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Darktrace vs Siemens

Darktrace sells security for AI systems and agents, for network, cloud and OT environments, and for email and collaboration tools. Siemens sells technology products that include hardware, software and services. 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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Darktrace vs Siemens: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
DarktraceDarktrace sells security for AI systems and agents, for network, cloud and OT environments, and for email and collaboration tools.darktrace.comSiemensSiemens sells technology products that include hardware, software and services.siemens.com
What it sells
  • Darktrace / EMAIL[14][15]Email security that catches phishing, business email compromise, executive impersonation and social engineering attacks.
  • SIMATIC WinCC[6]SIMATIC WinCC systems are designed for machine visualization (HMI) and for complex SCADA applications in all industries.
  • Gridscale X[9]Gridscale X unifies grid planning, operations, asset management, and metering in a single, open and interoperable platform.
  • Building X[7]Building X is a platform for managing and optimizing building operations.
  • Totally Integrated Power[11]Totally Integrated Power offers electrical planners training and workshops on planning integrated power distribution.
  • Energy Systems[10]Siemens offers insulated medium-voltage switchgear for use indoors, outdoors or offshore.
  • eMobility[13]Siemens eMobility offers solutions to support the electrification of transportation in depot and public charging applications.
Categories
Headquarters
Cambridge, United Kingdom[2]Not stated on its pages
Founded
2013[2]1847
Ownership and funding
Owned by Thoma Bravo since 2024[3][12][13][17]Not stated on its pages
Named customers
  • Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast[4]
  • HARMAN International[5]
  • City of Las Vegas[6]
  • Centre Parcs[7]
  • Banco Galicia[8]
Not stated on its pages
Recent news
  • 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]
Not stated on its pages
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: listed, seen November 3, 2026[13]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
  • G2: listed, seen November 1, 2026[3]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: listed, seen November 1, 2026[4]
Who it fits
Not written yetSiemens names transit operators, logistics companies and charging network providers as users of its eMobility solutions. Siemens provides electrical planners with technical documents covering basic network and plant engineering. Siemens names chemical, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, refining, and food and beverage as process industries that use gPROMS.
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October 10, 2026October 12, 2026

Where they overlap

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

Where they differ, field by field

  • Darktrace's primary category is Network detection and response; Siemens's is OT and ICS security.
  • Darktrace is also filed under Email security.
  • Darktrace lists Darktrace / EMAIL. Siemens lists SIMATIC WinCC, Gridscale X, Building X, Totally Integrated Power, Energy Systems and 1 more.
  • Darktrace is headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom.
  • Darktrace was founded in 2013. Siemens was founded in 1847.
  • 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: 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.

What it sells: Siemens

What Gridscale X does[9]
Gridscale X has capabilities across planning, operations and meter data management. Gridscale X allows users to build, integrate and run their own applications directly on the platform.
What Totally Integrated Power does[11]
Siemens electrical planning support consists of project support, SIMARIS planning tools, BIM, technical documents and trainings. Totally Integrated Power offers electrical planners training and workshops on planning integrated power distribution.

Questions about Darktrace and Siemens

What do Darktrace and Siemens sell?
Darktrace sells Darktrace / EMAIL. Siemens sells SIMATIC WinCC, Gridscale X, Building X, Totally Integrated Power, Energy Systems and 1 more.
Are Darktrace and Siemens in the same category?
They share OT and ICS security. Darktrace's primary category is Network detection and response and Siemens's is OT and ICS security.
Where are Darktrace and Siemens headquartered?
Darktrace is headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom.
When were Darktrace and Siemens founded?
Darktrace was founded in 2013. Siemens was founded in 1847.
Who owns Darktrace and Siemens?
Darktrace is owned by Thoma Bravo, since 2024.
Which customers do Darktrace and Siemens name?
Darktrace publicly names Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, HARMAN International, City of Las Vegas, Centre Parcs and Banco Galicia.
Who are Darktrace and Siemens sold to?
Siemens names transit operators, logistics companies and charging network providers as users of its eMobility solutions.
What have Darktrace and Siemens announced recently?
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 Darktrace

Darktrace sells security for AI systems and agents, for network, cloud and OT environments, and for email and collaboration tools. Darktrace says it understands behavior across people, networks, applications, cloud, and AI. Darktrace says its Adaptive AI learns an organization's own operational patterns, unlike security tools that rely on static rules or training data from other organizations. Darktrace says its AI learns from each organization's own business data to identify anomalous activity for each asset across domains.[1][14]

