DarkOwl alternatives 2026: 10 providers compared
DarkOwl is a provider headquartered in the United States and was included in this comparison through The Infostealer Index 2026. Its overall score is 26.7 out of 100, ranking 39th among 100 providers.
- Published
- Scanned
- 3–4 November 2026
- Infostealer score source
- The Infostealer Index 2026, 12 October 2026
- Overall score and rank
- 26.7 / 100 · 39th of 100
- Infostealer
- 38.3 / 100 · 29th of 35
- Third-party risk
- 2 / 10 · 38th of 98
- Phishing and brand protection
- 0 / 10 · 61st of 98
- Executive protection
- 2 / 10 · 19th of 98
- Attack surface management
- 0 / 10 · 81st of 98
- API
- 10 / 10 · Public documentation (support.darkowl.com)
- Country
- United States
- Selection source
- The Infostealer Index 2026
- Website scanned
- darkowl.com
DarkOwl score profile
- Infostealer
- 38.3 / 100 · average 53.8
- Third-party risk
- 2 / 10 · average 2.8
- Phishing and brand protection
- 0 / 10 · average 3.7
- Executive protection
- 2 / 10 · average 1.6
- Attack surface management
- 0 / 10 · average 4.9
- API
- 10 / 10 · average 5.3
Each average is calculated from the providers measured in that category.
DarkOwl ranks 39th among 100 providers with an overall score of 26.7, placing it in the top half. The next score up belongs to ECHO and SecurityScorecard (28.9, 2.2 points higher). The next score down belongs to TechOwl Shield and ScruteX (BrandSek) (26.3, 0.4 points lower).
Among the 34 providers selected through the same source (The Infostealer Index 2026), it ranks 23rd. The highest overall score in the group belongs to Bitsight (Cybersixgill) (72.3), 45.6 points above. Among the 31 providers headquartered in the United States it ranks 16th; the closest scores in that list belong to SecurityScorecard (28.9) and Palo Alto Networks (Xpanse) (21.1).
Of its overall score of 26.7, 16.1 points come from infostealer, 5.3 from the four product categories and 5.3 from the API score; the largest share, 60%, comes from the infostealer score. It is one of 37 providers with public API documentation.
Its infostealer score is 38.3, ranking 29th among the 35 providers with this score. Of the seven criteria, its highest score is in collection timeliness (7 / 10; ranked 11th). Its lowest is in free access (1 / 10; ranked 28th). It is above the average on 2 of the seven criteria.
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 attack surface management: 0 / 10 against 4.9. Its best category rank is in executive protection: 19th, shared with 8 providers.
Its score distribution is closest to LeakRadar: overall score 22.1, with the same score in 2 of the four categories.
Why look for alternatives
- Infostealer score 38.3; 28 providers score higher in this category.
- No capability was identified on the scanned pages in phishing and brand protection and attack surface management.
- Third-party risk: 1 of five capabilities identified (2 / 10).
- Executive protection: 1 of five capabilities identified (2 / 10).
10 closest alternatives
The list is drawn from providers that score in DarkOwl’s highest-scoring category (infostealer): the 3 with the highest overall score and the 7 whose overall score is closest to DarkOwl.
- Dark Radar94.0
- Bitsight (Cybersixgill)72.3
- NordStellar69.9
- KELA31.7
- Searchlight Cyber29.8
- DarkOwl26.7
- Have I Been Pwned24.7
- CloudSEK24.0
- LeakRadar22.1
- StealthMole22.0
- HackedList20.4
- 1
Dark Radar
Overall score 94.0 (1st; 67.3 points above DarkOwl). Scores higher than DarkOwl in infostealer (98.2 vs DarkOwl 38.3), third-party risk (9 vs DarkOwl 2), phishing and brand protection (9 vs DarkOwl 0), executive protection (9 vs DarkOwl 2) and attack surface management (9 vs DarkOwl 0).
