Australia verdict (TL;DR)
Verified 2026-05-24Recorded Future and CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence dominate Aussie enterprise threat intel at CBA, Westpac, NAB, Telstra and most ASX 50. Mandiant (Google Cloud) holds the heavy incident-response-led intel programs at the Big 4 banks and Defence-adjacent agencies. Anomali and ThreatConnect win Aussie SOC modernisation programs needing a TIP. Dragos owns OT and critical infrastructure under SOCI Act 2018 at AGL, Origin, BHP, Rio Tinto, Telstra and Sydney Water. Every Aussie SOC also consumes ACSC and AusCERT feeds in addition to commercial vendors. CyberCX, Tesserent and other Sydney-based MSSPs increasingly wrap commercial intel into managed services for mid-market.
Picks for Australia
- Big 4 bank or ASX 20 enterprise threat intel program: recorded-future Recorded Future is the deployed standard at CBA, Westpac, NAB and most ASX 50. Strong AWS Sydney delivery, deep ASD Essential Eight Maturity Level 2/3 alignment.
- CrowdStrike Falcon shop wanting bundled intelligence: crowdstrike-intel Falcon Intelligence is bundled with Falcon Insight XDR already deployed at Telstra, Macquarie and most of Aussie enterprise. Effectively zero marginal cost where Falcon is the EDR standard.
- Heavy IR and APT-focused defence: mandiant Mandiant (Google Cloud) is the IR-led intel provider trusted by Big 4 banks and Defence-adjacent agencies. Strong on nation-state actor coverage relevant to AUSTRAC, ACSC and ONI partnerships.
- Aussie SOC modernising with a threat intel platform: anomali Anomali ThreatStream is competitive on AUD pricing for Aussie mid-market and government SOCs needing a TIP to aggregate ACSC, AusCERT, ISAC and commercial feeds.
- Existing Splunk or Palo Alto Cortex shop: threatconnect ThreatConnect integrates deeply with Splunk Enterprise Security and Cortex XSOAR, both common at Aussie federal and state SOCs running large SIEM stacks.
- Financial crime, AML and fraud intel for ADIs and AUSTRAC reporters: flashpoint Flashpoint specialises in deep and dark web intel for financial crime, fraud and threat actor monitoring. Used at Big 4 banks for AUSTRAC investigation support.
- OT and critical infrastructure under SOCI Act 2018: dragos Dragos is the default OT intel platform at AGL, Origin Energy, BHP, Rio Tinto, Fortescue, Sydney Water and several SOCI-regulated rail and ports operators.
How the threat intelligence software market looks in Australia
Australian threat intelligence demand is shaped by three forces. The first is ASD Essential Eight, the Australian Signals Directorate's baseline mitigation strategies for Australian government and critical infrastructure. Essential Eight Maturity Level 2 and 3 expectations have driven all Aussie enterprises and federal agencies to mature their threat intel function, which has been a tailwind for Recorded Future, Mandiant, CrowdStrike Intelligence and Anomali since 2023.
The second is the SOCI Act 2018 (Security of Critical Infrastructure Act). The 2022 SLACIP amendments dramatically expanded SOCI scope to cover 11 critical sectors including energy, water, telco, ports, transport, health, defence industry, financial services and food. SOCI-regulated entities now have mandatory cyber incident reporting obligations to ACSC within 12-72 hours and many have Critical Infrastructure Risk Management Program (CIRMP) obligations. This has driven Dragos adoption at OT-heavy operators and pushed Big 4 banks (now formally SOCI-regulated as ADIs) to deepen threat intel programs further.
The third is the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) and AusCERT (the University of Queensland-hosted Australian Computer Emergency Response Team). Every credible Aussie SOC consumes ACSC alerts and AusCERT advisories alongside commercial intel. The Joint Cyber Security Centres (JCSCs) in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth provide federal-to-private threat-sharing channels. The Aussie MSSP and IR cluster, CyberCX (Sydney's largest), Tesserent, Pearcedale, Sekuro, Trustwave Australia, increasingly wraps Recorded Future, CrowdStrike, Anomali and ThreatConnect into managed offerings for Aussie mid-market who lack 24x7 in-house SOC capability.
