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Network detection and response · October 2026 Edition

ExtraHop Reveal vs Darktrace

Two of fourteen models named ExtraHop Reveal first on the direct prompt; two named Darktrace. ExtraHop Reveal was named by ten of the fourteen models and Darktrace by fourteen and ExtraHop Reveal carries 17 labels and Darktrace 44, so the shares are not directly comparable.

ExtraHop Reveal

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Darktrace

criticized challenger

Named in seven categories this edition.

First-choice share4%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%34%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#7A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels1744A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, ExtraHop Reveal reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Vectra AI was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer vs ExtraHop Reveal · ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer vs Darktrace · Vectra AI vs ExtraHop Reveal

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the network detection and response page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ExtraHop RevealFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDarktrace
Direct222 against Darktrace
Paraphrase00
Comparative26
Budget-constrained006 against Darktrace
Scale-constrained00
Negative017 against Darktrace
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, ExtraHop Reveal and Darktrace were named in the same answer thirty times, of the 40 answers naming ExtraHop Reveal and the 201 naming Darktrace. In those answers Darktrace took the first choice seven times and ExtraHop Reveal three.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where ExtraHop Reveal and Darktrace stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
ExtraHop Reveal Darktrace first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ExtraHop Reveal on the left and Darktrace on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ExtraHop Reveal and Darktrace stood in it.

ExtraHop Reveal first, Darktrace an alternative

2 of 14 modelsDarktrace was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Mistral SmallExtraHop Reveal, Vectra AI Platform alternatives: Darktrace
MiniMax M2.5ExtraHop Reveal, Vectra AI alternatives: Arista Awake Security, Corelight Open NDR

Darktrace first, ExtraHop Reveal an alternative

2 of 14 modelsExtraHop Reveal was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Darktrace alternatives: ExtraHop Reveal, Vectra AI
GLM 4.7 FlashXDarktrace alternatives: Cisco Secure Network Analytics, Corelight Open NDR, ExtraHop Reveal, FortiNDR, Vectra AI

Neither was the first choice, one was named

7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-5.4 miniExtraHop RevealX, Vectra AI alternatives: Corelight Open NDR, Darktrace
Gemini 3.5 FlashVectra AI Platform alternatives: Darktrace, ExtraHop Reveal, Stellar Cyber Open XDR
Perplexity SonarVectra AI alternatives: Corelight Open NDR, Darktrace, ExtraHop Reveal
Grok 4.1 FastVectra AI alternatives: Darktrace, ExtraHop (Reveal(x) or now part of Blend)
DeepSeek V4 FlashVectra AI alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, ExtraHop Reveal
Qwen 3.7 FlashExtraHop RevealX alternatives: Cisco Secure Network Analytics, Darktrace, Vectra Cognito
Kimi K2Vectra AI alternatives: Arista NDR, ExtraHop Reveal, Stamus Networks Clear NDR

Neither was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Llama 4 MaverickGatewatcher AIonIQ alternatives: LMNTRIX
GPT-6 LunaVectra AI alternatives: Corelight Open NDR, ExtraHop RevealX
Muse Glimmer 30BGatewatcher AIonIQ alternatives: Alert Logic Cloud Insight, CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, SentinelOne Singularity

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Level: the same share of first choices.
ExtraHop Reveal0%#10 of 12
Darktrace0%#12 of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
ExtraHop Reveal4%#5 of 9
Darktrace4%#7 of 9
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Darktrace leads by four points.
Darktrace13%#2 of 7
ExtraHop Reveal9%#3 of 7
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about ExtraHop Reveal

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“Real-time visibility into encrypted, east-west, and north-south traffic; cloud-scale machine learning; packet-level insights” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice
“ExtraHop excels when you need deep packet analysis and decryption” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Vectra AI and ExtraHop Reveal(x) are the top recommendations” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about Darktrace

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.

“What to Avoid for Mid-Market ... Premium pricing ($50K–$500K+/year), designed for large enterprises” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · hard negative
“Options to Avoid on a Tight Budget - Darktrace, Vectra AI, ExtraHop” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Best overall AI‑led detection: Darktrace – strong self‑learning models, autonomous response, and broad industry relevance.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“Prioritize vendors with proven encrypted visibility, low-noise AI (e.g., Leaders in Gartner 2025 like Darktrace/Vectra)” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · first choice
“If you have a small team with no dedicated SOC analyst: Darktrace is the easiest to deploy and operationalize” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.