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Product	IBM X-Force Exchange by IBM View product	Forta Network by Forta View product
Overview
What it is	IBM X-Force Exchange by IBM: threat research. Ideal for threat research. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top Threat Intelligence alternatives.	Forta Network by Forta: multi-chain support. Ideal for real-time DeFi exploit detection. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top Threat Intelligence alternatives.
Product type	Threat intelligence platform	Decentralized Web3 Security & Real-Time Threat Detection Network
Best for	Enterprise, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare	Web3, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, FinTech
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: no	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	Cloud	SaaSCloud
Deployment details	Cloud; Cloud	Decentralized Network; Cloud SaaS; Decentralized Node Network; Cloud API; Developer SDK
Data residency	Deployment and region dependent	Decentralized Global Node Architecture
Key features
What it offers	Threat intelligence sharing platform for researching indicators, vulnerabilities, malware and other security intelligence. Threat intelligence Security analytics Threat research Indicator investigation Intelligence sharing	Decentralized node monitoring network Programmable detection bots Real-time on-chain exploit alerts Automated smart contract circuit breakers Multi-chain support Real-time DeFi exploit detection Smart contract pause automation Flash loan attack alerting
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: no
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Web browser	EVM BlockchainsSmart ContractsDeFi ProtocolsWeb3 Wallets
Compliance	Threat intelligence platform controls	Decentralized GovernanceOpen Source Apache 2.0Web3 Standards
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Cloud	EthereumPolygonArbitrumOptimismAvalancheSlackDiscordWebhooks
Industries	EnterpriseGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcare	Web3Decentralized Finance (DeFi)CryptocurrencyBlockchainFinTech
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	IBM	Forta
Headquarters	Armonk, New York, USA	Global / Decentralized Network
Company size	250,000+	51-200
Founded	1911	2021

IBM X-Force Exchange

by IBM

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Forta Network

by Forta

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Overview

What it is

IBM X-Force Exchange

IBM X-Force Exchange by IBM: threat research. Ideal for threat research. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top Threat Intelligence alternatives.

Forta Network

Forta Network by Forta: multi-chain support. Ideal for real-time DeFi exploit detection. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top Threat Intelligence alternatives.

Product type

IBM X-Force Exchange

Threat intelligence platform

Forta Network

Decentralized Web3 Security & Real-Time Threat Detection Network

Best for

IBM X-Force Exchange

Enterprise, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare

Forta Network

Web3, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, FinTech

Pricing

Pricing model

IBM X-Force Exchange

Contact Vendor

Forta Network

Contact Vendor

Free trial

IBM X-Force Exchange

Forta Network

Deployment

Deployment options

IBM X-Force Exchange

Cloud

Forta Network

SaaSCloud

Deployment details

IBM X-Force Exchange

Cloud; Cloud

Forta Network

Decentralized Network; Cloud SaaS; Decentralized Node Network; Cloud API; Developer SDK

Data residency

IBM X-Force Exchange

Deployment and region dependent

Forta Network

Decentralized Global Node Architecture

Key features

What it offers

IBM X-Force Exchange

Threat intelligence sharing platform for researching indicators, vulnerabilities, malware and other security intelligence.
Threat intelligence
Security analytics
Threat research
Indicator investigation
Intelligence sharing

Forta Network

Decentralized node monitoring network
Programmable detection bots
Real-time on-chain exploit alerts
Automated smart contract circuit breakers
Multi-chain support
Real-time DeFi exploit detection
Smart contract pause automation
Flash loan attack alerting

Platform & access

API access

IBM X-Force Exchange

Forta Network

Single sign-on (SSO)

IBM X-Force Exchange

Forta Network

Role-based access (RBAC)

IBM X-Force Exchange

Forta Network

Multi-tenant

IBM X-Force Exchange

Forta Network

Mobile app

IBM X-Force Exchange

Forta Network

Supported platforms

IBM X-Force Exchange

Web browser

Forta Network

EVM BlockchainsSmart ContractsDeFi ProtocolsWeb3 Wallets

Compliance

IBM X-Force Exchange

Threat intelligence platform controls

Forta Network

Decentralized GovernanceOpen Source Apache 2.0Web3 Standards

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

IBM X-Force Exchange

Cloud

Forta Network

EthereumPolygonArbitrumOptimismAvalancheSlackDiscordWebhooks

Industries

IBM X-Force Exchange

EnterpriseGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcare

Forta Network

Web3Decentralized Finance (DeFi)CryptocurrencyBlockchainFinTech

Regions

IBM X-Force Exchange

Global

Forta Network

Global

Vendor

Company

IBM X-Force Exchange

IBM

Forta Network

Forta

Headquarters

IBM X-Force Exchange

Armonk, New York, USA

Forta Network

Global / Decentralized Network

Company size

IBM X-Force Exchange

250,000+

Forta Network

51-200

Founded

IBM X-Force Exchange

1911

Forta Network

2021