Threat intelligence platforms in Australia must align to the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) Essential Eight, the baseline cyber hygiene framework expected of federal agencies and increasingly all Aussie enterprises. Maturity Level 2 and 3 expectations require documented threat intel feeding patch management, application control and incident detection. The SOCI Act 2018 (Security of Critical Infrastructure Act, with 2021 and 2022 amendments) imposes mandatory cyber incident reporting on critical-infrastructure operators to ACSC within 12-72 hours and Risk Management Program (CIRMP) annual attestations. APRA-regulated entities (ADIs, insurers, super funds) must satisfy CPS 234 information security and CPS 230 operational risk on threat intel programs feeding incident response. The Privacy Act 1988 and APP apply to any threat intel data containing personal information including IP addresses tied to Australian individuals. The Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme requires OAIC notification within 30 days. Federal agencies require IRAP assessment at OFFICIAL or PROTECTED, Recorded Future, Mandiant and CrowdStrike all hold IRAP coverage. The Telecommunications Sector Security Reforms (TSSR) impose additional obligations on telcos. ACSC and AusCERT feeds are typically integrated alongside commercial intel via STIX/TAXII.
Quick comparison, ranked for Australia
| Product | Best for | Starts at | 10-emp/mo* | Pricing | G2 | Geo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Recorded Future | Mature CTI teams and enterprise SOCs | Quote | - | 4.6 | Global | |
| 4 CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence | CrowdStrike Falcon EDR customers | Quote | - | 4.6 | Global | |
| 2 Mandiant Threat Intelligence | Enterprise and government with mature CTI capacity | $0 | $0 | 4.5 | Global | |
| 5 Anomali | CTI teams running multi-feed TIP workflows | Quote | - | 4.3 | Global | |
| 6 ThreatConnect | Government, defense, financial services CTI | Quote | - | 4.3 | Global with US government focus | |
| 3 Flashpoint | Financial services, brand protection, fraud teams | Quote | - | 4.4 | Global with multi-language collection | |
| 8 Dragos | Critical infrastructure operators with OT/ICS estate | Quote | - | 4.6 | North America, EMEA, APAC critical infrastructure | |
| 9 Silobreaker | Strategic intel, financial services, defense, risk consultancies | Quote | - | 4.4 | Global with UK/EU strength | |
| 7 ThreatQuotient ThreatQ | Mid-market CTI teams running lean TIP workflows | Quote | - | 4.4 | Global | |
| 10 DomainTools Iris Investigate | CTI and IR teams needing DNS specialist layer | Quote | - | 4.5 | Global |
*10-employee monthly cost = base fee + (per-employee × 10) using the lowest published tier. For opaque-pricing vendors, no value is shown.
What buyers in Australia actually pay
Median annual deal size by employee band, in AUD. Crowdsourced from anonymized buyer disclosures.
| Product | Employee band | Median annual (AUD) | Sample | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded Future | 1,000-10,000 employees | A$285,000 | 21 | Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud, Aussie enterprise tier AUD |
| CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence | 500-5,000 employees | A$145,000 | 28 | Falcon Intelligence add-on to Falcon Insight XDR |
| Mandiant Threat Intelligence | 1,000-10,000 employees | A$320,000 | 12 | Mandiant Advantage Threat Intelligence, Big 4 tier |
| Anomali | 500-3,000 employees | A$92,000 | 9 | Anomali ThreatStream, mid-market and government SOC |
| ThreatConnect | 500-5,000 employees | A$115,000 | 8 | ThreatConnect TIP at Splunk-heavy SOCs |
| Flashpoint | 1,000-5,000 employees | A$165,000 | 7 | Flashpoint Intelligence Platform, financial crime |
| Dragos | 1,000-10,000 employees | A$245,000 | 11 | Dragos Platform, OT and SOCI-regulated infrastructure |
Australia-built or Australia-strong vendors worth knowing
Not yet ranked in our global top 10, but credible options for Australia buyers and worth a shortlist.
