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Best SOAR Platforms (2026): Top 10 Compared

Updated October 2026By StatWharf Editorial10 vendorsMethodology

A SOAR (security orchestration, automation and response) platform connects a security team's tools, runs playbooks that enrich, triage and contain alerts, and tracks the work in cases. The ten platforms here split three ways. Splunk SOAR, Cortex XSOAR, Swimlane Turbine and FortiSOAR are dedicated SOAR products that can run as SaaS or on the buyer's own infrastructure. Google Security Operations, Microsoft Sentinel and Sumo Logic Cloud SOAR bundle playbook automation with a SIEM. Tines, Torq and D3 Morpheus lead with no-code or AI-agent workflows and position themselves against older SOAR tools. Almost every vendor sells by quote; Tines publishes a free edition and Microsoft publishes Sentinel ingestion rates.

Order is not a ranking. How entries are ordered.

On this page
  1. Comparison table
  2. Vendor details
  3. Swimlane Turbine
  4. Splunk SOAR
  5. Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR
  6. Google Security Operations
  7. Microsoft Sentinel
  8. Fortinet FortiSOAR
  9. Tines
  10. Torq
  11. D3 Security Morpheus
  12. Sumo Logic Cloud SOAR
  13. How to choose
  14. Frequently asked questions
  15. Suggest a vendor

Compare at a glance

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SOAR Platforms: vendor fit and recorded pricing
VendorConsider forPricing notesStandout
Swimlane TurbineenterpriseEnterprise and MSSP SOC teams replacing a legacy SOAR with low-code playbooks and AI agentsFive tiers (Starter, Core, Plus, Premium, Elite) set by automated actions per day and users; no list prices, by quote Checked Oct 2026Tiers priced on daily automated actions, from 50k to 500k+ a day
Splunk SOARenterpriseSplunk Enterprise Security customers automating triage, enrichment and responseStandalone SOAR by quote with a free trial; also included in Enterprise Security Premier edition, by quote Checked Oct 2026Visual Playbook Editor over 300+ integrations and 2,800+ automated actions
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOARenterpriseLarge SOCs wanting a mature SOAR with a big content marketplace and threat intel managementNo published price; sold through Request a Demo and Contact Sales Checked Oct 2026900+ prebuilt integration and automation packs plus a virtual war room
Google Security OperationsenterpriseTeams wanting SIEM, SOAR and Google threat intelligence on one ingestion-based contractStandard, Enterprise and Enterprise Plus packages based on ingestion, each 'contact sales for pricing'; one year of retention included Checked Oct 2026SOAR included in every package with 300+ SOAR integrations
Microsoft SentinelenterpriseMicrosoft security customers adding automation rules and playbooks to their SIEMPay-as-you-go analysis $4.30/GB (US East); 100 GB/day commitment $296/day; Logic Apps playbook runs billed separately Checked Oct 2026Automation rules and Logic Apps playbooks built into a cloud SIEM
Fortinet FortiSOARenterpriseEnterprises and MSSPs wanting multi-tenant SOAR in SaaS or self-managed formNo published price; Fortinet routes buyers to Request a Quote and Contact Sales Checked Oct 2026700+ API connectors with 20+ prebuilt AI agents callable from playbooks
Tinesmid-marketSecurity and IT teams wanting no-code workflows with a free edition to startFree edition: unlimited users, 3 live workflows, one-time $50 AI allowance; paid editions by quote with unlimited workflows Checked Oct 2026Free edition with unlimited users, spaces and connectors
Torqmid-marketSOC teams moving from legacy SOAR to AI-agent triage and no-code automationNo public pricing page; buyers book a demo through torq.io Checked Oct 2026Auto Triage plus Socrates AI agent on a hyperautomation workflow engine
D3 Security MorpheusspecialistSOCs and MSSPs wanting AI alert investigation with fixed annual pricingFixed annual tier by daily alert volume (500 to 10,000 a day, custom above) plus named users; AI token costs included; by quote Checked Oct 2026Annual price includes all AI token costs, with a flat per-alert overage
Sumo Logic Cloud SOARmid-marketSumo Logic SIEM customers adding incident management and playbook automationCloud SOAR needs activation on a Sumo Logic subscription, subject to minimum users and service requirements; by contact sales Checked Oct 2026SOAR activated within a Sumo Logic subscription with unlimited users