Türkiye · Website scanned: darkradar.com
- 2
Bitsight (Cybersixgill)
Overall score 72.3 (2nd; 45.6 points above DarkOwl). Scores higher than DarkOwl in infostealer (46.7 vs DarkOwl 38.3), third-party risk (10 vs DarkOwl 2), phishing and brand protection (10 vs DarkOwl 0), executive protection (8 vs DarkOwl 2) and attack surface management (8 vs DarkOwl 0).
United States · Website scanned: bitsight.com
- 3
NordStellar
Overall score 69.9 (3rd; 43.2 points above DarkOwl). Scores higher than DarkOwl in infostealer (66.1 vs DarkOwl 38.3), phishing and brand protection (10 vs DarkOwl 0), executive protection (10 vs DarkOwl 2) and attack surface management (8 vs DarkOwl 0). Scores lower in third-party risk (0 vs DarkOwl 2).
Lithuania · Website scanned: nordstellar.com
- 4
KELA
Overall score 31.7 (32nd; 5.0 points above DarkOwl). Scores higher than DarkOwl in infostealer (69.0 vs DarkOwl 38.3). API: behind a login or contract.
Israel · Website scanned: kelacyber.com
- 5
Searchlight Cyber
Overall score 29.8 (36th; 3.1 points above DarkOwl). Scores higher than DarkOwl in infostealer (45.7 vs DarkOwl 38.3) and attack surface management (4 vs DarkOwl 0). Scores lower in executive protection (0 vs DarkOwl 2). API: behind a login or contract.
United Kingdom · Website scanned: slcyber.io
- 6
Have I Been Pwned
Overall score 24.7 (42nd; 2.0 points below DarkOwl). Scores higher than DarkOwl in infostealer (46.2 vs DarkOwl 38.3). Scores lower in third-party risk (0 vs DarkOwl 2) and executive protection (0 vs DarkOwl 2).
Australia · Website scanned: haveibeenpwned.com
- 7
CloudSEK
Overall score 24.0 (43rd; 2.7 points below DarkOwl). Scores higher than DarkOwl in infostealer (44.5 vs DarkOwl 38.3).
India · Website scanned: cloudsek.com
- 8
LeakRadar
Overall score 22.1 (45th; 4.6 points below DarkOwl). Scores higher than DarkOwl in infostealer (40.1 vs DarkOwl 38.3). Scores lower in third-party risk (0 vs DarkOwl 2) and executive protection (0 vs DarkOwl 2).
France · Website scanned: leakradar.io
- 9
StealthMole
Overall score 22.0 (46th; 4.7 points below DarkOwl). Scores higher than DarkOwl in infostealer (45.9 vs DarkOwl 38.3). Scores lower in third-party risk (0 vs DarkOwl 2) and executive protection (0 vs DarkOwl 2). API: behind a login or contract.
Singapore · Website scanned: stealthmole.com
- 10
HackedList
Overall score 20.4 (56th; 6.3 points below DarkOwl). Scores lower in infostealer (35.9 vs DarkOwl 38.3), third-party risk (0 vs DarkOwl 2) and executive protection (0 vs DarkOwl 2).
Czechia · Website scanned: hackedlist.io
DarkOwl vs Dark Radar, Bitsight (Cybersixgill) and NordStellar
| Criterion | DarkOwl | Dark Radar | Bitsight (Cybersixgill) | NordStellar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 26.7 | 94.0 | 72.3 | 69.9 |
| Overall rank | 39th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Infostealer score | 38.3 | 98.2 | 46.7 | 66.1 |
| Infostealer focus (15%) | 3 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| Device-level infection details (15%) | 5 | 10 | 5 | 8 |
| Employee, customer and supplier segmentation (12%) | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Session cookie and token coverage (10%) | 2 | 10 | 5 | 9 |
| Collection timeliness (10%) | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| Published research (10%) | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| Free access (10%) | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| Third-party risk | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| Phishing and brand protection | 0 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Executive protection | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Attack surface management | 0 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| API | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Country | United States | Türkiye | United States | Lithuania |
| Selection source | The Infostealer Index 2026 | 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.