Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response is at an inflection point. Standalone SOAR is being absorbed into SIEM/XDR platforms: Palo Alto’s XSIAM bundles XSOAR, Splunk SOAR is now part of Cisco’s security suite, and Google Chronicle includes SOAR natively. Yet the need for security automation has never been greater, with SOC analysts facing alert volumes that far exceed human capacity. The 2026 SOAR landscape divides into platform-integrated SOAR (bundled with SIEM/XDR) and independent automation platforms (Tines, Torq, Swimlane) that orchestrate across any security stack.

How We Evaluated

We assessed integration breadth including number and quality of security tool integrations. Playbook capabilities mattered, covering visual builder, complexity handling, and community content. AI automation features like LLM-powered playbook creation, decision-making, and investigation counted. Case management quality including incident tracking, collaboration, and evidence management was important. Scalability to handle enterprise-scale automation volumes factored in, along with deployment flexibility across cloud, on-prem, and hybrid options.

1. Palo Alto XSOAR (Cortex)

Score: 95/100

XSOAR (formerly Demisto) remains the market-leading SOAR platform with the largest integration marketplace (over 900 packs) and the most mature playbook engine. Now integrated into the XSIAM SOC platform alongside Cortex XDR, XSOAR provides unified detection, investigation, and response. The AI Copilot generates playbooks from natural language descriptions.

Over 900 integration packs in the largest SOAR marketplace. Visual playbook builder with conditional logic, loops, error handling, and sub-playbooks. XSIAM integration provides unified SIEM plus XDR plus SOAR in a single platform. AI Copilot generates playbooks from natural language and automates investigation steps. War Room collaboration enables real-time incident response coordination. Threat intelligence management module handles IOC aggregation and enrichment.

Best for: Enterprise SOCs wanting the most mature SOAR platform with the broadest integration ecosystem, especially those consolidating onto Palo Alto’s XSIAM

2. Splunk SOAR (Cisco)

Score: 93/100

Splunk SOAR (formerly Phantom) is deeply integrated with Splunk Enterprise Security and now benefits from Cisco’s networking telemetry and Talos threat intelligence following the $28B acquisition. The platform’s Visual Playbook Editor and extensive app ecosystem make it the natural choice for Splunk SIEM customers.

Deep Splunk Enterprise Security integration for detection-to-response workflows. Over 380 apps and 3,000 automation actions in the SOAR marketplace. Visual Playbook Editor with drag-and-drop automation building. Cisco Talos threat intelligence and networking integrations added post-acquisition. Robust case management with customizable workbooks and SLA tracking. Analyst queue management prioritizes and assigns cases intelligently.

Best for: Splunk/Cisco SIEM customers wanting native SOAR integration with the broadest networking and threat intelligence ecosystem

3. Google Chronicle SOAR

Score: 91/100

Google Chronicle SOAR (formerly Siemplify, acquired 2022) is natively integrated with Chronicle SIEM and Mandiant threat intelligence. The platform benefits from Google’s AI infrastructure, with Gemini powering natural language playbook creation and automated investigation.

Native integration with Chronicle SIEM and Mandiant threat intelligence. Gemini AI generates playbooks from natural language and automates investigation. Unified SOC platform combines SIEM, SOAR, and threat intelligence. Automated alert grouping reduces noise by correlating related alerts into cases. Strong threat intelligence enrichment via Mandiant and VirusTotal integration. Fixed-price model aligns with Chronicle SIEM’s predictable pricing.

Best for: Google Chronicle customers wanting native SOAR with Gemini AI and Mandiant threat intelligence integration

4. Tines

Score: 89/100

Tines has emerged as the leading independent SOAR platform, differentiated by its no-code automation builder and vendor-agnostic approach. Unlike SIEM-bundled SOAR, Tines works with any security stack and automates across security, IT, and business workflows. The platform processes billions of events monthly for customers including Box, Databricks, and GitLab.

No-code automation builder accessible to non-engineers. Vendor-agnostic and works with any SIEM, XDR, or security tool combination. Story Library provides over 500 pre-built automation templates. Extends beyond security into IT operations, DevOps, and business process automation. API-first architecture connects to any service with an API. Strong developer community and transparent pricing.

Best for: Organizations wanting vendor-agnostic security automation that extends beyond SOC workflows into IT and business processes

5. Torq

Score: 87/100

Torq provides hyperautomation for security teams with an emphasis on AI-driven workflows. The platform’s HyperSOC capability uses AI agents to autonomously investigate and respond to common alert types, escalating to humans only when needed.

