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Network detection and response · November 2026 Edition

Vectra AI Platform vs ExtraHop RevealX

Eleven of fourteen models named Vectra AI Platform first on the direct prompt; zero named ExtraHop RevealX. Both were named by all fourteen models and Vectra AI Platform carries 46 labels and ExtraHop RevealX 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Vectra AI Platform

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

ExtraHop RevealX

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share24%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate20%23%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#6A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels4631A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Vectra AI Platform reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Darktrace was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Vectra AI Platform vs ExtraHop Reveal · Vectra AI Platform vs ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer · Vectra AI Platform vs Corelight Open NDR

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 network detection and response page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Vectra AI PlatformFirst choices, of fourteen modelsExtraHop RevealX
Direct110
Paraphrase10
Comparative83
Budget-constrained004 against Vectra AI Platform · 3 against ExtraHop RevealX
Scale-constrained01
Negative005 against Vectra AI Platform · 4 against ExtraHop RevealX
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, Vectra AI Platform and ExtraHop RevealX were named in the same answer eighty-four times, of the 144 answers naming Vectra AI Platform and the 104 naming ExtraHop RevealX. In those answers ExtraHop RevealX took the first choice six times and Vectra AI Platform twenty.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Vectra AI Platform and ExtraHop RevealX stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
Vectra AI Platform ExtraHop RevealX first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Vectra AI Platform on the left and ExtraHop RevealX on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Vectra AI Platform and ExtraHop RevealX stood in it.

Vectra AI Platform first, ExtraHop RevealX an alternative

11 of 14 modelsExtraHop RevealX was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Vectra AI Platform alternatives: Darktrace, ExtraHop RevealX, Muninn
GPT-5.4 miniVectra AI Platform alternatives: Corelight Open NDR, Darktrace, ExtraHop Reveal
Gemini 3.5 FlashExtraHop Reveal, Vectra AI Platform alternatives: Darktrace, Fortinet FortiNDR, Sophos NDR, Stellar Cyber Open XDR
Perplexity SonarVectra AI Platform alternatives: Cisco Secure Network Analytics, Corelight Open NDR, Darktrace, ExtraHop RevealX, FortiNDR
Grok 4.20Vectra AI Platform alternatives: Corelight Open NDR, Darktrace, ExtraHop RevealX, Stellar Cyber Open XDR
Mistral SmallTrend Vision One, Vectra AI Platform alternatives: Darktrace, ExtraHop RevealX
DeepSeek V4 FlashVectra AI Platform alternatives: Darktrace, ExtraHop Reveal
Llama 4 MaverickExtraHop Reveal, Vectra AI Platform alternatives: Corelight Open NDR, Gatewatcher AIonIQ, ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer
Qwen 3.7 FlashVectra AI Platform alternatives: Corelight Open NDR, ExtraHop Reveal
Kimi K2Vectra AI Platform alternatives: ExtraHop Reveal, Trend Vision One, WatchGuard ThreatSync+ NDR
GPT-6 LunaVectra AI Platform alternatives: Darktrace, ExtraHop RevealX

Neither was the first choice, one was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GLM 4.7 FlashXDarktrace alternatives: Arista NDR, Cisco Secure Network Analytics, ExtraHop Reveal, Vectra AI Platform
Muse Glimmer 30BManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer alternatives: Vectra AI Platform

Neither was named

1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
MiniMax M2.5ExtraHop Reveal alternatives: Arista NDR, Darktrace

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
Vectra AI Platform leads by two points.
Vectra AI Platform2%#9 of 15
ExtraHop RevealX0%#14 of 15
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Vectra AI Platform leads by twenty-two points.
Vectra AI Platform24%#1 of 10
ExtraHop RevealX2%#6 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Vectra AI Platform leads by twelve points.
Vectra AI Platform24%#1 of 8
ExtraHop RevealX12%#2 of 8
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Vectra AI Platform

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: Enterprise-only platforms like Darktrace or Vectra AI (typically $100K+)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · hard negative
“Vectra AI — powerful but generally cost-prohibitive for small budgets” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Criticized for: Being detection-first with evidence as secondary product” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Vectra AI achieved the highest placement in the inaugural 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for NDR, ranking first in both Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Choose Vectra AI if your primary challenge is prioritizing real attack signals across hybrid networks, cloud control planes, and identity layers” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Best For: Reducing alert fatigue and prioritizing real attacks for small security teams... consistently ranks as an industry leader” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about ExtraHop RevealX

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“Noted for: Being more of a network monitoring company than cybersecurity-focused” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“ExtraHop — enterprise-grade pricing” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Premium tools such as Darktrace or ExtraHop may be powerful, but calculate sensor, storage, packet-processing, integration, and analyst costs over several years” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Consistently ranked as a leader in G2's Momentum Grid for NDR, ExtraHop is praised for high satisfaction and momentum scores.” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice
“For deepest network forensics: Choose ExtraHop or NetWitness.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
“ExtraHop — Excellent visibility, strong ML, easy UI.” Grok 4.20 · scale prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.