Splunk SOAR vs Swimlane comparison

Splunk and Swimlane are both solutions in the Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) category. Splunk is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.3, while Swimlane is ranked #9 with an average rating of 7.6. Splunk holds a 7.8% mindshare in SOAR, compared to Swimlane’s 3.0% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Splunk users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of Swimlane users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 28, 2025

Swimlane and Splunk SOAR are competing in the security orchestration, automation, and response category. Swimlane provides a more attractive pricing model and customer support, whereas Splunk SOAR excels with a comprehensive functionality set, offering a compelling choice for those seeking robust capabilities.

Features: Swimlane focuses on customization ease, flexible automation processes, and security operation environments. Splunk SOAR is notable for advanced machine learning, extensive integrations, and sophisticated toolsets suited for complex environments.

Room for Improvement: Swimlane could enhance its AI capabilities and include more advanced threat detection features. It can also benefit from a richer integration ecosystem and greater scalability. Splunk SOAR may improve user interface simplicity, require less training time, and reduce initial setup complexity to be more user-friendly.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Swimlane offers an easy deployment process augmented by excellent technical assistance, making integration within existing infrastructures smooth. Splunk SOAR, while providing reliable customer service, requires a more intricate initial setup due to its advanced features, necessitating an extended deployment period.

Pricing and ROI: Swimlane has lower setup costs and provides quicker returns on investment due to its economical pricing structure. Splunk SOAR, although higher in initial cost, justifies the expense with a significant potential ROI, attributed to its extensive feature capabilities and integration options.

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Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) category, the mindshare of Torq is 4.9%, up from 4.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk SOAR is 7.8%, up from 7.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Swimlane is 3.0%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Splunk SOAR	7.8%
Torq	4.9%
Swimlane	3.0%
Other	84.3%

Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)

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Nimrod Vardi

Global IT Director at OpenWeb

Automation workflows have transformed our IT, enabling secure just-in-time access control

We work with them quite often, so we have a direct line regarding areas in Torq that have room for improvement. If we have a feature request, we can request it. I do not have anything in mind at the moment. We were a design partner for a short while, so we feel that they listen and that users of the system have an impact on the way the system is designed for the better. They have a new community, which is something that I personally suggested years ago. There are many people like me in different places and they might have already built the workflow that I need. Having the option to share workflows or to jump on a thread and say I have this need, did anyone ever build a workflow for it, is amazing. Someone would jump in and say yes, sure, here, take this workflow. I think this is an amazing thing and I really hope that the community will come alive because I think this is really powerful. This is something that I already suggested and it did happen eventually, and I am quite happy with it. I do not have any specific feature in mind that I have a need for at the moment.

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Shiboo Suren

Manager cybersecurity at Hexion Inc.

Automates threat response and reduces investigation time but needs better threat intelligence integration

One thing that we would like to see with Splunk SOAR is the expandability to the threat intelligence feed. Currently, we have limited ingestion to the threat intelligence feed for the correlation purpose. We would like to see it being integrated, with license cost or without license cost, to leading threat intelligence sources such as Recorded Future, Feedly, or Flare. That is something we would appreciate having integrated. The second thing on the improvement side is about exposed credential-related information. If we start ingesting those data to Splunk SOAR or SIEM with some sort of integration with threat intelligence feed, that will also improve our detection and prediction method or help us with the investigation.

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MoumitaDas

Software Engineer III at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Task persistence and integration ease have been key benefits

The best part of Swimlane is the persistent notifications and its ease of integration, requiring minimal coding. While it lacks response features, it can be integrated with messaging or queue services to achieve this. Any incident response requires additional integration since Swimlane itself doesn't react to incidents. Real-time data in terms of persistence is configurable, and without config, tasks persist indefinitely until completion. If using Appian versions below 11, integration features for Swimlane aren't available. By default, Swimlane lacks built-in intelligence, needing coding for integration. Although the Swimlane is beneficial and reduces manpower requirements, it's hindered by its lack of exposure. If exposed through services or endpoints, its functionality could be accessed without needing a local standalone application. On a scale of one to ten, this solution deserves a rating of nine.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Using that one piece of AI, we auto-closed 511 cases in quarter four alone."

"What I appreciate most about Torq is that it is an essential part of our system."

"Once I started to use the system and I saw the potential, it changed all of our work in IT."

"As an analyst, it has demonstrated potential to reduce workforce requirements and time needed for related activities."

