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SOAR platforms · November 2026 Edition

Swimlane Turbine vs Torq

Two of fourteen models named Swimlane Turbine first on the direct prompt; zero named Torq. Swimlane Turbine was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Torq by fourteen and Swimlane Turbine carries 44 labels and Torq 36, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Swimlane Turbine

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

Torq

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

First-choice share8%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate9%11%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#7A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels4436A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Swimlane Turbine 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 Swimlane Turbine · Tines vs Torq · Shuffle vs Swimlane Turbine

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.
Swimlane TurbineFirst choices, of fourteen modelsTorq
Direct20
Paraphrase20
Comparative00
Budget-constrained002 against Torq
Scale-constrained011 against Swimlane Turbine
Negative123 against Swimlane Turbine · 2 against Torq
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, Swimlane Turbine and Torq were named in the same answer sixty-eight times, of the 146 answers naming Swimlane Turbine and the 104 naming Torq. In those answers Torq took the first choice four times and Swimlane Turbine two.

Every model, every framing

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

The direct prompt

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

Swimlane Turbine first, Torq not the choice

2 of 14 modelsTorq 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

9 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
Grok 4.20Tines alternatives: Microsoft Sentinel, Torq
Mistral SmallTines alternatives: Cortex XSOAR, Microsoft Sentinel, Swimlane Turbine
DeepSeek V4 FlashTines alternatives: Splunk SOAR, Swimlane Turbine
Llama 4 MaverickTines alternatives: Cortex XSOAR, IncMan SOAR, Logsign Unified SO Platform, Splunk SOAR, Torq
GPT-6 LunaTines alternatives: Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, Torq
Muse Glimmer 30BTines alternatives: ManageEngine Log360, Rapid7 InsightConnect, Shuffle, Swimlane Turbine

Neither was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniTines alternatives: Cortex XSOAR, FortiSOAR, Splunk SOAR
Kimi K2Tines alternatives: Cortex XSOAR, ORNA
GLM 4.7 FlashXCortex XSOAR alternatives: ManageEngine Log360, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk SOAR, Tines

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
Swimlane Turbine leads by two points.
Swimlane Turbine5%#6 of 13
Torq3%#7 of 13
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Swimlane Turbine leads by six points.
Swimlane Turbine8%#3 of 13
Torq2%#7 of 13
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Swimlane Turbine leads by two points.
Swimlane Turbine2%#7 of 11
Torq0%#9 of 11
The full enterprise standing →

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

What the models said about Torq

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

“While newer, it has a 30% negative rate, with some users reporting integration and scalability issues” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Torq is generally not recommended for tight budgets” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Vendors that slipped in recent positioning — Logpoint, ManageEngine, Torq — deserve extra scrutiny” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Platforms like Tines, Swimlane Turbine, or Torq offer modern visual workflow builders” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“Hyperautomation focus, fast deployment, good for mid-size with strong AI-driven workflows.” Grok 4.20 · scale prompt · first choice
“look at Security Automation Platforms (like Tines, Torq, or Swimlane)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative 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.