Detecteam vs SOC Prime
Detecteam totals 5.26 and SOC Prime totals 5.11 on the 10 point detection-as-code rubric (sources read 2026-11-03 and 2026-11-04). The totals sit within 0.25, too close for the evidence to separate them. The pair turns on rule languages: SOC Prime describes it only in part, or as a vendor claim, and Detecteam publishes nothing on it.
The difference that decides this pair
The largest weighted gap on the rubric is rule languages and conversion paths: SOC Prime scores 8.0 against 5.0 for Detecteam, which is 0.45 of the 10 point total.
Detecteam lists Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Google SecOps and Elastic Security as targets and names no rule language; SOC Prime, by contrast, claims 48 Sigma conversion targets on one page and 65 on another, without naming them. socprime.com read 2026-11-03 detecteam.com read 2026-11-04
Rubric side by side
Detecteam totals 5.26 and SOC Prime totals 5.11 out of 10. The two totals are within 0.25 of each other, too close for the evidence to separate them.
Rubric criteria for Detecteam and SOC Prime, scores out of 10. A plus marks a criterion where SOC Prime scores higher, a minus where Detecteam does.
| Marker | Criterion | Weight | Detecteam | SOC Prime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | Rule languages and conversion paths | 15 | 5.0 | 8.0 |
| - | Git-native workflow and CI/CD | 18 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| - | Testing | 15 | 7.0 | 5.0 |
| - | Coverage analytics | 12 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| - | Rule health | 18 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Versioning and rollback | 8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
| + | Content library size and freshness | 8 | 4.0 | 7.0 |
| + | Pricing transparency | 6 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Total | 100 | 5.26 | 5.11 |
The 33 capabilities as a diff
Read it as a diff from Detecteam to SOC Prime: 9 of 33 rows differ. A plus marks a row where SOC Prime documents more (6 rows), a minus a row where Detecteam documents more (3 rows). Rows with no marker match.
Capability rows for Detecteam and SOC Prime, grouped. Changed rows are shaded and carry a marker.
| Marker | Capability | Detecteam | SOC Prime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Languages | |||
| SOC Prime documents more | Sigma native | not documented | partial |
| SOC Prime documents more | Sigma conversion | not documented | partial |
| YARA-L | not documented | not documented | |
| SPL | not documented | not documented | |
| KQL | not documented | not documented | |
| EQL or ES|QL | not documented | not documented | |
| Python | not documented | not documented | |
| Visual builder | not documented | not documented | |
| YARA | not documented | not documented | |
| Lucene or KQL-like | not documented | not documented | |
| Source control and CI | |||
| SOC Prime documents more | Git sync | not documented | partial |
| PR deploy | not documented | not documented | |
| CLI | not documented | not documented | |
| Rule API | not documented | not documented | |
| CI examples | partial | partial | |
| Env promotion | not documented | not documented | |
| Testing | |||
| Detecteam documents more | Unit tests | partial | not documented |
| Replay | not documented | not documented | |
| Detecteam documents more | Synthetic events | partial | not documented |
| Backtest reports | not documented | not documented | |
| Detecteam documents more | Test coverage | partial | not documented |
| Coverage analytics | |||
| ATT&CK map | partial | partial | |
| Gap view | partial | partial | |
| SOC Prime documents more | Data sources | not documented | partial |
| Log source health | not documented | not documented | |
| Rule health | |||
| Noisy rules | not documented | not documented | |
| Broken rules | not documented | not documented | |
| Field drift | not documented | not documented | |
| Rule cost | not documented | not documented | |
| Lifecycle | not documented | not documented | |
| Library | |||
| Library count | partial | partial | |
| SOC Prime documents more | Community | not documented | partial |
| SOC Prime documents more | Cadence | not documented | partial |
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Sources for the rows that differ
- Sigma native (SOC Prime documents more). Detecteam: not documented, Product pages read do not name this feature; no documentation portal was readable detecteam.com read 2026-11-03. SOC Prime: partial, Prime Detect 'Applies Sigma rules to streaming events' (product page) socprime.com read 2026-11-03.
