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Armis vs Darktrace

Armis is a cybersecurity company that sells Armis Centrix, a platform of modular solutions that run from asset management to IoT security and ICS security. Darktrace sells security for AI systems and agents, for network, cloud and OT environments, and for email and collaboration tools. CISO Tribune files both under OT and ICS security. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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Armis vs Darktrace: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
ArmisArmis is a cybersecurity company that sells Armis Centrix, a platform of modular solutions that run from asset management to IoT security and ICS security.armis.comDarktraceDarktrace sells security for AI systems and agents, for network, cloud and OT environments, and for email and collaboration tools.darktrace.com
What it sells
  • Armis Centrix[1][4][6][7][8][10][13]A cybersecurity platform that monitors billions of assets to identify real-time risks.
  • Armis Asset Intelligence Engine[4][8][9]A crowdsourced, cloud-based knowledge base at the core of Armis Centrix.
  • Darktrace / EMAIL[14][15]Email security that catches phishing, business email compromise, executive impersonation and social engineering attacks.
Categories
Headquarters
United States[2]Cambridge, United Kingdom[2]
Founded
2015[3]2013[2]
Ownership and funding
Privately held[2][4][5]Owned by Thoma Bravo since 2024[3][12][13][17]
Named customers
Not stated on its pages
  • Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast[4]
  • HARMAN International[5]
  • City of Las Vegas[6]
  • Centre Parcs[7]
  • Banco Galicia[8]
Recent news
  • March 18, 2026Armis appointed Simon Mouyal as Chief Marketing Officer to oversee its global marketing strategy and execution.[12]
  • March 10, 2026Armis announced Armis Centrix for Vulnerability Management Detection and Response, a solution for identifying and validating vulnerabilities across an organization's assets.[13]
  • January 14, 2026Armis launched the Armis Select Partner Program for its global partner ecosystem.[14]
  • 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]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: listed, seen November 5, 2026[5]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
  • G2: listed, seen November 3, 2026[13]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
From its own pages, Armis sells mainly to organizations with complex OT and IT environments that need to secure managed and unmanaged devices. Armis addresses CISOs and security teams working in OT environments. The customers its pages describe include a manufacturing organization, an airline with OT assets across airports and facilities, and a national utility with water treatment plants. Armis also addresses government agencies and financial institutions. Armis says metadata can be stored in the cloud or in a hybrid model for organizations with data residency rules.Not written yet
Last verified
September 27, 2026October 10, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Armis and Darktrace are both filed under OT and ICS security.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Armis's primary category is IoT and medical device security; Darktrace's is Network detection and response.
  • Darktrace is also filed under Email security.
  • Armis lists Armis Centrix and Armis Asset Intelligence Engine. Darktrace lists Darktrace / EMAIL.
  • Armis is headquartered in United States. Darktrace is headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom.
  • Armis was founded in 2015. Darktrace was founded in 2013.
  • Armis is privately held. Darktrace is owned by Thoma Bravo, since 2024.
  • Darktrace publicly names Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, HARMAN International, City of Las Vegas, Centre Parcs and Banco Galicia.

What it sells: Armis

What Armis Centrix does[1][4][6][7][8][10][13]
Armis Centrix is made up of modular solutions that run from asset management to IoT security and ICS security. The solutions include Vulnerability Prioritization and Remediation (VIPR) and adapt to the customer's environment.
What Armis Asset Intelligence Engine does[4][8][9]
Armis says the engine tracks over five billion assets. The Armis Asset Intelligence Engine tracks managed, unmanaged and IoT assets that Armis has seen across its customers. Alerts can be triggered by a policy violation, a misconfiguration or abnormal behavior.

What it sells: Darktrace

What Darktrace / EMAIL does[14][15]
Darktrace / EMAIL learns from each organization's own activity and users, not a shared cross-customer model. Darktrace says it catches phishing, business email compromise, executive impersonation, and social engineering attacks. Behavioral detection extends across Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Slack. Each employee's risk score adapts their email controls.

