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Network detection and response · October 2026 Edition

Vectra AI vs ExtraHop Reveal

Seven of fourteen models named Vectra AI first on the direct prompt; two named ExtraHop Reveal. Vectra AI was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and ExtraHop Reveal by ten and Vectra AI carries 36 labels and ExtraHop Reveal 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Vectra AI

accepted challenger

Named in five categories this edition.

ExtraHop Reveal

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share18%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate14%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#5A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels3617A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Vectra AI reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Darktrace was named alongside these two in eight of the fourteen direct answers. ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer vs Vectra AI · ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer vs ExtraHop Reveal · Vectra AI vs Paessler PRTG Network Monitor

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.
Vectra AIFirst choices, of fourteen modelsExtraHop Reveal
Direct72
Paraphrase10
Comparative62
Budget-constrained004 against Vectra AI
Scale-constrained20
Negative101 against Vectra AI
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, Vectra AI and ExtraHop Reveal were named in the same answer twenty-eight times, of the 149 answers naming Vectra AI and the 40 naming ExtraHop Reveal. In those answers ExtraHop Reveal took the first choice three times and Vectra AI eight.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Vectra AI and ExtraHop Reveal 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
Vectra AI ExtraHop Reveal first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Vectra AI on the left and ExtraHop Reveal on the right.

The direct prompt

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

Both were the first choice

1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.
MiniMax M2.5ExtraHop Reveal, Vectra AI alternatives: Arista Awake Security, Corelight Open NDR

Vectra AI first, ExtraHop Reveal an alternative

6 of 14 modelsExtraHop Reveal was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GPT-5.4 miniExtraHop RevealX, Vectra AI alternatives: Corelight Open NDR, Darktrace
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
Kimi K2Vectra AI alternatives: Arista NDR, ExtraHop Reveal, Stamus Networks Clear NDR
GPT-6 LunaVectra AI alternatives: Corelight Open NDR, ExtraHop RevealX

ExtraHop Reveal first, Vectra AI not the choice

1 of 14 modelsVectra AI was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Mistral SmallExtraHop Reveal, Vectra AI Platform alternatives: Darktrace

Neither was the first choice, one was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Darktrace alternatives: ExtraHop Reveal, Vectra AI
Gemini 3.5 FlashVectra AI Platform alternatives: Darktrace, ExtraHop Reveal, Stellar Cyber Open XDR
GLM 4.7 FlashXDarktrace alternatives: Cisco Secure Network Analytics, Corelight Open NDR, ExtraHop Reveal, FortiNDR, Vectra AI

Neither was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Llama 4 MaverickGatewatcher AIonIQ alternatives: LMNTRIX
Qwen 3.7 FlashExtraHop RevealX alternatives: Cisco Secure Network Analytics, Darktrace, Vectra Cognito
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
Vectra AI leads by two points.
Vectra AI2%#8 of 12
ExtraHop Reveal0%#10 of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Vectra AI leads by fourteen points.
Vectra AI18%#2 of 9
ExtraHop Reveal4%#5 of 9
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Vectra AI leads by nine points.
Vectra AI17%#1 of 7
ExtraHop Reveal9%#3 of 7
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Vectra AI

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

“Options to Avoid on a Tight Budget - Darktrace, Vectra AI, ExtraHop” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“No subscription fees, unlike commercial options like Vectra AI, Darktrace, or ExtraHop ($50K–$500K+/year)” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · soft negative
“High-end NDR platforms (like Darktrace or Vectra AI) are notoriously expensive, complex” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“If your primary concern is catching hackers, insider threats, and lateral movement across your network, Vectra AI is highly recommended.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“First choice: Vectra AI – It gives you the best "bang for the buck" regarding signal quality vs. analyst workload” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Very strong on signal-to-noise ratio and hybrid/cloud coverage; integrates exceptionally well with existing EDRs.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice

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
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.