Recorded Future Alternative — DigitalStakeout
Recorded Future is the category leader in cyber threat intelligence, now owned by Mastercard. If your team needs risk intelligence beyond cyber — including physical security, reputation, social media threats, and OSINT investigation tools — DigitalStakeout covers 16 risk domains with published pricing.
What's Happening with Recorded Future
In 2024, Mastercard acquired Recorded Future for $2.65 billion. Recorded Future Intelligence Graph processes 200 billion+ data points from 1 million+ sources, and the Insikt Group research team provides human-curated intelligence. The platform launched Autonomous Threat Operations in 2025 for AI-driven continuous hunting.
Post-acquisition, Recorded Future product roadmap now serves Mastercard ecosystem priorities — including Payment Fraud Intelligence. For independent security teams that need physical security monitoring, social media threat detection, executive protection, or event security, Recorded Future's cyber-centric focus may leave coverage gaps.
Organizations evaluating alternatives are looking for platforms that cover more than cyber and geopolitical risk, with transparent pricing and a product roadmap driven by security team needs rather than payment network priorities.
DigitalStakeout vs. Recorded Future: Feature Comparison
A side-by-side comparison of risk intelligence capabilities. All DigitalStakeout claims verified. Competitor information sourced from public websites and may not reflect current capabilities. Verify directly with each vendor.
| Feature | DigitalStakeout | Recorded Future |
|---|---|---|
| Published Pricing | ||
| Risk Domain Coverage | 14 domains (physical, cyber, reputation, legal, etc.) | Primarily cyber + geopolitical |
| OSINT Investigation Tools Recorded Future provides feeds and dashboards but no dedicated investigation search tools. | 7 search tools | |
| Dark Web Monitoring | ||
| Social Media Monitoring | Continuous + geo-fenced | Limited social coverage |
| Published Classification Taxonomy | 14 domains, 249+ scenarios | |
| Entity-Based Pricing Recorded Future uses enterprise license pricing. | ||
| AI Engine | 249+ classifiers | 200B+ data points |
| Investigation + Monitoring | Both | Monitoring/feeds only |
| Independently Owned Recorded Future: acquired by Mastercard for $2.65B (2024). | ||
| Starting Price | Published | $75K–$300K+/yr (est.) |
Recorded Future pricing reflects publicly available estimates and may not reflect current rates. DigitalStakeout makes no representation of competitor pricing accuracy. Contact Recorded Future directly for current pricing.
Why Consider DigitalStakeout
DigitalStakeout combines continuous monitoring and OSINT investigation in a single platform with published entity-based pricing. If you need coverage across surface web, social media, and dark web with AI classification across 16 risk domains, it may be worth a look.
Why Teams Switch to DigitalStakeout
Beyond Cyber
16 risk domains including physical security, reputation, legal, societal, and environmental risk.
Published Pricing
Entity-based plans published on the website. No enterprise license negotiations required.
OSINT Search Tools
Investigation tools built in. Recorded Future provides feeds and dashboards, not search.
Independent Ownership
Private US-based company. Product roadmap driven by customers, not Mastercard strategy.
Pricing: DigitalStakeout vs. Recorded Future
Risk intelligence across 14 domains at transparent, published prices.
DigitalStakeout
All plans include surface web, social media, dark web monitoring, OSINT tools, AI classification, REST API, and real-time alerting.
View Full PricingRecorded Future
Recorded Future pricing reflects publicly available estimates and may not reflect current rates. DigitalStakeout makes no representation of competitor pricing accuracy. Contact Recorded Future directly for current pricing.
Which Platform Is Right for Your Team?
DigitalStakeout is best for teams that need:
- Risk intelligence across 14 domains — not just cyber
- OSINT investigation tools alongside monitoring
- Physical security and event monitoring
- Published pricing — no enterprise sales cycle
- Social media threat monitoring with geo-fencing
- Independent ownership and transparent roadmap
- Entity-based pricing that scales with scope
- Executive protection and reputation monitoring
Recorded Future may be right for teams that:
- Focus primarily on cyber threat intelligence
- Need 200B+ data point Intelligence Graph
- Require Insikt Group human research team
- Budget supports $75K–$300K+ annual license
- Integrate with Mastercard ecosystem
Switching doesn't mean starting over. We migrate your monitoring scope and have you operational in days, not months.
Common Questions About Recorded Future Alternatives
Classification Transparency
What Does Recorded Future Actually Detect?
We publish our classification taxonomy — 16 risk domains, 249+ specific scenarios. Every classifier documented and verifiable.
“CVE-2026-XXXX PoC now public. Affects all versions of [REDACTED] firewall appliance. RCE with no authentication required.”
This is what DigitalStakeout classifies in seconds. Ask Recorded Future to show you theirs.
See How DigitalStakeout Works
30-minute walkthrough with your actual entities. No slideware. No sandbox.