SOAR platforms · October 2026 Edition
Tines vs Torq
Nine of fourteen models named Tines first on the direct prompt; four named Torq. Tines was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Torq by thirteen and Tines carries 48 labels and Torq 30, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
First-choice share41%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate2%10%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#4A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels4830A 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 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.
TinesFirst choices, of fourteen modelsTorq
Direct941 against Torq
Paraphrase601 against Torq
Comparative11
Budget-constrained701 against Tines · 1 against Torq
Scale-constrained31
Negative22
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 Torq were named in the same answer seventy-six times, of the 148 answers naming Tines and the 143 naming Torq. In those answers Torq took the first choice four times and Tines twenty-seven.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Tines and Torq 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 Torq first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Tines on the left and Torq on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Tines and Torq stood in it.
Both were the first choice
2 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.GPT-5.4 miniTines, Torq alternatives: Cortex XSOAR, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk SOAR
Muse Glimmer 30BSwimlane Turbine, Tines, Torq alternatives: Cortex XSOAR, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk SOAR
Tines first, Torq an alternative
7 of 14 modelsTorq was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.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
GLM 4.7 FlashXCortex XSOAR, Tines alternatives: Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk SOAR, Swimlane Turbine
GPT-6 LunaTines alternatives: Cortex XSOAR, Microsoft Sentinel's built-in automation, Splunk SOAR
Torq first, Tines an alternative
2 of 14 modelsTines was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.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 the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.MiniMax M2.5Swimlane Turbine alternatives: FortiSOAR, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk SOAR, Torq
Neither was named
2 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
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
Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
What 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 Torq
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Probably NOT for Mid-Market - Torq HyperSOC — Priced at ~$450K/year, clearly enterprise-tier.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · hard negative
“Torq\u2019s pricing trends higher, making Blink Ops often more accessible for mid-market budgets” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Enterprise tools like Splunk/Torq often bundle but exceed budgets (~$30K+/year)” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · soft negative
“Torq and Swimlane Turbine are the top choices due to their scalability, ease of use, and strong feature sets tailored to mid-market needs.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“Look for "No-Code" or "Low-Code" modern automation platforms (such as Tines or Torq) over traditional "heavy" SOARs.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Mid-market wanting fast time-to-value with low-code and AI triage: Torq, Swimlane Turbine or Tines” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared
Tines vs ShuffleTines vs Swimlane TurbineTines vs Cortex XSOARTines vs Rapid7 InsightConnectTines vs Microsoft SentinelTines vs Splunk SOARShuffle vs TorqSwimlane Turbine vs TorqTorq vs Cortex XSOARTorq vs Rapid7 InsightConnectTorq vs Microsoft SentinelTorq 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.