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SOAR platforms · September 2026 Edition

Tines vs Shuffle

Ten of twelve models named Tines first on the direct prompt; zero named Shuffle. Tines was named by twelve of the twelve models and Shuffle by ten and Tines carries 48 labels and Shuffle 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Tines

endorsed leader

Named in one category this edition.

Shuffle

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share47%11%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.

Negative rate0%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.

Rank in category#1#3A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.

Labels4810A 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.Rapid7 InsightConnect was named alongside these two in nine of the twelve direct answers. Tines vs Rapid7 InsightConnect · Rapid7 InsightConnect vs Shuffle

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve 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 twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.

TinesFirst choices, of twelve modelsShuffle

Direct100

Paraphrase40

Comparative10

Budget-constrained65

Scale-constrained20

Negative20

Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Tines and Shuffle stood in it.

Tines first, Shuffle not the choice

10 of 12 modelsShuffle was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.

Gemini 3.5 FlashTines alternatives: BlinkOps, Microsoft Sentinel, Swimlane Turbine, Torq

Perplexity SonarTines alternatives: Cortex XSOAR, Splunk SOAR, Swimlane

Grok 4.1 FastTines alternatives: Microsoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightConnect, Swimlane Turbine, Torq

Mistral SmallRapid7 InsightConnect, Tines alternatives: FortiSOAR, Swimlane

DeepSeek V4 FlashRapid7 InsightConnect, Tines alternatives: Swimlane Turbine

Llama 4 MaverickTines alternatives: FortiSOAR, Rapid7 InsightConnect, Splunk SOAR

Qwen 3.7 FlashTines alternatives: FortiSOAR, Rapid7 InsightConnect

Kimi K2Tines alternatives: Rapid7 InsightConnect

GLM 4.7 FlashXTines alternatives: FortiSOAR, Rapid7 InsightConnect, Torq

MiniMax M2.5Rapid7 InsightConnect, Tines alternatives: FortiSOAR, Swimlane

Neither was the first choice, one was named

1 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.

Claude Haiku 4.5Rapid7 InsightConnect, Swimlane Turbine alternatives: Cortex XSOAR, Google Security Operations SOAR, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk SOAR, Tines, Torq

Neither was named

1 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.

GPT-5.4 miniSwimlane Turbine alternatives: Microsoft Sentinel

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.

Tines#1 of 9

Shuffle#4 of 9

The full small business standing →

Mid-marketThe figures above

Tines leads by thirty-six points.

Tines#1 of 12

Shuffle#3 of 12

The full mid-market standing →

Enterprise

Tines leads by seven points.

Tines#5 of 11

Shuffle#– of 11

The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Tines

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“Tines: Renowned for its incredible ease of use, robust API connectivity, and powerful no-code workflow engine. Highly popular among mid-market teams” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice

“a free/open-source option like Tines Community Edition... Community Edition is free and still provides meaningful capability” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice

“the best SOAR platform is usually Tines if you want the strongest balance of usability, low maintenance, and no-code automation” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about Shuffle

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“starting with an open-source platform like Cortex XSOAR Community Edition or Shuffle can be an excellent way” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice

“Shuffle (Best Overall for Budget-Conscious Teams)... start with Shuffle if you can self-host” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · first choice

“Tracecat and Shuffle are the top open-source SOAR platforms for small budgets” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice

Also compared

Tines vs Rapid7 InsightConnect Rapid7 InsightConnect vs Shuffle The full SOAR standing

Comparisons are drawn for the top three products in each category. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.