BUYER NOTES · LAST CHECKED SEPTEMBER 2026
Buyer notes on replacing SOAR with an AI SOC
Cyber AI Comparison team · Last checked September 2026 · Editorial assessment
What to know
8 practical notes for SOC leads evaluating AI SOC platforms as a SOAR replacement, newest first. Filter by tag to find notes on buying, SOAR, standards or news. Each note lists its sources.
MITRE ATT&CK in AI SOC platforms: how vendors map hunts and detections in 2026
How AI SOC and SOAR vendors use MITRE ATT&CK in 2026: hunt packs, coverage maps, playbook alignment and threat hunting, plus what to ask before trusting a mapping.
StandardsDetection
Published 29 September 2026
What is a security context graph? How AI SOC vendors use the term in 2026
What a security context graph is, why AI SOC vendors built or bought one in 2026, how Mate Security, Torq and 7AI describe theirs, and what buyers should ask.
BasicsVendors
Published 29 September 2026
Replace, work alongside or evolve in place: the SOAR Stance Index explained
What our SOAR Stance Index records about twelve AI SOC and SOAR vendors, how we assign each stance, and what each stance means for the SOAR you run today.
SOARData
Published 25 September 2026
AI SOC buyer's checklist: what to ask for each of the seven criteria
A buyer's checklist for replacing SOAR with an AI SOC platform, organised by the seven criteria we score, with what vendors already publish so you know what to ask.
Buying
Published 21 September 2026
How to run an AI SOC proof of value against the SOAR you have
A step-by-step plan for testing an AI SOC platform against your existing SOAR: picking alert categories, running in recommend-only mode, and what to measure.
BuyingTesting
Published 16 September 2026
Replacing SOAR with AI: six myths checked against vendor material
Six common assumptions about replacing SOAR with an AI SOC platform, each checked against what the nine vendors we scored in September 2026 published.
BasicsSOAR
Published 9 September 2026
AI SOC pricing in 2026: what vendors publish, and what to ask
What the nine AI SOC and SOAR vendors we scored in September 2026 published about pricing then: tiers, pricing units, marketplaces and trials, plus the questions to ask before you sign.
BuyingPricing
Published 3 September 2026
AI SOC news recap: what vendors announced from January to August 2026
A themed recap of AI SOC and SOAR announcements from January to August 2026: context and learning layers, new agents, playbook replacement, data residency, funding and a NIST draft.
NewsVendors
Published 1 September 2026