ACSC (Australian Cyber Security Centre)
Visit ↗Operated by the Australian Signals Directorate, ACSC publishes Aussie-relevant threat alerts and is the mandatory recipient of SOCI Act 2018 incident reports. Every credible Aussie SOC integrates ACSC feeds.
AusCERT
Visit ↗University of Queensland-hosted, the original Australian Computer Emergency Response Team established 1993. Subscription-based feeds widely consumed across Aussie enterprise and university SOCs.
CyberCX
Visit ↗Sydney-headquartered, the largest Aussie-owned cyber security services firm with ~1,500 staff. Wraps Recorded Future, CrowdStrike, Anomali and Dragos into managed intel and IR services across ANZ.
Tesserent (Thales)
Visit ↗Melbourne-headquartered cyber services firm acquired by Thales in 2024. Strong federal and state government MSSP and threat intel managed-service practice across Aussie government.
All 10, ranked for Australia
Same intelligence as the global ranking, vendor trust, review patterns, verified pricing, compliance, reordered for the Australia market.
Recorded Future
Broadest commercial threat intelligence platform.
Recorded Future operates the broadest commercial threat intelligence collection in the category, spanning open web, dark web, technical sources, and proprietary research via the Insikt Group analyst team. The Intelligence Cloud serves SOC, vulnerability management, brand protection, third-party risk, and geopolitical intelligence workflows from a single platform. Mastercard announced acquisition in September 2024 for $2.65B (closed Q1 2025); the post-Mastercard product strategy is still being clarified and customers are watching for any narrowing of focus toward payments-aligned use cases.
Mature CTI teams (3+ dedicated analysts) and enterprise SOCs needing the broadest commercial intel coverage and strongest analyst tooling across multiple use cases.
Small security teams without dedicated CTI capacity, organizations needing transparent pricing, or buyers concerned about Mastercard-driven strategy shifts.
Strengths
- Broadest source coverage across open, dark, and technical web
- Insikt Group analyst team produces high-signal proprietary research
- Strong analyst workflow tooling with intelligence cards and pivots
- Mature integrations across SIEM, SOAR, EDR, vulnerability management
- Modular intelligence modules (SecOps, Brand, Identity, Geopolitical, Third-Party)
- Strong API for custom enrichment pipelines
- Recognized leader across analyst rankings for multiple years
Weaknesses
- Mastercard acquisition (closed Q1 2025) creates strategy uncertainty
- Pricing among the highest in category and largely opaque
- Module-based pricing means full-platform TCO escalates fast
- Multi-year contracts and price escalators are standard
- Volume of intel can overwhelm small CTI teams without tuning
- Some customers report post-acquisition reduction in roadmap transparency
Pricing tiers
opaque- Single ModuleIndustry estimate $50K-$120K annually per moduleQuote
- Multi-Module PlatformIndustry estimate $200K-$800K annually for enterpriseQuote
- Enterprise (Full Intelligence Cloud)Industry estimate $800K-$2.5M+ annuallyQuote
- · Each module priced separately
- · Implementation and analyst training services
- · API call overages on higher tiers
- · Multi-year contracts with annual escalators standard
Key features
- +Intelligence Cards (per-IOC, vuln, threat actor)
- +Insikt Group proprietary research
- +SecOps Intelligence module
- +Brand Intelligence (typosquats, phishing kits)
- +Identity Intelligence (credential exposure)
- +Vulnerability Intelligence with risk scoring
- +Geopolitical and Third-Party Risk modules
- +Threat Intelligence Graph
- +API and SDK
- +STIX/TAXII export
CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence
Native intel for Falcon EDR customers.
CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence (and the higher-tier Falcon Adversary Intelligence Premium, formerly Falcon X) feeds adversary research, IOCs, and curated threat actor profiles directly into the Falcon endpoint and identity platform. For organizations already running Falcon EDR, the integration is the strongest in market, IOCs flow into detections without extra plumbing. The July 19, 2024 global Falcon driver issue (which affected roughly 8.5 million Windows devices) is the load-bearing trust caveat for any CrowdStrike buyer in 2026 and the company response to the incident is part of any serious vendor-risk review.
Organizations already running Falcon EDR who want intel that flows natively into endpoint detections and identity protection without separate plumbing.
Non-Falcon shops (integration value evaporates), buyers needing dark-web depth (Flashpoint wins), or organizations with unresolved July 2024 outage concerns.
Strengths
- Native integration with Falcon EDR detections and workflows
- Strong adversary tracking (ECrime, Targeted Intrusion, State-Sponsored)
- Falcon Adversary Hunting service for advanced teams
- Curated threat actor profiles with attribution
- Sandbox malware analysis (formerly Falcon Sandbox)
- API for custom enrichment
Weaknesses
- July 2024 outage remains the load-bearing trust event
- Best-fit narrows hard to Falcon EDR customers
- Premium tier needed for full intel value
- Less broad open-source coverage than Recorded Future
- Pricing opaque outside core Falcon bundle
Pricing tiers
partial- Falcon Intelligence (Standard)Industry estimate $25-$45 per endpoint annuallyQuote
- Falcon Adversary Intelligence PremiumIndustry estimate $60-$120 per endpoint annuallyQuote
- Falcon Adversary Intelligence Elite (with Hunting)Custom enterprise quote with analyst serviceQuote
- · Requires Falcon platform license
- · Hunting service priced separately
- · Multi-year contracts standard
Key features
- +Native Falcon EDR integration
- +Threat actor profiles and attribution
- +IOC and indicator enrichment
- +Malware sandbox analysis
- +Falcon Adversary Hunting service
- +CrowdStrike Intelligence Reports
- +API and STIX/TAXII export
- +Identity threat intelligence
- +Cloud threat intelligence (post-Bionic acquisition)
- +Custom intelligence requests on Elite tier
Mandiant Threat Intelligence
Deepest adversary research, now integrated into Google SecOps.
Mandiant carries the deepest incident-driven adversary research in the industry, the result of two decades of high-profile breach response engagements (Target, Sony, SolarWinds, Colonial Pipeline, MGM). Google Cloud acquired Mandiant in March 2022 for $5.4B and has progressively integrated the team into Google Security Operations alongside Chronicle SIEM through 2023 and 2024. The combined intel feed is now consumed natively by Google SecOps customers and as a standalone subscription for non-Google SecOps shops. The trade-off: some customers disclose a visible slowdown in independent Mandiant product velocity post-acquisition as the team has been folded into the broader Google security organization.
Enterprises and government agencies needing deep APT and nation-state adversary research, especially those running or considering Google SecOps for native integration.
Organizations needing dark-web and underground forum depth (Flashpoint wins), OT/ICS focus (Dragos wins), or buyers wanting fast independent Mandiant product evolution.
Strengths
- Deepest incident-driven adversary research in industry
- Mandiant Advantage portal with curated threat profiles
- Native integration with Google SecOps and Chronicle
- Strong APT and nation-state tracking
- Mandiant Hunt and Managed Defense services on the same intel base
- Strong reputation among Fortune 500 CISOs
- Frequent public threat reporting (M-Trends annual report)
Weaknesses
- Post-Google integration has visibly slowed independent product velocity
- Standalone Mandiant Advantage pricing remains opaque
- Best-fit narrowing toward Google SecOps customers
- Some former Mandiant analysts departed post-acquisition
- Less coverage of underground forums than Flashpoint
- Multi-year contracts standard
Pricing tiers
opaque- Mandiant Advantage FreeLimited free tier with basic threat intel access$0 /mo
- Threat IntelligenceIndustry estimate $60K-$200K annuallyQuote
- Threat Intelligence EnterpriseIndustry estimate $200K-$700K annually with full feeds and APIsQuote
- Google SecOps Enterprise+ (bundled)Bundled with Google SecOps enterprise tierQuote
- · Hunt and Managed Defense priced separately
- · API call limits on lower tiers
- · Multi-year contracts standard
Key features
- +Mandiant Advantage portal
- +Threat actor and campaign tracking
- +M-Trends annual research report
- +Native Google SecOps integration
- +Digital Threat Monitoring
- +Attack Surface Management (post-Intrigue)
- +Threat hunting via Hunt service
- +API and STIX/TAXII export
- +Mandiant Breach Analytics
- +Managed Defense MDR option
Anomali
TIP heritage with feed aggregation and SIEM-anchored correlation.
