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Darktrace vs Tech 42 AI Agent Starter Pack built with AgentCore comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Darktrace
Ranking in AI Observability
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
84
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (10th), Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) (2nd), Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) (1st), Network Detection and Response (NDR) (1st), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (7th), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (10th), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (9th), Attack Surface Management (ASM) (4th), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (5th)
Tech 42 AI Agent Starter Pa...
Ranking in AI Observability
35th
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
AI Data Analysis (210th), AI Content Creation (74th)
 

Featured Reviews

Pasan Jayarathna - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Engineer at Cyberwell Solution
Monitoring has improved data loss detection and now spots abnormal internal file transfers quickly
In my understanding, the best feature Darktrace offers is the identification of copying files, which acts as a DLP, and it is a main concern for companies because users sometimes copy data outside without knowing, especially those without a technical background. When I mention the DLP-like feature and file copying detection, the alerts have been very timely, as we get an alert within a couple of minutes, which is excellent. Even if some developers are working after hours and copying files, our SOC team detects this, and most of the time they call us so we can identify the users. The alerts are quite accurate and proactive.
NP
Vice President of Information Technology at a consumer goods company with 201-500 employees
AI foundation has accelerated deployment of internal knowledge agents on existing cloud infrastructure
I am exploring creating AI agents for multiple internal company knowledge repositories This product significantly accelerated our ability to deploy an AI agent within our AWS infrastructure. Instead of spending time designing architecture, wiring up memory, guardrails, and tool integrations, I…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"What I like about Darktrace, is that you can quickly identify threats."
"Darktrace is very flexible."
"They've worked hard to be the top security control in terms of AI and machine learning, and their product works well."
"I have found the automation and AI features to be valuable. If someone were to come in to the office at midnight and log in, Darktrace would flag it."
"Darktrace is valuable since it offers full packet capture and detailed metadata."
"A simple, powerful AI solution that just does all the work for you when you turn it on."
"The most valuable feature is the alerts. The alerts are meaningful. The event rolls up into meaningful and actionable alerts rather than just being noise."
"In terms of features, the data or information they collect and unsupervised machine learning are very valuable. Its unsupervised machine learning has reduced our team's effort. Both Darktrace and Vectra work on unsupervised machine learning that learns the behavior or develops a profile on its own, which allows our security team to do some other tasks rather than spending time on Darktrace or Vectra. Because of unsupervised machine learning, its detection capability is quite good. Along with that, if we utilize the integration feature properly, the automated incident response capability of Darktrace is quite useful."
"This is an extremely easy way to start with an AI agent that includes components necessary for production-ready use."
"Instead of spending time designing architecture, wiring up memory, guardrails, and tool integrations, I was able to establish an AI foundation in a matter of hours."
 

Cons

"The solution would benefit from automation. Currently, you have to know what you are searching for."
"It would be helpful if they could recognize incidents and simplify the customer's challenge to identify what is happening."
"The stability isn't good but I like the product."
"The cost of the solution is expensive for smaller businesses."
"The pricing model is a little too high and could be more flexible."
"My only criticism of the product is that its licensing model isn't flexible."
"I feel that Darktrace could be improved, particularly in the support aspect which is currently very poor. We need to chase Darktrace instead of them being proactive with us."
"I am not so satisfied with the pricing model for Darktrace. The price is a little bit high compared to other solutions."
"It would be nice to be able to run the CloudFormation stacks in other AWS regions."
"Additional frameworks would be good to add."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's an expensive solution."
"The pricing is quite high, estimated at around $350,000 per year."
"We had an issue with pricing initially and had to cancel some of the features of the projects to fit the budget. I would like to see pricing that is not broken up into parts so that we can buy the whole package once. Darktrace is more expensive than an average solution, but it's functionality won't match that of an average solution."
"The solution is about $6,000 per quarter."
"It is pretty expensive, but it is worth it. Its licensing is yearly."
"The cost of the solution can be reduced to make it more appealing to customers."
"The pricing is subscription-based and it is high."
"They are too expensive compared with other vendors."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
7%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business44
Midsize Enterprise20
Large Enterprise29
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Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Darktrace?
Concerning pricing for the product, I would say it is somewhat expensive.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Tech 42 AI Agent Starter Pack built with AgentCore?
There is no upfront cost for the product, and expenses are limited to pay-as-you-go AWS infrastructure and AI model consumption.
What needs improvement with Tech 42 AI Agent Starter Pack built with AgentCore?
It would be nice to be able to run the CloudFormation stacks in other AWS regions.
What is your primary use case for Tech 42 AI Agent Starter Pack built with AgentCore?
I am exploring creating AI agents for multiple internal company knowledge repositories.
 

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Sample Customers

Irwin Mitchell, Open Energi, Wellcome Trust, FirstGroup plc, Virgin Trains, Drax, QUI! Group, DNK, CreaCard, Macrosynergy, Sisley, William Hill plc, Toyota Canada, Royal British Legion, Vitol, Allianz, KKR, AIRBUS, dpd, Billabong, Mclaren Group.
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