 of 121.
- Proofpoint Digital Risk Protection: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 13 → 22 of 121.
- Netcraft Digital Risk Protection Platform: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 19 → 17 of 121.
- CloudSEK XVigil: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 21 → 18 of 121.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.