SOAR platforms · October 2026 Edition
Cortex XSOAR vs Microsoft Sentinel
One of fourteen models named Cortex XSOAR first on the direct prompt; zero named Microsoft Sentinel. Both were named by all fourteen models and Cortex XSOAR carries 61 labels and Microsoft Sentinel 39, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in ten categories this edition.
First-choice share5%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate44%8%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#7A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels6139A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Cortex XSOAR reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Tines was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Tines vs Cortex XSOAR · Tines vs Microsoft Sentinel · Shuffle vs Cortex XSOAR
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the SOAR platforms page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Cortex XSOARFirst choices, of fourteen modelsMicrosoft Sentinel
Direct104 against Cortex XSOAR
Paraphrase214 against Cortex XSOAR
Comparative601 against Cortex XSOAR · 1 against Microsoft Sentinel
Budget-constrained003 against Cortex XSOAR · 1 against Microsoft Sentinel
Scale-constrained002 against Cortex XSOAR
Negative0013 against Cortex XSOAR · 1 against Microsoft Sentinel
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Cortex XSOAR and Microsoft Sentinel were named in the same answer 100 times, of the 177 answers naming Cortex XSOAR and the 389 naming Microsoft Sentinel. In those answers Microsoft Sentinel took the first choice eight times and Cortex XSOAR thirty-two.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Cortex XSOAR and Microsoft Sentinel stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | | |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | | |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | | |
Cortex XSOAR Microsoft Sentinel first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Cortex XSOAR on the left and Microsoft Sentinel on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Cortex XSOAR and Microsoft Sentinel stood in it.
Cortex XSOAR first, Microsoft Sentinel an alternative
1 of 14 modelsMicrosoft Sentinel was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GLM 4.7 FlashXCortex XSOAR, Tines alternatives: Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk SOAR, Swimlane Turbine
Neither was the first choice, one was named
10 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Swimlane Turbine, Torq alternatives: Cortex XSOAR, FortiSOAR, Splunk SOAR, Tines
GPT-5.4 miniTines, Torq alternatives: Cortex XSOAR, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk SOAR
Grok 4.1 FastSwimlane Turbine alternatives: Microsoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightConnect
Mistral SmallSwimlane Turbine, Torq alternatives: Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk SOAR, Tines
DeepSeek V4 FlashTines alternatives: Microsoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightConnect, Swimlane Turbine
Qwen 3.7 FlashTines alternatives: Microsoft Sentinel, Swimlane Turbine
Kimi K2Tines alternatives: Microsoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightConnect, Swimlane Turbine, Torq
MiniMax M2.5Swimlane Turbine alternatives: FortiSOAR, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk SOAR, Torq
GPT-6 LunaTines alternatives: Cortex XSOAR, Microsoft Sentinel's built-in automation, Splunk SOAR
Muse Glimmer 30BSwimlane Turbine, Tines, Torq alternatives: Cortex XSOAR, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk SOAR
Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Gemini 3.5 FlashTines alternatives: BlinkOps, Radiant Security, Swimlane Turbine, Torq
Perplexity SonarD3 Security Smart SOAR alternatives: ManageEngine Log360, ThreatConnect
Llama 4 MaverickTines
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Microsoft Sentinel leads by seven points.
Microsoft Sentinel7%#4 of 11Cortex XSOAR0%#11 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Cortex XSOAR leads at mid-market.
Cortex XSOAR5%#5 of 11Microsoft Sentinel2%#7 of 11Enterprise
Cortex XSOAR leads by thirty-five points.
Cortex XSOAR41%#1 of 11Microsoft Sentinel6%#4 of 11What the models said about Cortex XSOAR
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“one source flags it as an "avoid" for a mid-size B2B company because it is enterprise/multi-team focused and has premium pricing” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · hard negative
“these are generally not recommended for mid-sized organizations. They are expensive and require a "maintenance tax"” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“avoid: Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR: Highly complex, historically expensive, and requiring heavy professional services” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · hard negative
“Strengths: Largest integration ecosystem (850+ product integrations), deepest case management, extensive playbook marketplace” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“I would recommend Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR if you want the strongest overall balance of mature case management” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Cortex XSOAR is described as the best overall SOAR platform in 2026 due to its ability to handle high incident volumes” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Microsoft Sentinel
No label in this category carried a quote.
Also compared
Tines vs Cortex XSOARTines vs Microsoft SentinelShuffle vs Cortex XSOARShuffle vs Microsoft SentinelSwimlane Turbine vs Cortex XSOARSwimlane Turbine vs Microsoft SentinelTorq vs Cortex XSOARTorq vs Microsoft SentinelCortex XSOAR vs Rapid7 InsightConnectCortex XSOAR vs Splunk SOARRapid7 InsightConnect vs Microsoft SentinelMicrosoft Sentinel vs Splunk SOARAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full SOAR standing
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.