Anomali combines a long-standing TIP (ThreatStream) with feed aggregation, correlation against historic log data (Match), and a security analytics layer added in 2022 and 2023. The platform fits organizations that want to ingest dozens of intel feeds (commercial, ISAC, open source), normalize them in STIX/TAXII, and push curated IOCs into SIEM/SOAR. Brand momentum has been quieter than Recorded Future in recent years, but the analyst workflow remains mature.
CTI teams aggregating multiple commercial, ISAC, and OSINT feeds into a normalized TIP and pushing curated IOCs into SIEM/SOAR.
Buyers wanting deepest proprietary research (Recorded Future or Mandiant win), dark-web depth (Flashpoint wins), or modern UX.
Strengths
- Mature TIP (ThreatStream) for feed ingestion and curation
- Match correlates IOCs against historic SIEM log data
- Strong STIX/TAXII support and ISAC integrations
- Reasonable mid-market pricing relative to Recorded Future
- Lens browser extension for analyst pivots
- Customizable analyst workflow
Weaknesses
- Brand momentum has slowed against Recorded Future and ZeroFox
- Less proprietary intel than Recorded Future Insikt Group
- UI feels older than next-gen analyst platforms
- Pricing opaque on higher tiers
- Customer success quality reported as variable
Pricing tiers
opaque- ThreatStream StandardIndustry estimate $45K-$120K annuallyQuote
- ThreatStream + MatchIndustry estimate $120K-$300K annuallyQuote
- Enterprise (ThreatStream + Match + Lens + Premium feeds)Industry estimate $300K-$700K annuallyQuote
- · Premium feeds priced separately
- · Match storage tier add-ons
- · Multi-year contracts standard
Key features
- +ThreatStream TIP
- +Match historic IOC correlation
- +Lens browser extension
- +STIX/TAXII import and export
- +ISAC integrations (FS-ISAC, H-ISAC, A-ISAC)
- +Analyst workflow and case management
- +Threat bulletins and curated feeds
- +API for custom enrichment
- +Anomali Insights analyst portal
- +SOAR-friendly IOC publishing
ThreatConnect
TIP plus cyber-risk quantification in one platform.
ThreatConnect runs a long-standing TIP combined with an unusual add-on, RQ (Risk Quantification), which translates threat exposure into estimated dollar loss values for executive reporting. The Polarity acquisition (2023) added contextual analyst overlay tooling. ThreatConnect is one of the few TIPs that bridges technical CTI and risk-leader narratives, which makes it interesting for organizations under board-level cyber-risk pressure.
CTI teams under board-level cyber-risk pressure needing TIP plus dollar-quantified executive reporting, especially in government, defense, and financial services.
Buyers wanting deepest proprietary research (Recorded Future or Mandiant win), modern UX, or single-module simplicity.
