# Network detection and response for enterprise buyers: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "NDR platform" and as "network traffic analysis tool", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. Added to the November 2026 Edition. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/network-detection-and-response/enterprise

**Standing:** Vectra AI Platform leads with 24% of first choices; verdict contested. 49 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Vectra AI Platform](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/vectra-ai-platform/index.md) | 24% | 13% | 52 |
| 2 | [ExtraHop RevealX](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/extrahop-revealx/index.md) | 12% | 22% | 41 |
| 3 | [Cisco Secure Network Analytics](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cisco-secure-network-analytics/index.md) | 10% | 9% | 43 |
| 5 | [Darktrace](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/darktrace/index.md) | 6% | 28% | 54 |
| 7 | [Corelight Open NDR](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/corelight-open-ndr/index.md) | 4% | 14% | 50 |
| 8 | [ExtraHop Reveal](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/extrahop-reveal/index.md) | 4% | 8% | 13 |
| 20 | [Arista NDR](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/arista-ndr/index.md) | 0% | 14% | 22 |
| 26 | [Trellix NDR](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/trellix-ndr/index.md) | 0% | 25% | 12 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 91 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: ExtraHop RevealX; alternatives Cisco Secure Network Analytics, Darktrace, Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud, Vectra AI Platform
- GPT-5.4 mini: Corelight Open NDR; alternatives Darktrace, ExtraHop RevealX, Vectra AI Platform
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: ExtraHop Reveal; alternatives Arista NDR, Corelight Open NDR, Darktrace, Vectra AI Platform
- Perplexity Sonar: Vectra AI Platform; alternatives Corelight Open NDR, ExtraHop RevealX
- Grok 4.20: Vectra AI Platform; alternatives Corelight Open NDR, Darktrace, ExtraHop RevealX
- Mistral Small: Darktrace, Vectra AI Platform; alternatives Cisco Secure Network Analytics
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Vectra AI Platform; alternatives Corelight Open NDR, Darktrace, ExtraHop Reveal
- Llama 4 Maverick: Seceon OTM; alternatives Cisco Secure Network Analytics, Corelight Open NDR, Darktrace, ExtraHop RevealX
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Vectra AI Platform; alternatives Corelight Open NDR, Darktrace
- Kimi K2: ExtraHop RevealX, Vectra AI Platform; alternatives Cisco Secure Network Analytics, Darktrace, Fortinet FortiNDR
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Darktrace, Vectra AI Platform; alternatives Arista NDR, Cisco Secure Network Analytics, Corelight Open NDR, ExtraHop RevealX
- MiniMax M2.5: Darktrace; alternatives Arista NDR, Cisco Secure Network Analytics, ExtraHop RevealX NDR, Fortinet FortiNDR
- GPT-6 Luna: Vectra AI Platform; alternatives Corelight Open NDR, ExtraHop RevealX
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Vectra AI Platform; alternatives Corelight Open NDR, Darktrace, ExtraHop RevealX, Fidelis Network

## Sources the answers cite

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

- vectra.ai: 42 answers, 90 citations
- ciopages.com: 37 answers, 37 citations
- peerspot.com: 26 answers, 42 citations
- securityboulevard.com: 19 answers, 20 citations
- g2.com: 18 answers, 24 citations
- gartner.com: 17 answers, 28 citations
- stellarcyber.ai: 17 answers, 17 citations
- extrahop.com: 16 answers, 21 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://ciopages.com/buyer-guides/network-detection-response (37 answers)
- https://securityboulevard.com/2026/09/best-network-detection-and-response-platform-for-enterprises-in-2026-why-unified-ndr-wins (18 answers)
- https://fidelissecurity.com/threatgeek/network-security/top-network-detection-and-response-solutions (15 answers)
- https://stellarcyber.ai/learn/top-ndr-solutions (15 answers)
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-ndr-solutions (13 answers)
- https://vectra.ai/topics/extrahop-alternatives (12 answers)
- https://liveaction.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/TE-NV_BuyersGuide-1.pdf (11 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/network-detection-and-response-ndr/enterprise (10 answers)
- https://peerspot.com/categories/network-detection-and-response-ndr (10 answers)
- https://vectra.ai/topics/ndr-tools (10 answers)

## Warned against

- Darktrace: 15 of 54 labels negative. "Avoid or proceed with extreme caution with vendors that have widely reported issues: Darktrace, Corelight, and Cisco Secure Network Analytics are flagged for high pricing, alert fatigue, false positives, and operational complexity." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt)
- ExtraHop RevealX: 9 of 41 labels negative. "ExtraHop, Corelight, and comparable wire-data products can require correctly designed taps, SPAN, aggregation, decryption, storage, and sensor capacity." (Perplexity Sonar, negative prompt)
- Corelight Open NDR: 7 of 50 labels negative. "Avoid or proceed with extreme caution with vendors that have widely reported issues: Darktrace, Corelight, and Cisco Secure Network Analytics are flagged" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt)
- Vectra AI Platform: 7 of 52 labels negative. "some enterprise reviews note it can still produce false positives in highly dynamic/large-scale environments without significant tuning" (Grok 4.20, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Vectra AI Platform at 24%.

- Darktrace: 13% to 6%, −7. Inside the floor by 4 points · rank 2 → 5 of 91.
- ExtraHop RevealX: 6% to 12%, +6. Inside the floor by 5 points · rank 5 → 2 of 91.
- Vectra AI Platform: 19% to 24%, +5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 1 of 91, unchanged.
- ExtraHop Reveal: 9% to 4%, −5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 3 → 8 of 91.
- Cisco Secure Network Analytics: 6% to 10%, +4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 6 → 3 of 91.
- Corelight Open NDR: 6% to 4%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 4 → 7 of 91.
- Arista NDR: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 36 → 20 of 91.
- Trellix NDR: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 85 → 26 of 91.

## 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.