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CloudSEK XVigil vs Recorded Future comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 25, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

CloudSEK XVigil
Ranking in Digital Risk Protection
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Recorded Future
Ranking in Digital Risk Protection
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Digital Risk Protection category, the mindshare of CloudSEK XVigil is 3.4%, up from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Recorded Future is 11.3%, down from 23.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Digital Risk Protection Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Recorded Future11.3%
CloudSEK XVigil3.4%
Other85.3%
Digital Risk Protection
 

Featured Reviews

NishantKandpal - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Manager at RJ Corp Retail
Proactive monitoring has protected our assets and delivers early alerts from hidden threats
We are receiving real-time alerts. If any alerts are categorized as high or critical, they are converted into a ticket management system for us to work on. Regarding ransomware, there is currently no case, but CloudSEK XVigil is a notification tool that analyzes and correlates everything to notify us if something will occur. If a ransomware attack were to happen, it would notify us a few minutes or a few hours before, informing us that a particular asset has been exposed and that this exposure could create a ransomware attack in our environment. Regarding reports, we have automated all reports we receive on a weekly basis. With over ten thousand employees, we identify which users' email IDs or passwords have been exposed outside the environment and receive those notifications in our reports. The report generation has been fully automated.
Derek  Lewis - PeerSpot reviewer
Account Manager at Chevron
Continuous threat intelligence has improved brand monitoring and protects against leaked credentials
Some of the areas that need improvement in Recorded Future include email reports that can show unrelated content. Sometimes alerts pop up for articles that have been published years ago but were just recently discovered by Recorded Future. For the browser extension, since the main purpose is to present information regarding IPs, I think it would be best to provide us with an idea of where the IP originates or some additional information about the organization it belongs to. API capabilities in Recorded Future are improving, but there are still some features that are missing and some errors that are hard to handle and understand. The price of Recorded Future is a bit high, especially for smaller teams working on a tight budget, but it is very effective and relatively competitive for large organizations.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"CloudSEK XVigil has positively impacted my organization by automating processes that were previously manual, which we struggled with due to our large network, and since integrating CloudSEK XVigil, it has dramatically changed our workflow and reduced the manpower needed."
"CloudSEK XVigil has positively impacted our organization by being easy to use for our small tier organization."
"CloudSEK XVigil is very advanced with automated features and AI capabilities."
"CloudSEK XVigil positively impacted my organization, allowing us to initiate a lot of takedowns for applications with our brand and logo that were wrongly listed on third-party websites, and thankfully, those were removed."
"CloudSEK XVigil's threat intelligence is advanced compared to other solutions I have seen or used, and no other tool provides the solutions CloudSEK XVigil does, making it a great product."
"As a threat intelligence tool, it's very helpful."
"The tool can integrate with a lot of security control and proactive protection devices."
"Recorded Future has some important strengths. It has a long history of success in the market and is known for excellent threat intelligence. Its team is skilled at using AI to search for and report on threats. For many years, it was seen as the best in the industry."
"The solution is diverse and provides me with a lot of different mechanisms for evaluation."
"Has the ability to conduct and build any query without limitations."
"The most valuable feature is Recorded Future's protection of exposed customer data on the hardware side."
"From the feedback I've received from my clients, the most valuable feature is the ability to personalize the solution. The ability to have a customized dashboard makes it easy for leadership and management to obtain details. Intelligence analysts or security engineers care about the actions and results, whereas the leadership care about graphs and reports. Recorded Future helps my clients create reports and also determine how the intelligence that is generated is consumed. They can easily show the benefits to the leadership without them having to invest 10 hours a week into transferring numbers into a graph or into creating reports."
"The intel that they were providing us over the emails was very good. If it found any hashtag in our organization's name on the dark web, a rogue IP, or a marketplace, it would send us an email and notify us that this is being mentioned, and if we want, they can take some action."
 