Strengths
- Mature TIP heritage (founded 2011)
- RQ Risk Quantification translates threat to dollar loss
- Polarity contextual overlay (post-2023 acquisition)
- Strong customizable analyst workflows
- Mature playbooks and SOAR-friendly automation
- Strong reputation among government and defense buyers
Weaknesses
- Pricing opaque, especially RQ add-on
- Less proprietary intel than Recorded Future or Mandiant
- UI dated compared to next-gen tools
- Smaller integration ecosystem than Anomali
- RQ requires data engineering to deliver value
Pricing tiers
opaque- ThreatConnect TIPIndustry estimate $50K-$140K annuallyQuote
- TIP + PolarityIndustry estimate $120K-$280K annuallyQuote
- TIP + RQ Risk QuantificationIndustry estimate $200K-$500K+ annuallyQuote
- · RQ requires data engineering services
- · Polarity priced separately
- · Multi-year contracts standard
Key features
- +ThreatConnect TIP
- +RQ Risk Quantification
- +Polarity contextual overlay
- +Playbooks (SOAR-friendly automation)
- +Analyst workflow and case management
- +STIX/TAXII import and export
- +Threat library curation
- +ISAC integrations
- +API for custom enrichment
- +Custom intelligence requirements (CIR) tracking
Flashpoint
Dark-web and underground forum intelligence specialist.
Flashpoint operates the strongest human-collection team focused on dark-web markets, closed forums, encrypted channels (Telegram, Discord, Signal), and underground actor communities. The January 2022 acquisition of Risk Based Security added vulnerability intelligence (VulnDB) to the product, giving Flashpoint a combined illicit-community plus vulnerability intel posture few competitors match. Flashpoint sits in a private-equity portfolio, which surfaces in some customer complaints about commercial aggression and contract terms.
Financial services, fraud teams, brand protection, and government agencies needing deep dark-web and closed-forum collection with vulnerability intel.
Buyers needing OT/ICS depth (Dragos wins), the broadest commercial coverage (Recorded Future wins), or transparent pricing.
Strengths
- Strongest human-collection team for closed forums and dark web
- Native coverage of Telegram, Discord, and encrypted channels
- VulnDB vulnerability intelligence post-Risk Based Security acquisition
- Strong fraud, brand-abuse, and account-takeover intelligence
- Dedicated analyst teams across geographies and languages
- Mature analyst workflow and case management
Weaknesses
- Pricing opaque and frequently flagged as high
- Private-equity ownership surfaces in contract aggression
- Less broad open-source coverage than Recorded Future
- Smaller integration ecosystem
- Customer success quality variable across regions
Pricing tiers
opaque- Flashpoint IgniteIndustry estimate $60K-$180K annuallyQuote
- Enterprise (Ignite + VulnDB)Industry estimate $180K-$500K+ annuallyQuote
- · VulnDB priced as separate module
- · Per-analyst seat fees
- · Multi-year contracts standard
Key features
- +Dark web and closed forum collection
- +Telegram, Discord, encrypted channel coverage
- +VulnDB vulnerability intelligence
- +Compromised credentials monitoring
- +Brand and executive protection
- +Fraud and account takeover intel
- +Analyst workflow and case management
- +API and STIX/TAXII export
- +Native multi-language analyst team
- +Managed intelligence services
Dragos
OT/ICS threat intelligence specialist.
Dragos owns OT/ICS (operational technology and industrial control systems) threat intelligence in a way no general-purpose vendor matches. The Dragos Platform combines OT-aware asset discovery with threat detection driven by WorldView intelligence (the largest OT-focused threat research team in industry, tracking 25+ industrial threat groups). Dragos closed a $200M Series D in October 2022 at a $1.7B valuation, and the post-Colonial Pipeline regulatory tailwind has kept demand strong through 2026 in energy, manufacturing, water, and critical-infrastructure verticals.
Energy, manufacturing, water, oil and gas, and critical-infrastructure operators with meaningful OT/ICS attack surface and regulatory exposure (NERC CIP, TSA pipeline directives).
Pure IT organizations with no OT/ICS footprint (no overlap), buyers wanting general-purpose threat intel, or organizations needing transparent pricing.