These comparisons draw on public product information, not hands-on testing of every tool. Source records identify available references and checks; missing evidence is marked. Buyer fit is an editorial assessment, not a measured performance score. How to use this research.

SOAR platforms automate the repetitive parts of security operations: enriching alerts, triaging them, opening and updating cases, and running containment steps across the security stack. Buyers also search for this category as security orchestration tools, security automation platforms or incident response automation.

The ten platforms compared here fall into three groups. Splunk SOAR, Cortex XSOAR, Swimlane Turbine and FortiSOAR are dedicated SOAR products with SaaS and self-managed options. Google Security Operations, Microsoft Sentinel and Sumo Logic Cloud SOAR pair automation with a SIEM. Tines, Torq and D3 Morpheus lead with no-code workflows or AI agents. All pricing notes were checked in October 2026. Entries with dated source checks appear first. That order records research readiness. It is not a measure of product quality or a ranking.

Related pages cover incident management software, vulnerability management software and network security software.

Vendor details and trade-offs

Swimlane Turbine

enterpriseswimlane.com ↗
Consider forSOC teams automating for the first time or replacing a legacy SOAR, from Starter tiers with five users up to dedicated automation teams with Fortune 1000 scale, plus MSSPs on separate packaging
Pricing notesSwimlane publishes five Turbine enterprise plans without prices: Starter (50k automated actions a day, 5 users), Core (from 50k actions, 5-10 users), Plus (from 100k actions, 11-25 users), Premium (from 250k actions, 26-50 users) and Elite (from 500k actions, 51+ users). Each tier includes a Hero AI credit allowance, record storage from 100K to 1M records a year and a 2- or 4-week implementation. User-based and custom plans are available through sales; MSSP packaging is separate (checked Oct 2026)
Feature to evaluatePackaging counts automated actions per day rather than users alone, and every enterprise tier includes Swimlane AI SOC, case management and unlimited remote agents

Swimlane Turbine is a security automation platform with low-code playbooks, case management, dashboards and reporting, and a large integration marketplace. Swimlane positions it against legacy SOAR, and its packaging page names teams replacing an older SOAR as a target buyer. The documentation is organised around workspaces, records and dashboards for daily operations, and orchestration built from playbooks, connectors and components.

Hero AI is Swimlane's set of generative and agentic features. The documentation covers a companion chat, Text to Playbook generation, component building and native AI actions. Swimlane AI SOC, included in all enterprise tiers, routes each alert either to a deterministic playbook or to an AI-assisted investigation path, with human review for complex cases.

Plans step up by daily automated actions, which Swimlane defines as each connector action, transformation or AI action in a playbook, excluding triggers. Users, storage and Hero AI credits rise with each tier. Swimlane Marketplace lists more than 6,000 building blocks, including integrations, playbooks and dashboard widgets.

Potential strengths

  • Published tier table states actions, users, storage, AI credits and implementation time for each plan
  • Turbine Canvas low-code playbook builder and App Builder are included on every tier

Trade-offs

  • No list prices are published for any tier
  • Hero AI usage is capped by monthly credits, with extra credit packs sold as add-ons
Sources and status

Splunk SOAR

enterprisesplunk.com ↗
Consider forSecurity teams on Splunk Enterprise Security that want dedicated SOAR for triage, enrichment and response, deployed in Splunk's cloud or on premises
Pricing notesSplunk SOAR is sold as a dedicated product with a 'Get a quote' button and a free trial that needs no credit card. SOAR is also included in the Premier edition of Splunk Enterprise Security, which is quote-based; the Essentials edition does not include it. No list price is published (checked Oct 2026)
Feature to evaluateShips as both SOAR Cloud and SOAR On-Premises, and is bundled into Enterprise Security Premier alongside SIEM, UEBA and threat intelligence

