Side by side
7AI vs Dropzone AI: facts side by side
The short answer
Both 7AI and Dropzone AI are AI SOC analyst products. Both work beside SOAR. 7AI documents running response actions itself, approval or sign-off before actions and acting alone on some cases; Dropzone AI documents a multi-tenant or MSSP offering, a single-tenant option and a data residency option. We do not name a winner: which fits depends on your team, and the fit finder can order them by your answers.
By The Triage Desk · AI Cyber Compare · Published 2026-10-08
Desk research from public vendor pages: vendor facts read September 2026, updated 2026-10-13. Editorial reading of what vendors publish; we did not run the products and did not interview vendors.
How do 7AI and Dropzone AI differ at a glance?
| Fact | 7AI | Dropzone AI |
|---|---|---|
| Primary model | AI SOC analyst | AI SOC analyst |
| Also reaches into | MDR | None |
| Position on SOAR | Works beside SOAR | Works beside SOAR |
| Integrations | Not published | 90+ across 14 categories, including SOAR tools (Cortex XSOAR, Splunk SOAR, Tines, Torq, D3 Security, IBM QRadar SOAR, Swimlane). |
| Deployment | Available through the AWS Security Hub Extended plan (announced 26 February 2026). Self-hosted or on-premises: not described. | Standard service; Enterprise with a dedicated single-tenant environment; MSSP with a dedicated multi-tenant environment; EU data residency option. |
| Pricing | Not published | Priced on investigation capacity ("Pay for the Investigation Capacity Your Team Needs"). Base subscription: up to 4,000 full investigations per year per AI analyst, unlimited users, all alert categories and pre-built integrations, 8-hour support SLA, volume discounts and extra capacity. Enterprise (single-tenant) and MSSP (multi-tenant, pooled AI analysts) by contact. No list price shown; a POC program is offered. |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type II (security and confidentiality), audited by Decrypt Compliance. ISO 27001: not stated. | SOC 2 Type II |
| Funding | 7AI states $166M in total funding. | $37M Series B led by Theory Ventures, reported in Dropzone AI's January 2026 release. |
Who carries each stage?
7AI
Dropzone AI
- Your analysts
- Rules you write
- AI agent
- Provider's analysts
- Shared
- Not described
Stages where they differ:
- Respond: 7AI shared, Dropzone AI rules you write
- Tune: 7AI shared, Dropzone AI not described
- Nights and weekends: 7AI provider's analysts, Dropzone AI AI agent
Which capabilities does each document?
| Capability | 7AI | Dropzone AI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runs response actions itself | Documented | Not described | Differs |
| Approval or sign-off before actions | Documented | Not described | Differs |
| Can act alone on some cases | Documented | Not described | Differs |
| Optional service where the vendor's people work the queue | Documented | Not described | Differs |
| Multi-tenant or MSSP offering | Not described | Documented | Differs |
| Single-tenant option | Not described | Documented | Differs |
| Data residency option | Not described | Documented | Differs |
| Integration count published | Not described | Documented | Differs |
| Pricing unit or tiers published | Not described | Documented | Differs |
| Translates existing SOAR playbooks | Not described | Not described | |
| On-premises, hybrid or your own cloud tenant | Not described | Not described |
What are the strengths and limits of each?
7AI
Strengths
- The most detailed public description of step-level investigation records among the vendors here.
- Native response actions behind approval gates, plus an optional 24x7 expert service.
Limits
- Integration count and catalog are not published.
- Only a marketplace contract price is public, and no self-hosted or on-premises deployment is described.
Dropzone AI
Strengths
- Adds AI investigation without retiring playbooks, with 90+ integrations including seven SOAR tools.
- Publishes its tiers and pricing unit, and offers single-tenant and EU residency options.
Limits
- You keep paying for and maintaining a SOAR for response.
- List prices need a sales conversation.
When would you choose 7AI, and when Dropzone AI?
Choose 7AI if you need:
- running response actions itself
- approval or sign-off before actions
- acting alone on some cases
- The most detailed public description of step-level investigation records among the vendors here.
Choose Dropzone AI if you need:
- a multi-tenant or MSSP offering
- a single-tenant option
- a data residency option
- Adds AI investigation without retiring playbooks, with 90+ integrations including seven SOAR tools.
What does each vendor say about its own results?
7AI
Dropzone AI
Asked often about this page
Which is better, 7AI or Dropzone AI?
We do not rank vendors. 7AI documents running response actions itself and Dropzone AI documents a multi-tenant or MSSP offering. The fit finder orders vendors by the needs your answers imply.
Do 7AI and Dropzone AI publish pricing?
Dropzone AI publishes tiers or a pricing unit; 7AI does not publish pricing on its own site. Neither publishes a paid list price there.
Can 7AI and Dropzone AI be used together?
Our sources do not describe an integration between 7AI and Dropzone AI. Ask both vendors before planning to run them together.
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Fit finderOrder vendors by the needs your answers imply.Which modelThe decision guide for all four models.7AI profileAn agentic security platform whose investigations show each agent's mission, tools, requests, responses and conclusion.Dropzone AI profileAn AI SOC analyst that investigates alerts end to end and hands response to the SOAR you already run.