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Arista Networks, Corelight, Darktrace and ExtraHop Compared
Arista NetworksArista Networks builds scalable high-performance and ultra-low-latency networks for data center and cloud computing environments.arista.comCorelightCorelight sells the Open NDR Platform, which transforms network data into evidence.corelight.comDarktraceDarktrace sells security for AI systems and agents, for network, cloud and OT environments, and for email and collaboration tools.darktrace.comExtraHopExtraHop sells a network detection and response platform called RevealX that analyzes network traffic to identify hidden attack surfaces, lateral movement and credential abuse, and consolidates network performance management and intrusion detection tooling.extrahop.com
What it sells
  • Arista EOS®EOS is the core of Arista cloud networking solutions for data centers and cloud networks.
  • CloudVision®A network operation, automation, and visibility platform.
  • CloudEOS[6]Arista’s multi-cloud and cloud-native networking solution.
  • DANZ Monitoring Fabric[4][7]A network packet broker for organization-wide visibility and security.
  • Arista 7500R Series[9]Modular universal spine switches for large virtualized and cloud networks.
  • Arista 7800R3 Series[10]Modular switches that are the 3rd generation of the R-Series universal spine switches.
  • Investigator[1][4][9][10][12][13][15][18]A SaaS-based NDR platform for investigations. It uses Agentic Triage playbooks to triage alerts.
  • Corelight Sensors[8][12][13]Sensors that capture a copy of traffic out-of-band and turn it into network evidence with Zeek.
  • Smart PCAP[1][4][12]Links Zeek logs, detections and extracted files to only the packets needed for investigations.
  • AI/ML detections[8]A subscription-based module of AI/ML detections that can be purchased with Corelight Sensors.
  • Threat Intelligence[4][8][13]A licensed feature for Corelight Sensors and Investigator.
  • Cloud Sensors[14]Corelight sensors for cloud networks, available for AWS, GCP and Azure.
  • Darktrace / EMAIL[14][15]Email security that catches phishing, business email compromise, executive impersonation and social engineering attacks.
  • ExtraHop RevealX Platform[1]A platform that consolidates network detection and response, network performance management, and intrusion detection into one system for viewing network activity.
  • Network Detection & ResponseAnalyzes network traffic to detect threats and support investigation across enterprise networks.
  • Network Performance Management[1]Monitors network performance alongside security telemetry within the same platform.
  • Intrusion Detection[1]Identifies intrusions on the network as part of the RevealX platform's solution set.
  • Packet Forensics[1]Provides packet-level forensic analysis of network traffic for investigation purposes.
Categories
Headquarters
Santa Clara, United States[2]San Francisco, United States[3]Cambridge, United Kingdom[2]Not stated on its pages
Founded
Not stated on its pages20162013[2]Not stated on its pages
Ownership and funding
Public (NYSE: ANET)[2][4][15]Not stated on its pagesOwned by Thoma Bravo since 2024[3][12][13][17]Not stated on its pages
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
  • Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast[4]
  • HARMAN International[5]
  • City of Las Vegas[6]
  • Centre Parcs[7]
  • Banco Galicia[8]
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Recent news
  • October 7, 2026Arista Networks announced an open Ethernet rack-scale portfolio for scale-up and scale-out AI infrastructure, developed with several compute technology companies.[14]
  • October 6, 2026Corelight announced the establishment of Corelight Canada, a standalone entity intended to work more closely with customers, partners and public sector organizations in Canada.[17]
  • July 27, 2026Corelight announced the appointment of Amanda Berger as its Chief Customer Officer.[5]
  • June 9, 2026Corelight announced that its Open NDR Platform, including Investigator and Hosted Fleet Manager, was listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace as FedRAMP In Process at the Class C (Moderate) level.[18]
  • September 24, 2026Darktrace launched Signal Labs, a research unit that tests how AI models and agents misbehave in sandboxed environments, and published its first findings.[9]
  • September 22, 2026Darktrace made its SECURE AI product generally available, giving enterprises tools to discover AI use, monitor people and agents, and act on policy risks.[10]
  • August 4, 2026Darktrace announced an integration that feeds behavioral risk signals about AI agents from its SECURE AI product into the Microsoft Agent 365 portal.[11]
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G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: Not stated on its pages
  • Gartner Peer Insights: listed, seen November 5, 2026[15]
  • G2: listed, seen November 5, 2026[7]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
  • G2: listed, seen November 3, 2026[13]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
  • G2: Not stated on its pages
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
From its own pages, Arista sells mainly for data center, hybrid cloud, campus, wide area, and low-latency environments. Arista says EOS has delivered reliability for service providers, enterprises, broadcasters and others. Arista describes its routing solutions for cloud, service provider and enterprise use cases. Its campus switches are described for the IoT enabled campus. One data center switch series is described for large enterprises, big data and machine learning environments, traditional and virtualized data centers and service provider edge networking roles.From its own pages, Corelight sells mainly to SOC teams that want network evidence for detection, investigation and threat hunting. Corelight describes customers extending visibility across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Customer examples on its pages include a global beauty retailer protecting point-of-sale terminals and a major U.S mortgage lender with data centers and multi-cloud workloads in AWS and Azure.Not written yetNot written yet
Last verified
September 27, 2026September 27, 2026October 10, 2026November 3, 2026

