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Dataminr vs eSentire

Dataminr sells real-time, AI-powered alerts on high-impact events and critical information, delivered via a web application, mobile application, API and email. eSentire sells MDR with multi-signal attack surface coverage and 24/7 Elite threat hunters working as one continuous security program across any vendor stack. eSentire offers 24/7 SOC-as-a-Service with unlimited threat hunting and incident handling. eSentire describes Multi-Signal MDR with 300+ technology integrations to support existing investments. CISO Tribune files both under Exposure prioritisation and CTEM. 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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Dataminr vs eSentire: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
DataminrDataminr sells real-time, AI-powered alerts on high-impact events and critical information, delivered via a web application, mobile application, API and email.dataminr.comeSentireeSentire sells MDR with multi-signal attack surface coverage and 24/7 Elite threat hunters working as one continuous security program across any vendor stack. eSentire offers 24/7 SOC-as-a-Service with unlimited threat hunting and incident handling. eSentire describes Multi-Signal MDR with 300+ technology integrations to support existing investments.esentire.com
What it sells
  • Dataminr for Cyber Defense[1][3]An intel-driven threat and exposure solution suite.
  • First Alert[3][6]Real-time alerting for government customers, with First Alert Advanced adding Autonomous Real-Time Intelligence.
  • Dataminr for News[3][14]Real-time alerts for journalists on breaking news.
  • Atlas Preempt[3][5]Deploys AI Operatives to continuously validate attack paths.
  • Atlas MDR[5]MDR sold in Professional, Enhanced and Elite packages.
  • 24/7 SOC-as-a-Service[5]24/7 SOC-as-a-Service with unlimited threat hunting and incident handling.
Categories
Headquarters
Not stated on its pagesCanada[2]
Founded
2009[2]2001[2][5]
Ownership and funding
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
Not stated on its pages
  • September 15, 2026eSentire announced it acquired a stealth-mode AI security startup and incorporated its product and technology into the Atlas Platform as Atlas AIDR.[6]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: listed, seen November 10, 2026[4]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
  • G2: listed, seen November 3, 2026[4]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
From its own pages, Dataminr sells to corporate security teams that want to protect their people, sites and operations. Dataminr also describes First Alert as deployable directly into government internal applications. Journalists in newsrooms around the world are named as users of Dataminr for News. For cyber risk work, Dataminr provides real-time risk views designed for CISOs, CFOs and board reporting. Dataminr's people safety pages cover the safety of employees, executives, customers and contractors.From its own pages, the company sells mainly to organisations that want to extend their own team with a 24/7 Security Operations Center. Its industry pages speak of protecting insurance operations, defending financial services, defending patient data and clinical operations, protecting portfolio companies, and stopping threats before they disrupt production. The pages also say Atlas connects to any signal across your current security tools, which reads as a fit for teams that already run security tools. The security operations center entry names boards, regulators, and cyber insurers as parties that require a human accountability layer.
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October 14, 2026November 2, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Dataminr and eSentire are both filed under Exposure prioritisation and CTEM.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Dataminr's primary category is Threat intelligence; eSentire's is MDR and managed SOC.
  • Dataminr is also filed under Cyber risk quantification and Digital risk protection. eSentire is also filed under Incident response and forensics.
  • Dataminr lists Dataminr for Cyber Defense, First Alert and Dataminr for News. eSentire lists Atlas Preempt, Atlas MDR and 24/7 SOC-as-a-Service.
  • eSentire is headquartered in Canada.
  • Dataminr was founded in 2009. eSentire was founded in 2001.

What it sells: Dataminr

What Dataminr for Cyber Defense does[1][3]
Dataminr for Cyber Defense assembles and operationalizes real-time, client-tailored intelligence. CTTI maps fast-breaking threats to the customer's assets and exposure automatically. Agentic TI Ops builds on Client-Tailored Threat Intelligence and adds an operational layer.
What Dataminr for News does[3][14]
Journalists in over 1,500 newsrooms around the world use Dataminr for News to discover indications of breaking news. Dataminr for News detects global events by processing billions of public data inputs per day in a wide range of formats.

What it sells: eSentire

What Atlas MDR does[5]
Atlas MDR comes in three packages, Professional, Enhanced and Elite, so a customer can choose the level of 24/7 coverage, log retention, threat hunting and offensive testing. One package adds log detection, Atlas SIEM with 90-day retention, round-the-clock threat hunting, automated response, and quarterly offensive testing.

Questions about Dataminr and eSentire

What do Dataminr and eSentire sell?
Dataminr sells Dataminr for Cyber Defense, First Alert and Dataminr for News. eSentire sells Atlas Preempt, Atlas MDR and 24/7 SOC-as-a-Service.
Are Dataminr and eSentire in the same category?
They share Exposure prioritisation and CTEM. Dataminr's primary category is Threat intelligence and eSentire's is MDR and managed SOC.
Where are Dataminr and eSentire headquartered?
eSentire is headquartered in Canada.
When were Dataminr and eSentire founded?
Dataminr was founded in 2009. eSentire was founded in 2001.
Who are Dataminr and eSentire sold to?
From its own pages, Dataminr sells to corporate security teams that want to protect their people, sites and operations. From its own pages, the company sells mainly to organisations that want to extend their own team with a 24/7 Security Operations Center.
What have Dataminr and eSentire announced recently?
September 15, 2026: eSentire announced it acquired a stealth-mode AI security startup and incorporated its product and technology into the Atlas Platform as Atlas AIDR.