Questions about Armis and Darktrace

What do Armis and Darktrace sell?
Armis sells Armis Centrix and Armis Asset Intelligence Engine. Darktrace sells Darktrace / EMAIL.
Are Armis and Darktrace in the same category?
They share OT and ICS security. Armis's primary category is IoT and medical device security and Darktrace's is Network detection and response.
Where are Armis and Darktrace headquartered?
Armis is headquartered in United States. Darktrace is headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom.
When were Armis and Darktrace founded?
Armis was founded in 2015. Darktrace was founded in 2013.
Who owns Armis and Darktrace?
Armis is privately held. Darktrace is owned by Thoma Bravo, since 2024.
Which customers do Armis and Darktrace name?
Darktrace publicly names Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, HARMAN International, City of Las Vegas, Centre Parcs and Banco Galicia.
Who are Armis and Darktrace sold to?
From its own pages, Armis sells mainly to organizations with complex OT and IT environments that need to secure managed and unmanaged devices.
What have Armis and Darktrace announced recently?
March 18, 2026: Armis appointed Simon Mouyal as Chief Marketing Officer to oversee its global marketing strategy and execution. September 24, 2026: Darktrace launched Signal Labs, a research unit that tests how AI models and agents misbehave in sandboxed environments, and published its first findings.

About Armis

Armis is a cybersecurity company that sells Armis Centrix, a platform of modular solutions that run from asset management to IoT security and ICS security. Armis says Armis Centrix monitors billions of assets to identify real-time risks. Armis describes Armis Centrix as a cloud-native platform that delivers real-time visibility and AI-powered risk mitigation across the attack surface. The modular solutions in Armis Centrix, including Vulnerability Prioritization and Remediation (VIPR), adapt to the customer's environment, according to Armis. Armis is now part of ServiceNow.[1][6][7][10]

Armis Centrix for Asset Management and Security is one of the solutions in the platform, with the stated aim to see every asset, understand the risk and secure what matters. Armis Centrix for OT/IoT Security is described by Armis as a way to secure the backbone of industry without disruption. Armis Centrix for Medical Device Security is aimed at protecting the entire patient journey in a digital world. Armis Centrix for VIPR-Pro covers prioritization and remediation, with the aim to close the gap between finding and fixing risk. Armis Centrix for Vulnerability Management Detection and Response aims to shift from reactive scanning to real-time, evidence-based vulnerability validation. Armis Centrix for Application Security aims to eliminate AppSec fragmentation and secure the entire software supply chain. Armis Centrix for Early Warning aims to move from reactive defense to proactive immunity.[6]

Armis describes discovering and contextualizing managed and unmanaged assets and creating real-time inventories without manual intervention by IT teams. Armis says it provides access to granular industrial control systems (ICS) and OT device details so teams can prioritize and act on risk-related insights. Armis says deep asset visibility with Armis Centrix collects information about each asset, including its characteristics, configurations, behavior, relationships and vulnerabilities. With non-intrusive active and holistic discovery, Armis Centrix exposes legacy software that current tooling is unable to detect and identifies the risks associated with it. Armis says its platform can passively and safely analyze traffic from industrial controllers and systems. Armis describes its approach as agentless, meaning no software is installed on production equipment. Armis says it identifies OT devices by manufacturer and model.[6][7]

Armis describes the Asset Intelligence Engine as a crowdsourced, cloud-based knowledge base that tracks over five billion assets and sits at the core of Armis Centrix. Each asset profile records how often the asset communicates with other devices and over what protocols. The Armis Asset Intelligence Engine tracks managed, unmanaged and IoT assets that Armis has seen across its customers. When an asset operates outside of its baseline, Armis Centrix issues an alert or can automatically disconnect or quarantine the asset. Alerts can be triggered by a policy violation, a misconfiguration or abnormal behavior.[8]

Armis Vulnerability Intelligence Database is an AI-powered vulnerability intelligence resource, available as a freely accessible database or through commercial API access on the AWS Marketplace. Armis describes a database that ingests and correlates data from sources including internal threat intelligence, external feeds, community contributions and Armis Labs. Armis says the database draws on external feeds like CISA KEV, NVD and vendor disclosures. The database is backed by the Armis Asset Intelligence Engine and Armis Labs. Armis says the database gives insight into vulnerabilities affecting IT, OT, IoT and medical devices.[9]

Armis says converged IT/OT environments must comply with standards including NERC, MITRE ATT&CK, ISA/IEC 62443, ISO 27001 and NIST SP 800-82 Rev. 2. With Armis Centrix, customizable dashlets map to evidence requirements outlined in security frameworks, and customizable reports enable cross team collaboration and board-level reporting. With Armis Centrix, users can display connections based on segments, asset types and defined boundaries. Armis says the Armis Asset Intelligence and Security Platform helps government agencies meet the requirements of BOD 23-02. Armis says financial institutions must be able to identify, classify and contextualize all connected devices in their environment. Armis addresses the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), which was published on 27 December 2022.[10][11]

