Threat intelligence platforms: AI search visibility ranking (2026)
How AI search engines rank threat intelligence platforms by visibility and citations. 20 brands measured monthly across Google AI Mode: which brands the AI names in answers, which domains it cites as sources, and how the leaders compare. Threat intelligence platforms used to collect, correlate, and operationalize adversary, malware, infrastructure, and campaign data for security teams. Composite score: 70% visibility (% of AI answers naming the brand) + 30% citation rate (% citing the brand's domain). Full methodology →
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When buyers inquire about Threat intelligence platforms, AI engines frequently highlight Recorded Future as the leader, with a visibility percentage of 25.0. Anomali and ThreatConnect also come up as prominent options in the conversation. Recorded Future's consistent mention underscores its position at the forefront of the industry.
The rankings are shaped by the sources AI engines most often pull from, notably shadowdragon.io, gartner.com, and cloudsek.com. These reputable platforms provide credibility and comprehensive insights. Additionally, aggregator and review sites like reddit.com help shape perceptions by offering diverse user feedback and expert analyses, influencing AI engine responses.
For buyers examining this list, a key consideration is the emphasis AI engines place on recent reviews and third-party validation. Leading brands like Recorded Future benefit from strong visibility across these respected sources. Evaluating how platforms demonstrate topical authority and relevance in subcategories can guide informed decision-making. Prioritize platforms with robust and up-to-date endorsements.
At a glance
What we observed in this category
Recorded Future holds the top rank with 25.0% visibility, more than double the 12.5% scores of Anomali and ThreatConnect, and eight times the category average of 3.1%. That gap is significant because it means AI Mode surfaces Recorded Future in one in four queries while most brands appear in fewer than one in thirty. The brand also doubled its own previous visibility score of 12.5%, suggesting its lead is widening rather than stabilising.
CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence presents the sharpest divergence in this dataset: 0.0% visibility against 37.5% citation rate, the highest citation figure in the entire category. Unit 42 shows a similar pattern with 0.0% visibility but 25.0% citations. Cybersixgill is the inverse case, sitting at 12.5% visibility with 0.0% citations. These splits indicate that AI Mode treats being named in a response and being cited as a source as two very different signals, and brand recognition does not guarantee citation.
All ten ranked brands list Google AI Mode as their top engine, confirming the audit captures a single-engine landscape with no Bing or Perplexity variance to analyse. The top cited sources include gartner.com and g2.com alongside less expected domains such as shadowdragon.io, cloudsek.com, and reddit.com. The presence of community and vendor-adjacent sites alongside analyst sources suggests AI Mode is drawing on a wide and uneven content base when constructing threat intelligence responses.
Movers & shakers since last refresh
Biggest visibility risers
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Recorded Future 12% → 25% · rank #1 → #1+12pp
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Anomali 0% → 12% · rank #5 → #2+12pp
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ThreatConnect 0% → 12% · rank #10 → #3+12pp
The ranking
| # | Brand | Visibility | Citation | Top engine |
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| 1 |
recordedfuture.com
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25% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
Recorded Future leads with 25.0% visibility, eight times the 3.1% category average, and also holds a 12.5% citation rate, making it the only top brand strong on both metrics. |
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| 2 |
anomali.com
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12% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
Anomali matches ThreatConnect at 12.5% visibility and 12.5% citation rate, but its rise from rank 5 to rank 2 flags recent momentum not yet visible in its raw score. |
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| 3 |
threatconnect.com
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12% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
ThreatConnect jumped from rank 10 to rank 3 with a visibility delta of 12.5 points, the largest rank-change gain in the dataset, driven by simultaneous citation growth. |
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| 4 |
crowdstrike.com
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0% | 38% | Google AI Mode |
CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence has the highest citation rate in the category at 37.5% yet registers 0.0% visibility, the starkest named-versus-trusted split in the data. |
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| 5 |
cybersixgill.com
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Cybersixgill holds 12.5% visibility but 0.0% citations, the direct inverse of CrowdStrike, indicating AI Mode names it in responses but does not anchor those responses to its domain. |
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| 6 |
paloaltonetworks.com
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0% | 25% | Google AI Mode |
| 7 |
microsoft.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 8 |
flashpoint.io
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 9 |
eclecticiq.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 10 |
socradar.io
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 11 |
greynoise.io
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 12 |
group-ib.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 13 |
mandiant.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 14 |
talosintelligence.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 15 |
intel471.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 16 |
zerofox.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 17 |
lookingglasscyber.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 18 |
kela.io
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 19 |
team-cymru.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 20 |
searchlightcyber.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Sources AI engines trust in this category
Across the 8 buyer-intent queries we ran on threat intelligence platforms, these are the domains Google AI Mode cited most often. If you're not on this list — or if your competitors are — that's a concrete PR / linkbuilding target.
How to read this ranking
Four things worth knowing before you act on the numbers above. These are the same definitions across every industry page — for category-specific observations, see the What we observed section above (where available) and the per-brand insights inline in the ranking.
Visibility = being named
A brand's visibility % is the share of AI answers that mention it by name in the response prose. This is who AI engines actively recommend to the buyer. More on visibility →
Citation rate = being trusted
Citation rate is the share of AI answers that include the brand's domain as a clickable source link. This is what the AI treats as authoritative evidence, different from being named. More on citation rate →
Top engine differs by brand
The "top engine" column shows which AI surface each brand performs best on. Big gaps between a brand's score across engines usually points to specific content or schema gaps. How AI engines pick sources →
Rankings move month to month
AI engines re-crawl and re-rank on shorter cycles than classical search. We re-audit every brand on this list at least every 30 days and refresh this page automatically. How AI search ranking works →
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Frequently asked about threat intelligence platforms AI visibility
Who leads AI visibility in threat intelligence platforms?
Recorded Future leads with 25.0% visibility, a composite score of 21.2, and is the only brand to have doubled its visibility score in the most recent period.
Which brand is cited most by AI Mode in this category despite low visibility?
CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence holds the highest citation rate at 37.5% while recording 0.0% visibility, meaning AI Mode references its content without naming it as a top platform.
What sources does AI Mode cite most for threat intelligence research?
The top cited sources include gartner.com, g2.com, shadowdragon.io, cloudsek.com, reddit.com, exabeam.com, flare.io, and stellarcyber.ai, a mix of analyst, review, community, and vendor-adjacent sites.
How does the category average compare to the top brand's visibility score?
The category average visibility is 3.1%, while Recorded Future sits at 25.0%, meaning the leader is more than eight times the average across all 20 brands tracked.
Which brands showed the biggest visibility gains in the latest period?
ThreatConnect gained the most rank positions, rising from rank 10 to rank 3, while both Anomali and Recorded Future each gained 12.5 visibility points in the same period.
Does AI visibility in this category vary across multiple AI engines?
The audit data shows Google AI Mode as the top engine for every brand ranked, with no other engine appearing in the dataset, indicating the current landscape is dominated by a single AI source.