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MISP vs OpenCTI

A side-by-side comparison across pricing, deployment, integrations, compliance, and threat intelligence-specific features. Descriptive comparison only — no recommendations.

4 min read Data verified: May 2026 Threat Intelligence
MISP
Threat Intel Platform (OSS)
Free under AGPL-3.0 community-driven with funding from European Union (CEF) and CIRCL (Computer Incident Response Center Luxembourg); commercial support available from third-party providers (CIRCL, Cosive, NVISO)
Free / OSS
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OpenCTI
Threat Intel Platform
Community Edition free under Apache 2.0 Enterprise Edition custom-priced by Filigran (typically annual subscription scaling with deployment size and SaaS hosting); 30-day free trial of Enterprise Edition; free EE licenses available for non-profit/research/connector development
Freemium / Paid
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$ Pricing & plans
5 dimensions
Pricing model
Free under AGPL-3.0
community-driven with funding from European Union (CEF) and CIRCL (Computer Incident Response Center Luxembourg); commercial support available from third-party providers (CIRCL, Cosive, NVISO)
Community Edition free under Apache 2.0
Enterprise Edition custom-priced by Filigran (typically annual subscription scaling with deployment size and SaaS hosting); 30-day free trial of Enterprise Edition; free EE licenses available for non-profit/research/connector development
Pricing tier
Free / OSS
Freemium / Paid
Free tier / trial
Free tier
Software permanently free; demo and test access via CIRCL public instances
Free tier
Community Edition permanently free; 30-day Enterprise Edition free trial with full feature access; demo instance reset nightly (https://demo.opencti.io)
Volume discounts
Not applicable
software is free; commercial support contracts from third parties priced separately
Enterprise Edition pricing scales with deployment size
multi-year commitments and bundling with other Filigran XTM products (OpenBAS for adversary simulation, OpenAEV for exposure validation) commonly improve pricing
Hidden costs
Self-hosted infrastructure (VMs, storage, sync bandwidth), operational labor…
for administration and community management, optional commercial support contracts, integration development for proprietary tools, taxonomy/galaxy maintenance work
Infrastructure for self-hosted CE (Elasticsearch and Redis clusters can be…
resource-intensive at scale), connector development for proprietary sources, training and onboarding for analysts new to STIX 2.1, professional services for complex deployments
↗ Deployment & integrations
3 dimensions
Deployment
Self-hosted on-premises, in cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP, OVH), or air-gapped
Docker images available; SaaS deployment via managed providers like Cosive; reference deployments include CIRCL, FIRST, NATO, multiple government CERTs and ISACs
Self-hosted via Docker / Docker Compose / Kubernetes for both editions
fully-managed SaaS via XTM Hub for Enterprise; supports air-gapped on-premises for sovereign deployments; microservices architecture with Elasticsearch, Redis, MinIO, RabbitMQ
Typical deployment time
Hours for single-instance setup
days to weeks for federated trust-group deployments with sharing rules, taxonomies, and connector configuration; ongoing community participation is an organizational commitment
Hours to days for Community Edition basic deployment
weeks for production-grade Enterprise deployments with full connector configuration, identity integration, and analyst training; SaaS deployment fastest
Key integrations
Native integrations with SIEMs (Splunk, Elastic, Sentinel, QRadar), SOAR…
platforms (TheHive/Cortex, Cosive), EDR/IDS (Suricata, Snort, Zeek, Bro), and other TIPs (OpenCTI sync, MISP-to-MISP sync); 200+ misp-modules for enrichment; PyMISP Python library; FlowIntel for case management; CTI-Transmute.org for format interoperability
300+ integrations via self-service connector catalog
MISP, TheHive, MITRE ATT&CK, Shodan, VirusTotal, AbuseIPDB, Recorded Future, Mandiant, CrowdStrike, Splunk, QRadar, Elastic Security, Microsoft Sentinel, ServiceNow, Slack, Jira; native bidirectional sync with MISP
📡 Threat Intelligence-specific evaluation
7 dimensions
TIP type / model
Threat intelligence sharing platform
purpose-built for peer-to-peer IOC and event exchange among trusted communities; structured information sharing model
Modern Threat Intelligence Platform with knowledge graph data model
structures intelligence around STIX 2.1 entities, relationships, and observables; supports both technical (IOCs, TTPs) and strategic (threat actors, campaigns, victimology) intelligence
Data sources
Community-contributed (peer sharing via MISP communities such as CIRCL, FIRST,…
sector ISACs); integration-fed feeds (OSINT, MISP-Galaxy, commercial threat feeds via misp-modules); user-created events; no built-in proprietary research feed
Customer-supplied
feeds from MISP, MITRE ATT&CK, commercial feeds (Recorded Future, Mandiant), OSINT (Shodan, VirusTotal, AbuseIPDB), internal investigations; no built-in proprietary research feed (the platform structures intelligence rather than producing it)
STIX / TAXII support
STIX 1.x and STIX 2.x export/import
v2.5.37 (April 2026) switched the STIX 2 stack to the upstream library bundled with misp-stix; native MISP format with rich attribute model; OpenIOC export
