BUYER'S GUIDE · LAST CHECKED SEPTEMBER 2026
AI SOC and SOAR platform comparison table
Cyber AI Comparison team · Last checked September 2026 · Editorial assessment
What to know
Mate Security has the highest SOAR replacement fit score (7.80), followed by Cortex XSOAR (7.25) as the incumbent baseline and Artemis Security and Torq AI SOC Platform (7.10, tie). Cortex XSOAR leads on alert source coverage, Cortex XSOAR, Splunk SOAR and Tines lead on deployment options, and Dropzone AI and Intezer are the only platforms that publish a pricing unit.
How do all twelve platforms score?
| Rank | Platform | Type | Investigation depth per alert · 20% | Explainability of verdicts · 15% | Coverage of alert sources · 15% | Human-in-the-loop controls · 15% | Transition effort from an existing SOAR · 15% | Deployment model options · 10% | Pricing transparency · 10% | Weighted score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mate Security | AI SOC platform | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7.80 |
| 2 | Cortex XSOARBaseline: incumbent SOAR | Incumbent SOAR | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 7.25 |
| 3 (tie) | Artemis Security | AI SOC platform | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7.10 |
| 3 (tie) | Torq AI SOC Platform | AI SOC platform | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7.10 |
| 5 (tie) | Dropzone AI | AI SOC platform | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7.00 |
| 5 (tie) | Prophet Security | AI SOC platform | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Exaforce | AI SOC platform | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6.90 |
| 8 | Tines | AI SOC platform | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 6.85 |
| 9 | 7AI | AI SOC platform | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6.75 |
| 10 | Splunk SOARBaseline: incumbent SOAR | Incumbent SOAR | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6.55 |
| 11 | Conifers CognitiveSOC | AI SOC platform | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6.45 |
| 12 | Intezer | AI SOC platform | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6.25 |
Who leads each criterion?
| Criterion | Leader(s) | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Investigation depth per alert | Mate Security | 9 |
| Explainability of verdicts | Mate Security, 7AI | 9 |
| Coverage of alert sources | Cortex XSOAR | 10 |
| Human-in-the-loop controls | Mate Security, Artemis Security | 9 |
| Transition effort from an existing SOAR | Mate Security, Cortex XSOAR | 9 |
| Deployment model options | Cortex XSOAR, Splunk SOAR, Tines | 9 |
| Pricing transparency | Dropzone AI, Intezer | 5 |
How does each vendor position itself against SOAR?
SOAR Stance Index, October 2026
This is our own dataset. For each platform we recorded, from its public pages, whether it says it replaces SOAR, works alongside it or evolves it in place; whether it translates existing playbooks; where response actions execute; and whether it publishes an integration count and a pricing unit. It is the quickest way to see which products expect you to keep a SOAR.
| Platform | Published stance on SOAR | Translates existing playbooks | Where response actions run | Published integration count | Published pricing unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mate Security | Replaces SOAR | Yes (SOAR playbooks to Gamebooks) | Mate (Recommend only / Supervised / Auto-run) | Not published | No | mate.security |
| Torq AI SOC Platform | Replaces SOAR | Not described (rebuild in Torq) | Torq | 300 | No | torq.io |
| Dropzone AI | Works alongside SOAR | Not applicable (keeps playbooks) | Connected SOAR | 90+ | Yes (investigations per year per AI analyst) | www.dropzone.ai |
| Prophet Security | Replaces SOAR | Not described | Prophet Agent Actions | 200+ | No | www.prophetsecurity.ai |
| 7AI | Works alongside SOAR | Not described | 7AI, against existing tools | Not published | No | 7ai.com |
| Intezer | Works alongside SOAR | Not applicable | Intezer remediation or connected SOAR | 100+ | Yes (endpoints) | intezer.com |
| Conifers CognitiveSOC | Replaces SOAR | Not described | Conifers | 90+ | No | www.conifers.ai |
| Cortex XSOAR | Evolves the SOAR in place | Not applicable (AI prompts added to playbooks) | XSOAR / AgentiX | 900+ | No | www.paloaltonetworks.com |
| Splunk SOAR | Evolves the SOAR in place | Not applicable | Splunk SOAR | 300+ | No | www.splunk.com |
| Tines | Replaces SOAR | Not described (rebuild in Tines) | Tines workflows and agents | Any API (count not published) | No (free edition limits published) | www.tines.com |
| Exaforce | Replaces SOAR | Not described (natural-language playbooks) | Exaforce Exabots | 130+ | No | www.exaforce.com |
| Artemis Security | Replaces SOAR | Not described (proposes playbook updates) | Artemis, per-action approval | 225+ | No | artemissecurity.com |
Stance is our reading of each vendor's public pages. Where a vendor does not say it replaces SOAR but runs response natively, we list it as Replaces SOAR only if no SOAR is required; otherwise Works alongside SOAR.
