SOAR platforms · October 2026 Edition
Tines vs Cortex XSOAR
Nine of fourteen models named Tines first on the direct prompt; one named Cortex XSOAR. Tines was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Cortex XSOAR by fourteen and Tines carries 48 labels and Cortex XSOAR 61, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share41%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate2%44%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#5A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels4861A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Tines reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Swimlane Turbine was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Tines vs Shuffle · Tines vs Swimlane Turbine · Tines vs Torq
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.
TinesFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCortex XSOAR
Direct914 against Cortex XSOAR
Paraphrase624 against Cortex XSOAR
Comparative161 against Cortex XSOAR
Budget-constrained701 against Tines · 3 against Cortex XSOAR
Scale-constrained302 against Cortex XSOAR
Negative2013 against Cortex XSOAR
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, Tines and Cortex XSOAR were named in the same answer 108 times, of the 148 answers naming Tines and the 177 naming Cortex XSOAR. In those answers Cortex XSOAR took the first choice seventeen times and Tines fifty.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Tines and Cortex XSOAR 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 | | | | | | |
Tines Cortex XSOAR first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Tines on the left and Cortex XSOAR on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Tines and Cortex XSOAR stood in it.
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.GLM 4.7 FlashXCortex XSOAR, Tines alternatives: Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk SOAR, Swimlane Turbine
Tines first, Cortex XSOAR an alternative
8 of 14 modelsCortex XSOAR was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniTines, Torq alternatives: Cortex XSOAR, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk SOAR
Gemini 3.5 FlashTines alternatives: BlinkOps, Radiant Security, Swimlane Turbine, Torq
DeepSeek V4 FlashTines alternatives: Microsoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightConnect, Swimlane Turbine
Llama 4 MaverickTines
Qwen 3.7 FlashTines alternatives: Microsoft Sentinel, Swimlane Turbine
Kimi K2Tines alternatives: Microsoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightConnect, Swimlane Turbine, 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 the first choice, one was named
2 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
Mistral SmallSwimlane Turbine, Torq alternatives: Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk SOAR, Tines
Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Perplexity SonarD3 Security Smart SOAR alternatives: ManageEngine Log360, ThreatConnect
Grok 4.1 FastSwimlane Turbine alternatives: Microsoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightConnect
MiniMax M2.5Swimlane Turbine alternatives: FortiSOAR, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk SOAR, Torq
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
Tines leads by forty-four points.
Tines44%#1 of 11Cortex XSOAR0%#11 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
Tines leads by thirty-six points.
Tines41%#1 of 11Cortex XSOAR5%#5 of 11Enterprise
The order flips: Cortex XSOAR leads at enterprise.
Cortex XSOAR41%#1 of 11Tines12%#3 of 11What the models said about Tines
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Tines has a free edition, but it allows only 3 live workflows, so it's better for a proof of concept than a full company-wide deployment.” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · soft negative
“I recommend starting with Tines if you want rapid implementation and ease of use, or Cortex XSOAR if you need the most comprehensive platform” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“Best for low-code automation: Tines, for security and operations teams that build orchestration-heavy workflows without heavy scripting.” Muse Glimmer 30B · scale prompt · first choice
“Tines | Analyst-friendly, low-code, strong mid-market fit, median $52K/yr | Teams wanting speed and minimal engineering overhead” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
What 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
Also compared
Tines vs ShuffleTines vs Swimlane TurbineTines vs TorqTines vs Rapid7 InsightConnectTines vs Microsoft SentinelTines vs Splunk SOARShuffle vs Cortex XSOARSwimlane Turbine vs Cortex XSOARTorq vs Cortex XSOARCortex XSOAR vs Rapid7 InsightConnectCortex XSOAR vs Microsoft SentinelCortex XSOAR 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.