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Prophet Security v Vega: which AI SOC can a lean team hand more to?

SHORT ANSWER

Prophet Security scores higher overall on our weights, 7.30 to 5.65. Prophet scores higher on Autonomy you can dial, Reaches your data sources, Hosting and data handling, Brings SOAR playbooks along and Pricing clarity; Vega scores higher on Shows its reasoning; they tie on Investigates end to end. Every score has a reason in the table below.

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.

Prophet Security

Rank 2 of 10

Prophet Security autonomy ladderTRIAGE: Documented; INVESTIGATE: Documented; SHOW WORK: Documented; ACT ON SIGN-OFF: Documented; ACT ALONE, WITHIN LIMITS: DocumentedTISALProphet Security autonomy ladder. TRIAGE: Documented; INVESTIGATE: Documented; SHOW WORK: Documented; ACT ON SIGN-OFF: Documented; ACT ALONE, WITHIN LIMITS: Documented.

Best for: Small teams that want native response with sign-off and an optional human review layer

Read the Prophet profile

Vega

Rank 10 of 10

Vega autonomy ladderTRIAGE: Documented; INVESTIGATE: Documented; SHOW WORK: Documented; ACT ON SIGN-OFF: Not documented; ACT ALONE, WITHIN LIMITS: Not documentedTISALVega autonomy ladder. TRIAGE: Documented; INVESTIGATE: Documented; SHOW WORK: Documented; ACT ON SIGN-OFF: Not documented; ACT ALONE, WITHIN LIMITS: Not documented.

Best for: Detection-led teams that want autonomous triage with readable queries, and keep response with analysts

Read the Vega profile

Which platform scores higher on each criterion?

Prophet and Vega: score per criterion; open Why for both reasons and sources
CriterionProphetVegaHigher
Investigates end to end 20%
Why

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

Vega: Agentic Triage works every alert autonomously, with hunting, detection and triage run as one loop that queries each source where the data lives.

Source: Vega Agentic Triage · Read 13 Oct 2026

8 / 108 / 10Tie
Autonomy you can dial 20%
Why

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

Vega: Verdicts come with prioritised next actions, such as isolating a host or rotating keys, for analysts to carry out; Vega does not state that it executes response, so there is no autonomy to set.

Source: Vega Agentic Triage · Read 13 Oct 2026

8 / 104 / 10Prophet
Shows its reasoning 15%
Why

Prophet: Determinations Prophet says you can audit, following the questions a human analyst would ask.

Source: Prophet Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026

Vega: Each conclusion shows the Vega KQL query behind it, each alert is marked escalated or not with its reasoning, and every hunt step shows its work.

Source: Vega Agentic Triage · Read 13 Oct 2026

8 / 109 / 10Vega
Reaches your data sources 15%
Why

Prophet: 200+ out-of-the-box integrations.

Source: Prophet Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026

Vega: Says it queries every source in place and exposes the platform to AI clients over MCP, but publishes no connector list or count.

Source: Vega connectors · Read 13 Oct 2026

8 / 106 / 10Prophet
Hosting and data handling 10%
Why

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

Vega: Data stays where it lives (no migration, ingestion or egress, Vega says); hosting options, tenancy, residency and attestations are not described.

Source: Vega homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026

8 / 104 / 10Prophet
Brings SOAR playbooks along 10%
Why

Prophet: Runs response natively, so no SOAR is required, but no playbook translation is described.

Source: Prophet Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026

Vega: No SOAR integration, playbook translation or response execution is described; Vega says it layers onto the existing stack.

Source: Vega connectors · Read 13 Oct 2026

6 / 104 / 10Prophet
Pricing clarity 10%
Why

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

Vega: No pricing page; Get a demo only.

Source: Vega homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026

3 / 102 / 10Prophet

How far does each go without a person?

Prophet

Prophet Security autonomy ladderTRIAGE: Documented; INVESTIGATE: Documented; SHOW WORK: Documented; ACT ON SIGN-OFF: Documented; ACT ALONE, WITHIN LIMITS: DocumentedTRIAGEDOCINVESTIGATEDOCSHOW WORKDOCACT ON SIGN-OFFDOCACT ALONE,WITHIN LIMITSDOC
  • Documented on the vendor's pages
  • Partial: in general terms only, or through another product
  • Not documented on the pages reviewed
  1. TRIAGEDocumented

    The AI SOC Analyst triages every alert.

