In one paragraph
Mars Security and Nebulock both appear in this guide's vendor directory. Both vendors' own material describes Level 3, Continuous hunting, human review. Both state 5 of the twelve capabilities in our matrix. Mars Security states findings arrive with corroboration or shown working and states a security attestation where Nebulock does not; Nebulock states detection changes kept in version control and publishes an open framework or specification where Mars Security does not. This guide does not pick a winner; which differences matter depends on your must-haves.
Guide updated September 2026 · Autonomous Threat Hunting editors
Where do Mars Security and Nebulock differ?
Mars Security states, Nebulock does not publish
- Findings arrive with corroboration or shown working: Hands analysts "a corroborated shortlist rather than a scored queue".
- States a security attestation: SOC 2, per its September 2026 announcement.
Nebulock states, Mars Security does not publish
- Detection changes kept in version control: Rules exported to GitHub, with immutable version history, compare and revert.
- Publishes an open framework or specification: Agentic Threat Hunting Framework and Agentic Detection Engineering Framework on GitHub, MIT license.
Both state
Hunts start without a per-hunt request, Queries data where it already lives, New rules tested on historical data before release, Maps hunts or detections to MITRE ATT&CK, Names its intelligence sources
Neither states
Response actions staged for human approval, States MCP support, Publishes a list price
How do they compare row by row?
| Capability | Mars Security | Nebulock | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunts start without a per-hunt request | StatedHunts generated from threat intelligence "run them continuously against the data where it already lives". | Stated"Vespyr hunts without a directive." | Both state it |
| Queries data where it already lives | Stated"Hunt across every log source, cloud, and endpoint without moving a byte." | StatedHelix federated search "to get data just-in-time, not just-in-case". | Both state it |
| New rules tested on historical data before release | StatedEach rule is backtested against 30 days of the customer's own data before it goes live. | Stated"Every detection rule must pass a Retrohunt before deployment." | Both state it |
| Detection changes kept in version control | Not publishedNot described on the pages reviewed. | StatedRules exported to GitHub, with immutable version history, compare and revert. | Only Nebulock states it |
| Findings arrive with corroboration or shown working | StatedHands analysts "a corroborated shortlist rather than a scored queue". | Partly statedThe LOCK framework includes a Check step; how findings are presented is not detailed. | Only Mars Security states it |
| Response actions staged for human approval | Not publishedResponse actions are not described on the pages reviewed. | Not publishedResponse actions are not published. | Neither states it |
| Maps hunts or detections to MITRE ATT&CK | StatedProduces MITRE ATT&CK-mapped rules with a severity rating. | StatedThe Learn step starts with a hypothesis mapped to MITRE ATT&CK. | Both state it |
| Names its intelligence sources | StatedAdvisories from CISA, Mandiant, Unit 42 and Microsoft Threat Intelligence. | StatedIntel from CrowdStrike, Mandiant, MISP and community feeds. | Both state it |
| Publishes an open framework or specification | Not publishedNone found on the pages reviewed. | StatedAgentic Threat Hunting Framework and Agentic Detection Engineering Framework on GitHub, MIT license. | Only Nebulock states it |
| States MCP support | Not publishedNot stated on the pages reviewed. | Not publishedNot stated on the pages reviewed. | Neither states it |
| States a security attestation | StatedSOC 2, per its September 2026 announcement. | Not publishedNot found on the pages reviewed. | Only Mars Security states it |
| Publishes a list price | Not publishedNo list price. Its intel-to-detection feature is available to all customers at no additional cost, per the September 2026 announcement. Listed on AWS Marketplace. | Not publishedNo list price on the pages reviewed. | Neither states it |
What does each publish about pricing?
| Mars Security | No list price. Its intel-to-detection feature is available to all customers at no additional cost, per the September 2026 announcement. Listed on AWS Marketplace. |
|---|---|
| Nebulock | No list price on the pages reviewed. |
Neither vendor publishes a list price on the pages reviewed. Ask each for a written price basis and budget separately for query compute on your data platforms.
Where does each run, and what controls does it describe?
Mars Security
- Queries data in place: "Hunt across every log source, cloud, and endpoint without moving a byte"; no ingestion pipelines; works across existing tools without replacing them.
- Sources named: CrowdStrike Falcon, Wiz, Splunk, firewall logs, Linux Sysmon, identity providers, AWS telemetry, Snowflake and Databricks.
- Site navigation lists Slack and Microsoft Teams apps and a Splunk extension. Available on AWS Marketplace.
- Hands analysts a corroborated shortlist to confirm; rules are backtested before they go live.
- Response actions are not described on the pages reviewed.
Nebulock
- SaaS. Helix federated search "to get data just-in-time, not just-in-case".
- Integrations: Okta, Microsoft Entra, Duo, CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender, SentinelOne, AWS CloudTrail, Microsoft Event Hub, Microsoft Sentinel, vulnerability tools (beta), Jamf, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Tines, Jira, GitHub.
- Intel from CrowdStrike, Mandiant, MISP and community feeds.
- "Every detection rule must pass a Retrohunt before deployment."
- Rules edited via chat or direct SQL, exported to GitHub, with immutable version history, compare and revert.
Which should you look at first?
Look at Mars Security first if your must-haves include findings arrive with corroboration or shown working or states a security attestation.
Look at Nebulock first if your must-haves include detection changes kept in version control or publishes an open framework or specification.
Either way, put both through the same trial questions, and try the calculator with your own must-haves.
Frequently asked questions
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