7AI competitors and alternatives
As of Nov 14, 2026, Alion lists 10 companies most like 7AI: Vectra AI, Cogent Security, Runlayer, Simbian, Dropzone AI, Wiz, C1, Armadin, Prophet Security and Cribl.
- 7AI itself has 46 open roles on Alion.
- Of them, Wiz is hiring the most, with 98 open roles.
- Wiz has raised the most venture funding on record: $1.7B.
- Open roles at Vectra AI fell the most: from 26 on Oct 12, 2026 to 20 now.
7AI and its competitors compared
Open roles are the postings Alion lists today; their change is shown only for career sites that state posting dates. Funding is the venture money on record. A dash means Alion holds no figure.
| Company | Open roles | Change | Raised | Last round | Lead investors | Employees | Headquarters | Main technologies | Hiring in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7AI
This company
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46 | +21%since Oct 12, 2026 | – | – | – | 51-200 | Boston, United States | AI Agents, SIEM, Python | United States |
Vectra AI
In common: Cybersecurity AI, Security Operations · Python, JavaScript, Rust · headquarters in United States |
20 | -23%since Oct 12, 2026 | $150M | Venture round $106.2M2021 | – | 51-200 | San Jose, United States | Vectra AI, AWS, Python | United States, India, Finland +2 more |
Cogent Security
In common: AI Agents, Cybersecurity AI · Python, JavaScript, TypeScript · headquarters in United States |
50 | – | $53M | Series A $42M2026 | – | 201-500 | San Francisco, United States | AI Agents, Zscaler, Scale AI | United States |
Runlayer
In common: Security Operations, AI Agents · Python, JavaScript, TypeScript · headquarters in United States |
15 | – | $30M | Series A $30M2026 | Felicis | 51-200 | New York, United States | Model Context Protocol, AI Agents, OpenAI | United States |
Simbian
In common: AI Agents, Security Operations · Python, JavaScript, TypeScript · headquarters in United States |
6 | – | $10M | Venture round $10M2024 | – | 51-200 | Mountain View, United States | AI Agents, Function Calling, CI/CD | India, United States |
Dropzone AI
In common: Security Operations, Cybersecurity AI · Python, JavaScript, TypeScript · headquarters in United States |
11 | – | $53.9M | Series B $37M2025 | Theory Ventures | 51-200 | Seattle, United States | Python, SIEM, AI Agents | United States |
Wiz
In common: Cybersecurity AI, Security Operations · Python, JavaScript, Rust · headquarters in United States |
98 | -12%since Oct 12, 2026 | $1.7B | Series E $1B2024 | – | 1001-5000 | New York, United States | Wiz, AWS, GCP | United States, Israel, India +13 more |
C1
In common: Cybersecurity AI, Security Operations · Python, Rust, TypeScript · headquarters in United States |
16 | – | $70M | Venture round $65M2025 | – | 51-200 | San Francisco, United States | Zscaler, AWS, DigitalOcean | United States, United Kingdom |
| Armadin In common: Security Operations, Cybersecurity AI · Python, JavaScript, TypeScript · headquarters in United States | 24 | – | $444.7M | Series B $255.5M2026 | Andreessen Horowitz, Accel | 201-500 | Menlo Park, United States | Red Teaming, Python, AI Agents | United States |
Prophet Security
In common: Cybersecurity AI, Security Operations · Python, JavaScript, TypeScript · headquarters in United States |
8 | – | $41M | Series A $30M2025 | Accel | 51-200 | San Francisco, United States | TypeScript, Go, Python | United States |
Cribl
In common: Security Operations, Cybersecurity AI · Python, JavaScript, TypeScript · headquarters in United States |
76 | +10%since Oct 12, 2026 | $538.8M | Venture round $136.6M2024 | – | 501-1000 | San Francisco, United States | SIEM, AWS, JavaScript | United States, United Kingdom, Australia +10 more |
How the list is made
The list comes from Alion's similar-companies engine, the same one AI agents query through the Alion MCP server. A company ranks higher when it shares more of 7AI's industry segments and is less spread over others, when its job postings name the same technologies, when it is headquartered in the same country and when its size is close. The list is rebuilt every week.
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Alion, "7AI competitors and alternatives: 10 similar companies compared on hiring and funding", as of Nov 14, 2026. https://alion.io/company/7ai/competitors