    Source: Prophet Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026

  2. INVESTIGATEDocumented

    Investigation with auditable determinations.

    Source: Prophet Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026

  3. SHOW WORKDocumented

    Determinations follow the questions a human analyst would ask.

    Source: Prophet Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026

  4. ACT ON SIGN-OFFDocumented

    Agent Actions can require your sign-off.

    Source: Prophet Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026

  5. ACT ALONE, WITHIN LIMITSDocumented

    Agent Actions can run autonomously within their scope.

    Source: Prophet Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026

A filled rung means the vendor's own pages describe that step. It does not measure how well or how often the step works in your environment.

Vega

Vega autonomy ladderTRIAGE: Documented; INVESTIGATE: Documented; SHOW WORK: Documented; ACT ON SIGN-OFF: Not documented; ACT ALONE, WITHIN LIMITS: Not documentedTRIAGEDOCINVESTIGATEDOCSHOW WORKDOCACT ON SIGN-OFFNOT DOCACT ALONE,WITHIN LIMITSNOT DOC
  • Documented on the vendor's pages
  • Partial: in general terms only, or through another product
  • Not documented on the pages reviewed
  1. TRIAGEDocumented

    Agentic Triage works every alert.

    Source: Vega Agentic Triage · Read 13 Oct 2026

  2. INVESTIGATEDocumented

    Investigation queries every source where the data lives.

    Source: Vega homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026

  3. SHOW WORKDocumented

    Each conclusion shows the KQL behind it.

    Source: Vega Agentic Triage · Read 13 Oct 2026

  4. ACT ON SIGN-OFFNot documented

    Recommends next actions; executing them is not described.

    Source: Vega Agentic Triage · Read 13 Oct 2026

  5. ACT ALONE, WITHIN LIMITSNot documented

    No autonomous response described.

    Source: Vega Agentic Triage · Read 13 Oct 2026

A filled rung means the vendor's own pages describe that step. It does not measure how well or how often the step works in your environment.

Documented by Prophet only: act on sign-off and act alone, within limits. Documented by Vega only: none. Documented by both: triage, investigate and show work.

A partial rung counts as not documented in these sentences.

What do they cost, and where do they run?

Prophet

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.

Vega

Not published

No pricing page; Get a demo only.

Source: Vega homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026

HOSTING SaaS on Vega's Security Analytics Mesh; Vega says no migration, ingestion or egress. Tenancy, residency and attestations: Not published.

Which should a lean team choose?

Choose Prophet if

  • it matters most that it investigates end to end (8/10)
  • it matters most that it autonomy you can dial (8/10)

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.

Choose Vega if

  • it matters most that it shows its reasoning (9/10)
  • it matters most that it investigates end to end (8/10)

Choose Vega if your team is detection-led and wants autonomous triage whose every conclusion can be checked against the query behind it. Look elsewhere first if you want the platform to carry out response actions, or need published connectors, hosting details or pricing.

Frequently asked questions

Which gives a team more control over autonomy, Prophet or Vega?

Prophet on our autonomy criterion (Prophet 8/10, Vega 4/10). Prophet: Scoped Agent Actions run autonomously or with your sign-off, and Watchtower adds a 24x7 human review service. Vega: Verdicts come with prioritised next actions, such as isolating a host or rotating keys, for analysts to carry out; Vega does not state that it executes response, so there is no autonomy to set.

Can Prophet or Vega act without a person?

Prophet documents actions on sign-off, and documents unattended actions within limits: Agent Actions can run autonomously within their scope. Vega does not document actions on sign-off natively, and No autonomous response described. Rungs documented: Prophet 5 of 5, Vega 3 of 5.

Which is easier to price, Prophet or Vega?

Prophet: Not published. Vega: Not published. Pricing clarity scores: Prophet 3/10, Vega 2/10.

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