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By The Alert Desk · AI SOC Compared · Published 2026-09-27 · Updated 2026-10-14
Desk research from public vendor pages; vendor facts read 27 September, 11 October and 13 October 2026; published 27 September 2026, updated 14 October 2026. Editorial assessment; we did not test the products.
Rank 6 of 10
Best for: Teams whose analysts must read every step before trusting a verdict
Rank 2 of 10
Best for: Small teams that want native response with sign-off and an optional human review layer
| Criterion | 7AI | Prophet | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
Investigates end to end 20%Why7AI: Agents take every alert to a determination, with Federated SIEM queries that read data where it lives. Source: 7AI platform · Read 11 Oct 2026 Prophet: The AI SOC Analyst triages and investigates with what Prophet calls senior-analyst depth, beside hunting and detection engineering agents. Source: Prophet Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 8 / 10 | 8 / 10 | Tie |
Autonomy you can dial 20%Why7AI: Response is guided or automatic with humans on the loop, behind approval gates with a full audit trail. Source: 7AI response · Read 27 Sep 2026 Prophet: Scoped Agent Actions run autonomously or with your sign-off, and Watchtower adds a 24x7 human review service. Source: Prophet Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 8 / 10 | 8 / 10 | Tie |
Shows its reasoning 15%Why7AI: Each agent's mission, the tools it ran, the exact request and response, and its conclusion are visible. Source: 7AI investigations · Read 27 Sep 2026 Prophet: Determinations Prophet says you can audit, following the questions a human analyst would ask. Source: Prophet Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 9 / 10 | 8 / 10 | 7AI |
Reaches your data sources 15%Why7AI: Lists endpoint, identity, cloud, email, network and threat intel sources but publishes no integration count. Source: 7AI platform · Read 11 Oct 2026 Prophet: 200+ out-of-the-box integrations. Source: Prophet Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 6 / 10 | 8 / 10 | Prophet |
Hosting and data handling 10%Why7AI: SOC 2 Type II audit completed and AWS Security Hub integration; self-hosted or residency options are not described. Source: 7AI security · Read 11 Oct 2026 Prophet: Dedicated single-tenant with bring-your-own-key; SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and ISO/IEC 42001:2023; AWS processing in the United States, Germany, Switzerland or Japan; deletion on exit listed, retention period not stated. Source: Prophet Security trust center · Read 11 Oct 2026 | 5 / 10 | 8 / 10 | Prophet |
Brings SOAR playbooks along 10%Why7AI: Builds response into the platform and calls itself a force multiplier rather than a replacement; no playbook translation described. Source: 7AI response · Read 27 Sep 2026 Prophet: Runs response natively, so no SOAR is required, but no playbook translation is described. Source: Prophet Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 6 / 10 | 6 / 10 | Tie |
Pricing clarity 10%Why7AI: AWS Marketplace listing shows $50,000 for a 12-month contract with custom pricing on request; the pricing address returned not found and no unit is defined. Source: AWS Marketplace: 7AI Agentic SOC Platform listing · Read 11 Oct 2026 Prophet: No price; the pricing address returned not found, a free proof of value is offered, and its AWS Marketplace listing refers buyers to Prophet's site. Source: Prophet Security pricing URL (returned not found) · Read 11 Oct 2026 | 4 / 10 | 3 / 10 | 7AI |
Agents take every alert from source to a determination.
Source: 7AI platform · Read 11 Oct 2026
Investigations with Federated SIEM queries across sources.
Source: 7AI platform · Read 11 Oct 2026
Mission, tools, requests, responses and conclusion visible per agent.
Source: 7AI investigations · Read 27 Sep 2026
Approval gates with a full audit trail.
Source: 7AI response · Read 27 Sep 2026
Automatic response with humans on the loop.
Source: 7AI platform · Read 11 Oct 2026
The AI SOC Analyst triages every alert.
Source: Prophet Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Investigation with auditable determinations.
Source: Prophet Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Determinations follow the questions a human analyst would ask.
Source: Prophet Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Agent Actions can require your sign-off.
Source: Prophet Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Agent Actions can run autonomously within their scope.
Source: Prophet Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Documented by 7AI only: none. Documented by Prophet only: none. Documented by both: triage, investigate, show work, act on sign-off and act alone, within limits.
A partial rung counts as not documented in these sentences.
Not published
No price on 7AI's site; the /pricing address returned not found. AWS Marketplace listing: $50,000 for a 12-month contract (dimension 7AI Platform, custom pricing through 7AI support); fees non-cancellable and non-refundable.
Source: AWS Marketplace: 7AI Agentic SOC Platform listing · Read 11 Oct 2026
HOSTING SaaS; listed on AWS Marketplace and integrated with AWS Security Hub. Self-hosted or residency options: Not published. SOC 2 Type II.
Not published
No price published; the /pricing address returned not found. A free proof of value is offered.
Source: Prophet Security pricing URL (returned not found) · Read 11 Oct 2026
HOSTING Dedicated single-tenant with bring-your-own-key option; infrastructure on AWS with processing in the United States, Germany, Switzerland or Japan; Amazon Bedrock and Anthropic listed as AI subprocessors. On-premises: Not published. SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 42001:2023.
Choose 7AI if your analysts will not trust a verdict they cannot trace step by step, or if you want the option of a fully managed service on the same platform. Confirm integrations and hosting early, since neither is published.
Choose Prophet Security if you want native response with explicit sign-off, single-tenant hosting with your own keys, or a human review service at night. Look elsewhere first if you want existing SOAR playbooks translated or a published price.
Neither: they tie on our autonomy criterion (7AI 8/10, Prophet 8/10). 7AI: Response is guided or automatic with humans on the loop, behind approval gates with a full audit trail. Prophet: Scoped Agent Actions run autonomously or with your sign-off, and Watchtower adds a 24x7 human review service.
7AI documents actions on sign-off, and documents unattended actions within limits: Automatic response with humans on the loop. Prophet documents actions on sign-off, and documents unattended actions within limits: Agent Actions can run autonomously within their scope. Rungs documented: 7AI 5 of 5, Prophet 5 of 5.
7AI: Not published. Prophet: Not published. Pricing clarity scores: 7AI 4/10, Prophet 3/10.