AI SOC Vendors
Compare the leading AI SOC platforms, SIEMs and MDR providers
A guide to the AI security operations center (AI SOC) market in 2026. Compare agentic AI SOC platforms, the large security vendors adding AI to the SOC, and the managed detection and response providers that security teams weigh them against.
AI SOC Platforms
Platforms built around AI agents that triage, investigate and in some cases respond to security alerts.
Exaforce
Agentic SOC platform where task-specific AI agents handle detection, triage, investigation and response. Teams can run it themselves or use Exaforce MDR for 24/7 coverage.
7AI
Boston agentic security company founded in 2024 by the co-founders of Cybereason. Swarms of AI agents investigate alerts from EDR, cloud, identity and email tools.
Dropzone AI
Seattle company whose AI SOC analyst triages and investigates routine Tier 1 alerts inside the SIEM, EDR and ticketing tools a team already runs.
Prophet Security
Agentic AI SOC with analyst, threat hunter and detection engineer agents, plus optional 24/7 human review through its Watchtower service.
Torq
AI SOC platform built on hyperautomation, often chosen by teams replacing legacy SOAR playbooks.
Security Platforms With AI SOC Features
Established security vendors that have added AI-driven investigation and automation to their SIEM and XDR products.
CrowdStrike
Endpoint security leader whose Falcon platform adds Next-Gen SIEM and AI-assisted analysis for security operations teams.
Palo Alto Networks
Its Cortex XSIAM platform brings SIEM, SOAR and AI-driven automation together for the security operations center.
Splunk
Cisco-owned data platform whose Enterprise Security product has long been the reference SIEM for large security operations centers.
Managed Detection and Response Providers
Services that run detection and response around the clock for teams that prefer to outsource the SOC.
Expel
MDR provider founded by former Mandiant staff that runs 24/7 detection and response on the security tools a customer already owns.
Huntress
Managed EDR, ITDR and SIEM backed by a 24/7 human-led SOC, with published per-endpoint pricing aimed at SMBs and MSPs.
How to Choose an AI SOC Vendor
- Scope: check whether the tool stops at triage or carries an alert through investigation and response.
- Pricing model: compare per-investigation, per-endpoint and data-volume pricing against a real month of your alerts.
- Transparency: make sure analysts can see and audit the reasoning behind every verdict.
- Delivery: decide whether you want software your team runs, a managed service, or the option to move between the two.