# Threat intelligence platforms for small business buyers: what AI models recommend, October 2026

Gane Index, October 2026 Edition. Asked as "threat intelligence platform" and as "cyber threat intelligence feed and platform", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a small B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/threat-intelligence-platforms/2026-10/smb

This is the permanent record of the October 2026 Edition, published October 1, 2026 and superseded since. The current standing: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/threat-intelligence-platforms/smb/index.md

**Standing:** MISP leads with 18% of first choices; verdict contested. 57 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [MISP](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/misp/index.md) | 18% | 17% | 46 |
| 2 | [AlienVault OTX](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/alienvault-otx/index.md) | 14% | 6% | 34 |
| 3 | [NordStellar](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/nordstellar/index.md) | 12% | 6% | 17 |
| 4 | [SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/socradar-extended-threat-intelligence/index.md) | 9% | 12% | 16 |
| 5 | [GreyNoise](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/greynoise/index.md) | 4% | 0% | 10 |
| 7 | [CrowdStrike Falcon](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/crowdstrike-falcon/index.md) | 4% | 23% | 13 |
| 9 | [Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/recorded-future-intelligence-cloud/index.md) | 4% | 62% | 48 |
| 10 | [OpenCTI](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/opencti/index.md) | 2% | 19% | 27 |
| 25 | [Mandiant Threat Intelligence](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/mandiant-threat-intelligence/index.md) | 2% | 62% | 13 |
| 26 | [Anomali ThreatStream](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/anomali-threatstream/index.md) | 2% | 50% | 30 |
| 27 | [Abuse.ch](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/abuse-ch/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 28 | [CISA AIS](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cisa-ais/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 13 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 126 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: no first choice
- GPT-5.4 mini: OpenCTI; alternatives Intel 471, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence; alternatives AlienVault OTX, Blackpoint Cyber, CloudSEK, CrowdStrike Falcon
- Perplexity Sonar: NordStellar; alternatives CloudSEK, GreyNoise, IBM X-Force Exchange
- Grok 4.20: NordStellar; alternatives AlienVault OTX, CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, MISP
- Mistral Small: NordStellar; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, Cyble Vision, Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: NordStellar; alternatives AlienVault OTX, CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, Flashpoint Ignite, MISP
- Llama 4 Maverick: no first choice
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: CrowdStrike Falcon, GreyNoise; alternatives Huntress, SentinelOne Singularity, VirusTotal
- Kimi K2: AlienVault OTX; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, HaveIBeenPwned, MISP, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: NordStellar; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, MISP, OpenCTI, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence
- MiniMax M2.5: Anomali ThreatStream; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon, Rapid7 InsightIDR
- GPT-6 Luna: Microsoft Threat Intelligence in the Defender portal; alternatives MISP, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
- Muse Glimmer 30B: MISP - Malware Information Sharing Platform; alternatives CrowdSec, CrowdStrike Falcon, OpenCTI

## 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:

- upguard.com: 44 answers, 44 citations
- vectra.ai: 38 answers, 38 citations
- learn.g2.com: 35 answers, 35 citations
- b2breviews.com: 34 answers, 35 citations
- g2.com: 33 answers, 45 citations
- sourceforge.net: 22 answers, 28 citations
- us.fitgap.com: 22 answers, 23 citations
- flare.io: 21 answers, 24 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://upguard.com/blog/best-threat-intelligence-platforms-and-vendors (43 answers)
- https://vectra.ai/topics/threat-intelligence-tools (38 answers)
- https://learn.g2.com/best-threat-intelligence-tools (35 answers)
- https://b2breviews.com/threat-intelligence-platforms (34 answers)
- https://sourceforge.net/software/threat-intelligence/for-small-business (21 answers)
- https://us.fitgap.com/search/threat-intelligence-software/small-business (20 answers)
- https://cloudsek.com/knowledge-base/best-cyber-threat-intelligence-platform (19 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/threat-intelligence (19 answers)
- https://flare.io/glossary/5-best-threat-intelligence-tools-in-2026 (18 answers)
- https://esecurityplanet.com/products/threat-intelligence-platforms (17 answers)

## Warned against

- Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud: 30 of 48 labels negative. "small businesses should generally avoid or be cautious about the following types of threat intelligence platforms:

Enterprise-grade or "Big" TIPs:
- Recorded Future" (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- ThreatConnect: 20 of 35 labels negative. "Avoid "Big" TIPs initially, such as Recorded Future, Anomali, or ThreatConnect, as they are powerful but expensive and complex." (Llama 4 Maverick, negative prompt)
- Anomali ThreatStream: 15 of 30 labels negative. "These platforms are described as powerful but expensive, complex, and often overkill for small businesses" (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- Mandiant Threat Intelligence: 8 of 13 labels negative. "What to Avoid - Recorded Future, Mandiant Advantage: ... likely excessive for small business budgets" (Kimi K2, paraphrase prompt)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
New leader: NordStellar (19%) to MISP (18%). Margin 4 points, within noise.

- SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence: 2% to 10%, +8. Inside the floor by 3 points · rank 11 → 4 of 114.
- AlienVault OTX: 9% to 14%, +5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 3 → 2 of 114.
- NordStellar: 19% to 14%, −5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 1 → 3 of 114.
- GreyNoise: 0% to 4%, +4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 22 → 5 of 114.
- ThreatConnect: 4% to 0%, −4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 10 → 114 of 114.
- Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud: 2% to 4%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 21 → 9 of 114.
- OpenCTI: 4% to 2%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 7 → 10 of 114.
- VirusTotal: 4% to 2%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 5 → 13 of 114.
- Mandiant Threat Intelligence: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 106 → 19 of 114.
- Anomali ThreatStream: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 107 → 20 of 114.
- Abuse.ch: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 12 → 21 of 114.
- MISP: 17% to 18%, +1. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 2 → 1 of 114.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, October 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.