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Alternatives to Recorded Future
24 cybersecurity tools sit alongside Recorded Future in this directory. Below is what separates each from Recorded Future on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 24
- With a free tier
- 2
- Cheaper to start
- 5
- Recorded Future starts at
- $25000/year
Why people look past Recorded Future
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Recorded Future entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Recorded Future starts at $25000/year. Across the 5 cybersecurity tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $4.99/month.
There is no free tier
The record for Recorded Future carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 2 of the 24 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
The world's most-loved password manager
- Starts $24997.01 a month cheaper, at $2.99/month.
The world's #1 rated antivirus
- Starts $24980.01 a year cheaper, at $19.99/year.
Simplify online life with LastPass password manager
- Can be used without paying; Recorded Future cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Powerful protection against evolving threats
- Starts $24964 a year cheaper, at $36/year.
Free TOTP two-factor authentication app that gained optional cloud sync in 2023
- Can be used without paying; Recorded Future cannot.
- Sold on a Free, no in-app purchases model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to Recorded Future's 3.
Real-time transaction fraud and financial crime detection for banks and payment processors
- Sold on a quote model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to Recorded Future's 3.
Every Recorded Future alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded Future (this page) | $25000/year | Subscription | 3 | |
| 1PasswordThe world's most-loved password manager | $2.99/month | - | - | vs Recorded Future |
| Bitdefender Total SecurityThe world's #1 rated antivirus | $19.99/year | - | - | vs Recorded Future |
| LastPassSimplify online life with LastPass password manager | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Recorded Future |
| Norton 360Powerful protection against evolving threats | $36/year | - | 3 | vs Recorded Future |
| Google Authenticator | Free | Free, no in-app purchases | 1 | vs Recorded Future |
| Feedzai | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Recorded Future |
| Entrust Identity as a Service | $2/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs Recorded Future |
| Featurespace ARIC Risk Hub | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Recorded Future |
| Dahua Technology | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Recorded Future |
| Genetec Security Center | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Recorded Future |
| Envysion | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Recorded Future |
| IDnow | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Recorded Future |
| Delinea | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Recorded Future |
| DTiQ | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Recorded Future |
| Hanwha Vision | On request | One-time purchase | 1 | vs Recorded Future |
| BeyondTrust | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Recorded Future |
| HID Global | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Recorded Future |
| Fenergo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Recorded Future |
| iDenfy | On request | Per verification | 1 | vs Recorded Future |
| March Networks | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Recorded Future |
| Jumio | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Recorded Future |
| Eagle Eye Networks | On request | Per camera per month | 1 | vs Recorded Future |
| Camio | $4.99/month | Per camera per month | 2 | vs Recorded Future |
| Beyond Identity | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Recorded Future |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Recorded Future badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (2)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- LastPass , Free
- Google Authenticator , Free
Cheaper than Recorded Future (5)
Entry price under Recorded Future's $25000/year. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- 1Password , $2.99/month
- Bitdefender Total Security , $19.99/year
- Norton 360 , $36/year
- Entrust Identity as a Service , $2/month
- Camio , $4.99/month
What you would be giving up
Recorded Future is most often brought in for threat intelligence and monitoring, dark web monitoring and brand protection, third-party risk management, security operations and incident response. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Recorded Future is broadly right and the question is cost, the Recorded Future pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Cybersecurity category lists everything the directory holds, and best cybersecurity tools ranks them.
Recorded Future runs on web, api, cloud. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Recorded Future alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Recorded Future?
- 24 other cybersecurity tools are listed in this directory, led by 1Password, Bitdefender Total Security, LastPass, Norton 360. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Recorded Future?
- 2 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: LastPass, Google Authenticator.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Recorded Future?
- Yes. 5 of the alternatives below start under Recorded Future's $25000/year: 1Password at $2.99/month, Bitdefender Total Security at $19.99/year, Norton 360 at $36/year, Entrust Identity as a Service at $2/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Recorded Future?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Recorded Future?
- Recorded Future is most often brought in for threat intelligence and monitoring, dark web monitoring and brand protection, third-party risk management, security operations and incident response. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Recorded Future?
- None of the cybersecurity tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Recorded Future alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Cybersecurity, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Recorded Future against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Recorded Future covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every cybersecurity tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Cybersecurity category, 24 tools beside Recorded Future. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.