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.
"A very useful feature in Darktrace for real-time threat analysis is the packet inspection that analyzes the packet traffic in real time."
"We liked their approach to identifying intrusions or network anomalies using AI."
"Its most valuable feature is its ability to identify malicious connected IPs from outside and the attacks that get through to the inside."
"I like the Antigena feature in Darktrace, as it offers immediate response and is helpful."
"The models, triggers, and alerts are customizable."
"It has helped the organization to detect any malware affecting the machines...The network monitoring and the email monitoring features are very valuable for us."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"The solution's ability to decrypt SSL traffic is its most valuable feature."
"With ExtraHop Reveal(x), it gives me more visibility into the packets. It doesn't provide the entire packet capture, but it offers more information on how connections are made at the network layer. This can be helpful for detecting network attacks. Additionally, I really like the customizable dashboards and reports. The incident dashboard and alerts provide a good summary initially, and diving deeper into them gives more detailed information. It's also great for analyzing specific attacks and victim logs. The feature that tracks the full attack chain makes it easier to monitor the progress of attacks. Plus, it's connected to the Netria.com app, which I find useful for certain tasks."
"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 security features of this solution are the most valuable."
"Reveal X integrates seamlessly with CrowdStrike. If you see something sketchy on the network, you can quarantine devices through ExtraHop and it'll push to the CrowdStrike server."
"Its threat analyzer could be better. It should also have agents. They should improve this product by installing agents for the machine to get more visibility. Currently, they are monitoring only the network. They should also monitor the agents from inside. It should also have a better pricing plan because it is an expensive product."
"It would be useful if there was a way to check to see if there are certain devices that are not in sync with the solution. I'm not sure if this is an option or not."
"They just need to make it a little bit more accurate as far as their alerts are concerned. It does generate some false positives that you have to tune. You have to do a lot of tuning when you first get it because of the false positives, but once it is all tuned up and ready to go, it will do its thing from there."
"I think there is some MSSP missing."
"A reporting portal could be a great addition to help customize reports."
"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."
"I believe their network monitoring device licensing module could use some improvement."
"I would like to see a feature where the tool ingests information from an anti-malware product that is present at the endpoint."
"I would like to see more cloud capability."
"The solution is expensive and gets more expensive if a company needs to scale it."
"There is a little training online, but it'd be cool if ExtraHop provided certifications. CrowdStrike does elective training that gives you a certification as a Falcon administrator. It'd be nice to see ExtraHop have something like that"
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"The solution's reporting part and GUI are areas with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"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."
"It needs integration with more security vendors."
"I think the tuning capabilities could be improved. We're working on minimizing false positives. Apart from that, everything seems fine to me."
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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