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

Gane Index, November 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/2026-11/smb

**Standing:** Tines leads with 41% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 58 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) | 41% | 2% | 60 |
| 2 | [ManageEngine Log360](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/manageengine-log360/index.md) | 12% | 8% | 26 |
| 3 | [Shuffle](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/shuffle/index.md) | 10% | 3% | 31 |
| 4 | [Blumira](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/blumira/index.md) | 10% | 0% | 18 |
| 5 | [Microsoft Sentinel](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-sentinel/index.md) | 5% | 15% | 47 |
| 6 | [Swimlane Turbine](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/swimlane-turbine/index.md) | 5% | 29% | 34 |
| 7 | [Torq](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/torq/index.md) | 3% | 26% | 31 |
| 8 | [Rapid7 InsightConnect](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/rapid7-insightconnect/index.md) | 2% | 0% | 37 |
| 9 | [Google Security Operations SOAR](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/google-security-operations-soar/index.md) | 2% | 17% | 12 |
| 15 | [BlinkOps](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/blinkops/index.md) | 0% | 10% | 10 |
| 56 | [IBM QRadar SOAR](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ibm-qradar-soar/index.md) | 0% | 100% | 21 |
| 57 | [Splunk SOAR](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/splunk-soar/index.md) | 0% | 78% | 59 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 58 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: Shuffle; alternatives Rapid7 InsightConnect, SIRP, Splunk SOAR, Tines
- GPT-5.4 mini: Microsoft Sentinel, Tines; alternatives Cortex XSOAR, Splunk SOAR
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Tines; alternatives Microsoft Sentinel, Shuffle, Torq
- Perplexity Sonar: Tines; alternatives Microsoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightConnect
- Grok 4.20: Tines; alternatives ManageEngine Log360, Torq
- Mistral Small: Tines; alternatives Rapid7 InsightConnect, Shuffle
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Tines; alternatives ManageEngine Log360, Shuffle
- Llama 4 Maverick: Tines; alternatives Rapid7 InsightConnect, Shuffle, Splunk SOAR
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: ManageEngine Log360; alternatives Blumira, FortiSOAR, Microsoft Sentinel
- Kimi K2: Blumira; alternatives Rapid7 InsightConnect, Tines
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Blumira; alternatives Microsoft Sentinel, Tines
- MiniMax M2.5: ManageEngine Log360; alternatives Google Security Operations SOAR, Microsoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightConnect, Swimlane Turbine
- GPT-6 Luna: Tines; alternatives Microsoft Sentinel, Shuffle
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Tines; alternatives Rapid7 InsightConnect

## Sources the answers cite

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

- comparitech.com: 32 answers, 32 citations
- g2.com: 31 answers, 49 citations
- softwareadvice.com: 30 answers, 32 citations
- spotsaas.com: 29 answers, 40 citations
- gane.ai/index: 26 answers, 38 citations
- aimultiple.com: 25 answers, 25 citations
- csoonline.com: 21 answers, 21 citations
- theaiops.com: 15 answers, 15 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://comparitech.com/net-admin/best-soar-software (32 answers)
- https://softwareadvice.com/soar (28 answers)
- https://aimultiple.com/top-soar-platforms (25 answers)
- https://gane.ai/index/it/security/soar-platforms/smb (25 answers)
- https://spotsaas.com/list/security-orchestration--automation--and-response--soar--software/for-small-business (25 answers)
- https://csoonline.com/article/3622920/soar-buyers-guide-11-security-orchestration-automation-and-response-products-and-how-to-choose.html (21 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/security-orchestration-automation-and-response-soar/small-business (18 answers)
- https://theaiops.com/top-10-security-orchestration-automation-response-soar-tools-features-pros-cons-comparison (15 answers)
- https://softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4421/soar/software (13 answers)
- https://cloudsek.com/knowledge-base/best-soar-platforms (11 answers)

## Warned against

- Splunk SOAR: 46 of 59 labels negative. "Splunk SOAR has a negative rate of 60% and is labeled as a "criticized challenger," ... These platforms may be worth avoiding or approaching with caution for small businesses." (Llama 4 Maverick, negative prompt)
- Cortex XSOAR: 45 of 50 labels negative. "implementing a traditional enterprise Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) platform—such as Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR or Splunk SOAR—is usually a trap" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, paraphrase prompt)
- IBM QRadar SOAR: 21 of 21 labels negative. "Highly not recommended: Received essentially zero consideration from AI models evaluating small business needs" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt)
- Swimlane Turbine: 10 of 34 labels negative. "Listed alongside the "enterprise giants" as generally too heavy and expensive for small teams." (Kimi K2, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Tines at 41%.

- Blumira: 17% to 10%, −7. Inside the floor by 4 points · rank 2 → 4 of 58.
- ManageEngine Log360: 7% to 12%, +5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 5 → 2 of 58.
- Swimlane Turbine: 0% to 5%, +5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 16 → 6 of 58.
- Tines: 43% to 41%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 1 of 58, unchanged.
- Shuffle: 8% to 10%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 3 of 58, unchanged.
- Microsoft Sentinel: 7% to 5%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 4 → 5 of 58.
- Torq: 5% to 3%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 6 → 7 of 58.
- Rapid7 InsightConnect: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 15 → 8 of 58.
- Google Security Operations SOAR: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 47 → 9 of 58.
- Splunk SOAR: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 14 → 57 of 58.
- BlinkOps: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 18 → 15 of 58.
- IBM QRadar SOAR: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 64 → 56 of 58.

## Record

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