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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 5 of 10
Best for: Teams that want AI investigation now and keep their SOAR for response
Rank 10 of 10
Best for: Detection-led teams that want autonomous triage with readable queries, and keep response with analysts
| Criterion | Dropzone AI | Vega | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
Investigates end to end 20%WhyDropzone 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 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 / 10 | 8 / 10 | Tie |
Autonomy you can dial 20%WhyDropzone 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 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 | 6 / 10 | 4 / 10 | Dropzone AI |
Shows its reasoning 15%WhyDropzone 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 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 / 10 | 9 / 10 | Vega |
Reaches your data sources 15%WhyDropzone AI: 90+ integrations across 14 categories, including SIEM, EDR, identity, email, cloud and SOAR. Source: Dropzone AI integrations · 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 / 10 | 6 / 10 | Dropzone AI |
Hosting and data handling 10%WhyDropzone 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 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 | 7 / 10 | 4 / 10 | Dropzone AI |
Brings SOAR playbooks along 10%WhyDropzone 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 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 / 10 | 4 / 10 | Dropzone AI |
Pricing clarity 10%WhyDropzone 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 Vega: No pricing page; Get a demo only. Source: Vega homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026 | 5 / 10 | 2 / 10 | Dropzone AI |
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
Agentic Triage works every alert.
Source: Vega Agentic Triage · Read 13 Oct 2026
Investigation queries every source where the data lives.
Source: Vega homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026
Each conclusion shows the KQL behind it.
Source: Vega Agentic Triage · Read 13 Oct 2026
Recommends next actions; executing them is not described.
Source: Vega Agentic Triage · Read 13 Oct 2026
No autonomous response described.
Source: Vega Agentic Triage · Read 13 Oct 2026
Documented by Dropzone AI only: none. Documented by Vega only: none. Documented by both: triage, investigate and show work.
A partial rung counts as not documented in these sentences.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dropzone AI on our autonomy criterion (Dropzone AI 6/10, Vega 4/10). Dropzone AI: Response runs through a connected SOAR, so approvals and autonomy settings sit largely in that SOAR. 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.
Dropzone AI does not document actions on sign-off natively, and Automated response runs through the connected SOAR, not natively. Vega does not document actions on sign-off natively, and No autonomous response described. Rungs documented: Dropzone AI 4 of 5, Vega 3 of 5.
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. Vega: Not published. Pricing clarity scores: Dropzone AI 5/10, Vega 2/10.