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Darktrace vs TXOne Networks

Darktrace sells security for AI systems and agents, for network, cloud and OT environments, and for email and collaboration tools. TXOne Networks sells security solutions that integrate across all levels of the Purdue model. 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 TXOne Networks: 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.comTXOne NetworksTXOne Networks sells security solutions that integrate across all levels of the Purdue model.txone.com
What it sells
  • Darktrace / EMAIL[14][15]Email security that catches phishing, business email compromise, executive impersonation and social engineering attacks.
  • Element[1][5][6][10][11][14][19]Element validates devices and media without software installation, system modifications, or network requirements.
  • Stellar[1][5][6][7][12][13][16][17]Endpoint security delivered in two editions, Stellar Discover and Stellar Protect.
  • Edge[1][5][6][8][11]Edge provides inline threat prevention across 180+ industrial protocols.
  • StellarOne[7][16][17]StellarOne is the single-pane management console for every Stellar deployment.
  • Portable Inspector[14][18][19]Agentless malware scanning and asset discovery from a USB device.
  • ElementOne[19]ElementOne is a centralized management console for a Portable Inspector and Safe Port fleet.
Categories
Headquarters
Cambridge, United Kingdom[2]Taipei, Taiwan[4]
Founded
2013[2]2019[3]
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]
  • June 30, 2026TXOne Networks announced Virtual Portable Inspector, a software-based addition to its Element inspection portfolio.[14]
  • April 17, 2026TXOne Networks previewed Stellar Discover, a lightweight endpoint sensor for asset visibility and vulnerability assessment in OT environments.[12]
  • March 25, 2026TXOne Networks announced that Siemens certified TXOne Stellar again as a supported antivirus solution for SIMATIC WinCC Open Architecture.[13]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • 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
Not written yetThe company addresses plants that are moving control workloads from dedicated hardware onto virtualized servers. ElementOne is described for organisations with many Portable Inspectors across multiple locations. TXOne Complete is presented to buyers who built their OT security program solution by solution, with network visibility from one vendor and endpoint protection from a different vendor.
Last verified
October 10, 2026September 27, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Darktrace and TXOne Networks are both filed under OT and ICS security.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Darktrace's primary category is Network detection and response; TXOne Networks's is OT and ICS security.
  • Darktrace is also filed under Email security.
  • Darktrace lists Darktrace / EMAIL. TXOne Networks lists Element, Stellar, Edge, StellarOne, Portable Inspector and 1 more.
  • Darktrace is headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom. TXOne Networks is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Darktrace was founded in 2013. TXOne Networks was founded in 2019.
  • 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: TXOne Networks

What Element does[1][5][6][10][11][14][19]
Element validates devices and media without software installation, system modifications, or network requirements. Element is 100% air-gap compatible. Element scans at 7,200 files per minute.
What Stellar does[1][5][6][7][12][13][16][17]
Stellar Discover installs in one minute with no drivers and no kernel access. Stellar Protect comes in an ICS Edition for the full prevention suite and a Kiosk Edition for the most constrained legacy endpoints.
What Edge does[1][5][6][8][11]
Edge provides inline threat prevention across 180+ industrial protocols, both standard and proprietary, with 1,500+ OT-native signatures. Edge network security includes Gen3 hardware bypass on every segment with Universal Bypass for uplink disconnection.
What StellarOne does[7][16][17]
StellarOne inventories Discover sensors, pushes policies to Protect agents, coordinates one-click upgrades from sensor to agent, and forwards events to Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, and QRadar. StellarOne enforces role-based access control and approval workflows for policy deployment, agent upgrades, and configuration changes. StellarOne supports air-gapped deployments for ICS and Kiosk agents with USB pattern updates.
What Portable Inspector does[14][18][19]
Portable Inspector plugs into any USB port to scan for malware, collect asset information, and verify system integrity without software installation or system modifications. Portable Inspector supports 80+ operating systems from Windows 2000 through the latest Linux distributions. The Pro Edition of Portable Inspector adds AES-256 hardware-encrypted storage for validated file transfer into air-gapped environments.
What ElementOne does[19]
ElementOne is a centralized management console for a Portable Inspector and Safe Port fleet, with one dashboard for data scanning, device health, and compliance reporting. ElementOne aggregates scan results, asset inventories, and threat detections from 1,000+ Portable Inspector and Safe Port devices into a unified security posture dashboard. ElementOne deploys as a virtual machine for centralized management of all security inspection devices.

Questions about Darktrace and TXOne Networks

What do Darktrace and TXOne Networks sell?
Darktrace sells Darktrace / EMAIL. TXOne Networks sells Element, Stellar, Edge, StellarOne, Portable Inspector and 1 more.
Are Darktrace and TXOne Networks in the same category?
They share OT and ICS security. Darktrace's primary category is Network detection and response and TXOne Networks's is OT and ICS security.
Where are Darktrace and TXOne Networks headquartered?
Darktrace is headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom. TXOne Networks is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.
When were Darktrace and TXOne Networks founded?
Darktrace was founded in 2013. TXOne Networks was founded in 2019.
Who owns Darktrace and TXOne Networks?
Darktrace is owned by Thoma Bravo, since 2024.
Which customers do Darktrace and TXOne Networks name?
Darktrace publicly names Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, HARMAN International, City of Las Vegas, Centre Parcs and Banco Galicia.
Who are Darktrace and TXOne Networks sold to?
The company addresses plants that are moving control workloads from dedicated hardware onto virtualized servers.
What have Darktrace and TXOne Networks 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. June 30, 2026: TXOne Networks announced Virtual Portable Inspector, a software-based addition to its Element inspection portfolio.

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

TXOne Networks full record

  1. [1]ProductsTXOne Networks · txone.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Network security solution asset vulnerability managementTXOne Networks · txone.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Ot cybersecurity provider txone networks expands its presence in europeTXOne Networks via STT Info · sttinfo.fi · published April 13, 2022 · Tier B
  4. [4]CompanyTXOne Networks · txone.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]TXOne Networks | Operations-First OT Security CompanyTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Deployment Architecture | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Stellar OT Endpoint Protection | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Edge Network Security | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]OT Asset Discovery & Risk Assessment | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Comprehensive OT Security Protection | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Zero-Disruption OT Security | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]TXOne Networks Previews Stellar Discover: Safe OT Endpoint Visibility Without Disrupting OperationsTXOne Networks · published April 17, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Siemens Validates TXOne Stellar Again for WinCC OA, Strengthening Cybersecurity in Industrial SCADA SystemsTXOne Networks · published March 25, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]TXOne Networks Expands the Element Portfolio with Virtual Portable Inspector, Extending Operational Inspection Across Modern OT EnvironmentsTXOne Networks · published June 30, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]Deployment Architecture | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]Stellar Protect: Full Prevention for Endpoints | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]StellarOne: Unified OT Endpoint Management | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  18. [18]Portable Inspector | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  19. [19]ElementOne OT Security Management | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  20. [20]Legacy System Life Extension | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A

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