Splunk SOAR is Splunk's dedicated security orchestration, automation and response product. The product page lists playbook automation, infrastructure orchestration, built-in threat intelligence, case management and integration with Splunk Enterprise Security. Splunk states that SOAR integrates with more than 300 third-party tools and supports more than 2,800 automated actions.

Playbooks are built in the Visual Playbook Editor, which uses prebuilt code blocks for users who do not write code and allows editing for those who do. Case management supports custom templates and industry-standard workflows.

Splunk's documentation separates SOAR On-Premises from SOAR Cloud and also covers the Automation Broker and an App for SOAR. Buyers can license SOAR on its own or receive it as part of Enterprise Security Premier, the higher of two Enterprise Security editions.

Potential strengths

  • Visual Playbook Editor lets analysts assemble playbooks from prebuilt code blocks while allowing direct code edits
  • Documentation covers separate SOAR Cloud and SOAR On-Premises editions plus an Automation Broker

Trade-offs

  • No published price for standalone SOAR or for Enterprise Security Premier
  • Buyers on Enterprise Security Essentials need an upgrade or a separate SOAR licence
Sources and status

Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR

enterprisepaloaltonetworks.com ↗
Consider forEnterprise and public-sector SOCs that want a large library of prebuilt content, threat intelligence management and a choice of SaaS or on-premises deployment
Pricing notesPalo Alto Networks publishes no Cortex XSOAR price. The product page routes buyers to Request a Demo and Contact Sales and offers a custom ROI assessment (checked Oct 2026)
Feature to evaluateThe Marketplace offers 900+ integration and automation packs, and the war room keeps chat, commands and incident evidence in one record

Cortex XSOAR is Palo Alto Networks' SOAR platform. The product page lists more than 900 prebuilt integration and automation packs, thousands of security actions for custom playbooks and a visual playbook editor. Investigations run in a virtual war room that combines chat, a command line and automatic documentation, and threat intelligence management pushes indicators to firewalls through external dynamic lists.

The documentation hub covers three lines: Cortex XSOAR 8 SaaS, Cortex XSOAR 8 On-prem and Cortex XSOAR 6, whose 6.15 release added playbook input grouping and shift roles. The hub states that XSOAR 8 On-prem reaches end of life on 30 September 2029, and that the older Hosted Services offering is already end of life.

Palo Alto Networks cites a State of North Dakota deployment where 196 playbooks close over 60% of incidents. Customer Success and Professional Services teams offer onboarding and use-case assistance.

Potential strengths

  • Thousands of documented security actions for building playbooks, with a visual editor for code-free changes
  • Threat intelligence management and Unit 42 intelligence are built into the product

Trade-offs

  • No public pricing or self-serve trial is shown on the product page
  • Cortex XSOAR 8 On-prem has a published end of life of 30 September 2029, so on-premises buyers face a later migration
Sources and status

Google Security Operations

enterprisecloud.google.com ↗
Consider forSecurity teams consolidating SIEM and SOAR on Google Cloud, from a single environment on Standard to unlimited environments and full Google Threat Intelligence on Enterprise Plus
Pricing notesGoogle Security Operations is sold in three packages based on ingestion: Standard, Enterprise and Enterprise Plus. Every package lists 'Contact sales for pricing' and includes one year of security telemetry retention at no extra cost. A standalone Google SecOps SOAR platform is also documented (checked Oct 2026)
Feature to evaluateBase SIEM and SOAR capabilities, 12 months of hot retention and 300+ SOAR integrations are in every package, including Standard

Google Security Operations combines SIEM, SOAR and threat intelligence. The product page describes playbooks that automate common response actions across more than 300 tools, including EDR, identity and network security products, and a case wall that documents analyst activity automatically. Google also documents a standalone Google SecOps SOAR platform with its own playbook engine.

