How DigitalStakeout Compares

Side-by-side comparisons with the platforms security teams evaluate most often. We publish our pricing. We publish our classification taxonomy. We think that should be normal.

Platform Comparisons

Feature-by-feature comparisons with detailed pricing analysis and FAQ sections built for the questions your team is asking.

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Liferaft Alternative

Acquired by Securitas — February 3, 2026

Securitas signed a binding agreement to acquire Liferaft, creating product roadmap uncertainty for existing customers. Compare OSINT monitoring features, investigation tools, and pricing.

Their pricing: $30K–$80K/yr (estimated)
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ZeroFox Alternative

Acquired by Haveli Investments (PE) — May 2024

ZeroFox was acquired by private equity in 2024 for approximately $350M. PE acquisitions frequently lead to cost restructuring and pricing increases. Compare digital risk protection features and pricing.

Their pricing: $50K–$200K/yr (estimated)
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Dataminr Alternative

$4.1B valuation — Enterprise pricing not disclosed

Dataminr processes 1M+ sources with 50+ LLMs for Fortune 50 and government. Compare AI threat intelligence capabilities, investigation tools, and transparent pricing.

Their pricing: $100K–$500K+/yr (estimated)
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Recorded Future Alternative

Acquired by Mastercard for $2.65B — 2024

Recorded Future is the category leader in cyber threat intelligence, now owned by Mastercard. Compare risk coverage beyond cyber, investigation tools, and pricing.

Their pricing: $75K–$300K+/yr (estimated)
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Digital Shadows Alternative

Acquired by ReliaQuest — July 2022 — No independent roadmap

Digital Shadows was folded into ReliaQuest GreyMatter. No independent product roadmap. Compare independent ownership, broader risk coverage, and published pricing.

Their pricing: $50K–$150K+/yr (estimated)
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Babel Street Alternative

Government/IC-focused — Pricing not disclosed

Babel Street provides AI-powered OSINT search for government and intelligence agencies. Compare continuous monitoring, published pricing, and commercial market accessibility.

Their pricing: $75K–$250K+/yr (estimated)
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Cobwebs Alternative

Acquired by PenLink — LE analytics-focused

Cobwebs Technologies was acquired by PenLink for law enforcement analytics. Compare broader use cases, continuous monitoring, published pricing, and US-based infrastructure.

Their pricing: $50K–$200K+/yr (estimated)
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ShadowDragon Alternative

Investigation-first — Per-seat licensing

ShadowDragon excels at OSINT investigation and link analysis. Compare continuous monitoring, AI classification, entity-based pricing vs per-seat, and platform scope.

Their pricing: $20K–$80K+/yr (estimated)
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Samdesk Alternative

Event/crisis detection only — Canadian company

Samdesk focuses on real-time event detection. DigitalStakeout was selected over Samdesk in competitive government procurement. Compare 16 risk domains, OSINT tools, and dark web coverage.

Their pricing: $30K–$100K+/yr (estimated)
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Skopenow Alternative

Investigation-first — Grid added 2024

Skopenow excels at automated entity investigation and link analysis. Compare custom collection plans, multi-source ingestion, AI classification, and entity-based pricing vs investigation-first approach.

Their pricing: $15K–$40K/yr (estimated)
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Ontic Alternative

$230M Series C (KKR) — Physical security workflow

Ontic is a physical security system of record with incident management and partner-sourced OSINT. Compare first-party collection architecture, custom collection plans, and published pricing.

Their pricing: $40K–$120K+/yr (estimated)
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Crisis24 Alternative

GardaWorld subsidiary — Services + platform model

Crisis24 combines platform technology with managed analyst services, travel risk, and crisis response. Compare self-service intelligence collection, OSINT tools, and published pricing vs services model.

Their pricing: $60K–$250K/yr (estimated)
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Why Teams Switch to DigitalStakeout

Transparent Pricing

Entity-based plans with published pricing. No sales calls required to see what you pay.

Independent Ownership

Private US-based company. Independently owned with full operational sovereignty.

Complete Source Coverage

Surface web, social media, dark web, forums, blogs, search engines, and DNS coverage.

Published Taxonomy

16 risk domains and 249+ classifiers. We publish what DigitalStakeout detects — competitors hide.

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