Fortra's Tripwire Enterprise vs Vectra AI comparison

Fortra and Vectra AI are both solutions in the Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) category. Fortra is ranked #20, while Vectra AI is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.1. Fortra holds a 1.7% mindshare in ID, compared to Vectra AI’s 7.6% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Fortra users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 97% of Vectra AI users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

Vectra AI and Fortra's Tripwire Enterprise compete in the cybersecurity space, focusing on threat detection and integrity management. Vectra AI has an advantage in user-centric threat correlation and advanced AI algorithms for threat detection, while Tripwire Enterprise excels in integrity management and configuration compliance.

Features: Vectra AI is known for its advanced AI algorithms that condense alerts into single incidents, providing clear visibility across a network attack's full lifecycle and reducing alert fatigue. It is praised for effective threat detection and risk scoring to prioritize threats. Tripwire Enterprise is valued for its integrity management, file monitoring, and detailed system change reporting across various platforms. Its integrity monitoring is beneficial for vulnerability assessment and compliance adherence.

Room for Improvement: Vectra AI could improve its integration capabilities with SIEM systems and reduce false positives. Enhancing alert correlation to depict victim perspectives in complex attacks is another area for growth. Tripwire Enterprise could improve its stability and integration with modern security tools. There's a need to refresh its GUI and enhance its cloud environment support.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Vectra AI offers flexible deployment options, supporting both on-premises and public cloud installations. Its technical support is highly appreciated for fast and knowledgeable assistance. Tripwire Enterprise also offers on-premises and cloud solutions, yet users indicate that its support could improve compared to Vectra's high satisfaction ratings.

Pricing and ROI: Vectra AI's high pricing and complex licensing model, based on factors like IP addresses and data volume, can be a barrier. However, the ROI is often justified by reduced response times and increased security efficiency. Tripwire Enterprise is perceived as expensive upfront, but its fixed annual pricing offers predictable budgeting advantages. Despite being more costly than some alternatives, its robust compliance and integrity features provide value.

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Categories and Ranking

Fortra's Tripwire Enterprise

Ranking in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)

20th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Vectra AI

Ranking in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)

5th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Detection and Response (NDR) (2nd), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (16th), Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) (11th), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (6th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) category, the mindshare of Fortra's Tripwire Enterprise is 1.7%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Vectra AI is 7.6%, down from 8.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Vectra AI	7.6%
Fortra's Tripwire Enterprise	1.7%
Other	90.7%

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Featured Reviews

reviewer2093205

Senior Cybersecurity Analyst at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

It has excellent scalability and allows you to execute custom COCR rules, letting you fine-tune agent monitoring

I'm using Tripwire Enterprise version 9.0. In my company, thirty to forty people use Tripwire Enterprise, mainly different types of engineers, governance, risk, compliance, and cybersecurity personnel. I advise people planning to use Tripwire Enterprise to take the training because the solution has a fairly complex interface. You can do a lot of work with it, but it isn't very easy. Tripwire Enterprise is a sophisticated tool. I rate the tool an eight on a scale of one to ten because it does an excellent job of handling the unique challenges of maintaining NERC CIP compliance and monitoring industrial controls.

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RahulReddy

Consultant at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees

Threat detection has improved and malicious emails are now identified quickly

Vectra AI offers artificial intelligence capabilities with visibility that can be integrated into our day-to-day operations and other tools, including malware detection tools and cyber threat tools. Vectra AI has positively impacted my organization. Last year while using it, we received many malicious email threats and virus incidents, including a trojan virus that had reportedly been deployed by someone. Our company used Vectra AI to detect the malicious threats and viruses before they could cause more damage, and we successfully stopped the threats. Using Vectra AI, I notice that server downtime has decreased significantly. We now experience only two to three hours of downtime, whereas without Vectra AI and other tools, our downtime would exceed 48 to 72 hours.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"File monitoring is the most valuable feature of the solution."

"Its reporting features are great. It gives you an in-depth report. Its customization is also great, and it is working fine."

"We use Tripwire Enterprise as a tool to test the vulnerability of a network. That is the most valuable feature of the product for us."

"The most valuable feature is integrity management. I had some discussions with service providers, and they also agreed."

"The most valuable feature is the integrity."

"The product supports different platforms."

"What's most valuable in Tripwire Enterprise is the ability to execute custom COCR rules that lets me fine-tune how I monitor Linux and Windows agents."

"Even if you change a single word in Notepad, it will let you know whether it was added, removed, or modified."

"Some valuable features of Vectra AI are that it is very intuitive and that there are only a small amount of false positives. Therefore, it's an effective solution."

"What I like best about Vectra AI is that it alerts you about suspicious activities."

"It has reduced the time it takes to respond to attacks. That comes back to the proactive point. It makes us able to lower down in the kill chain, we can react now, rather than reacting to incidents that happened, we can see an instant, in some cases, as it's being implemented, or as it's being launched."

"Using this tool for automation has provided more benefits to our processes."

"The initial setup was pretty straightforward."

"Scalability wise, we have many sensors, and Vectra AI seems to handle them all very well."

"One of the key advantages for us is we define a 24/7 service around it. We use far more of Vectra alerts than we do with our SIEM product because we understand that when we get an alert from Vectra we actually need to do something about it."

"I like the way that Vectra AI focuses on the internal network. Nowadays, most of the attackers are already inside, and they can be inside for many years before they start attacking. With normal monitoring, it's quite difficult to find them."

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Cons

"The deployment with certain systems can be difficult and it needs to be simplified."

"The main way that it can be improved is through better reporting."

"Cloud monitoring could be better. It would also be better if the company followed a pay-as-you-use model."

"It needs more local support from the OEM side. It would be great if this can be improved."

"A lot of network devices need a custom integration."

