Cybersecurity · head to head
Quantexa vs Recorded Future
Quantexa
Cybersecurity
Entity resolution and network analytics for financial crime investigation
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Recorded Future
Cybersecurity
Intelligence-driven cybersecurity
- From
- $25000/year
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Quantexa pricing is never published and lands in the seven figure range annually for a tier one deployment, so it is out of reach for mid-sized institutions no matter how well the analytics would fit.; Recorded Future no pricing published; all three tiers (Core, Professional, Elite) require sales contact for quotes
- They diverge on capability: Quantexa covers Entity resolution, Recorded Future covers Real-time threat intelligence.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Quantexa and Recorded Future actually diverge.
| Attribute | Quantexa | Recorded Future |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | $25000/year |
| Pricing model | quote | subscription |
| Platforms | Web, Linux | Web, Api, Cloud |
| Founded | Unknown | 2009 |
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Cybersecurity).
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 Quantexa
- Entity resolution
- Network generation
- Contextual monitoring
- Investigation workspace
- Data fusion
- Deployment on customer cloud
Only in Recorded Future
- Real-time threat intelligence
- Vulnerability intelligence
- Internet-wide data analysis
- Insikt group intelligence
- Brand intelligence
- API-first platform
- Alert and notification system
- Custom reporting
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Quantexa
- A bank whose AML alert backlog is dominated by false positives and wants network context to close them fasternot Recorded Future
- Sanctions investigation where the sanctioned party is not the account holder but a connected director or shareholdernot Recorded Future
- Merging customer records across retail, commercial and wealth divisions after an acquisition to see total exposurenot Recorded Future
- A tax or benefits agency looking for organised fraud rings rather than individual claimantsnot Recorded Future
Recorded Future
- Threat intelligence and monitoringnot Quantexa
- Dark web monitoring and brand protectionnot Quantexa
- Third-party risk managementnot Quantexa
- Security operations and incident responsenot Quantexa
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Quantexa
- Pricing is never published and lands in the seven figure range annually for a tier one deployment, so it is out of reach for mid-sized institutions no matter how well the analytics would fit.
- Output quality is bounded by input data quality, and organisations without governed customer data spend the first phase of the programme fixing feeds rather than catching criminals.
- Implementation typically requires a systems integrator and runs into quarters rather than weeks, so the business case has to survive a long period with no operational benefit.
- The platform augments rather than replaces existing transaction monitoring, so you keep paying for the incumbent system alongside it and total compliance technology spend rises before it falls.
- Skills are scarce; the platform needs people who understand both Spark scale data engineering and financial crime typologies, and those people are hard to recruit and easy to lose.
Recorded Future
- No pricing published; all three tiers (Core, Professional, Elite) require sales contact for quotes
- Pricing depends on organization size, usage levels, and services in addition to tier selection
- API usage limits vary by package but limits not specified on pricing page
Pricing, plan by plan
Quantexa
On request- Quantexa Platform$undefined/year
- Entity resolution and network generation
- Deployed in customer cloud tenancy
- Priced by data volume and use case count
Recorded Future
$25000/year- Threat Intelligence$25000/year
- Threat feeds
- IP reputation
- Domain analysis
- Vulnerability Intelligence$35000/year
- CVE monitoring
- Patch intelligence
- Vulnerability trending
- Complete Intelligence$50000/year
- All features
- Analyst access
- Dedicated feed
Which should you pick?
Choose Quantexa if
- You need entity resolution.
- You work on Web, Linux.
- You also want network generation.
Choose Recorded Future if
- You need real-time threat intelligence.
- You work on Web, Api, Cloud.
- You also want vulnerability intelligence.
Questions people ask
- Is Quantexa or Recorded Future better?
- Neither clearly leads. Quantexa starts at On request and Recorded Future at $25000/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Quantexa or Recorded Future?
- Quantexa starts at On request and Recorded Future at $25000/year.
- Does Quantexa or Recorded Future run on more platforms?
- Quantexa runs on Web, Linux. Recorded Future runs on Web, Api, Cloud.
- What is Quantexa best used for?
- Quantexa is most often used for a bank whose aml alert backlog is dominated by false positives and wants network context to close them faster, sanctions investigation where the sanctioned party is not the account holder but a connected director or shareholder, merging customer records across retail, commercial and wealth divisions after an acquisition to see total exposure, a tax or benefits agency looking for organised fraud rings rather than individual claimants. Of those, a bank whose aml alert backlog is dominated by false positives and wants network context to close them faster and sanctions investigation where the sanctioned party is not the account holder but a connected director or shareholder are not what Recorded Future is typically brought in for.
- What can Quantexa do that Recorded Future cannot?
- Quantexa covers Entity resolution, Network generation, Contextual monitoring, Investigation workspace. Recorded Future covers Real-time threat intelligence, Vulnerability intelligence, Internet-wide data analysis, Insikt group intelligence.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Quantexa: Does Quantexa replace our transaction monitoring system?
No. It usually sits alongside it, adding network context to the alerts that system generates and to investigations.
Recorded Future: What are the main pricing tiers offered by Recorded Future?
Recorded Future offers three tiers: Core (foundational intelligence), Professional (marked most-popular with automation and autonomous threat hunts), and Elite (comprehensive coverage including third-party risk assessment). Specific pricing requires contacting sales.
SourceQuantexa: Where does our data go?
Into your own cloud tenancy in the normal deployment model. Quantexa does not require you to send customer data to a shared multi-tenant service.
Recorded Future: What is included in Recorded Future's Core pricing tier?
Core tier includes cyber operations monitoring with threat and malware insights, digital risk protection covering dark web monitoring and credential detection, and the new digital risk hub. Exact cost depends on organization size and usage.
SourceQuantexa: How is it priced?
Not publicly. Expect an annual subscription scaled by data volume and number of use cases, plus separate implementation cost.
Recorded Future: What features does Recorded Future Professional tier add?
Professional tier adds autonomous threat hunts, continuous threat monitoring, automated threat preventions, external intelligence ingestion, and external asset discovery. Pricing is custom-quoted based on organization size and services.
SourceRecorded Future: How does Recorded Future handle user limits and API access?
Recorded Future does not limit the number of platform users or integrations across any tier. API usage limits vary by package tier but exact limits are not specified on the public pricing page.
SourceRelated pages
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