We compared ExtraHop Reveal(x) and Darktrace based on our users reviews in five parameters. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Comparison Results: Based on the comparisons between ExtraHop Reveal(x) and Darktrace, ExtraHop Reveal(x) has a more complex setup process requiring coordination and involving multiple teams, while Darktrace's setup is generally considered simple and straightforward. ExtraHop Reveal(x) is praised for its advanced features and user-friendly interface, while Darktrace's biggest strength lies in its ability to autonomously detect and monitor threats. ExtraHop Reveal(x) could improve in terms of agent management, integration partners, and pricing, while Darktrace could benefit from reducing false positives and enhancing usability. Darktrace is often seen as expensive, whereas pricing reviews for ExtraHop Reveal(x) vary. ExtraHop Reveal(x) has had a significant positive impact on operations and offers strong customer support, while Darktrace excels in monitoring, protection, and providing insights into network activity, with customers expressing satisfaction with its customer service.
"Darktrace's most valuable features are that it understands the network environment and is able to trace the traffic and alert on anomalies."
"The most valuable feature is that it gives us visibility of rogue traffic that is on the network."
"The most valuable feature is the alerts. The alerts are meaningful. The event rolls up into meaningful and actionable alerts rather than just being noise."
"The most valuable feature has been the behavioral analytics that allows us to monitor all the traffic."
"The most valuable feature is that it works autonomously."
"It is a stable solution without downtime."
"In terms of features, the data or information they collect and unsupervised machine learning are very valuable. Its unsupervised machine learning has reduced our team's effort. Both Darktrace and Vectra work on unsupervised machine learning that learns the behavior or develops a profile on its own, which allows our security team to do some other tasks rather than spending time on Darktrace or Vectra. Because of unsupervised machine learning, its detection capability is quite good. Along with that, if we utilize the integration feature properly, the automated incident response capability of Darktrace is quite useful."
"The initial setup is simple."
"When there are performance issues with an HTTP app, ExtraHop enables us to identify the causes within a few minutes. We can see what transactions are being impacted by something that may be happening within the server environment."
"The solution's ability to decrypt SSL traffic is its most valuable feature."
"Setting up the solution is relatively easy."
"We had useful information within the hour of deployment. The ability to trace back for historical analysis, as well as the behavioral analysis done with the security information, puts the user in a position to make an informed decision to mitigate the performance or security incidents. Regarding the security incidents, Reveal (x) is able to create incident cards that guide your teams through the incidents and gives you the option to delve into the transaction detail to potentially view payloads as well."
"ExtraHop Reveal(x) is one of the tools that works out of the box when it comes to threat hunting."
"The most valuable features of ExtraHop Reveal(x) are the detection and alerting of network behavior and anomalies."
"The solution's initial setup process is easy."
"The security features of this solution are the most valuable."
"One thing I would like is for Darktrace to flag SMB traffic more accurately. Currently, it only flags that SMB traffic has occurred, but it doesn't specify which file was being transferred. This makes it difficult to investigate incidents involving SMB traffic, as we don't have concrete evidence of what was being sent."
"Its documentation is not up to the mark. At times, I have a lot of trouble finding a solution. Even when I posted questions on the community chats, it took a lot of time for me to get answers. That's something that can be improved. Darktrace can focus on creating a more interactive community. If there are more people from Darktrace to focus on community chats, it would be better."
"I did not use the AI features because they should make it more user-friendly which would be a benefit. Additionally, the solution could integrate with more SIEM or SOAR tools."
"Darktrace requires numerous configurations. It would be beneficial if the configuration could be made simpler."
"I would like to see a feature where the tool ingests information from an anti-malware product that is present at the endpoint."
"We'd like threat hunting, and we'd like to see a global solution that can automate vulnerability scans. I know it is something they are working on."
"It's a very complex platform."
"The cost is a bit on the higher side."
"The solution's reporting part and GUI are areas with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"I think the tuning capabilities could be improved. We're working on minimizing false positives. Apart from that, everything seems fine to me."
"The solution should include more support protocols."
"Agent management could certainly use some focus. It should also be a little bit easier to work with collections. We should be able to nest collections within collections. There should be better nesting."
"The solution is expensive and gets more expensive if a company needs to scale it."
"It needs integration with more security vendors."
"They used to have the ability to decode Citrix sign-on, setup, and tear down. Unfortunately, Citrix has stopped sharing that knowledge. Citrix has continued to change its model of processing, making it harder and harder to troubleshoot."
Darktrace is ranked 1st in Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) with 65 reviews while ExtraHop Reveal(x) is ranked 5th in Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) with 12 reviews. Darktrace is rated 8.2, while ExtraHop Reveal(x) is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Darktrace writes "Great autonomous support, offers an easy setup, and has responsive support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ExtraHop Reveal(x) writes "It helps you visualize how data moves across your network". Darktrace is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, Vectra AI, SentinelOne Singularity Complete, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks and Rapid7 InsightIDR, whereas ExtraHop Reveal(x) is most compared with Vectra AI, Corelight, Cisco Secure Network Analytics, Arista NDR and ExtraHop Reveal(x) 360. See our Darktrace vs. ExtraHop Reveal(x) report.
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