# SOAR platforms for small business buyers: what AI models recommend, October 2026

Gane Index, October 2026 Edition. Asked as "SOAR platform" and as "security orchestration and automated response tool", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a small B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/soar-platforms/2026-10/smb

This is the permanent record of the October 2026 Edition, published October 1, 2026 and superseded since. The current standing: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/soar-platforms/smb/index.md

**Standing:** Tines leads with 43% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 60 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Tines](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/tines/index.md) | 43% | 0% | 55 |
| 2 | [Blumira](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/blumira/index.md) | 17% | 0% | 20 |
| 3 | [Shuffle](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/shuffle/index.md) | 8% | 6% | 17 |
| 4 | [Microsoft Sentinel](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-sentinel/index.md) | 7% | 13% | 38 |
| 5 | [ManageEngine Log360](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/manageengine-log360/index.md) | 7% | 9% | 22 |
| 6 | [Torq](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/torq/index.md) | 5% | 15% | 27 |
| 14 | [Splunk SOAR](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/splunk-soar/index.md) | 2% | 69% | 58 |
| 15 | [Rapid7 InsightConnect](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/rapid7-insightconnect/index.md) | 0% | 5% | 22 |
| 16 | [Swimlane Turbine](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/swimlane-turbine/index.md) | 0% | 25% | 20 |
| 64 | [IBM QRadar SOAR](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ibm-qradar-soar/index.md) | 0% | 87% | 15 |
| 65 | [Cortex XSOAR](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cortex-xsoar/index.md) | 0% | 76% | 46 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 65 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: Tines; alternatives Blumira, ManageEngine Log360, Rapid7 InsightConnect
- GPT-5.4 mini: Tines; alternatives Cortex XSOAR, Splunk SOAR
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Tines; alternatives Azure Logic Apps, Blumira, Microsoft Sentinel, Torq
- Perplexity Sonar: Blumira; alternatives Tines
- Grok 4.20: ManageEngine Log360; alternatives Microsoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightConnect, Tines
- Mistral Small: Tines; alternatives FortiSOAR, ManageEngine Log360, Splunk SOAR
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Tines; alternatives Rapid7 InsightConnect, Torq
- Llama 4 Maverick: Check Point Infinity
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Tines; alternatives Microsoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightConnect
- Kimi K2: Tines; alternatives Blumira, ManageEngine Log360
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Blumira; alternatives FortiSOAR, ManageEngine Log360, Tines
- MiniMax M2.5: DNIF, Microsoft Sentinel; alternatives Cortex XSOAR
- GPT-6 Luna: Tines; alternatives Azure Logic Apps, Microsoft Sentinel, Torq
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Blumira; alternatives Rapid7 InsightConnect, Tines

## Sources the answers cite

77 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- comparitech.com: 50 answers, 51 citations
- g2.com: 38 answers, 55 citations
- aimultiple.com: 38 answers, 39 citations
- checkthat.ai: 35 answers, 49 citations
- us.fitgap.com: 35 answers, 38 citations
- intezer.com: 30 answers, 30 citations
- myhospitalnow.com: 26 answers, 35 citations
- slashdot.org: 20 answers, 20 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://comparitech.com/net-admin/best-soar-software (50 answers)
- https://aimultiple.com/top-soar-platforms (36 answers)
- https://us.fitgap.com/search/security-orchestration-automation-and-response-soar-software/small-business (34 answers)
- https://checkthat.ai/answers/what-are-the-best-soar-tools-available (32 answers)
- https://intezer.com/guides/soar-security/soar-platform-guide (28 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/security-orchestration-automation-and-response-soar/small-business (22 answers)
- https://slashdot.org/software/security-orchestration-automation-and-response-soar/f-small-business (19 answers)
- https://paloaltonetworks.com/cyberpedia/soar-tools-comparison (18 answers)
- https://sourceforge.net/software/security-orchestration-automation-and-response-soar/for-small-business (16 answers)
- https://myhospitalnow.com/blog/top-10-security-orchestration-automation-response-soar-tools-features-pros-cons-comparison (15 answers)

## Warned against

- Splunk SOAR: 40 of 58 labels negative. "Often cited as expensive, especially for small and medium-sized businesses... the platform can be complex to onboard and maintain for smaller organizations." (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- Cortex XSOAR: 35 of 46 labels negative. "Alternatives to Avoid for Small B2B: ... Cortex XSOAR – Designed for large SOCs ... pricing and complexity are mismatched for small teams." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, paraphrase prompt)
- IBM QRadar SOAR: 13 of 15 labels negative. "Avoid as "overkill"; they consume resources that would be better spent on other foundational security layers." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt)
- IBM QRadar: 5 of 5 labels negative. "Avoid: Traditional enterprise SOAR platforms like Cortex XSOAR, IBM QRadar, or Splunk SOAR" (Kimi K2, direct prompt)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Tines at 42%.

- Blumira: 7% to 15%, +8. Inside the floor by 3 points · rank 4 → 2 of 63.
- Tines: 49% to 42%, −7. Inside the floor by 4 points · rank 1 of 63, unchanged.
- Rapid7 InsightConnect: 7% to 0%, −7. Inside the floor by 4 points · rank 3 → 15 of 63.
- Splunk SOAR: 7% to 2%, −5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 5 → 14 of 63.
- Torq: 2% to 6%, +4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 8 → 6 of 63.
- Microsoft Sentinel: 5% to 8%, +3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 7 → 3 of 63.
- Shuffle: 5% to 8%, +3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 6 → 5 of 63.
- ManageEngine Log360: 9% to 8%, −1. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 2 → 4 of 63.
- Swimlane Turbine: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 50 → 16 of 63.
- IBM QRadar SOAR: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 51 → 62 of 63.
- Cortex XSOAR: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 52 → 63 of 63.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, October 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.