Digital risk protection · November 2026 Edition
Flare vs Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection
One of fourteen models named Flare first on the direct prompt; zero named Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection. Flare was named by ten of the fourteen models and Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection by fourteen and Flare carries 16 labels and Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection 46, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share11%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate6%33%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#6A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels1646A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Flare reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence vs Flare · SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence vs Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection · ZeroFox vs Flare
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the digital risk protection page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
FlareFirst choices, of fourteen modelsRecorded Future Digital Risk Protection
Direct102 against Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection
Paraphrase413 against Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection
Comparative03
Budget-constrained001 against Flare · 5 against Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection
Scale-constrained00
Negative005 against Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Flare and Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection were named in the same answer thirty-two times, of the 65 answers naming Flare and the 138 naming Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection. In those answers Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection took the first choice four times and Flare six.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Flare and Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | |||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
Flare Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Flare on the left and Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Flare and Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection stood in it.
Flare first, Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection not the choice
1 of 14 modelsRecorded Future Digital Risk Protection was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashFlare alternatives: Bolster, Rapid7 Threat Command, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence, ZeroFox
Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniSOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence alternatives: Doppel, Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection
Perplexity SonarUpGuard BreachSight alternatives: BlueVoyant Sky: DRP, Fortra Digital Risk Protection, Netcraft Digital Risk Protection Platform, Rapid7 Threat Command, Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection, ReliaQuest Digital Shadows, ZeroFox
Mistral SmallZeroFox alternatives: Cyberint, Rapid7 Threat Command, Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence
GLM 4.7 FlashXZeroFox alternatives: Doppel, Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection, UpGuard BreachSight
Neither was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Cyble Vision alternatives: BlueVoyant Sky: DRP, CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence, UpGuard BreachSight
Grok 4.20SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence alternatives: Cyble Vision
DeepSeek V4 FlashSOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence alternatives: ZeroFox
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashUpGuard BreachSight alternatives: Cyble Vision
Kimi K2CTM360, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, Fortra Brand Protection, ZeroFox
MiniMax M2.5SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, UpGuard BreachSight, ZeroFox
GPT-6 LunaSOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence alternatives: Bolster, Fortra Brand Protection
Muse Glimmer 30BSOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence alternatives: CloudSEK XVigil, Cyberint
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Flare leads by eleven points.
Flare11%#2 of 10Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection0%#10 of 10Mid-marketThe figures above
Flare leads by nine points.
Flare11%#3 of 13Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection2%#6 of 13Enterprise
The order flips: Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection leads at enterprise.
Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection22%#2 of 11Flare0%#– of 11What the models said about Flare
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“~$19,600+ (based on identifiers) | Proactive monitoring ... Higher entry for even modest needs” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · soft negative
“Choose [Flare](https://flare.io) if your primary concern is secret leaks (GitHub), dark web credential exposure, and keeping alert fatigue low” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“I recommend Flare (formerly known as Flare.io) as the top choice for integrated dark web and brand impersonation monitoring.” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Flare is specifically highlighted as the "strongest mid-market pick" for dark web monitoring” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“What to Avoid - Recorded Future and ZeroFox are excellent but are built for enterprise budgets” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Recorded Future - mentioned as being a "criticized challenger" and having a high negative rate.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid for Tight Budgets: Enterprise-heavy options like Recorded Future” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Recorded Future is widely considered the leader in threat intelligence. They have the broadest data sources” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“If you need deep intel and context, go with Recorded Future or CloudSEK XVigil.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“positions itself as the most comprehensive DRP platform for large enterprises” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.