The Infostealer Index · Head-to-head
CConstella Intelligenceor
RRecorded Future?
Where Constella Intelligence and Recorded Future differ on infostealer intelligence, biggest gap first.
C Constella Intelligence came out of the 2020 merger of 4iQ and Alto Analytics. It sells identity risk data for account-takeover and fraud prevention through APIs, feeds and its Hunter tool, including an infostealer API with session cookies, hostnames, IPs and malware strain.
R Recorded Future is a large threat intelligence vendor, acquired by Mastercard in December 2024. Its Identity Intelligence module surfaces credentials from stealer logs and combolists with host and timestamp context, and can trigger password resets through identity providers.
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Quick take
Constella Intelligence leads by a narrow margin, 68.9 to 68.0 overall. The biggest single difference is sessions, where Constella Intelligence scores 9 against 6. Of the nine criteria, Constella Intelligence is ahead on 3, Recorded Future on 4, and 2 are level.
Where they differ
Criteria with more than half a point between them, largest gap first.
Session Cookie & Token Coverage
CConstella Intelligence +3
CConstella Intelligence 9
RRecorded Future 6
Infostealer Specialization
CConstella Intelligence +2
CConstella Intelligence 7
RRecorded Future 5
Exposure Segmentation
RRecorded Future +2
CConstella Intelligence 6
RRecorded Future 8
Machine-Level Infection Context
RRecorded Future +1
CConstella Intelligence 8
RRecorded Future 9
Infostealer Research & Attribution
RRecorded Future +1
CConstella Intelligence 8
RRecorded Future 9
Free Tools & Free API
RRecorded Future +1
CConstella Intelligence 2
RRecorded Future 3
Pricing Accessibility & Time-to-Value
CConstella Intelligence +1
CConstella Intelligence 4
RRecorded Future 3
Where they are level
Within half a point of each other.
Capabilities
3 of 8 capabilities differ.
| Capability | CConstella Intelligence | RRecorded Future |
|---|---|---|
| Session cookies & tokens | Yes | Partial |
| Employee vs. customer split | Partial | Yes |
| Free tier / free API | No | Partial |
Same on both: Machine-level infection data (yes), Third-party / supply-chain exposure (partial), API access (yes), Self-serve signup (no), Public infostealer research (yes).
Side by side
| Detail | CConstella Intelligence | RRecorded Future |
|---|---|---|
| Best suited to | Fraud and account-takeover teams consuming data by API | Large enterprises already running Recorded Future |
| Pricing | Enterprise pricing on request | Enterprise module, priced on request |
| Headquarters | Los Altos, USA | Somerville, USA |
| Founded | 2020 | 2009 |
| Ownership | Independent | Acquired by Mastercard (2024) |
| Website | constella.ai | recordedfuture.com |
Questions & answers
Which scores higher, Constella Intelligence or Recorded Future?
Constella Intelligence, with 68.9/100 against 68.0/100 (ranks #7 and #8).
Where do Constella Intelligence and Recorded Future differ most?
On session cookie & token coverage: Constella Intelligence scores 9 and Recorded Future scores 6.
Who is each one a good fit for?
Constella Intelligence suits fraud and account-takeover teams consuming data by API. Recorded Future suits large enterprises already running Recorded Future.
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Scores are Hudson Rock's editorial opinion of each vendor's infostealer intelligence, based on public information (websites, documentation and published research) as of October 12, 2026. Only infostealer-related capabilities are assessed, not a vendor's overall quality or other products. Field averages, peer matches and comparisons are calculated from those scores.
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