2 categories · RankedFlare
Flare is an identity-first threat intelligence platform that combines dark web monitoring, credential monitoring, and attack surface management · flare.io ↗
Strongest at mid-market. Thin evidence at enterprise: nine labels.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence is first at 27%.
SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence is first at 34%. 1 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
ZeroFox is first at 37%.
Why models recommend it
“Choose [Flare](https://flare.io) if your primary concern is secret leaks (GitHub), dark web credential exposure, and keeping alert fatigue low”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Direct question · first choice
“I recommend Flare (formerly known as Flare.io) as the top choice for integrated dark web and brand impersonation monitoring.”Grok 4.20 · Paraphrase question · first choice
“Flare is specifically highlighted as the "strongest mid-market pick" for dark web monitoring”Mistral Small · Paraphrase question · first choice
“Best Overall Value & Mid-Market Focus: Flare or SOCRadar”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Direct question · first choice
What gives them pause
“~$19,600+ (based on identifiers) | Proactive monitoring ... Higher entry for even modest needs”Grok 4.20 · Budget-constrained question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Flare, over the 65 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 8 | Compare → | |
| 33 | 9 | Compare → | |
| 32 | 4 | Compare → | |
| 16 | 2 | View → | |
| 15 | 2 | Compare → | |
| 15 | 1 | View → | |
| 15 | 0 | View → | |
| 14 | 4 | View → | |
| 13 | 0 | View → | |
| 12 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of Flare →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Flare's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- security teams
- Free plan or trial
- Free Trial
- Certifications
- SOC 2
- Customers named
- Socura
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 62 of the 65 answers that named Flare and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
178 of the 193 domain citations in answers naming Flare came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-10 to 2026-09 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glossary or explainer | 1,429 | 40 | 2026-09-28 | ASM, MDR | |
| News or press | 160 | 4 | 2026-09-08 | Threat intel, PAM | |
| Conference or event | 147 | 7 | 2026-10-06 | ||
| Webinar or virtual event | 16 | 0 | 2026-04-09 | ||
| Blog | 14 | 0 | 2026-06-26 | Threat intel | |
| Case study | 8 | 0 | 2023-08-10 | ||
| Template or tool | 8 | 0 | 2026-04-28 | ||
| Comparison | 6 | 0 | 2023-04-06 | ||
| Report or ebook | 2 | undated |
Most recent
- 2026-09-28Healthcare attack surface fhir hl7 endpoints glossary or explainer
- 2026-09-28Aviation infrastructure dns exposure glossary or explainer
- 2026-09-25Infostealer market takedowns impact glossary or explainer
- 2026-09-24Tweakos stealer telegram c2 ecosystem 2 glossary or explainer
- 2026-09-2440 of internet facing medical image servers have no admin password conference or event
Events in person
- October 6, 2026 to October 7, 2026Pre-Conference Training at WWHF – Deadwood 2026Deadwood Mountain Grand, Deadwood · hosts
- October 7, 2026 to October 9, 2026Wild West Hackin’ Fest – Deadwood 2026Deadwood Mountain Grand, Deadwood · hybrid · hosts
As the event pages on flare.io state them, read September 28, 2026.
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page flare.io exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. An event counts as online when its address or title says so (webinar, on demand, virtual or online summit); a conference, summit, trade show, expo or roadshow that does not say so is counted as a conference or event, which on a vendor's site is mostly in person. Read September 29, 2026.