2026 ranking puts Cortex XSOAR first among SOAR tools
Original title: Top 10 Best SOAR Tools in 2026 [Ranked & Scored]
Editorial scores, not lab results, place Splunk SOAR and Tines next, with Torq leading the agentic-AI lane.
Cyber Security News ranked 10 SOAR platforms for 2026 using research-based scores and no paid placement. Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR scored 9.0 for playbook depth, ahead of Splunk SOAR at 8.7 and Tines at 8.6. The piece contrasts suite-embedded engines with independent fabrics and highlights agentic automation that still needs environment validation.
Unconfirmed: Scores are editorial and explicitly not lab results; some licensing details are marked unverified.
- Weights were depth 25%, velocity 20%, integrations 20%, AI 20%, and cases 15%.
- Torq scored 8.5 and is described as the agentic-AI fabric pick.
- Sentinel scored 8.3 as bundled Logic Apps automation with consumption pricing.
- Google SecOps SOAR, Swimlane, FortiSOAR, InsightConnect, and D3 follow.
- Several licensing snapshots are marked verify rather than confirmed prices.
From the original article
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SOAR grew up twice: first from scripts to playbooks, then in the current wave from playbooks to AI agents that draft, decide, and act under human guardrails. The 2026 field splits into suite engines living inside SIEM/XDR platforms and independent automation fabrics (Tines, Torq, Swimlane) selling speed-to-build to any stack. Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR takes […]
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