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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 4 of 10
Best for: Teams that want to pre-authorise response per action and per connector, with an AI-native SOAR beside it
Rank 7 of 10
Best for: Teams that want native response across cloud, identity and email, run by their own staff or as an Exaforce-managed service
| Criterion | Artemis | Exaforce | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
Investigates end to end 20%WhyArtemis: Correlates identity, cloud, endpoint and SaaS data against a living model of the environment and investigates autonomously; its Cursor case cites 96% of investigations resolved autonomously (Artemis's figure). Source: Artemis Security homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026 Exaforce: Exabots handle detection, triage, investigation and response on a unified data layer and knowledge graph, with separate models for data relationships, anomaly detection and reasoning. Source: Exaforce homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026 | 8 / 10 | 8 / 10 | Tie |
Autonomy you can dial 20%WhyArtemis: Acts alone only where you have pre-authorised it, with approval set per action and per connector, impact-checked containment that is reversible by design, and a who, what and why audit trail. Source: Artemis Security response · Read 13 Oct 2026 Exaforce: Approval gates, full audit trails and Slack confirmations from users or managers, with actions described as approved and reversible; named autonomy levels per category are not described. Source: Exaforce Exabot Respond · Read 13 Oct 2026 | 9 / 10 | 8 / 10 | Artemis |
Shows its reasoning 15%WhyArtemis: Investigations and each proposed action come with evidence and an impact preview; step-level agent reasoning is described less specifically than at the leaders. Source: Artemis Security response · Read 13 Oct 2026 Exaforce: Response actions carry full audit trails, but how the reasoning behind a verdict is shown to analysts is not described on the pages reviewed. Source: Exaforce Exabot Respond · Read 13 Oct 2026 | 7 / 10 | 6 / 10 | Artemis |
Reaches your data sources 15%WhyArtemis: 225+ connectors, ingesting SIEMs such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel and CrowdStrike NG-SIEM and querying stores such as Snowflake, BigQuery and AWS Security Lake in place. Source: Artemis Security connectors · Read 13 Oct 2026 Exaforce: 130+ integrations across IaaS, SaaS, identity, endpoint, SIEM, SOAR, email, ticketing and threat intel; it says it ingests logs, alerts and telemetry from over 100 sources. Source: Exaforce integrations · Read 13 Oct 2026 | 8 / 10 | 8 / 10 | Tie |
Hosting and data handling 10%WhyArtemis: Ingests hot-path data and queries high-volume data where it lives, and describes on-premises execution of response; tenancy, residency and attestations are not described. Source: Artemis Security platform overview · Read 13 Oct 2026 Exaforce: Stores and normalises raw data in its own data layer; tenancy, key control, residency and security attestations are not described on the pages reviewed. Source: Exaforce homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026 | 5 / 10 | 4 / 10 | Artemis |
Brings SOAR playbooks along 10%WhyArtemis: An AI-native SOAR builder aimed at teams maintaining a SOAR, with 300+ actions, a Splunk SOAR connector and automatic proposals for playbook updates; playbooks are rebuilt rather than translated. Source: Artemis Security response · Read 13 Oct 2026 Exaforce: Out-of-the-box playbooks plus new ones built in natural language, in a visual editor mixing deterministic and agentic steps; existing playbooks are rebuilt rather than translated. Source: Exaforce Exabot Respond · Read 13 Oct 2026 | 8 / 10 | 8 / 10 | Tie |
Pricing clarity 10%WhyArtemis: No pricing page; Book a Demo only. Source: Artemis Security homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026 Exaforce: No pricing page; AWS Marketplace lists an Agentic SOC Starter Pack at $75,000 per 12-month contract, without a defined unit. Source: AWS Marketplace: Exaforce Agentic SOC Starter Pack · Read 13 Oct 2026 | 2 / 10 | 4 / 10 | Exaforce |
Every alert investigated 24/7 in its Cursor case.
Source: Artemis Security homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026
Autonomous investigation across identity, cloud, endpoint and SaaS.
Source: Artemis Security homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026
Evidence and an impact preview per action; step-level reasoning not described.
Source: Artemis Security response · Read 13 Oct 2026
Approval set per action and per connector.
Source: Artemis Security response · Read 13 Oct 2026
Acts alone only where pre-authorised, reversible by design.
Source: Artemis Security response · Read 13 Oct 2026
Exabots triage alerts and escalate only what needs human judgment.
Source: Exaforce homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026
Exabots investigate on the unified data layer and knowledge graph.
Source: Exaforce homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026
Actions carry audit trails; verdict reasoning shown to analysts is not described.
Source: Exaforce Exabot Respond · Read 13 Oct 2026
Approval gates and Slack confirmations from users or managers.
Source: Exaforce Exabot Respond · Read 13 Oct 2026
Exabots execute response; per-category autonomy settings and a way to pull autonomy back are not described.
Source: Exaforce Exabot Respond · Read 13 Oct 2026
Documented by Artemis only: act alone, within limits. Documented by Exaforce only: none. Documented by both: triage, investigate and act on sign-off.
A partial rung counts as not documented in these sentences.
Not published
No pricing page; Book a Demo only.
Source: Artemis Security homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026
HOSTING SaaS; hot-path data ingested, high-volume data queried where it lives; on-premises execution of response actions described. Tenancy, residency and attestations: Not published.
Not published
No pricing page. AWS Marketplace lists an Agentic SOC Starter Pack at $75,000 per 12-month contract; the unit is not defined.
Source: AWS Marketplace: Exaforce Agentic SOC Starter Pack · Read 13 Oct 2026
HOSTING SaaS. Stores and normalises raw data in its own data layer. Tenancy, key control, residency and attestations: Not published on the pages reviewed.
Choose Artemis Security if you want to decide action by action and connector by connector what may run unattended, or if you maintain a SOAR and want an AI-native builder beside it. Look elsewhere first if you need published pricing or hosting details, or a vendor with a longer track record.
Choose Exaforce if you want native response across cloud, identity and email behind approval gates, or want the option of having Exaforce run the platform for you. Look elsewhere first if you need to see how each verdict was reached, or need published hosting and attestation details.
Artemis on our autonomy criterion (Artemis 9/10, Exaforce 8/10). Artemis: Acts alone only where you have pre-authorised it, with approval set per action and per connector, impact-checked containment that is reversible by design, and a who, what and why audit trail. Exaforce: Approval gates, full audit trails and Slack confirmations from users or managers, with actions described as approved and reversible; named autonomy levels per category are not described.
Artemis documents actions on sign-off, and documents unattended actions within limits: Acts alone only where pre-authorised, reversible by design. Exaforce documents actions on sign-off, and Exabots execute response; per-category autonomy settings and a way to pull autonomy back are not described. Rungs documented: Artemis 4.5 of 5, Exaforce 4 of 5.
Artemis: Not published. Exaforce: Not published. Pricing clarity scores: Artemis 2/10, Exaforce 4/10.