Strengths
- Only serious option for OT/ICS intel depth
- WorldView research team tracks 25+ industrial threat groups
- Native OT asset discovery and protocol decode
- Strong reputation among NERC CIP and ICS-CERT communities
- Mature incident response services for OT environments
- Post-Colonial Pipeline regulatory tailwind in critical infrastructure
Weaknesses
- Best-fit narrows hard to OT/ICS environments
- Pricing high and opaque
- IT-only buyers see no overlap with general threat intel
- Smaller integration ecosystem with traditional IT security tools
- Implementation requires OT engineering coordination
Pricing tiers
opaque- Dragos PlatformIndustry estimate $150K-$500K annually for mid-size OT estateQuote
- Platform + WorldView IntelligenceIndustry estimate $300K-$1M+ annuallyQuote
- Enterprise (Platform + WorldView + Services)Industry estimate $1M-$3M+ annually for large utilitiesQuote
- · Professional services routinely 0.5x-1x first-year subscription
- · WorldView priced separately from Platform
- · Multi-year contracts standard
Key features
- +Dragos Platform for OT visibility and detection
- +WorldView OT threat intelligence
- +OT asset discovery and protocol decode
- +OT-specific threat detection (CRASHOVERRIDE, INDUSTROYER, PIPEDREAM)
- +Industrial threat group tracking
- +Incident response services
- +NERC CIP and TSA compliance support
- +Neighborhood Keeper community detection sharing
- +API and STIX/TAXII export
- +OT tabletop exercise services
Silobreaker
OSINT-heavy intelligence platform with geopolitical depth.
Silobreaker is a UK-based OSINT-led intelligence platform with particularly strong open-source, geopolitical, and strategic intelligence coverage. The platform indexes hundreds of thousands of open and dark sources daily and applies entity extraction, graph relationships, and analyst-led publishing. Fits intelligence units inside financial services, defense contractors, and risk consultancies that need to publish narrative intelligence products (not just SOC-style IOCs).
Strategic intelligence units, geopolitical risk teams, financial services research, and defense contractors needing OSINT-heavy intelligence with narrative publishing.
SOC-focused IOC enrichment (Recorded Future or Anomali win), dark-web depth (Flashpoint wins), or organizations needing tight SIEM/SOAR integration.
Strengths
- Strong OSINT and geopolitical intel coverage
- Entity extraction and graph relationships across sources
- Analyst publishing workflow for narrative intel products
- UK and EU data residency native
- Mature media monitoring posture
- Reasonable mid-market pricing
Weaknesses
- Less SOC-focused than Recorded Future or Anomali
- Smaller integration ecosystem with SIEM/SOAR
- Brand reach smaller in North America
- IOC enrichment less mature than commercial TIPs
- Customer success quality variable
Pricing tiers
partial- Silobreaker StandardIndustry estimate $40K-$110K annuallyQuote
- Silobreaker EnterpriseIndustry estimate $110K-$300K annuallyQuote
- · Premium source modules priced separately
- · Multi-year contracts standard
Key features
- +OSINT and open-source intelligence
- +Entity extraction and graph relationships
- +Geopolitical and strategic intel coverage
- +Analyst publishing workflow
- +Media monitoring at scale
- +Threat actor tracking
- +Custom intelligence requirements (CIRs)
- +API and STIX/TAXII export
- +UK and EU data residency
- +Multi-language source coverage
ThreatQuotient ThreatQ
Lean TIP focused on threat library curation and customization.
ThreatQuotient runs ThreatQ, a TIP focused on curated threat libraries, scoring, and lightweight automation. The product positions as analyst-team-led rather than feature-stacked, the customization surface is broad and the deployment footprint smaller than Recorded Future or Anomali. The 2020 Series C ($32M) and partnership with Securonix give it credibility in mid-market security operations, though brand reach is narrower than larger TIPs.
Mid-market CTI teams (1-5 analysts) wanting a lean, customizable TIP focused on threat library curation rather than maximum feature stack.
Buyers wanting deepest proprietary research (Recorded Future or Mandiant win), broadest integration ecosystem, or modern UX.
