Side by side
Dropzone AI vs Exaforce: facts side by side
The short answer
Both Dropzone AI and Exaforce are AI SOC analyst products. Dropzone AI works beside SOAR, while Exaforce replaces SOAR. Dropzone AI documents a multi-tenant or MSSP offering, a single-tenant option and a data residency option; Exaforce documents running response actions itself, approval or sign-off before actions and acting alone on some cases. 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 Dropzone AI and Exaforce differ at a glance?
| Fact | Dropzone AI | Exaforce |
|---|---|---|
| Primary model | AI SOC analyst | AI SOC analyst |
| Also reaches into | None | MDR |
| Position on SOAR | Works beside SOAR | Replaces SOAR |
| Integrations | 90+ across 14 categories, including SOAR tools (Cortex XSOAR, Splunk SOAR, Tines, Torq, D3 Security, IBM QRadar SOAR, Swimlane). | 130+ across IaaS, SaaS, identity, endpoint, SIEM, SOAR, email, ticketing, threat intel and AI. |
| Deployment | Standard service; Enterprise with a dedicated single-tenant environment; MSSP with a dedicated multi-tenant environment; EU data residency option. | Not published |
| Pricing | 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. | Not published |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type II | Not reviewed |
| Funding | $37M Series B led by Theory Ventures, reported in Dropzone AI's January 2026 release. | $75M Series A (April 2025) and $125M Series B (May 2026), per Exaforce's newsroom. |
Who carries each stage?
Dropzone AI
Exaforce
- Your analysts
- Rules you write
- AI agent
- Provider's analysts
- Shared
- Not described
Stages where they differ:
- Respond: Dropzone AI rules you write, Exaforce shared
- Nights and weekends: Dropzone AI AI agent, Exaforce provider's analysts
Which capabilities does each document?
| Capability | Dropzone AI | Exaforce | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runs response actions itself | Not described | Documented | Differs |
| Approval or sign-off before actions | Not described | Documented | Differs |
| Can act alone on some cases | Not described | Documented | Differs |
| Optional service where the vendor's people work the queue | Not described | Documented | Differs |
| Multi-tenant or MSSP offering | Documented | Not described | Differs |
| Single-tenant option | Documented | Not described | Differs |
| Data residency option | Documented | Not described | Differs |
| Pricing unit or tiers published | Documented | Not described | Differs |
| Translates existing SOAR playbooks | Not described | Not described | |
| On-premises, hybrid or your own cloud tenant | Not described | Not described | |
| Integration count published | Documented | Documented |
What are the strengths and limits of each?
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.
Exaforce
Strengths
- Native response across endpoint, identity, cloud, SaaS and email, behind approval gates.
- A choice of running it yourself or having Exaforce run it, on the same platform.
Limits
- Deployment, tenancy and residency options are not described on the pages reviewed.
- The only public price is a marketplace starter pack whose unit is not defined.
When would you choose Dropzone AI, and when Exaforce?
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.
Choose Exaforce if you need:
- running response actions itself
- approval or sign-off before actions
- acting alone on some cases
- Native response across endpoint, identity, cloud, SaaS and email, behind approval gates.
What does each vendor say about its own results?
Dropzone AI
Exaforce
Asked often about this page
Which is better, Dropzone AI or Exaforce?
We do not rank vendors. Dropzone AI documents a multi-tenant or MSSP offering and Exaforce documents running response actions itself. The fit finder orders vendors by the needs your answers imply.
Do Dropzone AI and Exaforce publish pricing?
Dropzone AI publishes tiers or a pricing unit; Exaforce does not publish pricing on its own site. Neither publishes a paid list price there.
Can Dropzone AI and Exaforce be used together?
Our sources do not describe an integration between Dropzone AI and Exaforce. 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.Dropzone AI profileAn AI SOC analyst that investigates alerts end to end and hands response to the SOAR you already run.Exaforce profileAn agentic SOC in which Exabots handle detection, triage, investigation and response, run by your team or managed by Exaforce.