- Sigma conversion (SOC Prime documents more). Detecteam: not documented, Product pages read do not name this feature; no documentation portal was readable detecteam.com read 2026-11-03. SOC Prime: partial, Prime Architect: 'Convert Sigma rules into 48 SIEM and platform languages'; platform page says 65 'Sigma translation languages' (counts differ) socprime.com read 2026-11-03.
- Git sync (SOC Prime documents more). Detecteam: not documented, Product pages read do not name this feature; no documentation portal was readable detecteam.com read 2026-11-03. SOC Prime: partial, Threat Detection Marketplace: 'Source detection rules into SOC Prime repository or your existing ones' (product page) socprime.com read 2026-11-03.
- Unit tests (Detecteam documents more). Detecteam: partial, 'includes the required test to validate detection quality'; test format not described detecteam.com read 2026-11-03. SOC Prime: not documented, Product pages read do not name this feature; no documentation portal was readable socprime.com read 2026-11-03.
- Synthetic events (Detecteam documents more). Detecteam: partial, 'Generate attack behavior data natively like your SIEM/XDR/Data Lake sees them' (scenario library) detecteam.com read 2026-11-03. SOC Prime: not documented, Product pages read do not name this feature; no documentation portal was readable socprime.com read 2026-11-03.
- Test coverage (Detecteam documents more). Detecteam: partial, 'Measure Detection Performance': metrics and evidence on what detections see and miss detecteam.com read 2026-11-03. SOC Prime: not documented, Product pages read do not name this feature; no documentation portal was readable socprime.com read 2026-11-03.
- Data sources (SOC Prime documents more). Detecteam: not documented, Product pages read do not name this feature; no documentation portal was readable detecteam.com read 2026-11-03. SOC Prime: partial, 'SOC Coverage' also tracks 'log source coverage' (product page) socprime.com read 2026-11-03.
- Community (SOC Prime documents more). Detecteam: not documented, Product pages read do not name this feature; no documentation portal was readable detecteam.com read 2026-11-03. SOC Prime: partial, Uncoder.IO and Roota open-source language are linked from the site; community rule contribution not described socprime.com read 2026-11-03.
- Cadence (SOC Prime documents more). Detecteam: not documented, Product pages read do not name this feature; no documentation portal was readable detecteam.com read 2026-11-03. SOC Prime: partial, Marketplace page: '50+ Rules added every day' socprime.com read 2026-11-03.
Verdict by buyer type
Which of the two fits each kind of team.
| Buyer | Verdict |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Sentinel estate | Detecteam is the better fit: it lists Microsoft Sentinel among its targets on its home page (vendor claim); SOC Prime claims Sigma translation to dozens of languages and names none. |
| Elastic estate | Detecteam is the better fit: it lists Elastic Security among its targets on its home page (vendor claim); SOC Prime claims Sigma translation to dozens of languages and names none. |
| Splunk estate | Detecteam is the better fit: it lists Splunk among its targets on its home page (vendor claim); SOC Prime claims Sigma translation to dozens of languages and names none. |
| Google SecOps estate | Detecteam is the better fit: it lists Google SecOps among its targets on its home page (vendor claim); SOC Prime claims Sigma translation to dozens of languages and names none. |
| a team starting from scratch with Sigma | SOC Prime is the better fit: it claims Sigma conversion to dozens of targets that its pages do not name; Detecteam documents no Sigma path. |
When to pick each
Detecteam: Pick Detecteam when testing matters more to you than rule languages, where SOC Prime documents more: it generates attack behaviour data from an ATT&CK scenario library to test detections, with no replay or test format published.
SOC Prime: Pick SOC Prime when rule languages is the deciding need: it claims 48 Sigma conversion targets on one page and 65 on another, without naming them. It also leads on library size.
Profiles: Detecteam, SOC Prime. Alternatives: to Detecteam, to SOC Prime.