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At a Glance
Amazon GuardDuty
Amazon GuardDuty
Star Rating
(62)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (39.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Darktrace/Detect
Darktrace/Detect
Star Rating
(27)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (45.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Darktrace/Detect

Amazon GuardDuty vs Darktrace/Detect

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Amazon GuardDuty easier to use and administer. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up, and doing business with Darktrace/Detect overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Darktrace/Detect meets the needs of their business better than Amazon GuardDuty.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Darktrace/Detect is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Darktrace/Detect over Amazon GuardDuty.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon GuardDuty
No pricing available
Darktrace/Detect
No pricing available
Free Trial
Amazon GuardDuty
No trial information available
Darktrace/Detect
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
51
9.2
18
Ease of Use
8.6
52
8.1
18
Ease of Setup
8.7
19
8.8
10
Ease of Admin
9.4
16
8.8
10
Quality of Support
8.9
49
9.1
17
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
18
9.5
10
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
52
9.4
18
Features by Category
Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
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Functionality
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Incident Management
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Cloud Security Monitoring and AnalyticsHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
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Activity Monitoring
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Security
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Administration
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Network Detection and Response (NDR)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
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Analysis
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Response
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Detection
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Cloud Visibility
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Security
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Identity
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon GuardDuty
Amazon GuardDuty
Darktrace/Detect
Darktrace/Detect
Amazon GuardDuty and Darktrace/Detect share no categories
Unique Categories
Amazon GuardDuty
Amazon GuardDuty is categorized as Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon GuardDuty
Amazon GuardDuty
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
32.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
28.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
39.0%
Darktrace/Detect
Darktrace/Detect
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
12.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
45.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
41.7%
Reviewers' Industry
Amazon GuardDuty
Amazon GuardDuty
Computer Software
28.8%
Information Technology and Services
10.2%
Retail
8.5%
Accounting
8.5%
Computer & Network Security
5.1%
Other
39.0%
Darktrace/Detect
Darktrace/Detect
Financial Services
16.7%
Non-Profit Organization Management
8.3%
Information Technology and Services
8.3%
Gambling & Casinos
8.3%
Education Management
8.3%
Other
50.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
Amazon GuardDuty
Amazon GuardDuty
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Food Production

Just like all other Amazon products, this is easy to use and just runs in the background. It’s your basic threat protection software, so not much knowledge is needed to use/run it. Everything in the software is self explanatory for someone who knows the...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
GM
Verified User in Accounting

How the service can only be used in particular situations

Darktrace/Detect
Darktrace/Detect
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Gambling & Casinos

The solution is almost fully automatized, due to the AI and machine learning features

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Management Consulting
Verified User in Management Consulting

At first, it was difficult to understand and learn but once I got the hang of it I love it.

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Discussions
Amazon GuardDuty
Amazon GuardDuty Discussions
What is Amazon GuardDuty used for?
1 comment
VP
Threat IntelligenceRead more
Monty the Mongoose crying
Amazon GuardDuty has no more discussions with answers
Darktrace/Detect
Darktrace/Detect Discussions
What is Darktrace Enterprise immune system?
1 comment
DW
The Enterprise Immune System learns normal ‘patterns of life’ to discover unpredictable cyber-threats, while delivering complete visibility across your...Read more
Monty the Mongoose crying
Darktrace/Detect has no more discussions with answers