HyperSOC uses AI agents for autonomous alert investigation and response. No-code workflow builder with over 500 native integrations. Processes billions of security events with enterprise-scale architecture. AI-powered decision making reduces human intervention for routine alerts. Strong Slack and Teams integration for ChatOps-driven response. Rapid deployment with customers reporting value within days, not months.

Best for: Organizations wanting AI-driven autonomous SOC automation that handles routine alerts without human intervention

6. ServiceNow Security Operations

Score: 85/100

ServiceNow SecOps extends the ServiceNow platform’s workflow engine into security incident response, vulnerability management, and threat intelligence. The key advantage is integration with IT service management, where security incidents can automatically create change requests, notify stakeholders, and track remediation through existing ITSM workflows.

Deep integration with ServiceNow ITSM for security-to-IT remediation workflows. Vulnerability response module tracks remediation SLAs across security and IT teams. Threat intelligence module aggregates and operationalizes IOC feeds. Configuration compliance module maps to NIST, CIS, and other frameworks. Risk scoring integrates with ServiceNow GRC for enterprise risk context. Strong for organizations where ServiceNow is the IT operations backbone.

Best for: ServiceNow-centric organizations wanting security automation integrated with existing ITSM and GRC workflows

7. Swimlane

Score: 83/100

Swimlane provides low-code security automation with strong case management and compliance reporting. The Turbine platform processes security events at scale and is popular with MSSPs and enterprises in regulated industries.

Low-code automation with visual playbook builder and custom dashboards. Strong case management with audit trail for regulated industries. MSSP-friendly multi-tenant architecture. Turbine platform handles high-volume automation at enterprise scale. Good compliance reporting for SOC 2, HIPAA, and other frameworks. Active directory and identity-centric automation capabilities.

Best for: Regulated enterprises and MSSPs needing low-code security automation with strong audit trails and compliance reporting

8. Fortinet FortiSOAR

Score: 81/100

FortiSOAR integrates deeply with the Fortinet Security Fabric, providing automated orchestration across FortiGate, FortiEDR, FortiSIEM, FortiMail, and other Fortinet products. The platform is most effective for Fortinet-consolidated environments.

Over 400 connectors with deep Fortinet Security Fabric integration. Visual playbook builder with conditional logic and approval workflows. Recommendation engine suggests response actions based on incident context. Built-in threat intelligence and IOC management. Multi-tenant support for MSSPs and distributed enterprises. Included in FortiAnalyzer licensing for existing Fortinet customers.

Best for: Fortinet Security Fabric customers wanting integrated SOAR without adding a third-party automation platform

9. D3 Security

Score: 79/100

D3 Security provides SOAR with a focus on incident response workflows aligned to MITRE ATT&CK. The platform’s strength is its codified incident response procedures and playbooks mapped to specific attack techniques.

MITRE ATT&CK-native with playbooks and response procedures mapped to specific techniques. Over 600 integrations across security, IT, and cloud platforms. Codified incident response procedures based on industry frameworks. Strong reporting for incident metrics, MTTD, MTTR, and analyst productivity. Event pipeline processes and enriches events before they become incidents. Good for organizations building structured incident response programs.

Best for: Organizations building formal incident response programs aligned to MITRE ATT&CK and industry frameworks

10. Rapid7 InsightConnect

Score: 77/100

Rapid7 InsightConnect provides SOAR capabilities integrated with the Insight platform (InsightIDR SIEM, InsightVM vulnerability management). The platform’s strength is its simplicity and pre-built workflows for common security automation use cases.

Native integration with InsightIDR, InsightVM, and Rapid7’s Insight platform. Over 300 plugins for common security tool integrations. Pre-built automation workflows for phishing response, vulnerability remediation, and user provisioning. Visual workflow builder accessible to junior analysts. Managed detection and response integration. Competitive pricing for mid-market organizations.

Best for: Rapid7 Insight platform customers wanting native SOAR integration with simplified automation for common use cases

Where the Market Is Heading

Several trends are shaping the SOAR market in 2026.

SOAR is merging into SOC platforms. Palo Alto XSIAM, CrowdStrike Falcon, and Google Chronicle now bundle SOAR. Standalone SOAR purchases are declining.

AI agents are replacing playbooks. Torq’s HyperSOC, Tines’ AI actions, and XSOAR’s Copilot demonstrate that AI agents are supplementing rigid playbooks with dynamic investigation.

Independent SOAR thrives on flexibility. Tines and Torq grow by serving organizations with heterogeneous security stacks that don’t want SIEM vendor lock-in.

Automation scope is expanding beyond SOC. Modern SOAR platforms automate IT operations, cloud provisioning, compliance workflows, and business processes, not just security incidents.

MSSPs are driving multi-tenant demand. MSSPs managing hundreds of customer environments need multi-tenant SOAR with per-customer playbooks and reporting.