# Arkime vs ExtraHop Reveal(x)

| Attribute | Arkime | ExtraHop Reveal(x) |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 48.3 (27% (low)) | 48.6 (45% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 64 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 7,534 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A network monitoring tool that passively captures and analyzes traffic, extracting detailed session information and providing searchable records with flexible retention policies for integration into existing security infrastructure. It is indexed under Network Security.","source":"https://arkime.com","question":"What is Arkime?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Arkime is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://arkime.com","question":"Is Arkime free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Arkime can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://arkime.com","question":"Can Arkime be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 6 integrations for Arkime, including PassiveTotal, VirusTotal, Censys, Shodan, Slack and Elasticsearch. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://arkime.com","question":"What does Arkime integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Arkime is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/arkime/arkime","question":"Is Arkime open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"A network detection and response solution that monitors all traffic across cloud and on-premises systems. It decrypts encrypted communications to reveal hidden threats, uses machine learning to identify suspicious network behavior, and integrates with security and IT tools for automated threat response. It is indexed under Network Security.","source":"https://www.extrahop.com","question":"What is ExtraHop Reveal(x)?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"ExtraHop Reveal(x) does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.extrahop.com","question":"How much does ExtraHop Reveal(x) cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to ExtraHop Reveal(x). That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.extrahop.com","question":"What platforms does ExtraHop Reveal(x) support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. ExtraHop Reveal(x) can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise, air-gapped and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.extrahop.com","question":"Can ExtraHop Reveal(x) be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 36 integrations for ExtraHop Reveal(x), including CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, Google Cloud Platform, Google Security Operations, Cisco Meraki, Cisco ISE and Check Point Smart-1, plus 28 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.extrahop.com","question":"What does ExtraHop Reveal(x) integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for ExtraHop Reveal(x). Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as ExtraHop Reveal(x) not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.extrahop.com/resources/security/strategic-decryption","question":"What security certifications does ExtraHop Reveal(x) have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true}` |
| description.long | Network analysis platform that captures and indexes session data, allowing security investigators to search and drill into network activity. Supports flexible capture modes including metadata-only storage or full packet retention in PCAP format. | A network detection and response solution that monitors all traffic across cloud and on-premises systems. It decrypts encrypted communications to reveal hidden threats, uses machine learning to identify suspicious network behavior, and integrates with security and IT tools for automated threat response. |
| features.capabilities | `{"pricing_model":"open_source","full_packet_pcap_retention":true,"encrypted_traffic_metadata_analysis":true}` | `{"pricing_model":"quote","full_packet_pcap_retention":true,"behavioral_anomaly_detection":true,"encrypted_traffic_metadata_analysis":true,"active_endpoint_containment_response":true,"edr_crowdstrike_sentinelone_integration":true}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 28 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"PassiveTotal"},{"name":"VirusTotal"},{"name":"Censys"},{"name":"Shodan"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Elasticsearch"},{"name":"RIPEstat","native":true},{"name":"CyberChef","native":true}]` | `[{"name":"CrowdStrike Falcon"},{"name":"Microsoft Sentinel"},{"name":"Splunk"},{"name":"Google Cloud Platform"},{"name":"Google Security Operations"},{"name":"Cisco Meraki"},{"name":"Cisco ISE"},{"name":"Check Point Smart-1"},{"name":"IBM QRadar"},{"name":"Microsoft Defender for Endpoint"},{"name":"Red Hat Ansible"},{"name":"ServiceNow"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"Netskope"},{"name":"Tines"},{"name":"Tenable"},{"name":"Red Canary"},{"name":"Symantec"},{"name":"Paessler PRTG"},{"name":"Netscaler"},{"name":"F5 iRules"},{"name":"FortiGate"},{"name":"HPE Aruba ClearPass"},{"name":"Microsoft Power BI"},{"name":"Microsoft Entra ID"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"SentinelOne