Digital risk protection · November 2026 Edition
Flare vs UpGuard BreachSight
One of fourteen models named Flare first on the direct prompt; two named UpGuard BreachSight. Flare was named by ten of the fourteen models and UpGuard BreachSight by nine and Flare carries 16 labels and UpGuard BreachSight 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share11%7%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate6%21%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#4A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels1614A 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 UpGuard BreachSight · 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 modelsUpGuard BreachSight
Direct121 against UpGuard BreachSight
Paraphrase41
Comparative00
Budget-constrained001 against Flare
Scale-constrained00
Negative002 against UpGuard BreachSight
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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Flare and UpGuard BreachSight 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 UpGuard BreachSight first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Flare on the left and UpGuard BreachSight on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Flare and UpGuard BreachSight stood in it.
Flare first, UpGuard BreachSight not the choice
1 of 14 modelsUpGuard BreachSight 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
UpGuard BreachSight first, Flare not the choice
2 of 14 modelsFlare was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.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
Qwen 3.7 FlashUpGuard BreachSight alternatives: Cyble Vision
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Cyble Vision alternatives: BlueVoyant Sky: DRP, CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence, UpGuard BreachSight
GLM 4.7 FlashXZeroFox alternatives: Doppel, Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection, UpGuard BreachSight
MiniMax M2.5SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, UpGuard BreachSight, ZeroFox
Neither was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniSOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence alternatives: Doppel, Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection
Grok 4.20SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence alternatives: Cyble Vision
Mistral SmallZeroFox alternatives: Cyberint, Rapid7 Threat Command, Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence
DeepSeek V4 FlashSOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence alternatives: ZeroFox
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Kimi K2CTM360, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, Fortra Brand Protection, 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 seven points.
Flare11%#2 of 10UpGuard BreachSight4%#4 of 10Mid-marketThe figures above
Flare leads by five points.
Flare11%#3 of 13UpGuard BreachSight7%#4 of 13Enterprise
The order flips: UpGuard BreachSight leads at enterprise.
UpGuard BreachSight4%#5 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 UpGuard BreachSight
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“independent comparisons flag questions around coverage, operational fit, and whether findings translate into effective remediation; validate it carefully” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Platforms to be cautious about: BitSight, SecurityScorecard, UpGuard.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“UpGuard BreachSight is frequently identified as the top digital risk protection (DRP) solution.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, UpGuard Breach Risk is the strongest default choice” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
“the strongest default recommendation is UpGuard Breach Risk” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Also compared
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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.