Forescout vs Tracecat
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Forescout provides automated cybersecurity for IT, OT, IoT, and IoMT devices, covering 20M+ assets across 3,000+ enterprise customers; backed by Advent International and Crosspoint Capital.
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Forescout Technologies is a global cybersecurity company specializing in automated device visibility, compliance, and network access control across the full spectrum of connected devices — including IT endpoints, operational technology (OT), Internet of Things (IoT), and Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) assets. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Forescout addresses the fundamental challenge that enterprises and critical infrastructure operators face: you cannot secure what you cannot see. Its platform continuously discovers, classifies, and assesses every device connecting to a network without requiring agents installed on those devices.
SF YC W24 open-source SOAR security automation deployed by 200+ orgs (Fortune 500 + federal); $500K-$2M seed on Temporal's durable execution with 100+ integrations competing with Splunk SOAR and Tines for security incident response.
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Tracecat is a San Francisco-based open-source security automation platform — backed by Y Combinator (W24) with $500,000-$2 million in seed funding from Y Combinator, Pioneer.app, Pioneer Fund, and SurgePoint Capital — providing security operations, IT, and infrastructure teams with a modern, cost-effective alternative to commercial SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response) tools for automating security alerts, incident response, and IT workflows. Deployed by 200+ organizations from Fortune 500 companies to federal agencies, Tracecat is built on Temporal's durable execution platform (used by Datadog, Netflix, and Stripe) and offers 100+ integrations, AI-assisted runbooks, case management, and lookup tables. Founded in 2024 by Chris Lo and Daryl Lim.
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