HEAD-TO-HEAD · UPDATED 13 OCTOBER 2026 · EDITORIAL ASSESSMENT
7AI vs Mate Security
Cyber AI Comparison team · Based on vendor websites, docs and funding announcements, last checked September 2026
What to know
Mate Security scores higher than 7AI on our SOAR replacement weights, 7.80 to 6.75. Mate Security leads on investigation depth, alert source coverage, human-in-the-loop controls, transition effort from SOAR and deployment options, and they tie on explainability and pricing transparency. 7AI is built to work alongside a SOAR; Mate Security is positioned to replace SOAR.
Mate Security
7.80 / 10
How do 7AI and Mate Security compare criterion by criterion?
| Criterion | Weight | 7AI | Mate Security | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investigation depth per alert | 20% | 8 | 9 | Mate Security |
| Explainability of verdicts | 15% | 9 | 9 | Tie |
| Coverage of alert sources | 15% | 6 | 7 | Mate Security |
| Human-in-the-loop controls | 15% | 8 | 9 | Mate Security |
| Transition effort from an existing SOAR | 15% | 6 | 9 | Mate Security |
| Deployment model options | 10% | 4 | 5 | Mate Security |
| Pricing transparency | 10% | 4 | 4 | Tie |
| Weighted score | 100% | 6.75 | 7.80 | Mate Security |
7AI leads on 0 criteria, Mate Security on 5, tied on 2.
Where does each one win?
7AI leads on
7AI does not lead on any criterion in this pair.
Mate Security leads on
- Investigation depth per alert: 8 vs 9. Investigates each alert against its Security Context Graph of memories, decision traces, guardrails and architecture, with domain logic for cloud, insider, email, endpoint, identity and phishing alerts.
- Coverage of alert sources: 6 vs 7. Names integrations such as Microsoft, Google Workspace, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Proofpoint and Slack and says it is stack agnostic, but publishes no integration count or full catalogue.
- Human-in-the-loop controls: 8 vs 9. Three modes (Recommend only, Supervised, Auto-run), graduated autonomy with guardrails enforced outside the agent's reasoning loop, and rollback to Supervised when verdicts conflict with analyst reviews.
- Transition effort from an existing SOAR: 6 vs 9. States it translates existing SOAR playbooks into Gamebooks, replacing brittle API calls while keeping custom logic; the Gamebooks page is built around the SOAR comparison.
- Deployment model options: 4 vs 5. 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.
How does pricing compare?
| Fact | 7AI | Mate Security |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing basis (published) | No price page. AWS Marketplace lists $50,000 per 12-month contract; custom pricing on request. | No price page on Mate's site. AWS Marketplace lists $150,000 per 12-month contract for the Mate Enterprise Tier (usage tier not defined); private offers on request. |
| Pricing unit | Not published | Not published |
| Cost | Not published, contact sales | Not published, contact sales |
Source: AWS Marketplace: 7AI · AWS Marketplace: Mate Security · Reviewed Sep 2026
Facts side by side
| Fact | 7AI | Mate Security |
|---|---|---|
| Stance | Works alongside SOAR | Replaces SOAR |
| Integrations | Not published | Not published |
| Deployment | 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. |
| Pricing | AWS Marketplace $50,000 / 12 months | AWS Marketplace $150,000 / 12 months |
| Autonomy/response | Concrete actions (revoke session, reset password, isolate host) executed against existing tools, with approval gates and a full audit trail. | Recommend only; Supervised (low-risk steps run, risky changes need approval); Auto-run for trusted categories under guardrails and audit. |
Source: 7ai.com · 7ai.com/platform/investigations · 7ai.com/platform/response · AWS Marketplace: 7AI · Reviewed Sep 2026
Source: mate.security · mate.security/platform · mate.security/platform/gamebooks · mate.security/blog/introducing-gamebooks-can-you-script-the-whole-game · mate.security/blog/mate-security-now-available-on-aws-marketplace · mate.security/about · mate.security/newsroom · AWS Marketplace: Mate Security · Reviewed Sep 2026
Which should you choose?
Choose 7AI if explainability and investigation depth matter most. Every step is open: each agent's mission, the tools it ran, the exact request and response, and its conclusion. AI agents investigate every alert end to end, with federated SIEM queries that read data where it lives.
Choose Mate Security if transition effort from SOAR and investigation depth matter most. States it translates existing SOAR playbooks into Gamebooks, replacing brittle API calls while keeping custom logic; the Gamebooks page is built around the SOAR comparison. Investigates each alert against its Security Context Graph of memories, decision traces, guardrails and architecture, with domain logic for cloud, insider, email, endpoint, identity and phishing alerts.
Frequently asked questions
Which scores higher, 7AI or Mate Security?
Mate Security scores 7.80 and 7AI 6.75 on our SOAR replacement rubric (editorial assessment, 0–10).
Do 7AI and Mate Security replace SOAR?
7AI's published stance: Works alongside SOAR. Mate Security's published stance: Replaces SOAR. See the SOAR Stance Index.
Do 7AI and Mate Security publish pricing?
7AI: No price page. AWS Marketplace lists $50,000 per 12-month contract; custom pricing on request. Mate Security: No price page on Mate's site. AWS Marketplace lists $150,000 per 12-month contract for the Mate Enterprise Tier (usage tier not defined); private offers on request.