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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 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 | 7AI | Exaforce | 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 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%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 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 | 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 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 | 9 / 10 | 6 / 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 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 | 6 / 10 | 8 / 10 | Exaforce |
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 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 | 7AI |
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 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 | 6 / 10 | 8 / 10 | Exaforce |
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 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 | 4 / 10 | 4 / 10 | Tie |
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
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 7AI only: show work and 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 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 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 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 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.
Neither: they tie on our autonomy criterion (7AI 8/10, Exaforce 8/10). 7AI: Response is guided or automatic with humans on the loop, behind approval gates with a full 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.
7AI documents actions on sign-off, and documents unattended actions within limits: Automatic response with humans on the loop. 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: 7AI 5 of 5, Exaforce 4 of 5.
7AI: Not published. Exaforce: Not published. Pricing clarity scores: 7AI 4/10, Exaforce 4/10.