Packaging is explicit about limits. Standard includes 12 months of hot retention, 700+ parsers, 300+ SOAR integrations, one environment with a remote agent and a detection engine of 1,000 single-event and 75 multi-event rules. Enterprise adds unlimited environments, UEBA and larger rule limits. Enterprise Plus adds full Google Threat Intelligence access, a larger detection engine and BigQuery export storage for the retention period.

All packages are priced through sales on an ingestion basis.

Potential strengths

  • Packages publish detection-rule limits and environment counts, which makes tier differences explicit
  • Auto-documenting case wall and an AI chat assistant support collaboration during investigations

Trade-offs

  • All three packages are priced only through sales
  • Standard allows one environment with a remote agent; unlimited environments start on Enterprise
Sources and status

Microsoft Sentinel

enterprisemicrosoft.com ↗
Consider forOrganisations already using Microsoft Defender and Azure that want SOAR-style automation inside their SIEM rather than a separate platform
Pricing notesSentinel's analytics tier is billed pay-as-you-go or through commitment tiers from 100 GB to 50,000 GB a day, which Microsoft says save up to 52%. The Azure retail price list shows $4.30 per GB for pay-as-you-go analysis and $296 a day for the 100 GB commitment tier in US East, with a promotional 50 GB tier until 31 December 2026. Azure Logic Apps, which runs playbooks, is charged at its own rates (checked Oct 2026)
Feature to evaluateAutomation rules can tag, assign or close incidents without a playbook, and call Logic Apps playbooks for multi-step response

Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud SIEM whose documentation describes its SOAR capabilities as two features. Automation rules manage incident handling centrally: they can tag, assign or close incidents directly, or run playbooks when incidents and alerts are created or updated. Playbooks are workflows built on Azure Logic Apps that orchestrate response and integrate with internal and external systems, either automatically or on demand.

The same documentation states that after 31 March 2027 Sentinel will be available only in the Microsoft Defender portal, so customers still in the Azure portal need to plan a transition.

Pricing is per gigabyte of data. The analytics tier supports full alerting and querying, with pay-as-you-go or commitment-tier billing, and a lower-cost data lake tier stores data for investigation and compliance. Microsoft notes that Logic Apps and other Azure services used with Sentinel are charged at their own prices.

Potential strengths

  • One of few platforms here with published per-GB and commitment-tier rates
  • Automation rules centralise incident handling, so simple actions need no playbook

Trade-offs

  • Playbook execution adds a separate Logic Apps charge on top of ingestion
  • Sentinel leaves the Azure portal after 31 March 2027 and will run only in the Microsoft Defender portal
Sources and status

Fortinet FortiSOAR

enterprisefortinet.com ↗
Consider forEnterprises and managed security providers that need multi-tenancy, SLA tracking and a choice of SaaS or self-managed deployment, especially within a Fortinet estate
Pricing notesFortinet publishes no FortiSOAR price. The product page offers SaaS and self-managed deployment and directs buyers to Request a Quote, Schedule a Meeting or Contact Sales (checked Oct 2026)
Feature to evaluateMore than 20 prebuilt expert agents run inside standard workflows, can be invoked from playbooks or through MCP, and log each step

FortiSOAR is Fortinet's security orchestration platform, now framed as an agentic operations platform that combines AI agents with deterministic playbooks. Fortinet lists more than 20 prebuilt expert agents for alert investigation, playbook building, free-form tasks and operations insight. Agents can be embedded in workflows, invoked from playbooks or called through MCP, under execution controls, access policies and step-by-step logging.

The platform supports more than 700 API connections, and prebuilt solution packs extend it beyond the SOC to vulnerability management, compliance and IT or NOC operations. Fortinet describes it as suited to both enterprises and MSSPs, citing multi-tenancy, workforce and task management and SLA tracking.

