Surface Web
Mentions across the open web. Tracks news, blogs, forums and websites.
Dataminr Pulse
“analyzes text, images, audio, video, and sensor data from over 1M public data sources”Dataminr: Physical Security use case
Dataminr Alternative: Dataminr vs. DigitalStakeout Scout
Dataminr compared with DigitalStakeout Scout, our risk and threat monitoring platform.
Scout collects open source data for security and intelligence teams and turns it into alerts, evidence and reports. Each Scout capability below is set beside what Dataminr documents for the same capability.
18
Scout capabilities, each included with every Scout account
11
of them with no documented equivalent from Dataminr, November 14, 2026
What Scout Does, and What Dataminr Documents
Each Scout capability is included with every Scout account. Each Dataminr statement is quoted from Dataminr’s own product pages, documentation or blog.
Stage
DigitalStakeout Scout
Dataminr
Cover
Social Media
Mentions across public social conversation. Tracks discovery, posts and comments.
Dataminr Pulse
“more than 250,000 public information sources—including social media content, internet-connected sensors, news sites, audio feeds, and the deep and dark web”Dataminr case study: Expanding Client Protection for a Major Security Firm
Dark Web
Mentions across dark and alt sites. Tracks forums, boards, markets and websites.
Dataminr Pulse
“more than 250,000 public information sources—including social media content, internet-connected sensors, news sites, audio feeds, and the deep and dark web”Dataminr case study: Expanding Client Protection for a Major Security Firm
Web Infrastructure
Discovers domains and hosts. Tracks hostnames, domains, DNS and websites.
Dataminr
Not listed
Targeted Collection
Collects information from target sources. Tracks accounts, URLs and feeds, or imports your data.
Dataminr
Not listed
Detect
Automated Collection
Monitors every entity around the clock. Continuous collection, aggregation and discovery.
Dataminr Pulse
“you’ll receive instant notification and continuous real-time updates with context”Dataminr: Physical Security use case
Classification and Enrichment
Classifies every record by risk. 20 risk categories and 1,400+ risk scenarios. People, organization and place extraction. Location inference and sentiment scoring.
Dataminr
Not listed
Alerts and Automation
Alerts when a record matches your rules. Alert rules on tags, risk categories and geography. Automatic tagging, workflows and scheduled exports.
Dataminr
Not listed
Triage
Console
Reviews records in one place. Row and card views, filters, Boolean search and saved filters. Screenshot, translation and activity log.
Dataminr
Not listed
Tagging and Workflow
Tags records one at a time or in bulk. System tags, custom tags and word lists.
Dataminr
Not listed
Preserve
Evidence Export
Exports records as evidence. Evidence PDFs with screenshot, DNS, WHOIS and TLS records and a SHA-256 file manifest. CSV, XML and JSON export.
Dataminr
Not listed
DigitalStakeout Archiver
Archives web pages to your Scout account. Browser extension for Chrome and Firefox. Archive from the toolbar or right click menu.
Dataminr
Not listed
Report
Report Builder
Builds recurring reports. Templates, rolling periods, AI narratives and executive summaries. Scheduled email delivery. PDF, PowerPoint and Word export.
Dataminr
Not listed
Dashboards
Shares live views with your team. Dashboards per team or monitor, Discovery Grid, scheduled PDFs and SOC wall screen without a login.
Dataminr Pulse for Corporate Security
“Track resolution with dashboards that include impacted employees, delivery and response rates.”Dataminr press release: Dataminr Pulse for Corporate Security adds two way notification and HR and travel integrations
Analytics Builder
Tracks trends over time. Saved questions, weekly reruns, shareable charts and image export.
Dataminr Pulse for Corporate Security
“Conduct trend analysis and risk assessments using location-specific historical data.”Dataminr: Dataminr Pulse for Corporate Security
Integrate
Integration
Connects Scout to your systems. REST API, webhooks and SIEM, SOAR and ticketing delivery.
Dataminr Pulse for Corporate Security
“Dataminr Pulse for Corporate Security now seamlessly integrates into human resource and employee travel data platforms”Dataminr press release: Dataminr Pulse for Corporate Security adds two way notification and HR and travel integrations
Administer
Setup
Organizes monitors by team and program. Monitors on every feed type, folders, and people and asset tracking.
Dataminr
Not listed
Account
Manages users and access. User roles and folder level access.
Dataminr
Not listed
Dataminr statements are quoted as published on November 14, 2026. Confirm current details with Dataminr.
Dataminr and Scout Questions
Each Dataminr statement is quoted from Dataminr’s own product pages, documentation, blog, case studies or press releases, captured November 14, 2026. "Not listed" means our review of that material found no equivalent of the Scout capability. Confirm current details with Dataminr.
The Dataminr Physical Security use case page, the Dataminr Pulse for Corporate Security product page, a Dataminr Pulse case study and a Dataminr Pulse for Corporate Security press release on dataminr.com.
Each Scout capability is included with every Scout account and ships in the product today.
Scout is quoted to the entities you monitor, the data you collect and your team.
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