Cons

"The dashboard is good, but I want to make it more mature with additional features so that we can view all the services we use and all critical notifications in a unified platform."
"I feel that some improvements in alerts and notifications can be really useful."
"CloudSEK XVigil can be improved by focusing more on vulnerabilities like open redirection, broken access control, and OWASP Top 10, which need to be enhanced and made more accurate."
"I think CloudSEK XVigil could improve its B-Vigil suite, particularly regarding attack surface monitoring application headers as compared to Bitsight, which provides a good amount of data that could be included in CloudSEK XVigil."
"The product gives many false positives. If someone talks about the brand or organization name in the public domain over chats or blocks, it gets highlighted. It may not necessarily be a threat but still gets highlighted which increases the false positive count."
"When you add one website to Recorded Future, it should automatically call all other websites and social media platforms."
"The price of Recorded Future is a bit high, especially for smaller teams working on a tight budget, but it is very effective and relatively competitive for large organizations."
"Lacks sufficient visibility of malware and international APT attacks."
"We can get the data of different malware active throughout the globe, but it would be good if we can do sandboxing of a file. For example, on Any Run, we can perform sandboxing of malware along with their intel about a particular file or hash. It would be great if they have a feature like that."
"The solution could improve in reducing the false positives. However, most of the other tools on the market have false positives. If they enhance their data algorithm, it could improve the accuracy of results and minimize false positives. Identifying patterns of false possibilities can aid in developing better reporting features that could potentially eliminate them in the future. This recording feature tool could benefit from adopting similar techniques utilized by other tools to enhance its functionality. By doing so, it could minimize the need for manual efforts in distinguishing true positives from false positives, ultimately reducing the workload."
"The tool can be pricey, especially for smaller companies."
"While I don't think the tool is weak, its position isn't as dominant as it once was. Other companies like CrowdStrike and Mandiant are now challenging them in many areas. One downside is that Recorded Future can be complex for customers to use and understand. This isn't easy for clients to navigate."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I would rate the solution’s pricing a seven out of ten."
"The price of the solution is worth it. The overall performance of the solution outweighs the cost."
"There appear to be up to five different levels, with the most expensive version costing around $95,000 to $105,000 a year for subscription services."
"The biggest disadvantage of Recorded Future is the cost here in Eastern Europe. The solution is correctly priced for big companies who have the money to invest in such solutions. Also, the solution is useless on its own, which means that you have to invest in other solutions with which Recorded Future can be integrated. At present, Recorded Future can cost 60,000 euros per year. I am able to offer my clients a 5% to 10% discount, but in this region, the cost is still prohibitive even with the discount. If Recorded Future were more flexible in terms of price, there would be better sales opportunities in Europe and Eastern Europe, in particular, because we have more small- and medium-sized companies here."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Legal Firm
18%
Insurance Company
11%
Retailer
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Educational Organization
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise11
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CloudSEK XVigil?
I do not have visibility on the pricing, setup cost, and licensing for CloudSEK XVigil because, as I mentioned, I work as an associate, and all those decisions are made by my bosses and senior mana...
What is your primary use case for CloudSEK XVigil?
I primarily use CloudSEK XVigil for brand and risk monitoring for a pharmaceutical client. CloudSEK XVigil has a module for executive impersonations where we configured use cases and alerts rules b...
What advice do you have for others considering CloudSEK XVigil?
I have rated CloudSEK XVigil a seven out of ten. I have rated it a seven because of the suggested improvements, and if those can be included, it could be a nine or ten for me. I think CloudSEK XVig...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Recorded Future?
The price of Recorded Future is a bit high, especially for smaller teams working on a tight budget, but it is very effective and relatively competitive for large organizations.
What needs improvement with Recorded Future?
Some of the areas that need improvement in Recorded Future include email reports that can show unrelated content. Sometimes alerts pop up for articles that have been published years ago but were ju...
What is your primary use case for Recorded Future?
Our main use case for Recorded Future is brand monitoring, reputation, and risk assessment, as it is one of the best tools that combine all three functionalities. We mainly use Recorded Future for ...
 

Also Known As

XVigil
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Sample Customers

ooredoo, HDFC, Olam, SWIGGY, gojek, Axis Bank
Fujitsu, Regions, SITA, St. Jude Medical, Accenture, T-Mobile, TIAA, Intel Security, Armor, Alert Logic, NTT, Splunk
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