FortiSOAR is offered as SaaS (FortiSOAR Cloud) or self-managed software, and Fortinet's documentation library covers release 8.0. Fortinet SecOps products also embed FortiAI-Assist with SOAR automation.

Potential strengths

  • Multi-tenancy, workforce and task management and SLA tracking are listed for MSSP use
  • Solution packs cover incident management, vulnerability management, compliance and IT/NOC operations

Trade-offs

  • No public price or self-serve entry point
  • Product messaging leans on the wider Fortinet security fabric, which favours existing Fortinet customers
Sources and status

Tines

mid-markettines.com ↗
Consider forSecurity operations and IT teams that want to build their own automated workflows, cases and AI agents without code, and startups eligible for a discounted tenant
Pricing notesThe Free edition includes unlimited users, spaces and connectors, three live workflows and a one-time $50 AI allowance. Paid editions are priced on request ('Get pricing') and add unlimited workflows, flexible deployment options and bring-your-own AI model. A Startup Program offers a heavily discounted, fully featured tenant, excluding services companies (checked Oct 2026)
Feature to evaluateThe only platform here with a permanent free edition, and paid editions let buyers bring their own AI model

Tines is a workflow automation platform used by security and IT teams. Its SOAR solution page describes it as a SOAR platform that deploys in minutes, connects to any tool and applies AI within security guardrails. The product set includes Stories (workflows), Storyboard, Cases, Workbench, Agents and Monitoring, with a templates library for common use cases.

Cases adds case management to workflows, so actions, collaboration and the audit trail for an incident sit in one place. Tines publishes customer material from Mars and SAP on SOC automation, and also markets the platform for threat intelligence, vulnerability management, GRC and IT service delivery.

Pricing is unusual for this category. The Free edition has no user limit but caps live workflows at three. Paid editions remove that cap and add flexible hosting and bring-your-own-model options, with prices given on request.

Potential strengths

  • Unlimited users on every edition removes per-seat budgeting
  • Cases bring case management into the same workflows, with an audit trail from open to close

Trade-offs

  • Free edition is limited to three live workflows
  • Paid edition prices are not published
Sources and status

Torq

mid-markettorq.io ↗
Consider forSecurity operations teams, MSSPs and MDR providers that want AI agents to triage and investigate alerts, with no-code workflows for response and a migration path from legacy SOAR
Pricing notesTorq publishes no pricing; torq.io/pricing returns a 404 and the site routes buyers to Get a Demo (checked Oct 2026)
Feature to evaluateAuto Triage assigns verdicts and severities to alerts before Socrates, a natural-language AI agent, investigates and remediates

Torq markets itself as an AI SOC platform built on its Hyperautomation workflow engine. The product line covers Auto Triage, HyperAgents, Socrates, case management and hyperautomation. Auto Triage de-duplicates events and filters false positives, Socrates is a natural-language agent that investigates and remediates, and case management organises prioritised investigations.

The hyperautomation page describes building workflows by describing the use case in natural language and generating integrations with AI. Torq publishes a guide for migrating from legacy SOAR and a comparison of SOAR with its approach, and offers versions for MSSPs and MDR providers.

The knowledge base groups documentation into automations, Auto Triage and case investigation. Torq does not publish a pricing page.

