Side by side
7AI vs Tines: facts side by side
The short answer
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 Tines differ at a glance?
| Fact | 7AI | Tines |
|---|---|---|
| Primary model | AI SOC analyst | SOAR |
| Also reaches into | MDR | AI SOC analyst |
| Position on SOAR | Works beside SOAR | Replaces SOAR |
| Integrations | Not published | Not published |
| Deployment | Available through the AWS Security Hub Extended plan (announced 26 February 2026). Self-hosted or on-premises: not described. | Shared stack, self-hosted or hybrid; Tines says AI features are available wherever Tines is deployed. |
| Pricing | Not published | Free edition: unlimited users and connectors, 3 live workflows, one-time $50 AI allowance. Paid editions: contact sales; startup program discounts. |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type II (security and confidentiality), audited by Decrypt Compliance. ISO 27001: not stated. | Not reviewed |
| Funding | 7AI states $166M in total funding. | $125M Series C at a $1.125B valuation, announced 11 February 2025. |
Who carries each stage?
7AI
Tines
- Your analysts
- Rules you write
- AI agent
- Provider's analysts
- Shared
- Not described
Stages where they differ:
- Investigate: 7AI AI agent, Tines shared
- Tune: 7AI shared, Tines your analysts
- Nights and weekends: 7AI provider's analysts, Tines not described
Which capabilities does each document?
| Capability | 7AI | Tines | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optional service where the vendor's people work the queue | Documented | Not described | Differs |
| On-premises, hybrid or your own cloud tenant | Not described | Documented | Differs |
| Pricing unit or tiers published | Not described | Documented | Differs |
| Runs response actions itself | Documented | Documented | |
| Approval or sign-off before actions | Documented | Documented | |
| Can act alone on some cases | Documented | Documented | |
| Translates existing SOAR playbooks | Not described | Not described | |
| Multi-tenant or MSSP offering | Not described | Not described | |
| Single-tenant option | Not described | Not described | |
| Data residency option | Not described | Not described | |
| Integration count published | 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.
Tines
Strengths
- Self-hosted and hybrid deployment, with AI available wherever Tines runs.
- A free edition with published limits, so a team can build before talking to sales.
Limits
- No prebuilt AI SOC analyst is described; your team designs the investigation logic.
- No integration count, and paid editions have no public price.
When would you choose 7AI, and when Tines?
Choose 7AI if you need:
- an optional service where its own people work the queue
- The most detailed public description of step-level investigation records among the vendors here.
Choose Tines if you need:
- on-premises, hybrid or customer-tenant hosting
- a published pricing unit or tiers
- Self-hosted and hybrid deployment, with AI available wherever Tines runs.
What does each vendor say about its own results?
7AI
Tines
No vendor figures were collected for Tines.
Asked often about this page
Which is better, 7AI or Tines?
We do not rank vendors. 7AI documents an optional service where its own people work the queue and Tines documents on-premises, hybrid or customer-tenant hosting. The fit finder orders vendors by the needs your answers imply.
Do 7AI and Tines publish pricing?
Tines 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 Tines be used together?
Our sources do not describe an integration between 7AI and Tines. Ask both vendors before planning to run them together.