Native STIX 2.1
one of the few platforms that fully leverages STIX 2.1 throughout the data model; TAXII 2.1 client and server; bidirectional sync with other STIX-compliant platforms
Sharing / community model
Granular distribution levels (Your Organization, This Community, Connected…
Communities, All Communities); sharing groups for sector-based exchange; cryptographic signing and validation of events; MISP-Guard safety nets prevent accidental information leakage
Multi-tenancy for hosting multiple organizations in one instance with…
centralized access control (Enterprise feature); bidirectional MISP sync for participating in MISP communities; data segregation by org/group in EE; less focused on community sharing than MISP — primarily a structured intelligence repository
Integrations (SIEM/SOAR/EDR)
Native sync with Splunk, Elastic, Microsoft Sentinel, QRadar via misp-modules
SOAR integrations with TheHive/Cortex, Cosive, FlowIntel; IDS/IPS integration (Suricata, Snort rule export); EDR enrichment via API; 200+ enrichment modules
300+ integrations via self-service connector catalog
SIEM connectors for Splunk, Elastic, Sentinel, QRadar; SOAR via TheHive/Cortex, Tines, Torq; EDR via CrowdStrike, SentinelOne; native bidirectional MISP sync; GraphQL API for custom integrations
Analyst workflow features
Event templating system (new in v2.5.37, replacing legacy templating), taxonomy…
and galaxy tagging, correlation engine for indicator overlap, event delegation for pseudo-anonymous sharing, MISP workflow for review and approval, custom dashboards
Knowledge hypergraph visualization, timeline analysis, ATT&CK mappings,…
dashboards customization; Enterprise Edition adds AI playbooks, Priority Intelligence Requirements (PIRs), FINTEL (finished intelligence templates with dissemination lists), AI-assisted file import, AI report generation, NLP search (Natural Language Query)
Pricing model
Pure open source under AGPL-3.0
copyright owned by interlocked contributor license preventing single-organization control; commercial support optional via third parties
Open core — Community Edition fully free under Apache 2.0
Enterprise Edition is a commercial license adding AI, governance, and managed SaaS
✓ Compliance & certifications
1 dimension
Compliance certifications
Software has no specific certifications (open-source project)
deployments at CIRCL, FIRST, and NATO operate under their respective compliance frameworks; users responsible for deployment compliance posture
Audit logging and RBAC support GDPR, ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF compliance posture
Filigran SaaS deployments include specific certifications appropriate to enterprise customers; on-premises compliance is customer-controlled
◧ Positioning
3 dimensions
Target deployment
ISACs, CERTs, governments, financial sector, and sharing communities wanting an…
open-source platform purpose-built for peer-to-peer threat intel exchange
Threat intelligence teams wanting a modern TIP with knowledge graph modeling,…
native STIX 2.1, and the option to scale from open-source CE to commercial Enterprise Edition
Strengths cited
Fully open source under AGPL-3.0 with copyright owned by interlocked…
contributor license (cannot be acquired and closed), purpose-built for trust-group threat sharing, runs the FIRST and CIRCL community instances, granular distribution and sharing controls, MISP-Guard safety nets for information leakage prevention, vibrant 2026 development (v2.5.37 released April 29, 2026 with new Event Templating system, Overmind UI migration in progress), broad taxonomy ecosystem (MITRE ATT&CK, AM!TT, TLP, GDPR, Veris, etc.)
Knowledge graph data model with native STIX 2.1 (one of the few platforms that…
fully leverages STIX 2.1 throughout), 300+ integrations via self-service connector catalog, 6,500+ community members on Slack, AI-powered import / report generation / NLP search in Enterprise Edition, audit logging and RBAC for compliance, multi-tenancy support for hosting multiple orgs, trusted by Rivian, governments, financial institutions; GraphQL API and microservices architecture
Where it fits less well
Self-hosted operational responsibility (server maintenance, sync configuration,…
user/community management); UI is functional but less polished than commercial alternatives; integration playbooks and AI-driven workflows require building or sourcing from companion tools (FlowIntel for case management, SkillAegis for training); no native commercial 24/7 support — third-party providers like CIRCL, Cosive, and NVISO offer paid support
Enterprise Edition adds meaningful operational cost (custom-quoted by Filigran)
Community Edition lacks SSO (LDAP/SAML/OIDC require EE license), AI features, audit logs, and RBAC granularity; learning curve for teams new to STIX 2.1 knowledge graphs; raw platform doesn't include curated intel feeds — sources need to be added separately
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Methodology Comparison data synthesized from publicly available vendor documentation, MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK Evaluations, AV-TEST results, Gartner Peer Insights, G2/Capterra/TrustRadius reviews, anonymized transaction data (Vendr, CostBench, CheckThat.ai), and publicly reported pricing as of May 2026. defend.network is independent and has no commercial relationship with the vendors compared.