Potential strengths

  • Knowledge base includes 160 articles on automations and dedicated sections on Auto Triage and case investigation
  • Publishes a guide for migrating from legacy SOAR

Trade-offs

  • No pricing page or published tiers
  • Positioning as an AI SOC platform means buyers seeking a classic playbook-only SOAR must confirm scope in the demo
Sources and status

D3 Security Morpheus

specialistd3security.com ↗
Consider forSecurity teams and MSSPs that want autonomous alert investigation and response across many tools with a budget fixed for the year, including teams migrating off an older SOAR
Pricing notesMorpheus is a fixed annual subscription with three parts: a module licence tied to a daily alert volume tier (500 to 10,000 alerts a day, custom above), named user licences at a per-user annual rate, and a flat per-alert rate above the tier. D3 absorbs all AI token and inference costs. Threat Hunting is a separate module with 90 days of hot data. Figures are given on request (checked Oct 2026)
Feature to evaluatePricing is tied to daily alert volume, and D3 states it never bills customers for LLM tokens

D3 Security's Morpheus is an AI-driven security operations platform that D3 describes as an autonomous SOC. The site lists attack path discovery, cyber triage, a reasoning graph, response and orchestration, and self-healing integrations, with autonomy modes that control how far AI acts on its own. Use cases include AI SOAR, SIEM, XDR and vulnerability alert triage, and multi-tenant MSSP operations. D3 states that Morpheus works across more than 800 applications and offers a SOAR Migration Program.

The pricing page explains the commercial model in more detail than most vendors here. The subscription is set by daily alert volume rather than by AI consumption, and alerts above the tier are billed at a flat published per-alert rate. Named users are licensed separately.

D3 publishes user, integration, API and utility command documentation, with release notes.

Potential strengths

  • Pricing model is published in detail even though figures are not
  • Morpheus connects to more than 800 applications and runs a SOAR Migration Program

Trade-offs

  • Per-tier and per-user figures require a sales conversation
  • Threat Hunting is licensed as an additional module
Sources and status

Sumo Logic Cloud SOAR

mid-marketsumologic.com ↗
Consider forSecurity teams using Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM that want full incident management, triage and playbook automation in the same cloud platform
Pricing notesCloud SOAR is not sold at a list price. Sumo Logic's pricing page marks it 'Activation required', subject to a minimum number of users and service requirements confirmed at the time of transaction. Essentials offers a free trial and Enterprise Suite is contact sales; subscriptions include unlimited users (checked Oct 2026)
Feature to evaluateSumo Logic documents both a lighter Automation Service for SIEM playbooks and full Cloud SOAR, with a side-by-side comparison

Sumo Logic Cloud SOAR is the company's security orchestration, automation and response product. The solution page describes automated threat investigation, incident management and response, advanced triage that investigates indicators of compromise, and automated standard operating procedures. Hundreds of prebuilt integrations connect threat intelligence vendors and other tools, and Sumo Logic states that Cloud SOAR runs in private, single, multi-cloud or hybrid environments.

Buyers should distinguish Cloud SOAR from the Automation Service included with Cloud SIEM, which runs playbooks for insight enrichment, notifications and containment. The documentation includes a comparison of the two, along with sections on settings, incidents and triage, automation and threat intelligence.

On the pricing page, Cloud SOAR includes the full Sumo Logic playbook catalog and machine-learning-driven progressive automation, but requires activation subject to minimum users and service requirements.

Potential strengths

  • Documentation compares Cloud SOAR with the lighter Automation Service, helping buyers pick the right level
  • Self-paced Cloud SOAR fundamentals and administration courses are offered through Sumo Logic Academy

Trade-offs

  • Cloud SOAR activation carries minimum user and service requirements
  • Fits best alongside Sumo Logic's own SIEM rather than as a standalone platform
Sources and status

How to choose a vendor

Decide whether SOAR sits with the SIEM

Google Security Operations, Microsoft Sentinel and Sumo Logic sell SOAR inside a SIEM subscription, and Splunk includes SOAR in Enterprise Security Premier. A team already committed to one of these SIEMs can price automation as an add-on. A team with several detection sources may prefer a standalone platform such as Swimlane, Tines, Torq, FortiSOAR or D3 Morpheus.

Ask what the bill is measured in

Units differ widely. Swimlane tiers by automated actions per day, D3 by daily alert volume plus named users, Google Security Operations by ingestion, and Microsoft Sentinel by gigabytes ingested, with Logic Apps playbook runs billed separately. Model a normal week and an incident week in each vendor's unit before comparing quotes.

