Digital risk protection · November 2026 Edition
ZeroFox vs Flare
Two of fourteen models named ZeroFox first on the direct prompt; one named Flare. ZeroFox was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Flare by ten and ZeroFox carries 60 labels and Flare 16, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share18%11%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate30%6%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#3A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels6016A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, ZeroFox 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 ZeroFox · SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence vs Flare · ZeroFox vs UpGuard BreachSight
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.
ZeroFoxFirst choices, of fourteen modelsFlare
Direct212 against ZeroFox
Paraphrase541 against ZeroFox
Comparative60
Budget-constrained106 against ZeroFox · 1 against Flare
Scale-constrained00
Negative009 against ZeroFox
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, ZeroFox and Flare were named in the same answer forty-two times, of the 179 answers naming ZeroFox and the 65 naming Flare. In those answers Flare took the first choice eight times and ZeroFox eight.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where ZeroFox and Flare 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 | | | |
ZeroFox Flare first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ZeroFox on the left and Flare on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ZeroFox and Flare stood in it.
ZeroFox first, Flare not the choice
2 of 14 modelsFlare was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.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
Flare first, ZeroFox an alternative
1 of 14 modelsZeroFox 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.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
DeepSeek V4 FlashSOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence alternatives: ZeroFox
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
Neither was named
7 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
GPT-5.4 miniSOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence alternatives: Doppel, Recorded Future Digital Risk Protection
Grok 4.20SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence alternatives: Cyble Vision
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashUpGuard BreachSight alternatives: Cyble Vision
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
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: ZeroFox leads at mid-market.
ZeroFox18%#2 of 13Flare11%#3 of 13Enterprise
ZeroFox leads by thirty-seven points.
ZeroFox37%#1 of 11Flare0%#– of 11What the models said about ZeroFox
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“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 · hard negative
“Avoid for Tight Budgets: Enterprise-heavy options like Recorded Future, ZeroFox, or Rapid7 often start at $20,000–$50,000+/year” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“ZeroFox - mentioned as having a high negative rate and being criticized for its focus on visibility rather than disruption.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“Strong for brand and executive threat coverage across social media and external platforms, suitable for SMB through enterprise with modular options.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“ZeroFox is widely recognized for its deep coverage across social media, mobile app stores, and digital channels.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Choose ZeroFox if impersonation, executive threats, social media, or brand abuse are priorities.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
What 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
Also compared
SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence vs ZeroFoxSOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence vs FlareZeroFox vs UpGuard BreachSightZeroFox vs Cyble VisionZeroFox vs Recorded Future Digital Risk ProtectionFlare vs UpGuard BreachSightFlare vs Cyble VisionFlare vs Recorded Future Digital Risk ProtectionAll fifteen head-to-head pages and the full DRP standing
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.