The Infostealer Index · Head-to-head
KKELAor
NNordStellar?
Where KELA and NordStellar differ on infostealer intelligence, biggest gap first.
K KELA is an Israeli cybercrime intelligence company covering underground forums, markets and Telegram. Its Identity Guard module flags compromised employee and customer identities found in stealer logs, automated markets and ULP lists, checks credentials against login pages and can push responses to identity providers.
N NordStellar is Nord Security's threat exposure product. It attributes stealer logs tied to customer domains to more than 50 malware families, with OS, hardware and IP details, and detects stolen employee and customer cookies.
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Quick take
NordStellar leads by a narrow margin, 67.8 to 66.6 overall. The biggest single difference is research, where KELA scores 9 against 6. Of the nine criteria, KELA is ahead on 3, NordStellar on 4, and 2 are level.
Where they differ
Criteria with more than half a point between them, largest gap first.
Infostealer Research & Attribution
KKELA +3
KKELA 9
NNordStellar 6
Machine-Level Infection Context
NNordStellar +2
KKELA 6
NNordStellar 8
Exposure Segmentation
KKELA +2
KKELA 8
NNordStellar 6
API & Integrations
NNordStellar +2
KKELA 6
NNordStellar 8
Pricing Accessibility & Time-to-Value
NNordStellar +2
KKELA 5
NNordStellar 7
Session Cookie & Token Coverage
NNordStellar +1
KKELA 8
NNordStellar 9
Collection Freshness
KKELA +1
KKELA 8
NNordStellar 7
Where they are level
Within half a point of each other.
Capabilities
4 of 8 capabilities differ.
| Capability | KKELA | NNordStellar |
|---|---|---|
| Machine-level infection data | Partial | Yes |
| Employee vs. customer split | Yes | Partial |
| Third-party / supply-chain exposure | Partial | No |
| API access | Partial | Yes |
Same on both: Session cookies & tokens (yes), Free tier / free API (partial), Self-serve signup (partial), Public infostealer research (yes).
Side by side
| Detail | KKELA | NNordStellar |
|---|---|---|
| Best suited to | Teams that want broad cybercrime intelligence plus identity alerts | Mid-market teams that want stealer and cookie alerts |
| Pricing | Pricing on request; free trial available | Published plans; free trial on request |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv, Israel | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Founded | 2009 | Not disclosed |
| Ownership | Independent | Part of Nord Security |
| Website | kelacyber.com | nordstellar.com |
Questions & answers
Which scores higher, KELA or NordStellar?
NordStellar, with 67.8/100 against 66.6/100 (ranks #9 and #10).
Where do KELA and NordStellar differ most?
On infostealer research & attribution: KELA scores 9 and NordStellar scores 6.
Who is each one a good fit for?
KELA suits teams that want broad cybercrime intelligence plus identity alerts. NordStellar suits mid-market teams that want stealer and cookie alerts.
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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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