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SOAR platforms · November 2026 Edition

Cortex XSOAR vs ManageEngine Log360

Two of fourteen models named Cortex XSOAR first on the direct prompt; zero named ManageEngine Log360. Cortex XSOAR was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and ManageEngine Log360 by eight and Cortex XSOAR carries 60 labels and ManageEngine Log360 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Cortex XSOAR

criticized challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

ManageEngine Log360

accepted challenger

Named in five categories this edition.

First-choice share8%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate45%11%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#5A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels6018A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Cortex XSOAR reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Tines was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Tines vs Cortex XSOAR · Tines vs ManageEngine Log360 · Shuffle 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.
Cortex XSOARFirst choices, of fourteen modelsManageEngine Log360
Direct205 against Cortex XSOAR
Paraphrase205 against Cortex XSOAR
Comparative110
Budget-constrained023 against Cortex XSOAR
Scale-constrained003 against Cortex XSOAR
Negative0011 against Cortex XSOAR · 2 against ManageEngine Log360
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 November 2026 Edition, Cortex XSOAR and ManageEngine Log360 were named in the same answer thirty-two times, of the 188 answers naming Cortex XSOAR and the 139 naming ManageEngine Log360. In those answers ManageEngine Log360 took the first choice four times and Cortex XSOAR seven.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Cortex XSOAR and ManageEngine Log360 stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
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
Cortex XSOAR ManageEngine Log360 first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Cortex XSOAR on the left and ManageEngine Log360 on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Cortex XSOAR and ManageEngine Log360 stood in it.

Cortex XSOAR first, ManageEngine Log360 an alternative

2 of 14 modelsManageEngine Log360 was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GLM 4.7 FlashXCortex XSOAR alternatives: ManageEngine Log360, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk SOAR, Tines
MiniMax M2.5Cortex XSOAR, Swimlane Turbine alternatives: Microsoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightConnect

Neither was the first choice, one was named

6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-5.4 miniTines alternatives: Cortex XSOAR, FortiSOAR, Splunk SOAR
Perplexity SonarTines alternatives: ManageEngine Log360, Microsoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightConnect, Swimlane Turbine
Mistral SmallTines alternatives: Cortex XSOAR, Microsoft Sentinel, Swimlane Turbine
Llama 4 MaverickTines alternatives: Cortex XSOAR, IncMan SOAR, Logsign Unified SO Platform, Splunk SOAR, Torq
Kimi K2Tines alternatives: Cortex XSOAR, ORNA
Muse Glimmer 30BTines alternatives: ManageEngine Log360, Rapid7 InsightConnect, Shuffle, Swimlane Turbine

Neither was named

6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Rapid7 InsightConnect alternatives: Splunk SOAR, Swimlane Turbine
Gemini 3.5 FlashTines alternatives: Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Sentinel, Prophet Security, Simbian, Swimlane Turbine, Torq
Grok 4.20Tines alternatives: Microsoft Sentinel, Torq
DeepSeek V4 FlashTines alternatives: Splunk SOAR, Swimlane Turbine
Qwen 3.7 FlashSwimlane Turbine, Tines alternatives: Microsoft Sentinel
GPT-6 LunaTines alternatives: Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, Torq

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
ManageEngine Log360 leads by twelve points.
ManageEngine Log36012%#2 of 13
Cortex XSOAR0%#13 of 13
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Cortex XSOAR leads at mid-market.
Cortex XSOAR8%#4 of 13
ManageEngine Log3604%#5 of 13
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Cortex XSOAR leads by fifty-five points.
Cortex XSOAR55%#1 of 11
ManageEngine Log3600%#– of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Cortex XSOAR

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“Avoid for tight budgets: Enterprise-heavy tools like Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR, Splunk SOAR, or FortiSOAR” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR – Powerful but expensive, complex... It's overkill for a small team.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“you should be cautious about Cortex XSOAR, Splunk SOAR, Swimlane, IBM QRadar SOAR, and Torq” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Choose Cortex XSOAR if you have a complex enterprise environment, want native threat intelligence management, and need an expansive marketplace of out-of-the-box integrations.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Currently widely considered the market leader... Choose Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR if you are an enterprise organization looking for the industry-standard, "do-it-all" powerhouse.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“For maximum flexibility and ecosystem depth: Choose Cortex XSOAR if you have a dedicated security team and can allocate a higher budget.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about ManageEngine Log360

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.

“To Avoid | ManageEngine Log360 | Performance & Support issues” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid entirely if your primary need is SOAR.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“ManageEngine Log360 seems to be one of the most affordable options, with pricing starting at around $795 per year for 10 log sources.” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“My top recommendation for most budget-conscious companies: ManageEngine Log360 at $795/year” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared
Tines vs Cortex XSOARTines vs ManageEngine Log360Shuffle vs Cortex XSOARShuffle vs ManageEngine Log360Swimlane Turbine vs Cortex XSOARSwimlane Turbine vs ManageEngine Log360Cortex XSOAR vs Splunk SOARCortex XSOAR vs TorqCortex XSOAR vs Rapid7 InsightConnectManageEngine Log360 vs Splunk SOARManageEngine Log360 vs TorqManageEngine Log360 vs Rapid7 InsightConnectAll 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.