The Infostealer Index · Head-to-head
KKELAor
RRecorded Future?
Where KELA and Recorded Future 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.
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
Recorded Future leads by a narrow margin, 68.0 to 66.6 overall. The biggest single difference is machine context, where Recorded Future scores 9 against 6. Of the nine criteria, KELA is ahead on 4, Recorded Future on 2, and 3 are level.
Where they differ
Criteria with more than half a point between them, largest gap first.
Machine-Level Infection Context
RRecorded Future +3
KKELA 6
RRecorded Future 9
API & Integrations
RRecorded Future +3
KKELA 6
RRecorded Future 9
Session Cookie & Token Coverage
KKELA +2
KKELA 8
RRecorded Future 6
Pricing Accessibility & Time-to-Value
KKELA +2
KKELA 5
RRecorded Future 3
Infostealer Specialization
KKELA +1
KKELA 6
RRecorded Future 5
Free Tools & Free API
KKELA +1
KKELA 4
RRecorded Future 3
Where they are level
Within half a point of each other.
Capabilities
4 of 8 capabilities differ.
| Capability | KKELA | RRecorded Future |
|---|---|---|
| Machine-level infection data | Partial | Yes |
| Session cookies & tokens | Yes | Partial |
| API access | Partial | Yes |
| Self-serve signup | Partial | No |
Same on both: Employee vs. customer split (yes), Third-party / supply-chain exposure (partial), Free tier / free API (partial), Public infostealer research (yes).
Side by side
| Detail | KKELA | RRecorded Future |
|---|---|---|
| Best suited to | Teams that want broad cybercrime intelligence plus identity alerts | Large enterprises already running Recorded Future |
| Pricing | Pricing on request; free trial available | Enterprise module, priced on request |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv, Israel | Somerville, USA |
| Founded | 2009 | 2009 |
| Ownership | Independent | Acquired by Mastercard (2024) |
| Website | kelacyber.com | recordedfuture.com |
Questions & answers
Which scores higher, KELA or Recorded Future?
Recorded Future, with 68.0/100 against 66.6/100 (ranks #8 and #10).
Where do KELA and Recorded Future differ most?
On machine-level infection context: KELA scores 6 and Recorded Future scores 9.
Who is each one a good fit for?
KELA suits teams that want broad cybercrime intelligence plus identity alerts. 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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