Singularity","native":true,"category":"edr","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Rapid7 InsightIDR","native":true,"category":"siem","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Palo Alto Networks","native":true,"category":"firewall","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Meraki","native":true,"category":"network","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR","native":true,"category":"soar","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Illumio","native":true,"category":"microsegmentation","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"PRTG Network Monitor","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"HashiCorp Terraform","native":true,"category":"infrastructure","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Binary Defense MDR","native":true,"category":"mdr","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Binary Defense"},{"name":"CrowdStrike"},{"name":"F5"},{"name":"Fortinet FortiGate"},{"name":"Cubro"},{"name":"Garland"},{"name":"Keysight"},{"name":"Microsoft Active Directory"},{"name":"Citrix NetScaler"},{"name":"Niagara Networks"}]` |
| language.primary | C | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| platform.support | - | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://arkime.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T14:43:16.285Z"}` | `{"type":"quote","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.extrahop.com","retrievedAt":"2026-09-05T19:57:21.652Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | quote |
| pricing.price_level | free | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | 24 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/arkime/arkime/releases/tag/last-commit7","date":"2026-05-07T14:38:54Z","type":"prerelease","version":"last-commit7"},{"url":"https://github.com/arkime/arkime/releases/tag/last-commit6","date":"2024-10-24T15:25:05Z","type":"prerelease","version":"last-commit6"},{"url":"https://github.com/arkime/arkime/releases/tag/v6.8.0","date":"2026-09-30T12:42:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/arkime/arkime/releases/tag/v6.7.0","date":"2026-08-19T14:36:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/arkime/arkime/releases/tag/v6.6.0","date":"2026-07-09T15:11:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/arkime/arkime/releases/tag/v6.5.0","date":"2026-06-15T14:45:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/arkime/arkime/releases/tag/v6.4.0","date":"2026-05-20T15:03:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/arkime/arkime/releases/tag/v6.3.1","date":"2026-05-04T22:57:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/arkime/arkime/releases/tag/v6.3.0","date":"2026-05-04T16:12:15Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v6.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/arkime/arkime/releases/tag/v6.2.0","date":"2026-04-20T14:45:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/arkime/arkime/releases/tag/v6.1.1","date":"2026-04-06T12:40:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/arkime/arkime/releases/tag/v6.1.0","date":"2026-03-18T13:27:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/arkime/arkime/releases/tag/v6.0.1","date":"2026-03-09T15:37:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/arkime/arkime/releases/tag/v6.0.0","date":"2026-03-02T14:15:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/arkime/arkime/releases/tag/v5.8.3","date":"2025-12-02T15:24:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.8.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/arkime/arkime/releases/tag/last-commit","date":"2023-12-11T12:49:37Z","type":"prerelease","version":"last-commit"},{"url":"https://github.com/arkime/arkime/releases/tag/v5.8.2","date":"2025-10-27T20:30:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.8.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/arkime/arkime/releases/tag/v5.8.1","date":"2025-10-20T17:59:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/arkime/arkime/releases/tag/v5.8.0","date":"2025-09-22T14:29:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/arkime/arkime/releases/tag/v5.7.1","date":"2025-07-23T20:01:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.7.1"}]` | - |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 7.2 | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://www.extrahop.com/resources/security/strategic-decryption |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Farkime%2Farkime&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Network Security)

| Capability | Arkime | ExtraHop Reveal(x) |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | - | - |
| Behavioral anomaly detection | - | ✓ |
| Full packet pcap retention | ✓ | ✓ |
| Encrypted traffic metadata analysis | ✓ | ✓ |
| Active endpoint containment response | - | ✓ |
| Host microsegmentation | - | - |
| Network access control 802 1x | - | - |
| EDR crowdstrike sentinelone integration | - | ✓ |
| Iot ot device discovery | - | - |
| Fips 140 2 certification | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | Open source | Quote |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:06:58.136Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*