About Dataminr

Dataminr sells real-time, AI-powered alerts on high-impact events and critical information, delivered via a web application, mobile application, API and email. Dataminr describes its platform as using Multi-Modal Fusion AI for discovery, Generative AI for description and Agentic AI for context. Dataminr operates more than 60 purpose-built, specialized LLMs, trained on a proprietary 10+ year archive of historical event data. Dataminr synthesizes text in 150 languages, image, video, audio and sensor signals across 1M+ public data sources.[1][5]

Dataminr for Cyber Defense is an intel-driven threat and exposure solution suite that assembles and operationalizes real-time, client-tailored intelligence. CTTI maps fast-breaking threats to the customer's assets and exposure automatically. Dataminr surfaces intelligence via Investigation Insights over existing workflows. Agentic TI Ops builds on Client-Tailored Threat Intelligence and adds an operational layer. Dataminr Intel Agents collect, enrich, correlate and structure intelligence, then route it into detection, prevention and response across 200+ integrations. Dataminr Intel Agents process 43+ TB daily across 1M+ sources.[1][7][8]

CCM ingests real-time signals from endpoint, network, identity and cloud controls to measure enforcement across critical assets. Dataminr's AI quantifies probable financial loss by mapping MITRE ATT&CK TTPs to control effectiveness and asset criticality. CCM w/ RQ produces Findings, which are evidence-backed control gaps tied to specific assets, mapped to attacker behavior and ranked by financial impact. RQ integrates with the tools a customer already uses to assess control effectiveness, identify coverage gaps and quantify risk, and it has more than 100 integrations across the security stack. Dataminr provides real-time risk views designed for CISOs, CFOs and board reporting.[1][9]

Dataminr Advanced for Corporate Security can be deployed from headquarters to the field via web, mobile and email applications. Dataminr's AI models predict potential evolutions of how an event may unfold over the coming hours, based on historical event patterns in Dataminr's 10+ year event archive. Dataminr offers Agentic Search, Real-Time Brief Builder, Watchlist Agent, ReGenAI Tailored Live Briefs and Advanced Custom Alerts as Agentic AI capabilities.

First Alert can be deployed via web, mobile and email applications, and directly into government internal applications. Dataminr's AI models continuously describe an event's evolution and its potential impact on a customer's organization. Dataminr Pulse gives indications of high-impact events along with visual context. Dataminr delivers real-time hyperlocal alerts in 195+ countries across 1+ million public data sources. Dataminr lets customers monitor events close to employees' work locations and residences by integrating employee data from HR systems.[11][12]

Dataminr Pulse for Cyber Risk gives visibility into the full lifecycle of vulnerabilities to support patch prioritization. Dataminr tells customers when exploits that could impact their tech stack are advertised or posted. Dataminr shows which vulnerabilities are widely discussed and when scanners are pointed at vulnerabilities that concern an organization. Journalists in over 1,500 newsrooms around the world use Dataminr for News to discover indications of breaking news. Dataminr for News detects global events by processing billions of public data inputs per day in a wide range of formats. Dataminr delivers real-time alerts through a web-based dashboard, email, mobile app, Slack and TweetDeck.[5][13]

Dataminr embeds Security by Design, Privacy by Design and Responsible AI throughout its Systems and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Dataminr supports SAML 2.0 for customers to integrate their preferred Single Sign-On solution. Dataminr encrypts customer data at rest using AES-256 and in motion using TLS 1.2 or higher.[5][12]

Dataminr on the record

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Dataminr full record

  1. [1]Cyber defenseDataminr · dataminr.com · undated page, accessed October 14, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Dataminr ranked fastest growing companyDataminr · dataminr.com · published November 17, 2021 · Tier A
  3. [3]AI-Powered Real-Time Event, Threat & Risk Intelligence - DataminrDataminr · undated page, accessed November 1, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Dataminr Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2G2 · undated page, accessed November 1, 2026 · Tier C
  5. [5]Trust Services | DataminrDataminr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Dataminr First Alert - DataminrDataminr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Dataminr for Cyber Defense - DataminrDataminr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Agentic TI Ops - DataminrDataminr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Continuous Control Monitoring with Risk Quantification - DataminrDataminr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Dataminr Advanced for Corporate SecurityDataminr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Request A Pulse Demo - DataminrDataminr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Dataminr Pulse for Corporate Security > Improve People Safety - DataminrDataminr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Receive Vulnerability Intelligence With Dataminr Pulse for Cyber Risk - DataminrDataminr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Dataminr for News - Real-time AI Solution for NewsroomsDataminr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A

eSentire full record

  1. [1]Esentire managed detection and responseeSentire · esentire.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Security You Can Trust. Protecting Organizations Worldwide. | eSentireeSentire · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Company | eSentireeSentire · undated page, accessed October 24, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]eSentire Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 24, 2026 · Tier C
  5. [5]Managed Detection and Response Pricing and Packaging | eSentireeSentire · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]eSentire Acquires Stealth-Mode AI Security Startup, Bringing New AI Observability and Control to the Atlas PlatformBusiness Wire · published September 15, 2026 · Tier A

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