# OpenCTI alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 209 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where OpenCTI holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/opencti/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud: 53
- SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence: 12
- MISP: 10
- Anomali ThreatStream: 9
- AlienVault OTX: 8
- NordStellar: 7

## Threat intelligence platforms

**Small business**: 63 of 84 answers did not name OpenCTI (OpenCTI is #8 of 14 at 2%).

- MISP: first choice in 7 of those 63
- NordStellar: first choice in 7 of those 63
- SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence: first choice in 7 of those 63
- AlienVault OTX: first choice in 6 of those 63
- CrowdStrike Falcon: first choice in 3 of those 63
- GreyNoise: first choice in 3 of those 63
- AlienVault Open Threat Exchange: first choice in 2 of those 63
- CrowdSec: first choice in 2 of those 63

**Mid-market**: 68 of 84 answers did not name OpenCTI (OpenCTI is #9 of 14 at 2%).

- Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud: first choice in 13 of those 68
- Anomali ThreatStream: first choice in 6 of those 68
- SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence: first choice in 5 of those 68
- ThreatConnect: first choice in 5 of those 68
- MISP: first choice in 3 of those 68
- AlienVault OTX: first choice in 2 of those 68
- CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Cyble Vision: first choice in 2 of those 68

**Enterprise**: 78 of 84 answers did not name OpenCTI (OpenCTI is #10 of 11 at 0%).

- Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud: first choice in 40 of those 78
- Anomali ThreatStream: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Flare: first choice in 2 of those 78
- ThreatConnect: first choice in 2 of those 78
- CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Cyble Vision: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Dataminr + ThreatConnect: first choice in 1 of those 78
- IBM X-Force Exchange: first choice in 1 of those 78

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