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title: "Flashpoint vs OpenCTI: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Flashpoint or OpenCTI more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Threat intelligence platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Flashpoint vs OpenCTI: Which is searched more?

Is Flashpoint or OpenCTI more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Threat intelligence platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Flashpoint and OpenCTI
- **Competitive set**: Threat intelligence platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Flashpoint Share of Search**: 45.2%
- **OpenCTI Share of Search**: 4.1%

## Is Flashpoint or OpenCTI more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Flashpoint had more branded searches than OpenCTI among threat intelligence platforms worldwide. Flashpoint had about 135,000 branded searches, while OpenCTI had 12,100. Flashpoint made up 45.2% of all threat intelligence platform searches we track, and OpenCTI accounted for 4.1%.
- Flashpoint was ahead of OpenCTI in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Flashpoint’s share of searches among threat intelligence platforms worldwide moved from 44.2% to 45.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 201K to 135K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, OpenCTI’s share of searches among threat intelligence platforms worldwide moved from 3.3% to 4.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 12.1K.

## Top threat intelligence platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, OpenCTI was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Flashpoint was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Flashpoint and OpenCTI were each listed first in one of the two answers that named either.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Recorded Future | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Google Threat Intelligence | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| MISP | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Anomali | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Mandiant | 5th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| OpenCTI | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| CrowdStrike | 7th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Group-IB Threat Intelligence | 8th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| ThreatConnect | 9th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Flashpoint | 10th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about threat intelligence platforms

- Asked ChatGPT "Which threat intelligence platform should I use?": 1. OpenCTI, 2. MISP, 3. Recorded Future, 4. Google Threat Intelligence, 5. Mandiant, 6. CrowdStrike
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best threat intelligence platforms?": 1. Recorded Future, 2. Google Threat Intelligence, 3. CrowdStrike, 4. Anomali, 5. ThreatConnect, 6. Flashpoint, 7. OpenCTI, 8. MISP, 9. Mandiant
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best threat intelligence platform for a security team?": 1. Recorded Future, 2. Anomali, 3. MISP, 4. Google Threat Intelligence, 5. ThreatConnect, 6. Mandiant, 7. CrowdStrike
- Searched Google, AI Overview "threat intelligence platforms": 1. Google Threat Intelligence, 2. Recorded Future, 3. Group-IB Threat Intelligence, 4. Mandiant
- Searched Google, AI Overview "threat intelligence software": 1. Recorded Future, 2. Google Threat Intelligence, 3. Group-IB Threat Intelligence, 4. Mandiant, 5. CrowdStrike

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for threat intelligence platforms worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, OpenCTI gained share of searches among threat intelligence platforms worldwide, from 3.1% to 4.1%.
- In September 2026, Flashpoint lost share of searches among threat intelligence platforms worldwide, from 51.2% to 45.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | Flashpoint estimated searches | Flashpoint Share of Search | Flashpoint rank | OpenCTI estimated searches | OpenCTI Share of Search | OpenCTI rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 201K | 44.2% | 1 | 14.8K | 3.3% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 165K | 43.2% | 1 | 14.8K | 3.9% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 165K | 44.1% | 1 | 12.1K | 3.2% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 165K | 44.1% | 1 | 12.1K | 3.2% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 135K | 41.8% | 1 | 14.8K | 4.6% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 165K | 42.7% | 1 | 14.8K | 3.8% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 135K | 38.5% | 2 | 14.8K | 4.2% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 165K | 46.8% | 1 | 14.8K | 4.2% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 135K | 45.1% | 1 | 12.1K | 4% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 135K | 45.6% | 1 | 12.1K | 4.1% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 165K | 51.2% | 1 | 9.9K | 3.1% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 135K | 45.2% | 1 | 12.1K | 4.1% | 6 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Flashpoint’s and OpenCTI’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Flashpoint**: Measured on the search term “flashpoint”.
- **OpenCTI**: Measured on the search term “opencti”.

- [Flashpoint profile](/demand/global-en/brands/flashpoint)
- [OpenCTI profile](/demand/global-en/brands/opencti)
- [All threat intelligence platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/threat-intelligence-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Flashpoint or OpenCTI more popular in search?

In September 2026, Flashpoint had more branded searches than OpenCTI among threat intelligence platforms worldwide. Flashpoint had about 135,000 branded searches, while OpenCTI had 12,100. Flashpoint made up 45.2% of all threat intelligence platform searches we track, and OpenCTI accounted for 4.1%.

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