Check where the platform can run

Splunk SOAR, Cortex XSOAR and FortiSOAR document both cloud and self-managed deployments, which matters for regulated or air-gapped networks. Cortex XSOAR 8 On-prem has a published end-of-life date of 30 September 2029. Tines states that flexible hosting is available on paid editions.

Test the integrations that matter

Published integration counts range from 300+ (Splunk SOAR, Google Security Operations) to 700+ (FortiSOAR) and 900+ packs (Cortex XSOAR). Counts say little about depth. List the EDR, identity, email and ticketing tools in use and confirm that each has maintained actions for the response steps the team needs.

Frequently asked questions

What is a SOAR platform?

SOAR stands for security orchestration, automation and response. A SOAR platform connects security tools such as SIEM, EDR, email security and ticketing systems, runs playbooks that enrich, triage and contain alerts automatically, and records the work in cases so analysts can collaborate and report. Most platforms in this comparison also add AI agents that investigate alerts before a person reviews them.

What is the difference between SOAR and SIEM?

A SIEM collects and correlates log data to detect threats and raise alerts. A SOAR platform acts on those alerts by running automated playbooks and managing the response. Google Security Operations, Microsoft Sentinel and Sumo Logic sell both together, and Splunk includes SOAR in Enterprise Security Premier. Swimlane, Tines, Torq, FortiSOAR and D3 Morpheus work across whichever SIEM is in place.

How much does a SOAR platform cost?

Most SOAR vendors do not publish prices. In October 2026 Splunk, Palo Alto Networks, Google, Fortinet, Swimlane, Torq, D3 Security and Sumo Logic all priced through sales. Tines publishes a free edition with three live workflows. Microsoft publishes Sentinel ingestion rates, such as $4.30 per GB pay-as-you-go in US East, with Logic Apps playbook runs billed separately.

Is there a free SOAR platform?

Tines offers a permanent Free edition with unlimited users, spaces and connectors, three live workflows and a one-time $50 AI allowance. Splunk offers a free trial of Splunk SOAR without a credit card, and Sumo Logic offers a free trial of its Essentials package. The other platforms reviewed here offer demos rather than a published free tier.

Which SOAR platforms can be deployed on premises?

Splunk documents both SOAR On-Premises and SOAR Cloud. Cortex XSOAR is available as XSOAR 8 SaaS and XSOAR 8 On-prem, with the on-premises version reaching end of life on 30 September 2029. FortiSOAR is offered as SaaS or self-managed software. Tines states that flexible hosting options are available on paid editions.

How are SOAR platforms priced?

Pricing units vary. Swimlane tiers by automated actions per day and users. D3 Morpheus prices by daily alert volume plus named users, with AI token costs included. Google Security Operations prices packages by ingestion, and Microsoft Sentinel bills per gigabyte or by daily commitment tier. Sumo Logic activates Cloud SOAR on a subscription with minimum user requirements.

What is the difference between SOAR and an AI SOC platform?

Traditional SOAR runs predefined playbooks. AI SOC platforms use AI agents to investigate and decide on alerts, often handing confirmed actions to playbooks. Torq and D3 Morpheus lead with AI SOC positioning, while Swimlane, FortiSOAR and Tines combine deterministic playbooks with AI agents. Buyers should confirm how each platform logs and controls AI decisions.

How was this list compiled?

Candidates came from buyer queries for SOAR platforms and from vendor websites. Each vendor's product, pricing or contact page and documentation were read on 20 October 2026, and Microsoft Sentinel rates were also read from the Azure retail price list. Blink Ops and ServiceNow Security Operations were considered and left out to keep the comparison at ten. No product was tested hands-on, and no entry is vendor-confirmed.

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First published October 2026. Page update dates reflect editorial changes, not a fresh check of every vendor.