Darktrace says a dynamic understanding of every email user in an organization allows Darktrace / EMAIL to take a targeted response to threats that others miss. Darktrace learns from each organization's own activity and users, not a shared cross-customer model. Darktrace says its email security catches phishing, business email compromise, executive impersonation, and social engineering attacks. Darktrace says its behavioral detection extends across Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Slack. When credentials are compromised, Darktrace responds autonomously by terminating sessions, forcing re-authentication, and restricting access across email, SaaS, and cloud. Darktrace says each employee's risk score adapts their email controls, so protection strengthens for higher-risk users as training progresses. The Darktrace Email Analysis Agent integrates with Microsoft Defender and Security Copilot to streamline investigation and response for SOC teams.[1][15][16]

Darktrace says one solution detects, investigates, and contains threats across network, cloud, OT, endpoint, and identity, and learns the environment from the ground up. Darktrace / HYBRID NETWORK passively ingests traffic from on-premises and virtual networks, multi-cloud environments, OT, endpoints, and identities. Darktrace analyzes encrypted and decrypted traffic across network, cloud, and OT to surface activity that does not fit the environment. Darktrace then contains that activity with response actions taken natively or through firewalls, EDR, SOAR, and ITSM tools. Darktrace says it can flag account takeover, privilege escalation, and insider misuse when an identity stops matching how that identity normally behaves. When a threat is identified, Darktrace automatically acquires host and workload artifacts across endpoints, cloud, containers, and SaaS environments. Darktrace says its approach detects zero-day threats an average of 8 days before public CVE disclosure.

For cloud, Darktrace says its Adaptive AI continuously monitors activity across cloud assets, workloads, APIs, containers, and identities. Darktrace says Cyber AI Analyst automatically investigates alerts and connects related cloud and infrastructure activity. Darktrace's coverage extends across Compute, Serverless, Containers, IAM, Storage Services, and beyond. Darktrace draws data from lightweight host-based server agents or a combination of traffic mirroring and API logs. Darktrace supports security investigations by combining its detection and response capabilities with Amazon Security Lake.[18][19]

For operational technology, Darktrace maintains a live asset inventory, obtained through passive and active scanning, and immediately reveals CVEs and End-Of-Life status. Darktrace says it identifies and contains threats across converged IT and OT environments with Adaptive AI. Darktrace says Cyber AI Analyst automatically investigates alerts and correlates related activity across OT and IT environments. Darktrace says it automatically maps its models to the MITRE for ICS attacks/techniques, and says it helps organizations meet NIST and other regulations and standards.[20]

Darktrace calls its endpoint functionality Network Endpoint eXtended Telemetry (NEXT), which shows the endpoint process root cause for network threats. Darktrace says Cyber AI Analyst autonomously investigates alerts, gathers evidence, tests hypotheses, and delivers incident context. Darktrace responds autonomously with targeted actions that contain threats and avoid business disruption. Darktrace lets customers set response policies with configurable actions based on device types, user groups, locations, business hours, and operational requirements. Darktrace complements Microsoft Defender for Endpoint by connecting endpoint signals with behavioral understanding across a wider infrastructure.[15][21]

Darktrace says action can be taken independently or via integrations with native security controls, and that alerts are sent wherever the customer wants them. Darktrace extends its autonomous response to Check Point firewalls and to Palo Alto firewalls. Darktrace incidents and model breach alerts can be analyzed in CIM compatible Splunk dashboards. Darktrace enriches its AI decision-making with alerts from the Crowdstrike Falcon platform. Darktrace's Cyber AI Analyst integrates with Microsoft Copilot for Security.[14][15][22][23]

HARMAN International uses Darktrace coverage for email, network, and OT systems. Centre Parcs turned to Darktrace to protect its network, email, and cloud environments with a single AI security platform. Darktrace says organizations across all sizes and industries rely on it to get proactive about cyber security.[14][16][20]

Darktrace on the record

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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

Siemens full record

  1. [1]Industrial cybersecurity servicesSiemens · siemens.com · undated page, accessed October 12, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]AboutSiemens · siemens.com · undated page, accessed October 12, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Page 6 | Insights Hub Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2G2 · undated page, accessed November 1, 2026 · Tier C
  4. [4]Siemens Reviews, Ratings & Features 2026 | Gartner Peer InsightsGartner Peer Insights · undated page, accessed November 1, 2026 · Tier C
  5. [5]Products | SiemensSiemens · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]SIMATIC WinCC systems | SiemensSiemens · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Siemens home | SiemensSiemens · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]SIMATIC Industrial Computing | SiemensSiemens · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Gridscale X | SiemensSiemens · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Medium-voltage systems | SiemensSiemens · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Totally Integrated Power | SiemensSiemens · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]AI-Driven Plug-and-Play Building Energy Optimization | SiemensSiemens · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]eMobility | SiemensSiemens · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]gPROMS | SiemensSiemens · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]DELTA switches and sockets | SiemensSiemens · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A

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