Extrahop alternative

Cutting Through the Noise in Network Analytics

Experience Exeon’s lightweight log analysis and metadata-based machine learning for scalable, cost-effective security—no hardware-dependency, no limitations in handling encrypted traffic.
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Exeon vs. ExtraHop

ExtraHop’s reliance on mirrored traffic and DPI demands heavy infrastructure, while encryption and core-switch limitations create blind spots, forcing a shift to less effective metadata analysis.

Features

Machine learning

Impact of encryption
Integration flexibility
Data storage efficiency
Deployment complexity
SIEM optimization
Scalability
Asset discovery & mapping
Detection logic customization

Exeon

Transparent, white-box models can be tuned and enhanced by the user
Operates on metadata; unaffected by encryption
Open integration via REST API (e.g., Splunk, ServiceNow, Qualys)
Efficient long-term storage via graph databases; input data reduction by up to 1000x
Fully agentless; no hardware sensors needed
Preprocesses and reduces log volume to lower SIEM costs
Efficient metadata analysis: greatly scales for environments up to 100.000+ flows per second
Asset discovery with behavioral and contextual correlation
Highly tunable detection models

ExtraHop

Proprietary ML models; limited user control or explainability
Encrypted traffic can limit visibility for application-layer analysis
REST API & Open Data Stream supported; some features may rely on the native ecosystem
Packet-derived metadata usually requires higher processing and storage resources
No agents required, but needs virtual or physical sensors for packet capture
Forwards detections to SIEM
Scales with appliance size; packet processing can impact scalability
Discovers devices via MAC/IP & fingerprinting; limited business-layer correlation
Custom triggers available; no ML model customization
Raise the bar of NDR

Why Exeon is the chosen platform

Exeon provides transparent, explainable AI with significantly lower false positives, ensuring actionable insights. Here’s how Swiss excellence changes the game.

Extremely lightweight log analysis

While ExtraHop relies on dedicated sensors for traffic mirroring, we require no additional hardware for more scalability and cost efficiency.

It’s all in the metadata analysis

Exeon.NDR remains unaffected by encryption, providing complete network visibility. No limitations in handling encrypted data.

Future-proof machine learning

Forget hardware constraints—our advanced ML enables detection of complex threats, including even the most sophisticated ones.

Leaders who trust Exeon

We provide our customers and partners the confidence they need for the protection exposed of their IT, hybrid and cloud infrastructures.

Empowering security teams worldwide

Use cases

Exeon.NDR in action

See how our AI-driven, encryption-agnostic technology closes visibility gaps left by other security tools—explore our use cases.

CVSS Guide - Exeon

How AI benefits threat triage

Here’s how security teams increase precision by using AI-empowered vulnerability scoring.

Less false positives with AI

Save time and focus your efforts on what matters most with AI-supported alerting.
Your cloud vs. on-prem deployment guide

On-prem vs. cloud deployment

Considering factors such as security, compliance, customization, scalability, and budgetary constraints, evaluate your cybersecurity infrastructure deployment options.
APT threat detection demo tour

Guided threat detection tour

A video demonstration of exeon.NDR including domain generation algorithms, machine learning for behavioral analysis, lateral movement, and much more.
DORA Compliance Checklist

Your DORA Checklist

Assessing your IT systems and network, facilitating your DORA implementation, improving your cybersecurity posture, and more.
PostFinance banking success story

PostFinance Use Case

How exeon.NDR detects security incidents in the heterogenous network of PostFinance and its unit of the national courier services.
NIS2 DORA and KRITIS Guide

DORA, NIS2 & KRITIS Guide

A comparison of various cybersecurity regulations and a deep dive into technological solutions for optimal compliance and security.

DORA Use Case

How a large German bank complies with DORA, tackles APTs and ransomware, and achieves better threat detection and faster responses within months.

Detect APTs: Finance Edition

Clear guidelines for organizations in the financial industry to protect against, detect, and respond to Advanced Persistent Threats (APT).
NDR for banking

Monitoring ATM Machines

Unique approach to monitoring OT assets such as ATM machines: how extended logs are used to create custom, new use cases and solve even complex requirements in a very simple way.
NIS2 compliance checklist - Exeon

NIS2 Compliance Checklist

An action plan that addresses all of the requirements for your IT & OT security, as well as the lifespan of your corporate network.
NIS2 DORA and KRITIS Guide

NIS2, DORA & KRITIS Guide

For clarity and actionable insights, we’ve compared several cybersecurity regulations and reported on technological solutions to comply.
DORA Compliance Checklist

DORA Compliance Checklist

Comprehensive approach to the assessment of your IT systems and network, your DORA implementation, cybersecurity posture, and more.
NDR for banking - DORA use case

DORA Banking Use Case

How a large German bank complies with DORA, tackles APTs and ransomware, and achieves better threat detection and faster responses within months.
NDR Use Case - Manufacturing

NIS2 Manufacturing Use Case

Read how a mechanical engineering company meets European compliance requirements and increases their cybersecurity posture with NDR.

Use Case: Bank in Germany

DORA compliance, tackling threats like APTs & ransomware, improved threat detection, and faster response times.

Success Story: Logistics

Fast-moving, international logistics company defeats system interruptions from cyber incidents with Exeon.NDR.

Exeon.NDR for IT, OT & IoT

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Success Story: Banking

A cybersecurity case study on PostFinance, one of Switzerland’s leading retail financial institutions.

Use Case: Manufacturing & NIS2

OT/IIoT integration and compliance: how a mechanical engineering company increases their cybersecurity posture.

Success Story: Swiss Hospitals

Read how our platform became an integral security monitoring tool to safeguard Solothurner Spitäler’s IT & OT networks.

Use Case: Healthcare & Compliance

Centralized visibility and monitoring of hybrid environments to safeguard critical medical systems.

Zero Trust in the finance sector

Support DORA compliance, while also eliminating inherent trust in networks by enforcing continuous identity verification, limiting access to critical assets & more.

Meeting the unique needs of OT

Effective OT security, as part of a Zero Trust strategy, must ensure visibility over all OT assets, protection against sophisticated threats, compliance & more.

From patient data to regulatory compliance

By enforcing strict access controls, audit logs, and real-time monitoring, Zero Trust helps healthcare providers meet data security requirements—and much more.

Financial sector applications

Exeon monitors transactions and user behavior in real-time to identify suspicious activity, prevent insider threats, and more.

Made for the industrial world

Comprehensive OT and IT monitoring to secure production facilities and machine controls, detect anomalies, and more.

Secure patient data & compliance

Sensitive patient data protection and compliance (HIPAA, etc.) by detecting anomalous behavior of users and devices. 

Public security, private data protected

Robust and precise monitoring and security for critical infrastructure and confidential government data.
How to detect APTs - Exeon Analytics

AI against advanced threats

A comprehensive guide on the current threat landscape, and precisely how to improve detection and response capabilities.
WinGD customer use case

Global Manufacturer WinGD

In this video testimonial, our customer WinGD explains how Exeon.NDR strengthens their cybersecurity.

Public Sector Use Case

A municipality’s hybrid infrastructure of over 12,000 IT and OT devices uses Exeon.NDR for elevated cybersecurity.

Ready to see Exeon.NDR live?

Exeon’s machine learning offers advanced detection with minimal storage needs, and covers frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK comprehensively, offering robust protection.