TechOwl Shield alternatives 2026: 10 providers compared
TechOwl Shield is a provider headquartered in India and was included in this comparison through Gartner Peer Insights, threat intelligence. Its overall score is 26.3 out of 100, ranking 40th among 100 providers.
- Published
- Scanned
- 3–4 November 2026
- Infostealer score source
- The Infostealer Index 2026, 12 October 2026
- Overall score and rank
- 26.3 / 100 · 40th of 100
- Infostealer
- Not in the index
- Third-party risk
- 0 / 10 · 54th of 98
- Phishing and brand protection
- 8 / 10 · 19th of 98
- Executive protection
- 4 / 10 · 15th of 98
- Attack surface management
- 8 / 10 · 16th of 98
- API
- 0 / 10 · No documentation found
- Country
- India
- Selection source
- Gartner Peer Insights, threat intelligence
- Website scanned
- techowlshield.com
- Country information source
- Country information source: APWG.
TechOwl Shield score profile
- Infostealer
- Not in the index
- Third-party risk
- 0 / 10 · average 2.8
- Phishing and brand protection
- 8 / 10 · average 3.7
- Executive protection
- 4 / 10 · average 1.6
- Attack surface management
- 8 / 10 · average 4.9
- API
- 0 / 10 · average 5.3
Each average is calculated from the providers measured in that category.
TechOwl Shield ranks 40th among 100 providers with an overall score of 26.3, placing it in the top half. It shares the same overall score with ScruteX (BrandSek). The next score up belongs to DarkOwl (26.7, 0.4 points higher). The next score down belongs to Have I Been Pwned (24.7, 1.6 points lower).
Among the 38 providers selected through the same source (Gartner Peer Insights), it ranks 9th. The highest overall score in the group belongs to ImmuniWeb (44.7), 18.4 points above. Among the 4 providers headquartered in India it ranks 2nd; the closest scores in that list belong to Foresiet (31.6) and CloudSEK (24.0).
Because it is not in the index and no API documentation was found, its entire overall score of 26.3 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 3 of the four product categories: phishing and brand protection, executive protection and attack surface management. Its strongest category relative to the average is phishing and brand protection: 8 / 10 against an average of 3.7. It falls furthest below the average in third-party risk: 0 / 10 against 2.8. Its best category rank is in executive protection: 15th, shared with 3 providers.
Its score distribution is closest to SwordSec: overall score 18.4, with the same score in 2 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: 4 of five capabilities identified (8 / 10).
- Executive protection: 2 of five capabilities identified (4 / 10).
- Attack surface management: 4 of five capabilities identified (8 / 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 TechOwl Shield’s strongest categories (phishing and brand protection and attack surface management): the 3 with the highest overall score and the 7 whose overall score is closest to TechOwl Shield.
- Dark Radar94.0
- Bitsight (Cybersixgill)72.3
- NordStellar69.9
- ECHO28.9
- SecurityScorecard28.9
- TechOwl Shield26.3
- ScruteX (BrandSek)26.3
- ThingsRecon23.7
- IntelRadar21.1
- Darkivore (Potech)21.1
- IONIX21.1
- 1
Dark Radar
Overall score 94.0 (1st; 67.7 points above TechOwl Shield). Scores higher than TechOwl Shield in third-party risk (9 vs TechOwl Shield 0), phishing and brand protection (9 vs TechOwl Shield 8), executive protection (9 vs TechOwl Shield 4) and attack surface management (9 vs TechOwl Shield 8). API: public documentation.
Türkiye · Website scanned: darkradar.com
- 2
Bitsight (Cybersixgill)
Overall score 72.3 (2nd; 46.0 points above TechOwl Shield). Scores higher than TechOwl Shield in third-party risk (10 vs TechOwl Shield 0), phishing and brand protection (10 vs TechOwl Shield 8) and executive protection (8 vs TechOwl Shield 4). API: public documentation.
United States · Website scanned: bitsight.com
- 3
NordStellar
Overall score 69.9 (3rd; 43.6 points above TechOwl Shield). Scores higher than TechOwl Shield in phishing and brand protection (10 vs TechOwl Shield 8) and executive protection (10 vs TechOwl Shield 4). API: public documentation.
Lithuania · Website scanned: nordstellar.com
- 4
ECHO
Overall score 28.9 (37th; 2.6 points above TechOwl Shield). Scores higher than TechOwl Shield in third-party risk (2 vs TechOwl Shield 0) and phishing and brand protection (10 vs TechOwl Shield 8). Scores lower in attack surface management (4 vs TechOwl Shield 8). API: behind a login or contract.
Türkiye · Website scanned: echocti.com
- 5
SecurityScorecard
Overall score 28.9 (37th; 2.6 points above TechOwl Shield). Scores higher than TechOwl Shield in third-party risk (8 vs TechOwl Shield 0). Scores lower in phishing and brand protection (4 vs TechOwl Shield 8), executive protection (0 vs TechOwl Shield 4) and attack surface management (6 vs TechOwl Shield 8). API: public documentation.
United States · Website scanned: securityscorecard.com
- 6
ScruteX (BrandSek)
Overall score 26.3 (40th; same as TechOwl Shield). Scores higher than TechOwl Shield in third-party risk (2 vs TechOwl Shield 0). Scores lower in phishing and brand protection (6 vs TechOwl Shield 8) and executive protection (0 vs TechOwl Shield 4). API: public documentation.
Australia · Website scanned: scrutex.ai
- 7
ThingsRecon
Overall score 23.7 (44th; 2.6 points below TechOwl Shield). Scores higher than TechOwl Shield in third-party risk (8 vs TechOwl Shield 0). Scores lower in phishing and brand protection (2 vs TechOwl Shield 8) and executive protection (0 vs TechOwl Shield 4).
Netherlands · Website scanned: thingsrecon.com
- 8
IntelRadar
Overall score 21.1 (47th; 5.2 points below TechOwl Shield). Scores higher than TechOwl Shield in attack surface management (10 vs TechOwl Shield 8). Scores lower in phishing and brand protection (6 vs TechOwl Shield 8) and executive protection (0 vs TechOwl Shield 4).
Türkiye · Website scanned: intelradar.io
- 9
Darkivore (Potech)
Overall score 21.1 (47th; 5.2 points below TechOwl Shield). Scores higher than TechOwl Shield in phishing and brand protection (10 vs TechOwl Shield 8). Scores lower in executive protection (2 vs TechOwl Shield 4) and attack surface management (4 vs TechOwl Shield 8).
Lebanon · Website scanned: potech.global/darkivore
- 10
IONIX
Overall score 21.1 (47th; 5.2 points below TechOwl Shield). Scores higher than TechOwl Shield in third-party risk (2 vs TechOwl Shield 0) and attack surface management (10 vs TechOwl Shield 8). Scores lower in phishing and brand protection (2 vs TechOwl Shield 8) and executive protection (0 vs TechOwl Shield 4). API: behind a login or contract.
Israel · Website scanned: ionix.io
TechOwl Shield vs Dark Radar, Bitsight (Cybersixgill) and NordStellar
| Criterion | TechOwl Shield | Dark Radar | Bitsight (Cybersixgill) | NordStellar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 26.3 | 94.0 | 72.3 | 69.9 |
| Overall rank | 40th | 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 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Executive protection | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Attack surface management | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| API | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Country | India | 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.