"The Windows online integration license needs to be improved."

"The initial setup is complex."

"An area for improvement in Tripwire Enterprise is stability, as my company had stability issues with the last few versions of the solution. Tripwire Enterprise has been a bit buggy."

"One of the things that we are missing a bit is the capability to add our own rules to it. At the moment, the tech engine does its thing, but we have some cool ideas to make additional rules. There should be an option in the platform to add custom rules, or there should be some kind of user group where we can suggest them for the roadmap and see if they get evaluated and get transparent communication on whether they will be implemented in the product or not."

"Other alternatives, like Darktrace, have a fancier UI."

"It does a little bit of packet capture on alert so you can look at the packet capture activity going on, but it doesn't collect a whole lot of data. Sometimes it's only one or two frames, sometimes it does collect more. That's why they have the addition of their Recall platform, because that really does help expand the capability."

"The rules for threats are not always precise and Vectra AI should improve this."

"I'd like to be able to get granular reports and to be able to output them into formats that are customizable and more useful. The reporting GUI is lacking."

"Neither Vectra nor Darktrace have a function like a status health check on my log sources and traffic sources."

"If you hit a certain number of rules, triage filters, or groups, the UX responds more slowly. However, we have a complex network and a lot of rules. So, our setup might not be a typical implementation example. We even had UX engineers onsite, and they looked at issues, improvements, and user feedback. Since then, it has gotten a lot better, they even built in features that we specifically requested for our company."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing depends on the equipment, how many devices and the types of devices."

"Tripwire is more expensive than Netwrix."

"Cloud monitoring could be better. It could also be cheaper. It would be better if the company followed a pay-as-you-use model."

"The solution is low-cost and affordable."

"From a pricing perspective, they are very commercially competitive. From a licensing perspective, just be conscious that some of their future cloud solutions come with additional subscriptions. Also, if you're outside of the US, you will get charged freight for the device back to your country."

"It is an expensive solution, but it's not the most expensive we've seen. We also know how much we're going to pay, unlike with some other providers where all of a sudden our license explodes."

"We have a desire to increase our use. However, it all comes down to budget. It's a very expensive tool that is very difficult to prove business support for. We would like to have two separate networks. We have our corporate network and PCI network, which is segregated due to payment processing. We don't have it for deployed in the PCI network. It would be good to have it fully deployed there to provide us with additional monitoring and control, but the cost associated with their licensing model makes it prohibitively expensive to deploy."

"The upfront pricing model that we have would have been more beneficial if it had been a recurring license fee, but that wasn't a massive issue for us. It's fairly priced."

"The licensing is on an annual basis."

"From a licensing perspective, the Vectra detect platform is pretty doable. Also, the hardware prices are nothing that we're not used to. The stream part is a little overpriced compared to the detect part. The reason is that you need to stream data to detect events anyway, so the data is in there. The only thing that's not available is the UI to be able to look at the stream data, which is also on the appliances but is just not activated. That's mainly the thing that we want to improve on."

"It's relatively on the pricier side, but when compared to other solutions. It's not the most budget-friendly option, but it can be considered somewhat more cost-effective in comparison to other alternatives."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

10%

University

Computer Software Company

Media Company

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Small Business	5
Large Enterprise	3

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	10
Large Enterprise	29

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Overview

Tripwire Enterprise is a comprehensive security solution trusted for compliance monitoring, file integrity monitoring, security configuration management, and policy enforcement.

Key features include real-time threat detection, audit/compliance reporting, and scalable configuration management.

Users benefit from improved operations, efficiency, and decision-making capabilities, making it valuable for organizations of all sizes.

Fortra

Vectra AI offers advanced hybrid network and identity security, detecting threats traditional tools miss. It uses AI to identify lateral attacks and credential misuse, providing a proactive defense for enterprises.

Vectra AI enhances security by using AI-driven detection across network, cloud, and identity layers, surpassing EDR and SIEMs by offering real-time threat detection. It ensures continuous observability and automates SOC workflows to minimize manual efforts, creating an efficient security environment. Its AI-powered approach significantly reduces noise, focusing on true threats, and provides insights into complex threat landscapes, with seamless integration into environments like EDR and Office 365.

What are Vectra AI's key features?

AI-driven detection: Identifies lateral movement and credential misuse across networks.
Continuous observability: Monitors data centers, cloud, SaaS, and OT environments.
SOC automation: Reduces manual processes, lowering analyst fatigue.
Attack Signal Intelligence: Filters noise to deliver relevant alerts quickly.
Network visibility: Provides insight into encrypted traffic and unmanaged assets.

What benefits should users expect?

Improved threat detection: Faster identification of potential threats.
Efficiency in response: Automated processes free resources for high-impact tasks.
Reduced alert fatigue: Intelligent alerts reduce false positives.
Operational integration: Works seamlessly with existing platforms and tools.

Vectra AI is utilized across industries for comprehensive network and anomaly detection. Organizations deploy it for threat hunting and incident response, monitoring both on-premises and cloud activities. By placing sensors across sites, they optimize security practices and streamline their detection processes.

Vectra AI

Sample Customers

1. Aetna 2. Adobe 3. ADP 4. Airbus 5. Amazon 6. American Express 7. Aon 8. ATT 9. Bank of America 10. Barclays 11. Baxter International 12. Bechtel 13. Boeing 14. Cisco Systems 15. CocaCola 16. Comcast 17. Dell 18. ETRADE 19. ExxonMobil 20. Ford Motor Company 21. General Electric 22. General Motors 23. Google 24. JPMorgan Chase 25. Kraft Foods 26. Lockheed Martin 27. McDonald's 28. Merck 29. Microsoft 30. Morgan Stanley 31. Nike 32. Oracle

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