Software · head to head
Darktrace vs Keygen
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Darktrace listed on UK G-Cloud at £2.50 per user per month for the Darktrace Active AI Security Platform, via reseller Bytes Software Services Limited; Keygen cloud hosted plans start at $995 per month billed per domain, a floor aimed at established software vendors rather than solo developers
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Darktrace and Keygen actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Darktrace
- Self-learning AI
- Network anomaly detection
- Autonomous response
- Behavioral analysis
- Threat model visualization
- Email security
- Application control
- Incident response automation
Only in Keygen
Nothing recorded that Darktrace does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Darktrace
- Threat Detectionnot Keygen
- Ndrnot Keygen
- Incident Responsenot Keygen
Keygen
No use cases recorded yet. See the Keygen review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Darktrace
- Listed on UK G-Cloud at £2.50 per user per month for the Darktrace Active AI Security Platform, via reseller Bytes Software Services Limited
- Also listed on UK G-Cloud by reseller Grove Information Systems at £1,500 to £12,500 per device per month for the Malicious Network Activity Detection tool
Keygen
- Cloud hosted plans start at $995 per month billed per domain, a floor aimed at established software vendors rather than solo developers
Pricing, plan by plan
Darktrace
$20000/year- Detect$20000/year
- Network anomaly detection
- AI-powered threat detection
- Compliance reporting
- Detect & Respond$35000/year
- All Detect features
- Autonomous response
- Email security
- Enterprise$50000/year
- All features
- Dedicated support
- Custom training
Keygen
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Keygen review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Darktrace if
- You need self-learning ai.
- You work on Network, Cloud, Email.
- You also want network anomaly detection.
Choose Keygen if
Nothing in the data separates Keygen from Darktrace on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Darktrace or Keygen better?
- Neither clearly leads. Darktrace starts at $20000/year and Keygen at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Darktrace or Keygen?
- Darktrace starts at $20000/year and Keygen at On request.
- Does Darktrace or Keygen run on more platforms?
- Darktrace runs on Network, Cloud, Email. Keygen runs on Web.
- What is Darktrace best used for?
- Darktrace is most often used for threat detection, ndr, incident response. Of those, threat detection and ndr are not what Keygen is typically brought in for.
- What can Darktrace do that Keygen cannot?
- Darktrace covers Self-learning AI, Network anomaly detection, Autonomous response, Behavioral analysis.