13 AI SOC Providers Compared: Shortlist for 2027

Our guide ranks 13 AI SOC providers on a published methodology and compares operating model, stack fit and pricing side by side, so you can:

  • Compare who acts on alerts 24/7 across all 13 providers
  • Map six AI SOC pricing units to a price at your asset count
  • Score every finalist, including UnderDefense Agentic AI SOC, on 40 RFP questions
Why Use the 13 Best AI SOC Providers Guide?
2027 security budgets are being set now, and AI SOC quotes arrive in at least six pricing units, which makes two proposals hard to compare line by line.
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Sort providers by who responds.
The guide groups 13 providers into five types, from 24/7 analyst services to platforms your own team supervises around the clock.
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Compare prices in one table.
Published prices, pricing units and Gartner Peer Insights ratings for all 13 providers sit side by side, verified in October 2026.
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Bring 40 questions to every demo.
The 2027 Evaluation Checklist ships as a scorecard spreadsheet covering detection, autonomy, data handling and contract terms, with strong-answer notes.
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Prove it in two weeks.
A two-week proof-of-concept plan and weighted scoring turn vendor demos into evidence your CFO and board can check.
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What's Inside?
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A ranking of 13 AI SOC providers on five weighted criteria, with the full methodology published so your team can check every score or re-weight it for your environment.
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Two side-by-side tables covering who acts on alerts 24/7, existing SIEM and EDR fit, deployment options, pricing units, published prices and Gartner Peer Insights ratings for every provider.
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Short profiles of each provider, each naming the one question to press in the proof of concept, plus a 2x2 map of who operates the platform and whose stack it runs on.
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The 2027 Evaluation Checklist of 40 RFP and PoC questions in eight groups, delivered as a scorecard spreadsheet that weights answers for up to five finalists, plus a two-week proof-of-concept plan.
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to see who acts on your alerts, price each finalist at your volume, and score them in two weeks.
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Why UnderDefense?

At UnderDefense, we run AI investigation on top of the SIEM and EDR you already own, with analysts making response calls 24/7.

  • Vendor-agnostic integration: 250+ integrations, layered on your existing stack.
  • Documented triage speed: About 2 minutes from alert to triage.
  • Critical alert response: 20-minute SLA response time for critical alerts.
  • MITRE ATT&CK coverage: 96% coverage, mapped and auditable.
  • Published per-asset pricing: Price your rollout before the first sales call.
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