"The most valuable feature of Splunk SOAR that stands out is it has a great SOAR. The automation and orchestration module is highly mature. A lot of use cases are on user entity and behavioral analytics (UEBA), which is artificial intelligence and machine learning-based (AIML)."

"The most valuable feature of Splunk SOAR is the automated playbooks, which saves analysts time."

"It's pretty easy when it comes to setting up assets. If you want to fetch emails or call a REST API, you can set up an asset and grab that information."

"The playbooks are valuable. They are the core component. Being able to implement and build a code process to work through and scale out what we want to do is valuable."

"The customizable playbook is the most valuable aspect of the solution."

"Splunk SOAR allows us to connect to multiple platforms, whether they are networks, security, or observability."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is the playbook automation just because it allows us to reduce the manual actions that SOC has to handle."

"The features of Splunk SOAR that I appreciate most are the integrations with all the other applications and tools."

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"The technical support from Swimlane is very good."

"The biggest advantage of Swimlane for us is that it saves time, which in turn helps us in cost-saving."

"We are using it for a SOAR platform at a Cyber Security company which is MSSP."

"It provides us with a single portal for our logs from different solutions."

"On a scale of one to ten, this solution deserves a rating of nine."

"Swimlane enables two SOC analysts to work efficiently as much as ten analysts would without Swimlane, which translates to significant manpower savings."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is the support."

"Swimlane saves us 80 to 90 percent of our time by quickly helping us design the journey and efficiently passing information to various components."

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Cons

"The initial deployment of Torq was not easy."

"Regarding stability, I have noticed some lagging, crashing, and downtime, which is one of my largest gripes."

"It was able to capture data but was unable to differentiate between the agent hostname we are using and the hostname that resides on the back end of the Internet."

"The font used in the interface could be changed and made easier to read."

"The algorithm and machine learning have room for improvement and can be more user-friendly."

"There are areas where Splunk SOAR can continue to improve, particularly regarding the synchronization of information, as sometimes it takes longer than other tools."

"I haven't used it fully, but based on my usage, I could not find simulation tools and features. It currently lacks simulation features, which are important for me for creating a playbook. It is also very expensive for my region."

"What we have seen is if the workflow gets halted or if we want to halt a workflow, it cannot be resumed."

"The Splunk SOAR platform was not designed specifically for case management which is why this area needs improvement."

"The pricing could be a bit more reasonable. It would be great if it were feasible for smaller organizations."

"We have playbooks written to extract these events and put them into the workflow since it wasn't structured as expected. It was a miss for us. We couldn't figure out why it broke or what actually happened there. It was something in this feed with legitimate and security events, so we tried to understand the names and what we would call them."

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"I would like to see improvements in the minor bugs that occur with each update, as some features might have issues."

"Swimlane's search bar is not working effectively, and there is no option to differentiate between two cases at the same time."

"The stability of the solution has room for improvement."

"The initial setup and deployment are complex."

"There is a need for enhanced version control in Swimlane. Currently, our version does not support it, making it tough to move changes between environments during significant updates."

"One of the disadvantages of Swimlane is that to manage the platform, we need hardcore developers."

"I would prefer to have more colors added to represent different risks or notations, which can be used for the prioritization of risks and the significance of information."

"Swimlane is not scalable because it is not exposed. Currently, it's a manual component that requires configuration through coding."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The cost is high and the licensing is on an annual basis."

"In my opinion, the price is high, but if you want good products, you have to be willing to pay for them."

"Splunk SOAR is moderately priced, neither cheap nor overly expensive."

"While I can't confirm the exact pricing, some colleagues have mentioned that Splunk SOAR may be on the costlier side."

"When we first purchased our Splunk SOAR license, it was based on an event-count model. It was based on the number of events. I had strong opinions at the time that automation should not be stifled by the amount of automation you can accomplish, so the previous structure was not as beneficial for us. Later that year, we got told or saw at a conference that they announced user-based pricing. We are now in a renewal period, so we migrated to a user-based license model, which is more appropriate for us so that we no longer have to worry about stifling our automation based on the quantity."

"The tool is not cheap."

"Splunk is a fast enterprise tool, but it costs too much. At the same time, it's worth what we pay, in my opinion. We can efficiently perform all the functions and tie together the data. It's the perfect tool for our needs."

"I don't know the exact price, but for my region, it is very expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

University

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	12
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	33

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	6

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Torq?

From our research and testing with the tool, we determined there need to be modifications and changes to train the LL...

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What is your primary use case for Torq?

I used Torq for conducting one of the proof of evaluations for a vendor we are connected with. I am currently working...

