Cognyte alternatives 2026: 10 providers compared
Cognyte is a provider headquartered in Israel and was included in this comparison through Gartner Peer Insights, threat intelligence. Its overall score is 10.5 out of 100, ranking 82nd among 100 providers.
- Published
- Scanned
- 3–4 November 2026
- Infostealer score source
- The Infostealer Index 2026, 12 October 2026
- Overall score and rank
- 10.5 / 100 · 82nd of 100
- Infostealer
- Not in the index
- Third-party risk
- 0 / 10 · 54th of 98
- Phishing and brand protection
- 2 / 10 · 42nd of 98
- Executive protection
- 2 / 10 · 19th of 98
- Attack surface management
- 4 / 10 · 44th of 98
- API
- 0 / 10 · No documentation found
- Country
- Israel
- Selection source
- Gartner Peer Insights, threat intelligence
- Website scanned
- cognyte.com
Cognyte score profile
- Infostealer
- Not in the index
- Third-party risk
- 0 / 10 · average 2.8
- Phishing and brand protection
- 2 / 10 · average 3.7
- Executive protection
- 2 / 10 · average 1.6
- Attack surface management
- 4 / 10 · average 4.9
- API
- 0 / 10 · average 5.3
Each average is calculated from the providers measured in that category.
Cognyte ranks 82nd among 100 providers with an overall score of 10.5, placing it in the bottom quarter. It shares the same overall score with Seccops (CyberThint), Barikat, OctoXLabs and 5 more providers. The next score up belongs to VulnHero, PRODAFT, CrowdStrike and 2 more providers (13.2, 2.7 points higher). The next score down belongs to CenterOnDigital, Cylana and CatchProbe (7.9, 2.6 points lower).
Among the 38 providers selected through the same source (Gartner Peer Insights), it ranks 34th. The highest overall score in the group belongs to ImmuniWeb (44.7), 34.2 points above. Among the 7 providers headquartered in Israel it ranks 6th; the closest scores in that list belong to IONIX (21.1) and Element Security (10.5).
Because it is not in the index and no API documentation was found, its entire overall score of 10.5 comes from the four product categories. It is one of 30 providers for which no API documentation was found.
It scores above the average of 98 providers in 1 of the four product categories: executive protection. Its strongest category relative to the average is executive protection: 2 / 10 against an average of 1.6. It falls furthest below the average in third-party risk: 0 / 10 against 2.8. Its best category rank is in executive protection: 19th, shared with 8 providers.
Its score distribution is closest to these 2 providers: CenterOnDigital and Cylana; the first has an overall score of 7.9, with the same score in 3 of the four categories.
Why look for alternatives
- No infostealer score: the provider is not listed in The Infostealer Index 2026.
- No capability was identified on the scanned pages in third-party risk.
- Phishing and brand protection: 1 of five capabilities identified (2 / 10).
- Executive protection: 1 of five capabilities identified (2 / 10).
- Attack surface management: 2 of five capabilities identified (4 / 10).
- No API documentation was found on the website or in search results.
10 closest alternatives
The list is drawn from providers that score in Cognyte’s highest-scoring category (attack surface management): the 3 with the highest overall score and the 7 whose overall score is closest to Cognyte.
- Dark Radar94.0
- Bitsight (Cybersixgill)72.3
- NordStellar69.9
- Cognyte10.5
- Seccops (CyberThint)10.5
- Barikat10.5
- OctoXLabs10.5
- Google (Mandiant)10.5
- Silobreaker10.5
- Element Security10.5
- WithSecure10.5
- 1
Dark Radar
Overall score 94.0 (1st; 83.5 points above Cognyte). Scores higher than Cognyte in third-party risk (9 vs Cognyte 0), phishing and brand protection (9 vs Cognyte 2), executive protection (9 vs Cognyte 2) and attack surface management (9 vs Cognyte 4). API: public documentation.
