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SOAR platforms · November 2026 Edition

Shuffle vs Swimlane Turbine

Zero of fourteen models named Shuffle first on the direct prompt; two named Swimlane Turbine. Shuffle was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Swimlane Turbine by thirteen and Shuffle carries 15 labels and Swimlane Turbine 44, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Shuffle

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Swimlane Turbine

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share14%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%9%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#3A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels1544A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Shuffle 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 Shuffle · Tines vs Swimlane Turbine · 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.
ShuffleFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSwimlane Turbine
Direct02
Paraphrase02
Comparative00
Budget-constrained70
Scale-constrained001 against Swimlane Turbine
Negative113 against Swimlane Turbine
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.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Shuffle and Swimlane Turbine 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
Shuffle Swimlane Turbine first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Shuffle on the left and Swimlane Turbine on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Shuffle and Swimlane Turbine stood in it.

Swimlane Turbine first, Shuffle not the choice

2 of 14 modelsShuffle was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Qwen 3.7 FlashSwimlane Turbine, Tines alternatives: Microsoft Sentinel
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.
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
Perplexity SonarTines alternatives: ManageEngine Log360, Microsoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightConnect, Swimlane Turbine
Mistral SmallTines alternatives: Cortex XSOAR, Microsoft Sentinel, Swimlane Turbine
DeepSeek V4 FlashTines alternatives: Splunk SOAR, Swimlane Turbine
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.
GPT-5.4 miniTines alternatives: Cortex XSOAR, FortiSOAR, Splunk SOAR
Grok 4.20Tines alternatives: Microsoft Sentinel, Torq
Llama 4 MaverickTines alternatives: Cortex XSOAR, IncMan SOAR, Logsign Unified SO Platform, Splunk SOAR, Torq
Kimi K2Tines alternatives: Cortex XSOAR, ORNA
GLM 4.7 FlashXCortex XSOAR alternatives: ManageEngine Log360, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk SOAR, Tines
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
Shuffle leads by five points.
Shuffle10%#3 of 13
Swimlane Turbine5%#6 of 13
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Shuffle leads by six points.
Shuffle14%#2 of 13
Swimlane Turbine8%#3 of 13
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Swimlane Turbine leads at enterprise.
Swimlane Turbine2%#7 of 11
Shuffle0%#– of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Shuffle

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

“Top Pick: For most budget-constrained security teams, Shuffle offers the best balance of capability, active community support, and zero licensing fees.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“For a company with a genuinely limited budget, Shuffle (self-hosted) or Tines Community Edition are the strongest starting points.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Best Open-Source/Free Options ... Shuffle ... fully open-source (GPLv3), lightweight, and features a visual workflow builder” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about Swimlane Turbine

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

“Noted for high negative sentiment, especially regarding cost and complexity for smaller organizations” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Complex setup... Stability issues... Support hours... Maintenance overhead” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“Traditional enterprise SOAR. Powerful but can be heavy/expensive.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · soft negative
“Best overall ease of deployment for mid-size B2B with limited SOC engineering: Tines or Swimlane.” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Platforms like Tines, Swimlane Turbine, or Torq offer modern visual workflow builders” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR or Swimlane would be the top recommendations” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.