Stack architecture
Where AI Security Sits in the Wider Security Stack
AI security is a new line, not a replacement for EDR, MDR, XDR or SIEM. Use the references below for the same procurement cycle.
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Adjacent cost references
Layer
Below SIEM, above LLM
New
Budget line, not a replacement
SOC
Operational owner
Stack diagram
Adjacent cost references
edrcost.com
EDR cost calculator, endpoint-security buying cluster.
mdrcost.com
MDR pricing, managed detection sister.
xdrcost.com
XDR pricing, extended detection sister.
siemcostcalculator.com
SIEM cost, log / SOC sister.
securityoperationscost.com
SOC cost calculator, feeds AI defence as a SOC add-on.
pentestingcost.com
Pentest pricing, the human analogue for AI red teaming.
pamcost.com
PAM pricing, identity side of access-control story.
threatintelagents.com
AI threat-intel agents, adjacent AI-for-security buyer.
databreachcost.com
Breach cost, quantifies the downside an AI tool prevents.
soc2cost.com
SOC 2 cost, compliance adjacency for AI controls.
iso27001cost.com
ISO 27001 cost, AI / ML annex pairing.
hipaacompliancecost.com
HIPAA cost, healthcare-LLM data-leak angle.
gdprcompliancecost.com
GDPR cost, EU AI Act + prompt-injection-as-DPIA angle.
pcicompliancecost.com
PCI cost, same buyer pattern.
fedrampcost.com
FedRAMP cost, federal AI controls cross-link.
Adjacent (pre-deployment)
Last verified June 2026Source: vendor pricing pages. See /methodology.