Strengths
- Lean TIP with strong customization surface
- Threat library scoring and prioritization
- ThreatQ Investigations for analyst workflow
- Securonix integration partnership
- Reasonable pricing relative to Recorded Future
- Strong API and automation hooks
Weaknesses
- Brand reach narrower than larger TIPs
- Less proprietary intel than Recorded Future or Mandiant
- Smaller integration ecosystem
- UI dated relative to next-gen tools
- Multi-year contracts standard
Pricing tiers
opaque- ThreatQ StandardIndustry estimate $35K-$90K annuallyQuote
- ThreatQ + InvestigationsIndustry estimate $90K-$220K annuallyQuote
- · Premium feed costs separate
- · Investigations module priced separately
- · Multi-year contracts standard
Key features
- +ThreatQ TIP
- +Threat library scoring and prioritization
- +ThreatQ Investigations
- +Custom enrichment and automation
- +STIX/TAXII import and export
- +ISAC integrations
- +Securonix integration
- +Open-source feed ingestion
- +API and SDK
- +Analyst workflow customization
DomainTools Iris Investigate
DNS and domain-anchored intelligence investigation.
DomainTools Iris Investigate is the category leader for domain, DNS, WHOIS, passive DNS, and infrastructure pivot investigations. Where a general TIP gives an IOC indicator, DomainTools gives full historical infrastructure context: registrant history, name-server pivots, SSL fingerprints, hosting relationships. The Farsight Security acquisition (2021) brought DNSDB passive DNS depth in-house. Best-fit as a specialist tool layered into a broader intel stack rather than a primary TIP.
CTI and incident-response teams needing deep domain, DNS, WHOIS, and infrastructure pivot capability as a specialist layer in a broader intel stack.
Buyers wanting a primary TIP (Recorded Future, Anomali, ThreatConnect win), dark-web depth (Flashpoint wins), or organizations without enrichment plumbing.
Strengths
- Best-in-class for domain, DNS, WHOIS, and passive DNS
- Farsight DNSDB passive DNS depth (post-2021 acquisition)
- Iris Investigate pivot graph is genuinely differentiated
- Strong API and bulk enrichment for SOAR pipelines
- Mature reputation among DNS researchers and law enforcement
- Reasonable pricing relative to TIPs
Weaknesses
- Not a primary TIP; layered tool only
- Narrow scope outside DNS and infrastructure
- Less curated adversary research than Mandiant or Recorded Future
- Smaller integration ecosystem than mainstream TIPs
- Best value requires SOAR enrichment plumbing
Pricing tiers
partial- Iris Investigate (Analyst)Industry estimate $20K-$60K annually per small teamQuote
- Iris Enrich + DNSDB APIIndustry estimate $60K-$180K annually with bulk APIQuote
- Enterprise (Iris + DNSDB + Detect)Industry estimate $180K-$400K+ annuallyQuote
- · API call overage pricing
- · DNSDB priced separately on lower tiers
- · Multi-year contracts standard
Key features
- +Iris Investigate pivot graph
- +WHOIS history and registrant intelligence
- +Farsight DNSDB passive DNS
- +SSL certificate intelligence
- +Hosting and infrastructure relationships
- +Domain risk scoring
- +Bulk API for SOAR enrichment
- +Iris Detect newly-observed domain monitoring
- +STIX/TAXII export
- +Phishing kit and brand-abuse monitoring
Frequently asked questions
The questions buyers actually ask before they sign.
How do ASD Essential Eight Maturity Levels affect threat intel choice?
What does the SOCI Act 2018 require for threat intel?
Why is Dragos so dominant in OT threat intel in Australia?
Should Aussie mid-market buy threat intel direct or via MSSP?
What is the difference between a threat intelligence platform (TIP) and a threat intel feed?
How is ISAC intelligence different from a commercial TIP?
Who owns OT and ICS threat intelligence?
How should I evaluate dark-web monitoring vendors?
What does the Mastercard acquisition of Recorded Future mean for customers?
How seriously should attribution claims be taken?
What false-positive rates should I expect on commercial intel feeds?
How much should I budget for threat intelligence?
Can threat intelligence replace EDR or SIEM?
How do I evaluate a TIP free trial or proof of value?
Final word
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