Armis says it offers flexible deployment options to meet the legal and regulatory requirements of the organization and region. Armis says metadata can be stored in the cloud or in a hybrid model to comply with laws like GDPR and other local data residency rules. United Airlines deployed Armis Centrix to build a real-time, categorized inventory of its OT estate, from process control assets to HVAC systems and bag scanners. Armis was deployed at 97 plants to improve operational resilience. A vertically integrated poultry processing facility faced asset sprawl and siloed OT infrastructure, and a team deploying Armis Centrix uncovered over 4,500 assets, more than 4x their original estimate. Armis describes a national utility with thousands of water treatment plants inherited from 31 different operators, working to comply with EU mandates.[6][7][10]

Armis on the record

Sources

Armis full record

  1. [1]Armis centrixArmis · armis.com · published July 17, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Armis acquires silk security to incorporate best in class security prioritization and remediation into armis centrixArmis · armis.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]DefaultServiceNow · newsroom.servicenow.com · published December 22, 2025 · Tier A
  4. [4]Armis, The Cyber Exposure Management & Security Company | armis.comArmis · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Armis Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier C
  6. [6]Armis Centrix™, the Armis cyber exposure management platform | ArmisArmis · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Armis Centrix™ for OT/IoT Security (SaaS) | ArmisArmis · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Armis Asset Intelligence Engine | ArmisArmis · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Armis Vulnerability Intelligence Database | ArmisArmis · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Bridge the IT/OT gap with Armis Centrix™ | ArmisArmis · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]The Path to DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) | ArmisArmis · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Armis Appoints Simon Mouyal as Chief Marketing OfficerArmis · published March 18, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Armis Announces Armis Centrix™ for Vulnerability Management Detection and Response to Reduce Cyber Risk and Eliminate Operational FrictionArmis · published March 10, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Armis Launches New Partner Program, Expanding its Reach to Help Global Organizations Enhance Cyber ResilienceArmis · published January 14, 2026 · Tier A

Darktrace full record

  1. [1]ProductsDarktrace · darktrace.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Darktrace named technology pioneer by world economic forumDarktrace · darktrace.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Darktrace announces formal completion of its acquisition by thoma bravoDarktrace · darktrace.com · published October 1, 2024 · Tier A
  4. [4]Coca cola beverages northeastDarktrace · darktrace.com · undated page, accessed October 10, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Harman internationalDarktrace · darktrace.com · undated page, accessed October 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]City of las vegasDarktrace · darktrace.com · undated page, accessed October 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Center parcs darktraceDarktrace · darktrace.com · undated page, accessed October 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Banco galiciaDarktrace · darktrace.com · undated page, accessed October 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Darktrace launches signal labs to research emerging risks of enterprise ai agentsDarktrace · darktrace.com · published September 24, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Darktrace extends behavioral security with general availability of darktrace secure aiDarktrace · darktrace.com · published September 22, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Darktrace among first cybersecurity companies selected to integrate risk signals into microsoft agent 365Darktrace · darktrace.com · published August 4, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Darktrace | The Essential AI Cybersecurity PlatformDarktrace · undated page, accessed October 24, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Darktrace / HYBRID NETWORK Reviews & Product Details - G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 24, 2026 · Tier C
  14. [14]AI Cyber Security Solutions | Harden Defenses Inside & OutDarktrace · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]Microsoft Azure Security & Compliance | Security ServicesDarktrace · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]AI-Based Email Security Software | Email Threat ProtectionDarktrace · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]Network Security Management | AI Network Security ProtectionDarktrace · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  18. [18]Cloud Security Solutions | AI for Cloud Cyber SecurityDarktrace · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  19. [19]AWS Data Loss Prevention, Security Compliance, & ProtectionDarktrace · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  20. [20]Operational Technology (OT) Cyber Security SolutionsDarktrace · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  21. [21]AI Endpoint Security | Cyber Security Endpoint Protection SuiteDarktrace · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  22. [22]Network Security Integrations | Darktrace/NetworkDarktrace · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  23. [23]Integrations | Darktrace/EndpointDarktrace · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A

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