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Three categories · what the models named instead

Alternatives to Darktrace, as AI models named them

In the November 2026 Edition, 673 of the 756 answers collected in the three categories where Darktrace holds a standing named it neither as a first choice nor as an alternative. These are the products those answers put first, category by category and buyer by buyer. The output is the models' output.

Named instead, most often
Microsoft Defender for IoT62
Claroty xDome49
Microsoft Defender for Cloud27
Nozomi Networks Guardian24
Fortinet OT Security Platform15
Armis Centrix14
First choices in the 673 answers that did not name Darktrace, every category and segment above added together; a product can be counted in several. Each category below keeps its own denominator.

Network detection and response

Security operations. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Darktrace is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessDarktrace is #15 of 15 here at 0% of first choices, 46 labels.

Seventy-one of the eighty-four answers did not name Darktrace; it was the first choice in three. The first choices in those seventy-one answers, twenty-two products in all, the eight most named:

Sophos NDR12 of 71
Paessler PRTG Network Monitor8 of 71
Security Onion6 of 71
Rapid7 InsightIDR5 of 71
Stellar Cyber Open XDR4 of 71Head to head →
SonicWall Network Security3 of 71
WatchGuard ThreatSync+ NDR3 of 71
ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer2 of 71Head to head →
14 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketDarktrace is #8 of 10 here at 2% of first choices, 47 labels.

Fifty-nine of the eighty-four answers did not name Darktrace; it was the first choice in six. The first choices in those fifty-nine answers, twenty-five products in all, the eight most named:

ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer3 of 59Head to head →
Vectra AI Platform3 of 59Head to head →
WatchGuard ThreatSync+ NDR3 of 59
Auvik Network Management2 of 59
ExtraHop Reveal2 of 59Head to head →
Flowmon2 of 59
ManageEngine OpManager2 of 59
Rapid7 InsightIDR2 of 59
17 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseDarktrace is #4 of 8 here at 6% of first choices, 54 labels.

Fifty-four of the eighty-four answers did not name Darktrace; it was the first choice in nine. The first choices in those fifty-four answers, seventeen products in all, the eight most named:

Cisco Secure Network Analytics5 of 54Head to head →
Vectra AI Platform5 of 54Head to head →
Corelight Open NDR3 of 54Head to head →
ExtraHop RevealX3 of 54Head to head →
Stamus Networks Clear NDR3 of 54
Kentik2 of 54
ExtraHop Reveal(x) 3601 of 54
FortiNDR1 of 54
9 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

AI security platforms

Security operations. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Darktrace is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessDarktrace is #12 of 13 here at 0% of first choices, 12 labels.

Eighty-one of the eighty-four answers did not name Darktrace; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those eighty-one answers, thirty-six products in all, the eight most named:

Microsoft Defender for Cloud21 of 81
Microsoft 3658 of 81
CrowdStrike Falcon Go4 of 81
Arcjet3 of 81
Lakera Guard3 of 81
Sequirly3 of 81
Coro2 of 81
Huntress Managed EDR2 of 81
28 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketDarktrace is #9 of 9 here at 0% of first choices, 15 labels.

Seventy-nine of the eighty-four answers did not name Darktrace; it was the first choice in one. The first choices in those seventy-nine answers, thirty-four products in all, the eight most named:

Microsoft Defender for Cloud6 of 79
SentinelOne Singularity4 of 79
Microsoft 3653 of 79
Microsoft Purview3 of 79
Palo Alto Networks Prisma AIRS3 of 79
Check Point AI Security2 of 79
CrowdStrike Falcon AI Detection and Response2 of 79
CrowdStrike Falcon Go2 of 79
26 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseDarktrace is #13 of 13 here at 0% of first choices, 17 labels.

Seventy-nine of the eighty-four answers did not name Darktrace; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-nine answers, thirty-five products in all, the eight most named:

Palo Alto Networks Prisma AIRS8 of 79
Check Point AI Security7 of 79
Microsoft Purview4 of 79
WitnessAI4 of 79
Microsoft Defender XDR3 of 79
Palo Alto Networks3 of 79
SentinelOne Singularity3 of 79
CrowdStrike2 of 79
27 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

OT and IoT security

Security operations. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Darktrace is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessDarktrace holds 5 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Eighty-four of the eighty-four answers did not name Darktrace; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those eighty-four answers, sixteen products in all, the eight most named:

Microsoft Defender for IoT32 of 84
Fortinet OT Security Platform7 of 84
Armis Centrix6 of 84
Nozomi Networks Guardian6 of 84
Cisco Cyber Vision3 of 84
Claroty xDome3 of 84
Acreto2 of 84
Armis Centrix for OT/IoT Security1 of 84
8 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketDarktrace is #11 of 11 here at 0% of first choices, 10 labels.

Eighty-three of the eighty-four answers did not name Darktrace; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those eighty-three answers, eighteen products in all, the eight most named:

Microsoft Defender for IoT20 of 83
Claroty xDome17 of 83
Nozomi Networks Guardian8 of 83
Dragos Platform6 of 83
Armis Centrix3 of 83
Fortinet OT Security Platform3 of 83
Palo Alto Networks OT Security2 of 83
Suricata2 of 83
10 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseDarktrace holds 6 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Eighty-three of the eighty-four answers did not name Darktrace; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those eighty-three answers, twelve products in all, the eight most named:

Claroty xDome29 of 83
Microsoft Defender for IoT10 of 83
Nozomi Networks Guardian10 of 83
Dragos Platform7 of 83
Armis Centrix5 of 83
Fortinet OT Security Platform5 of 83
Palo Alto Networks OT Security2 of 83
Access Gate1 of 83
4 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

How to read this

A category is asked six ways of each of fourteen models on behalf of each buyer segment, so a segment is eighty-four answers. An answer belongs on this page when the judge labeled Darktrace neither its first choice nor an alternative in it; the products listed are the first choices those answers made, counted once per answer. An answer that named nothing first, or named Darktrace only in passing, is in the denominator and adds to no product. The counts are not the category standing, which is on the category page with its share and rank; they are the same record read from Darktrace's side.

The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index, and a product named instead of Darktrace was named by a model, not endorsed by anyone.

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