# Darktrace alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 673 of the 756 answers in the 3 categories where Darktrace holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/darktrace/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Microsoft Defender for IoT: 62
- Claroty xDome: 49
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: 27
- Nozomi Networks Guardian: 24
- Fortinet OT Security Platform: 15
- Armis Centrix: 14

## Network detection and response

**Small business**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Darktrace (Darktrace is #15 of 15 at 0%).

- Sophos NDR: first choice in 12 of those 71
- Paessler PRTG Network Monitor: first choice in 8 of those 71
- Security Onion: first choice in 6 of those 71
- Rapid7 InsightIDR: first choice in 5 of those 71
- Stellar Cyber Open XDR: first choice in 4 of those 71
- SonicWall Network Security: first choice in 3 of those 71
- WatchGuard ThreatSync+ NDR: first choice in 3 of those 71
- ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer: first choice in 2 of those 71

**Mid-market**: 59 of 84 answers did not name Darktrace (Darktrace is #8 of 10 at 2%).

- ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Vectra AI Platform: first choice in 3 of those 59
- WatchGuard ThreatSync+ NDR: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Auvik Network Management: first choice in 2 of those 59
- ExtraHop Reveal: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Flowmon: first choice in 2 of those 59
- ManageEngine OpManager: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Rapid7 InsightIDR: first choice in 2 of those 59

**Enterprise**: 54 of 84 answers did not name Darktrace (Darktrace is #4 of 8 at 6%).

- Cisco Secure Network Analytics: first choice in 5 of those 54
- Vectra AI Platform: first choice in 5 of those 54
- Corelight Open NDR: first choice in 3 of those 54
- ExtraHop RevealX: first choice in 3 of those 54
- Stamus Networks Clear NDR: first choice in 3 of those 54
- Kentik: first choice in 2 of those 54
- ExtraHop Reveal(x) 360: first choice in 1 of those 54
- FortiNDR: first choice in 1 of those 54

## AI security platforms

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Darktrace (Darktrace is #12 of 13 at 0%).

- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 21 of those 81
- Microsoft 365: first choice in 8 of those 81
- CrowdStrike Falcon Go: first choice in 4 of those 81
- Arcjet: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Lakera Guard: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Sequirly: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Coro: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 2 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Darktrace (Darktrace is #9 of 9 at 0%).

- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 6 of those 79
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Microsoft 365: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma AIRS: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Check Point AI Security: first choice in 2 of those 79
- CrowdStrike Falcon AI Detection and Response: first choice in 2 of those 79
- CrowdStrike Falcon Go: first choice in 2 of those 79

**Enterprise**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Darktrace (Darktrace is #13 of 13 at 0%).

- Palo Alto Networks Prisma AIRS: first choice in 8 of those 79
- Check Point AI Security: first choice in 7 of those 79
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 4 of those 79
- WitnessAI: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Microsoft Defender XDR: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Palo Alto Networks: first choice in 3 of those 79
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 3 of those 79
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 2 of those 79

## OT and IoT security

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Darktrace.

- Microsoft Defender for IoT: first choice in 32 of those 84
- Fortinet OT Security Platform: first choice in 7 of those 84
- Armis Centrix: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Nozomi Networks Guardian: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Cisco Cyber Vision: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Claroty xDome: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Acreto: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Armis Centrix for OT/IoT Security: first choice in 1 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Darktrace (Darktrace is #11 of 11 at 0%).

- Microsoft Defender for IoT: first choice in 20 of those 83
- Claroty xDome: first choice in 17 of those 83
- Nozomi Networks Guardian: first choice in 8 of those 83
- Dragos Platform: first choice in 6 of those 83
- Armis Centrix: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Fortinet OT Security Platform: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Palo Alto Networks OT Security: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Suricata: first choice in 2 of those 83

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Darktrace.

- Claroty xDome: first choice in 29 of those 83
- Microsoft Defender for IoT: first choice in 10 of those 83
- Nozomi Networks Guardian: first choice in 10 of those 83
- Dragos Platform: first choice in 7 of those 83
- Armis Centrix: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Fortinet OT Security Platform: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Palo Alto Networks OT Security: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Access Gate: first choice in 1 of those 83

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