Türkiye · Website scanned: darkradar.com
- 2
Bitsight (Cybersixgill)
Overall score 72.3 (2nd; 61.8 points above Cognyte). Scores higher than Cognyte in third-party risk (10 vs Cognyte 0), phishing and brand protection (10 vs Cognyte 2), executive protection (8 vs Cognyte 2) and attack surface management (8 vs Cognyte 4). API: public documentation.
United States · Website scanned: bitsight.com
- 3
NordStellar
Overall score 69.9 (3rd; 59.4 points above Cognyte). Scores higher than Cognyte in phishing and brand protection (10 vs Cognyte 2), executive protection (10 vs Cognyte 2) and attack surface management (8 vs Cognyte 4). API: public documentation.
Lithuania · Website scanned: nordstellar.com
- 4
Seccops (CyberThint)
Overall score 10.5 (82nd; same as Cognyte). Scores higher than Cognyte in phishing and brand protection (4 vs Cognyte 2). Scores lower in executive protection (0 vs Cognyte 2).
Türkiye · Website scanned: seccops.com
- 5
Barikat
Overall score 10.5 (82nd; same as Cognyte). Scores higher than Cognyte in third-party risk (2 vs Cognyte 0). Scores lower in executive protection (0 vs Cognyte 2).
Türkiye · Website scanned: barikat.com.tr
- 6
OctoXLabs
Overall score 10.5 (82nd; same as Cognyte). Scores lower in phishing and brand protection (0 vs Cognyte 2) and executive protection (0 vs Cognyte 2). API: public documentation.
Türkiye · Website scanned: octoxlabs.com
- 7
Google (Mandiant)
Overall score 10.5 (82nd; same as Cognyte). Scores higher than Cognyte in third-party risk (2 vs Cognyte 0). Scores lower in phishing and brand protection (0 vs Cognyte 2), executive protection (0 vs Cognyte 2) and attack surface management (2 vs Cognyte 4). API: public documentation.
United States · Website scanned: cloud.google.com/security/products/threat-intelligence
- 8
Silobreaker
Overall score 10.5 (82nd; same as Cognyte). Scores higher than Cognyte in third-party risk (4 vs Cognyte 0). Scores lower in phishing and brand protection (0 vs Cognyte 2), executive protection (0 vs Cognyte 2) and attack surface management (2 vs Cognyte 4). API: behind a login or contract.
United Kingdom · Website scanned: silobreaker.com
- 9
Element Security
Overall score 10.5 (82nd; same as Cognyte). Scores higher than Cognyte in attack surface management (8 vs Cognyte 4). Scores lower in phishing and brand protection (0 vs Cognyte 2) and executive protection (0 vs Cognyte 2).
Israel · Website scanned: element.security
- 10
WithSecure
Overall score 10.5 (82nd; same as Cognyte). Scores lower in executive protection (0 vs Cognyte 2) and attack surface management (2 vs Cognyte 4). API: public documentation.
Finland · Website scanned: withsecure.com
Cognyte vs Dark Radar, Bitsight (Cybersixgill) and NordStellar
| Criterion | Cognyte | Dark Radar | Bitsight (Cybersixgill) | NordStellar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 10.5 | 94.0 | 72.3 | 69.9 |
| Overall rank | 82nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Infostealer score | – | 98.2 | 46.7 | 66.1 |
| Infostealer focus (15%) | – | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| Device-level infection details (15%) | – | 10 | 5 | 8 |
| Employee, customer and supplier segmentation (12%) | – | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Session cookie and token coverage (10%) | – | 10 | 5 | 9 |
| Collection timeliness (10%) | – | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| Published research (10%) | – | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| Free access (10%) | – | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| Third-party risk | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| Phishing and brand protection | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Executive protection | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Attack surface management | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| API | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Country | Israel | Türkiye | United States | Lithuania |
| Selection source | Gartner Peer Insights, threat intelligence | Türkiye-linked providers | The Infostealer Index 2026 | The Infostealer Index 2026 |
Overall and infostealer scores are out of 100; criterion and category scores are out of 10. “–” means the component could not be measured.
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This comparison was prepared through web scanning and source review carried out with Claude Opus 5.5.