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What advice do you have for others considering Torq?

One of our members uses AWS, and we receive their feed. This involves triaging AWS-related logs. While I do not have ...

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What do you like most about Splunk Phantom?

Splunk SOAR's quick response to incidents is the most valuable part.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Splunk Phantom?

I am familiar with the pricing aspect, setup cost, and licensing cost of Splunk SOAR, and it is pretty much similar t...

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What needs improvement with Splunk Phantom?

The visibility of Splunk SOAR's playbook viewer is rather unclear to me; I wonder what the visibility is for. There a...

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What needs improvement with Swimlane?

One of the disadvantages of Swimlane is that to manage the platform, we need hardcore developers. We have recently se...

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What is your primary use case for Swimlane?

We are using Swimlane for automation purposes and security orchestration. We are using Swimlane's Playbook Automation...

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What advice do you have for others considering Swimlane?

I would rate Swimlane a seven out of ten as a product.

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Compared 3% of the time

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Compared 3% of the time

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Compared 16% of the time

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Compared 12% of the time

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Compared 9% of the time

ServiceNow Security Operations vs Splunk SOAR

Compared 8% of the time

Rapid7 InsightConnect vs Splunk SOAR

Compared 3% of the time

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Compared 22% of the time

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Compared 15% of the time

Microsoft Sentinel vs Swimlane

Compared 6% of the time

Fortinet FortiSOAR vs Swimlane

Compared 5% of the time

Google Security Operations vs Swimlane

Compared 4% of the time

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January 2026

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Overview

Torq is the enterprise AI SOC solution that effectively combines adaptive insights and automation to handle critical threats efficiently. It manages threat lifecycles, swiftly moving from triage to response, ensuring effective risk management.

Torq is designed to streamline security operations by aggregating telemetry across your security stack. It investigates significant risks and manages threats from triage to containment and remediation. This AI-driven tool enhances the capabilities of your SecOps team, allowing them to achieve more impactful results without introducing complicated processes.

What are the key features of Torq?

Adaptive Agentic Insights: Provides real-time threat intelligence tailored to specific security challenges.
Automation: Automates responses to security incidents, minimizing manual intervention requirements.
Threat Lifecycle Management: Comprehensive handling of threats from detection to remediation.
Telemetry Aggregation: Integrates data across platforms for a unified security overview.

Why consider Torq based on reviews?

Efficiency: Users notice significant reductions in time spent managing threats.
Risk Reduction: Enhanced ability to identify and address critical threats promptly.
Resource Optimization: Allows teams to allocate effort to other critical tasks by reducing manual security operations.
Scalability: Adaptable to meet the demands of growing or changing infrastructures.

In industries like finance and healthcare, Torq shows effectiveness by adapting to specific risk scenarios often encountered in these fields. Its integration with existing infrastructures makes it a valuable asset for maintaining stringent security standards, essential for protecting critical data and operations in diverse high-stakes environments.

Torq

Splunk SOAR offers features like automation and orchestration of manual tasks, speeding up work, detection and response to advanced and emerging threats.

Go from overwhelmed to in-control

Automate manual tasks. Address every alert, every day. Establish repeatable procedures that allow security analysts to stop being reactive and focus on mission-critical objectives to protect your business.

Force multiply your team

Orchestrate and automate repetitive tasks, investigation and response to increase efficiency and productivity, and do more with the people you already have. Make a team of three feel like a team of 10.

From 30 minutes to 30 seconds

Work faster with Splunk SOAR. Respond to threats in seconds. Lower your mean time to respond (MTTR) by automating security tasks and workflows across all of your security tools.

End-to-end security operations made easy

Take advantage of Splunk Enterprise Security and Splunk SOAR joining forces to provide a seamless and intuitive SecOps platform to prevent, detect and respond to advanced and emerging threats.

Splunk

Swimlane is a leader in security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR). By automating time-intensive, manual processes and operational workflows and delivering powerful, consolidated analytics, real time dashboards and reporting from across your security infrastructure, Swimlane maximizes the incident response capabilities of over-burdened and understaffed security operations.

Swimlane was founded to deliver scalable innovative and flexible security solutions to organizations struggling with alert fatigue, vendor proliferation and chronic staffing shortages. Swimlane is at the forefront of the growing market for security automation and orchestration solutions that automate and organize security processes in repeatable ways to get the most out of available resources and accelerate incident response.

Swimlane

Sample Customers

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Recorded Future, Blackstone

LinkedIn, TransUnion, Citrix, Aetna, Perspecta

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