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Cortex XSOAR vs Vega: facts side by side

The short answer

XSOAR is a SOAR product and Vega is an AI SOC analyst product. XSOAR adds AI inside SOAR, while Vega works beside SOAR. XSOAR documents running response actions itself, approval or sign-off before actions and acting alone on some cases that Vega does not describe. 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 XSOAR and Vega differ at a glance?

FactXSOARVega
Primary modelSOARAI SOC analyst
Also reaches intoAI SOC analystSIEM copilot
Position on SOARAdds AI inside SOARWorks beside SOAR
Integrations900+ prebuilt integrations and automation packs; thousands of security actions in the Marketplace.Not published
DeploymentCortex XSOAR 8 SaaS, Cortex XSOAR 8 On-prem (end of life 30 September 2029 per Palo Alto documentation) and Cortex XSOAR 6.Runs on Vega's Security Analytics Mesh against data where it lives; Vega says no migration, ingestion or egress. Tenancy and residency: not described.
PricingNot publishedNot published
ComplianceNot reviewedNot reviewed
FundingNot in our sourcesBacked by Cyberstarts, Accel, Redpoint and CRV (founded 2024).

Who carries each stage?

Cortex XSOAR

Work strip for Cortex XSOAR: Triage, rules you write; Investigate, shared; Respond, rules you write; Tune, your analysts; Nights and weekends, rules you write.TriageRules you writeInvestigateSharedRespondRules you writeTuneYour analystsNights and weekendsRules you write

Vega

Work strip for Vega: Triage, AI agent; Investigate, AI agent; Respond, your analysts; Tune, shared; Nights and weekends, not described.TriageAI agentInvestigateAI agentRespondYour analystsTuneSharedNights and weekendsNot described
  • Your analysts
  • Rules you write
  • AI agent
  • Provider's analysts
  • Shared
  • Not described

Stages where they differ:

  • Triage: XSOAR rules you write, Vega AI agent
  • Investigate: XSOAR shared, Vega AI agent
  • Respond: XSOAR rules you write, Vega your analysts
  • Tune: XSOAR your analysts, Vega shared
  • Nights and weekends: XSOAR rules you write, Vega not described

Which capabilities does each document?

CapabilityXSOARVegaDifference
Runs response actions itselfDocumentedNot describedDiffers
Approval or sign-off before actionsDocumentedNot describedDiffers
Can act alone on some casesDocumentedNot describedDiffers
On-premises, hybrid or your own cloud tenantDocumentedNot describedDiffers
Integration count publishedDocumentedNot describedDiffers
Translates existing SOAR playbooksNot describedNot described
Optional service where the vendor's people work the queueNot describedNot described
Multi-tenant or MSSP offeringNot describedNot described
Single-tenant optionNot describedNot described
Data residency optionNot describedNot described
Pricing unit or tiers publishedNot describedNot described

What are the strengths and limits of each?

XSOAR

Strengths

  • The largest integration and content catalog among the vendors here.
  • SaaS and on-premises editions, and a route to agents without migrating playbooks.

Limits

  • Investigation depth per alert still depends largely on the playbooks your team maintains.
  • Pricing is not published, and XSOAR 8 On-prem has a stated end-of-life date of 30 September 2029.

Vega

Strengths

  • Each verdict shows the query behind it.
  • Hunting, detection-as-code and triage on data left where it lives.

Limits

  • Executing response is not described; analysts or other tools act.
  • No connector count and no public pricing.

When would you choose XSOAR, and when Vega?

Choose XSOAR if you need:

  • running response actions itself
  • approval or sign-off before actions
  • acting alone on some cases
  • The largest integration and content catalog among the vendors here.

Choose Vega if you need:

  • Each verdict shows the query behind it.
  • Hunting, detection-as-code and triage on data left where it lives.

What does each vendor say about its own results?

XSOAR

Vega

Asked often about this page

Which is better, XSOAR or Vega?

We do not rank vendors. XSOAR documents running response actions itself and Vega documents each verdict shows the query behind it. The fit finder orders vendors by the needs your answers imply.

Do XSOAR and Vega publish pricing?

Neither publishes pricing on its own site.

Can XSOAR and Vega be used together?

Our sources do not describe an integration between XSOAR and Vega. Ask both vendors before planning to run them together.

Read next

Fit finderOrder vendors by the needs your answers imply.Which modelThe decision guide for all four models.XSOAR profilePalo Alto Networks' SOAR platform, with Cortex AgentiX described as its next generation.Vega profileAn agentic cyber defense platform that runs hunting, detection and triage on data where it lives, and recommends next actions to analysts.