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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 5 of 10
Best for: Teams that want AI investigation now and keep their SOAR for response
| Criterion | 7AI | Dropzone AI | 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 Dropzone AI: Investigates phishing, endpoint, network, cloud, identity and insider alerts end to end by API, without data normalisation. Source: Dropzone AI 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 Dropzone AI: Response runs through a connected SOAR, so approvals and autonomy settings sit largely in that SOAR. Source: Dropzone AI integrations · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 8 / 10 | 6 / 10 | 7AI |
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 Dropzone AI: Investigation reports show evidence and reasoning, and an AI Action Graph shows the stages and actions taken. Source: Dropzone AI 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 Dropzone AI: 90+ integrations across 14 categories, including SIEM, EDR, identity, email, cloud and SOAR. Source: Dropzone AI integrations · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 6 / 10 | 8 / 10 | Dropzone AI |
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 Dropzone AI: Dedicated single-tenant Enterprise environment, multi-tenant MSSP plan and an EU data residency option; SOC 2 Type II. Source: Dropzone AI homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 5 / 10 | 7 / 10 | Dropzone AI |
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 Dropzone AI: Keeps existing SOAR playbooks running for response, so nothing is translated or rebuilt, but the SOAR stays. Source: Dropzone AI integrations · 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 Dropzone AI: Publishes its unit, up to 4,000 full investigations per year per AI analyst, and what the base subscription includes; prices on request. Source: Dropzone AI pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026 | 4 / 10 | 5 / 10 | Dropzone AI |
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
Every alert category is investigated 24/7.
Source: Dropzone AI homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
End-to-end investigation across the stack by API.
Source: Dropzone AI homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Reports with evidence and reasoning, plus the AI Action Graph.
Source: Dropzone AI homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Response approvals sit in the connected SOAR.
Source: Dropzone AI integrations · Read 27 Sep 2026
Automated response runs through the connected SOAR, not natively.
Source: Dropzone AI integrations · Read 27 Sep 2026
Documented by 7AI only: act on sign-off and act alone, within limits. Documented by Dropzone AI only: none. Documented by both: triage, investigate and show work.
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.
Pricing unit published: the base subscription covers up to 4,000 full investigations per year per AI analyst, with unlimited users, all alert categories, all pre-built integrations, threat intel feeds, an AI chatbot and an 8-hour support SLA; volume discounts and extra capacity. Prices on request.
Source: Dropzone AI pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026
HOSTING Standard service; Enterprise with a dedicated single-tenant environment; MSSP with a multi-tenant environment; EU data residency option. SOC 2 Type II.
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 Dropzone AI if your SOAR already runs response well and your bottleneck is investigation, or if you want to size a purchase on a published unit. Look elsewhere first if you have no SOAR and want the AI SOC to act on its own.
7AI on our autonomy criterion (7AI 8/10, Dropzone AI 6/10). 7AI: Response is guided or automatic with humans on the loop, behind approval gates with a full audit trail. Dropzone AI: Response runs through a connected SOAR, so approvals and autonomy settings sit largely in that SOAR.
7AI documents actions on sign-off, and documents unattended actions within limits: Automatic response with humans on the loop. Dropzone AI does not document actions on sign-off natively, and Automated response runs through the connected SOAR, not natively. Rungs documented: 7AI 5 of 5, Dropzone AI 4 of 5.
7AI: Not published. Dropzone AI: Pricing unit published: the base subscription covers up to 4,000 full investigations per year per AI analyst, with unlimited users, all alert categories, all pre-built integrations, threat intel feeds, an AI chatbot and an 8-hour support SLA; volume discounts and extra capacity. Prices on request. Pricing clarity scores: 7AI 4/10, Dropzone AI 5/10.