HEAD-TO-HEAD · UPDATED 13 OCTOBER 2026 · EDITORIAL ASSESSMENT
Dropzone AI vs Tines
Cyber AI Comparison team · Based on vendor websites, docs and funding announcements, last checked October 2026
What to know
Dropzone AI scores higher than Tines on our SOAR replacement weights, 7.00 to 6.85. Dropzone AI leads on investigation depth, explainability, alert source coverage and pricing transparency, and Tines leads on human-in-the-loop controls, transition effort from SOAR and deployment options. Dropzone AI is built to work alongside a SOAR; Tines is positioned to replace SOAR.
Dropzone AI
7.00 / 10
Tines
6.85 / 10
How do Dropzone AI and Tines compare criterion by criterion?
| Criterion | Weight | Dropzone AI | Tines | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investigation depth per alert | 20% | 8 | 6 | Dropzone AI |
| Explainability of verdicts | 15% | 8 | 6 | Dropzone AI |
| Coverage of alert sources | 15% | 8 | 7 | Dropzone AI |
| Human-in-the-loop controls | 15% | 6 | 8 | Tines |
| Transition effort from an existing SOAR | 15% | 6 | 8 | Tines |
| Deployment model options | 10% | 7 | 9 | Tines |
| Pricing transparency | 10% | 5 | 4 | Dropzone AI |
| Weighted score | 100% | 7.00 | 6.85 | Dropzone AI |
Dropzone AI leads on 4 criteria, Tines on 3, tied on 0.
Where does each one win?
Dropzone AI leads on
- Investigation depth per alert: 8 vs 6. The AI SOC Analyst investigates alerts end to end across the stack without data normalisation, covering phishing, endpoint, network, cloud, identity and insider alerts.
- Explainability of verdicts: 8 vs 6. Investigation reports show evidence and reasoning, and an AI Action Graph shows the stages and actions taken.
- Coverage of alert sources: 8 vs 7. 90+ integrations across 14 categories, including SIEM, EDR, identity, email and cloud.
- Pricing transparency: 5 vs 4. Publishes tiers and the unit (up to 4,000 full investigations per year per AI analyst on Standard) but no prices.
Tines leads on
- Human-in-the-loop controls: 6 vs 8. Fully autonomous, deterministic or human-in-the-loop modes, approvals and built-in oversight, and you control what goes live.
- Transition effort from an existing SOAR: 6 vs 8. Positions itself as a modern SOAR against legacy SOAR platforms, with no-code and natural-language building and agentic plus deterministic steps; playbooks are rebuilt rather than translated.
- Deployment model options: 7 vs 9. Shared stack, self-hosted or hybrid, with AI features available wherever Tines is deployed and AI described as geo-bound and tenant-scoped.
How does pricing compare?
| Fact | Dropzone AI | Tines |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing basis (published) | Standard, Enterprise (single-tenant) and MSSP (multi-tenant) tiers. Standard covers up to 4,000 full investigations per year per AI analyst, with unlimited users. Prices: contact sales. | Free edition: unlimited users and connectors, 3 live workflows, one-time $50 AI allowance. Paid editions: contact sales. |
| Pricing unit | Investigations per year per AI analyst | Not published |
| Cost | Not published, contact sales | Not published, contact sales |
Source: dropzone.ai/pricing · tines.com/pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026
Facts side by side
| Fact | Dropzone AI | Tines |
|---|---|---|
| Stance | Works alongside SOAR | Replaces SOAR |
| Integrations | 90+ | Any API; count not published |
| Deployment | Standard, single-tenant, MSSP; EU residency | Shared, self-hosted or hybrid |
| Pricing | Tiers and unit published, no prices | Free edition; paid not published |
| Autonomy/response | Not published | Create case, escalate, reset password, suspend departing-user accounts in Gmail, Okta and Slack, alert response with CrowdStrike and SentinelOne. |
Source: dropzone.ai · dropzone.ai/pricing · dropzone.ai/integrations · Reviewed Sep 2026
Source: tines.com · tines.com/solutions/security/ai-soc · tines.com/solutions/security/soar · tines.com/stories/agents · tines.com/ai-in-tines · tines.com/pricing · tines.com/blog/series-c-fundraise · Reviewed Sep 2026
Which should you choose?
Choose Dropzone AI if investigation depth and explainability matter most. The AI SOC Analyst investigates alerts end to end across the stack without data normalisation, covering phishing, endpoint, network, cloud, identity and insider alerts. Investigation reports show evidence and reasoning, and an AI Action Graph shows the stages and actions taken.
Choose Tines if human-in-the-loop controls and transition effort from SOAR matter most. Fully autonomous, deterministic or human-in-the-loop modes, approvals and built-in oversight, and you control what goes live. Positions itself as a modern SOAR against legacy SOAR platforms, with no-code and natural-language building and agentic plus deterministic steps; playbooks are rebuilt rather than translated.
Frequently asked questions
Which scores higher, Dropzone AI or Tines?
Dropzone AI scores 7.00 and Tines 6.85 on our SOAR replacement rubric (editorial assessment, 0–10).
Do Dropzone AI and Tines replace SOAR?
Dropzone AI's published stance: Works alongside SOAR. Tines's published stance: Replaces SOAR. See the SOAR Stance Index.
Do Dropzone AI and Tines publish pricing?
Dropzone AI: Standard, Enterprise (single-tenant) and MSSP (multi-tenant) tiers. Standard covers up to 4,000 full investigations per year per AI analyst, with unlimited users. Prices: contact sales. Tines: Free edition: unlimited users and connectors, 3 live workflows, one-time $50 AI allowance. Paid editions: contact sales.