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Darktrace

Self-learning AI for autonomous cyber defense

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★4.5ratingPricing · PaidHot
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Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Hot
Market trend
Rating
4.5
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Darktrace does

Darktrace uses unsupervised machine learning to model normal behavior across an entire organization and autonomously interrupt threats in real time. The AI detects novel attacks that signature-based tools miss by identifying deviations from normal.

How Darktrace compares with its closest alternatives

None of the 5 closest alternatives has a free plan, and neither does Darktrace. Only Pentera lists a starting price, $10000 a month. All 5 offer an API, as Darktrace does. Darktrace offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Darktrace was founded in 2013; the alternatives were founded between 2012 and 2018, 1 of them earlier. Darktrace is based in Cambridge, United Kingdom; none of its 5 alternatives is in the United Kingdom. They are in the United States and Israel.

Market position · Security

How Darktrace compares in Security

Darktrace has high opportunity and sits in the top third of 361 live Security tools on FalcoScan. Across Security, the average opportunity score is 70.4 and the average saturation score 33. FalcoScan rates Darktrace's own market position as open. 121 of the 361 operating Security tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 1 shutdown in the category.

Darktrace compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
DarktraceFounded 2013 · Cambridge, United KingdomHighOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, APIHot
CybereasonFounded 2012 · Boston, United StatesHighOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, APIRising
HuntersFounded 2018 · Tel Aviv, IsraelHighOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, APIHot
PenteraFounded 2015 · Petah Tikva, IsraelHighOpenPaid$10000/moNoYesWeb, APIHot
Pentera Pentesting AIFounded 2015 · Petah Tikva, IsraelHighOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, APIHot
Rubrik Security CloudFounded 2014 · Palo Alto, United StatesHighOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, APIHot

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Security.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Darktrace exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Anomaly DetectionClassificationAgents
Industry Verticals
EnterpriseFinancial ServicesHealthcare
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Questions

Darktrace: common questions

Is Darktrace free?

No. Darktrace is a paid product.

What are the best alternatives to Darktrace?

The closest alternatives to Darktrace that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Cybereason, Hunters, Pentera, Pentera Pentesting AI, and Rubrik Security Cloud.

Is Darktrace still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Darktrace as operating at darktrace.com.

Where is Darktrace based?

Darktrace is headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Does Darktrace have an API?

Yes. Darktrace offers an API.

Who is Darktrace for?

Darktrace is built for security teams, cisos, and soc analysts.

How do I sign in to Darktrace?

Sign in on Darktrace's own website, darktrace.com. FalcoScan reviews Darktrace but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Darktrace directly.

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