What do the facts look like side by side?
| Platform | Stance | Integrations | Deployment | Pricing | Compliance listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mate Security | Replaces SOAR | Not published | SaaS. Mate says it is built on AWS infrastructure and sells through AWS Marketplace; its trust center lists Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud as cloud subprocessors. Self-hosted, customer-tenant and data residency options: not described. | AWS Marketplace $150,000 / 12 months | SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA |
| Torq | Replaces SOAR | 300 integrations, 4,000+ steps | Cloud-native | Not published | Not reviewed |
| Dropzone AI | Works alongside SOAR | 90+ | Standard, single-tenant, MSSP; EU residency | Tiers and unit published, no prices | SOC 2 Type II |
| Prophet Security | Replaces SOAR | 200+ | Single-tenant on AWS; BYOK | Not published | SOC 2 Type II |
| 7AI | Works alongside SOAR | Not published | Not published | AWS Marketplace $50,000 / 12 months | Not reviewed |
| Intezer | Works alongside SOAR | 100+ | Not published | Priced by endpoints, no prices | Not reviewed |
| Conifers | Replaces SOAR | 90+ | Conifers Azure SaaS or customer Azure tenant | Not published | SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001 |
| Cortex XSOAR | Evolves in place | 900+ | XSOAR 8 SaaS, XSOAR 8 On-prem, XSOAR 6 | Not published | Not reviewed |
| Splunk SOAR | Evolves in place | 300+ tools, 2,800+ actions | Cloud, on-premises, hybrid | Free trial; prices not published | Not reviewed |
| Tines | Replaces SOAR | Any API; count not published | Shared, self-hosted or hybrid | Free edition; paid not published | Not reviewed |
| Exaforce | Replaces SOAR | 130+ | Not published (self-run or managed service) | AWS Marketplace starter pack $75,000 / 12 months | Not reviewed |
| Artemis Security | Replaces SOAR | 225+ | Not published (on-prem action execution described) | Not published | Not reviewed |
"Not reviewed" means we did not check that vendor's compliance pages for this edition; it does not mean the vendor lacks certifications.
Reviewed, not scored for this question
We read these products' public pages but did not score them, because they do not answer the question this guide scores: replacing a playbook-based SOAR with a platform your team runs. They are not in the rankings, head-to-heads, alternatives pages or calculator.
Vega
Agentic detection, hunting and triage platform that queries data where it lives. Its triage verdicts come with prioritised next actions such as isolating a host or rotating keys for analysts to carry out; its pages do not state that Vega executes response or replaces SOAR, and its listed solutions are SIEM replacement, SIEM augmentation, AI SOC transformation, cost reduction and AI agent defense. Not scored because it does not answer the SOAR replacement question. Pricing: not published.
Sources: vega.io, vega.io/platform/triage
Daylight Security
Managed Agentic Security Services: AI agents and Daylight's senior experts run detection, investigation and response 24/7 with contractual accountability, across 120+ integrations. It is a managed service rather than a platform your team runs in place of a SOAR, so it is not scored here. Pricing: not published.
Sources: daylight.ai, daylight.ai/mdr-service