Flare
Dark web monitoring tools
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What is Flare
Flare is a threat intelligence and dark web monitoring platform that collects and analyzes data from underground forums, marketplaces, chat platforms, and other external sources to identify risks such as leaked credentials, exposed data, and threat actor activity. It is used by security operations, threat intelligence, and incident response teams to support detection, investigation, and response workflows. The product emphasizes automated collection, alerting, and analyst workflows for tracking entities (e.g., domains, brands, executives, IP ranges) and investigating related threat activity.
Investigation-oriented workflows
Flare supports analyst investigation by organizing findings around actors, posts, and related artifacts rather than presenting only raw feeds. This structure can help teams build context for incidents (e.g., mapping a leak post to impacted domains or users). It is particularly useful for threat intel and IR teams that need to document and operationalize external intelligence.
Broad external threat coverage
Flare focuses on monitoring underground and hard-to-reach sources where credential leaks, data sales, and threat actor discussions often surface. It supports use cases such as brand/domain monitoring, credential exposure detection, and early warning for targeted attacks. This aligns well with teams that need continuous visibility beyond internal telemetry.
Actionable alerting and triage
The platform is designed to turn collected content into alerts tied to monitored entities and keywords. This helps analysts prioritize items like newly posted leaked data, mentions of corporate assets, or emerging campaigns. For many organizations, this reduces manual searching across disparate sources and shortens time to initial triage.
Source access can vary
Dark web and underground sources change frequently, and access can be inconsistent due to takedowns, migrations, or closed communities. As a result, coverage for specific forums or chat groups may fluctuate over time. Organizations with strict requirements for particular sources may need validation during evaluation.
Integration depth may differ
While platforms in this category commonly offer exports and integrations, the practical value depends on how well alerts and artifacts map into existing SIEM/SOAR, ticketing, and case-management workflows. Some teams may need additional tuning or custom work to align fields, deduplication, and enrichment with internal processes. This can affect time-to-value for mature SOC environments.
Analyst effort still required
External intelligence often includes noise, reposts, and ambiguous references that require human validation. Even with automated scoring and alerting, analysts typically need to confirm relevance, assess impact, and coordinate remediation (e.g., credential resets, takedown requests, user notifications). Smaller teams may find ongoing triage workload challenging without clear playbooks.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Flare Starter | Custom pricing (contact Flare) | 75 identifiers; Identity Exposure Management (up to 500 identities); 20 searches/month; unlimited seats; alert integrations. |
| Flare Essentials | Custom pricing (contact Flare) | 400 identifiers; Identity Exposure Management (up to 5,000 identities); 75 searches/month; Flare Platform API; unlimited seats; alert integrations. |
| Flare Core | Custom pricing (contact Flare) | 800 identifiers; Identity Exposure Management (up to 10,000 identities); 250 searches/month; Annual Intelligence Review; Flare Platform API; 10 takedowns/year; supply chain exposure; unlimited seats. |
| Flare Enterprise | Custom pricing (contact Flare) | 4,000 identifiers; Identity Exposure Management (up to 30,000 identities); 500 searches/month; Annual Intelligence Review; Flare Platform API; 25 takedowns/year; supply chain exposure; unlimited seats. |
Seller details
Flare Systems Inc.
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2017
Private
https://flare.io/
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