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Prophet SecurityMost similar to Vectra AI in what it does, its category and its price.
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CrowdStrikeFrom $5/mo, the lowest starting price here.
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HiddenLayerRated 4.2 out of 5 in our review, against 4.1 for Vectra AI.
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At a glance
Green means better than Vectra AI, red means worse. Prices are starting prices per month.
| Tool | Our rating | Starts at | Free plan | Best for | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vectra AIBaseline | 4.1 | Not listed | No | AI-native threat detection and response for hybrid enterprises, built around Attack Signal Intelligence across network, cloud and identity. | |
| Prophet Security | 4.2+0.1 | Not listed | No | Agentic SOC platform that triages every alert, hunts threats and finds detection gaps. | vs Vectra AI |
| HiddenLayer | 4.2+0.1 | Not listed | No | Security platform for defending deployed machine learning models against attack. | vs Vectra AI |
 Exabeam | 3.9−0.2 | Not listed | No | Multi-agent AI drives threat detection and investigation, while Agent Behavior Analytics watches AI agents themselves as a new insider-threat surface - claimed 5x SOC productivity. | vs Vectra AI |
 Dropzone AI | 4.1Same | Not listed | No | An autonomous SOC analyst that investigates every alert, 24 hours a day | vs Vectra AI |
 Andesite AI | 4.1Same | Not listed | No | Human-AI SOC platform that automates alert investigation and threat triage for cybersecurity teams. | vs Vectra AI |
 Simbian | 4.0−0.1 | Not listed | No | AI security agents covering SOC triage, threat hunting and automated pentesting. | vs Vectra AI |
| CrowdStrike | 4.6+0.5 | $5/mo | No | Cloud-native endpoint protection platform using AI-driven threat detection to stop breaches in real time. | vs Vectra AI |
 BforeAI | 4.1Same | Not listed | No | Predictive security that flags malicious infrastructure before an attack is launched. | vs Vectra AI |
The alternatives in detail
In order of how closely each one matches Vectra AI.
Prophet Security
4.2Not listed
vs Vectra AI+0.1
Agentic SOC platform that triages every alert, hunts threats and finds detection gaps.
- AI SOC Analyst with autonomous alert triage
- AI Threat Hunter driven by natural-language queries
- AI Detection Engineer mapping gaps to MITRE ATT&CK
Investigates every alert at the same depth, regardless of hour
No published pricing
Exabeam
3.9Not listed
vs Vectra AI−0.2
Multi-agent AI drives threat detection and investigation, while Agent Behavior Analytics watches AI agents themselves as a new insider-threat surface - claimed 5x SOC productivity.
- Multi-agent AI across the full threat detection/investigation/response workflow
- Exabeam Nova AI Agent for automated investigation
- Agent Behavior Analytics - monitors AI agents as a security surface
Monitors AI agents themselves as a threat surface, not just human users
No published pricing - an enterprise sales process
Dropzone AI
4.1Not listed
vs Vectra AISame
An autonomous SOC analyst that investigates every alert, 24 hours a day.
- Autonomous investigation of every security alert, 24/7
- Reasons through alerts the way a human SOC analyst would, not just pattern matching
- Named a Sample Vendor in Gartner's 2025 Hype Cycle for AI SOC Agents
Fully autonomous investigation addresses alert fatigue directly, not just triage assistance
Pricing isn't published, requires a sales conversation
Andesite AI
4.1Not listed
vs Vectra AISame
Human-AI SOC platform that automates alert investigation and threat triage for cybersecurity teams.
- Automated alert investigation and enrichment
- AI-assisted threat triage
- FedRAMP High authorization
Built for government-grade security requirements with FedRAMP High status
No public pricing information available
Simbian
4.0Not listed
vs Vectra AI−0.1
AI security agents covering SOC triage, threat hunting and automated pentesting.
- AI SOC agent for alert triage and investigation
- Threat hunting triggered by SOC findings
- Automated pentest agent that feeds detection gaps back
Agent handoff targets the correlation work analysts do manually
Autonomous security actions need tightly scoped permissions
CrowdStrike
4.6$5/mo
vs Vectra AI+0.5
Cloud-native endpoint protection platform using AI-driven threat detection to stop breaches in real time.
- Cloud-native Falcon sensor replacing legacy on-device antivirus signatures
- Machine-learning detection trained on cross-customer threat telemetry
- USB and device control included from the entry-level Falcon Go tier
Cloud-graph detection model improves for every customer as new threats surface anywhere
Falcon Go caps out at 100 devices, forcing a plan change as a business grows
BforeAI
4.1Not listed
vs Vectra AISame
Predictive security that flags malicious infrastructure before an attack is launched.
- PreCrime Defense
- PreCrime Intelligence
- Detection of attacker infrastructure before launch
Acts before an attack rather than after detection
Pricing is not published
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What is the cheapest alternative to Vectra AI?
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