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.
"I like the Antigena feature in Darktrace, as it offers immediate response and is helpful."
"The most valuable feature is that it works autonomously."
"AI analytics are built directly into the product."
"The platform has many modules, and each module examines a different situation in the behavior."
"We have found the product to be stable and issue-free."
"The most valuable feature of Darktrace and the most valuable feature is the artificial intelligence module because that is the tool that determines automatically if there is any risk or not in the network."
"The active threat dashboard is the most valuable feature of this solution."
"Darktrace is extremely stable."
"The solution's initial setup process is easy."
"It's a wire analytics tool. We use it for isolating and determining issues on our network or applications. It does a lot for crediting the network as opposed to discrediting the network. A lot of people come along and say that it's a network issue. It's always considered to be a network issue, but by using ExtraHop, we can quickly tell them that it's not a networking issue. It's something to do with your application or something at the other end. It could be a database issue. This tool gives us the ability to pinpoint with great accuracy the comings and goings on our network."
"The solution's ability to decrypt SSL traffic is its most valuable feature."
"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 most valuable features of ExtraHop Reveal(x) are the detection and alerting of network behavior and anomalies."
"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."
"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 works well for sending sensors."
"Darktrace could improve its features, such as monitoring and detecting ransomware."
"The pricing model is a little too high and could be more flexible."
"Its documentation is not up to the mark. At times, I have a lot of trouble finding a solution. Even when I posted questions on the community chats, it took a lot of time for me to get answers. That's something that can be improved. Darktrace can focus on creating a more interactive community. If there are more people from Darktrace to focus on community chats, it would be better."
"It can have more integration with orchestration or event management solutions. They can provide more knowledge or research information for analysts for investigating cases and detecting anomalies in networks."
"Darktrace needs to automate the reports of false positives, botnets and everything."
"They just need to work on their price. In terms of features, we are trying to understand all the features that we have. We're still exploring everything that we have so that we can fully utilize it. At this point in time, it is not about the features. It is more about utilization. We're just trying to utilize everything to full capacity."
"It takes time to go through the interface and pick up things. If it were a more straightforward interface, then it would free up time."
"One thing that I would like to look at going forward is to have a fully automated network infrastructure that is monitored automatically real-time, and that gives me this kind of capability where I would be able to look at my network at any given time and see the state of my network. With Darktrace, at the moment, I have to almost put in a date and tell them that want you to give me data from this date to this date. I don't want that. I want a fast solution in which it doesn't matter when I log into the application. Whenever I log in, I must be able to see my network and run a report. In other words, if I go in now and I say, "Give me a full report of what happened today, it must be able to give me that. It mustn't just be limited to a seven-day period, for argument's sake. It must be able to give me real-time and day-to-day tracking of what has happened within my network."
"They used to have the ability to decode Citrix sign-on, setup, and tear down. Unfortunately, Citrix has stopped sharing that knowledge. Citrix has continued to change its model of processing, making it harder and harder to troubleshoot."
"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"
"Netflow - Processing Netflow can be cumbersome as it requires triggers to truly gain value and insight. This in turn can add a bit of load to the hardware. The focus of ExtraHop Reveal (x) is live packet data."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"The solution should include more support protocols."
"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."
"ExtraHop Reveal(x) could improve by allowing a longer look back in the feature. Right now you have a limit of 30 days to look back on your activity. I've used Darktrace before, and they allow you the ability to play back events. This would be a good feature to have in ExtraHop Reveal(x)."
"I would like to see more cloud capability."
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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