About Arista Networks

Arista Networks builds scalable high-performance and ultra-low-latency networks for data center and cloud computing environments. Arista cloud networking serves data center, hybrid cloud, campus, wide area, and low-latency environments. Arista says the principles of its cloud networking include open APIs, programmability at every layer, cloud automation, self-service zero-touch provisioning, and a standards-based Universal Cloud Network (UCN) deployment architecture.[5]

Arista says its data-driven cloud networking uses an open approach around the Arista EOS network stack and NetDL. Arista applies AI/ML to automation and security challenges. Arista EOS NetDL consolidates datasets for applying AI/ML methods in NetOps and SecOps environments and presents a single API surface for network and network-related data. Arista Autonomous Virtual Assist (Arista AVA™) is Arista’s AI technology. Arista says AVA can address challenges in Network Detection and Response (NDR), Quality of Experience (QoE) management, and proactive NetOps.[5]

Arista Extensible Operating System (EOS®) is the core of Arista cloud networking solutions for data centers and cloud networks. Arista describes EOS as a Linux-based network operating system that runs a single binary software image across the Arista switching family. EOS is packaged as bundled EOS on Arista switches, Containerized EOS (cEOS), or virtualized EOS (vEOS). Arista EOS enables programmatic control of the network. Arista Smart System Upgrade (SSU) reduces maintenance windows through intelligent insertion and removal of network elements. Arista offers Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) and Zero Touch Replacement (ZTR) for new and replacement switches.[6]

CloudVision is Arista’s network operation, automation, and visibility platform. Arista says CloudVision provides domain-specific features in data center, campus wired and wireless, and cloud networks and helps enterprises simplify network operations by breaking down traditional network management silos. CloudVision integrates the physical network with solutions from Arista ecosystem partners, including VMware, OpenStack, Palo Alto Networks, Microsoft, and many others. CloudEOS is Arista’s multi-cloud and cloud-native networking solution. CloudEOS integrates with Arista CloudVision to simplify interconnecting and managing multi-cloud, cloud-native and on-premises enterprise networks. CloudEOS, deployed with Universal Cloud Network Designs, provides the elements required for building multi-cloud connectivity with consistent isolation across the entire enterprise environment.[5][6]

DANZ Monitoring Fabric (DMF) is a network packet broker for organization-wide visibility and security, delivering multi-tenant monitoring-as-a-service. DMF provides a scale-out fabric design based on merchant silicon hardware, with integrated analytics and packet recording intelligence. DMF provisions traffic processing functions including regex filtering, deduplication, slicing, masking, flow data generation/collection and application recognition through a single DMF fabric controller. Arista says DMF delivers a visibility solution for on-premise data centers, enterprise campus/branch and 4G/5G mobile networks.[7]

The 7050X3 supports speeds including 10G, 25G, 40G and 100G in compact form factors. The 7050X3 Series enables highly scalable two-tier network designs with ECMP, MLAG and VXLAN technologies. The Arista 7500R Series modular switches are universal spine switches designed for large virtualized and cloud networks. The 7500R Series combines 100G density with internet scale table sizes and L2 and L3 features. The Arista 7500R Series comes in 16, 12, 8 and 4 slot systems with wirespeed ports from 1G to 100G. The Arista 7800R3 Series modular switches are the 3rd generation of the R-Series universal spine switches. The Arista 7800R3 Series comes in 16, 12, 8 and 4 slot systems with wirespeed ports from 10G to 400G. The Arista 7800R3 Series uses a deep buffer virtual output queue (VOQ) architecture that eliminates head-of-line (HOL) blocking.[8][9][10]

The 720D series delivers wirespeed connectivity for campus user workloads and is designed for the IoT enabled campus. The 720D product family provides a range of PoE and data-only systems. The 7135LB series devices are optimized for 25G speed and use a programmable FPGA integrated with L1 connectivity. The 7135LB comes in a 1RU form factor with 48 x SFP28 ports and 4 x QSFP ports and performs layer 1+ switching in 5ns at 25G speed.[11][12]

Arista routing solutions cater to use cases for cloud, service providers and enterprises. Arista’s 7280R3 Universal Leaf and 7500R3 and 7800R3 Universal Spine platforms are powered by Arista EOS and CloudVision. The 7800R3 series scales to 460 Tbps or 576 ports of 400G with a single consistent architecture.[1][3][5][8][11][13]

Arista Networks on the record

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Corelight full record

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Darktrace full record

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ExtraHop full record

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