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Cortex XSOAR vs Tines: facts side by side

The short answer

Both XSOAR and Tines are SOAR products. XSOAR adds AI inside SOAR, while Tines replaces SOAR. XSOAR documents a published integration count; Tines documents a published pricing unit or tiers. We do not name a winner: which fits depends on your team, and the fit finder can order them by your answers.

By The Triage Desk · AI Cyber Compare · Published 2026-10-08

Desk research from public vendor pages: vendor facts read September 2026, updated 2026-10-13. Editorial reading of what vendors publish; we did not run the products and did not interview vendors.

How do XSOAR and Tines differ at a glance?

FactXSOARTines
Primary modelSOARSOAR
Also reaches intoAI SOC analystAI SOC analyst
Position on SOARAdds AI inside SOARReplaces SOAR
Integrations900+ prebuilt integrations and automation packs; thousands of security actions in the Marketplace.Not published
DeploymentCortex XSOAR 8 SaaS, Cortex XSOAR 8 On-prem (end of life 30 September 2029 per Palo Alto documentation) and Cortex XSOAR 6.Shared stack, self-hosted or hybrid; Tines says AI features are available wherever Tines is deployed.
PricingNot publishedFree edition: unlimited users and connectors, 3 live workflows, one-time $50 AI allowance. Paid editions: contact sales; startup program discounts.
ComplianceNot reviewedNot reviewed
FundingNot in our sources$125M Series C at a $1.125B valuation, announced 11 February 2025.

Who carries each stage?

Cortex XSOAR

Work strip for Cortex XSOAR: Triage, rules you write; Investigate, shared; Respond, rules you write; Tune, your analysts; Nights and weekends, rules you write.TriageRules you writeInvestigateSharedRespondRules you writeTuneYour analystsNights and weekendsRules you write

Tines

Work strip for Tines: Triage, AI agent; Investigate, shared; Respond, shared; Tune, your analysts; Nights and weekends, not described.TriageAI agentInvestigateSharedRespondSharedTuneYour analystsNights and weekendsNot described
  • Your analysts
  • Rules you write
  • AI agent
  • Provider's analysts
  • Shared
  • Not described

Stages where they differ:

  • Triage: XSOAR rules you write, Tines AI agent
  • Respond: XSOAR rules you write, Tines shared
  • Nights and weekends: XSOAR rules you write, Tines not described

Which capabilities does each document?

CapabilityXSOARTinesDifference
Integration count publishedDocumentedNot describedDiffers
Pricing unit or tiers publishedNot describedDocumentedDiffers
Runs response actions itselfDocumentedDocumented
Approval or sign-off before actionsDocumentedDocumented
Can act alone on some casesDocumentedDocumented
Translates existing SOAR playbooksNot describedNot described
Optional service where the vendor's people work the queueNot describedNot described
Multi-tenant or MSSP offeringNot describedNot described
On-premises, hybrid or your own cloud tenantDocumentedDocumented
Single-tenant optionNot describedNot described
Data residency optionNot describedNot described

What are the strengths and limits of each?

XSOAR

Strengths

  • The largest integration and content catalog among the vendors here.
  • SaaS and on-premises editions, and a route to agents without migrating playbooks.

Limits

  • Investigation depth per alert still depends largely on the playbooks your team maintains.
  • Pricing is not published, and XSOAR 8 On-prem has a stated end-of-life date of 30 September 2029.

Tines

Strengths

  • Self-hosted and hybrid deployment, with AI available wherever Tines runs.
  • A free edition with published limits, so a team can build before talking to sales.

Limits

  • No prebuilt AI SOC analyst is described; your team designs the investigation logic.
  • No integration count, and paid editions have no public price.

When would you choose XSOAR, and when Tines?

Choose XSOAR if you need:

  • a published integration count
  • The largest integration and content catalog among the vendors here.

Choose Tines if you need:

  • a published pricing unit or tiers
  • Self-hosted and hybrid deployment, with AI available wherever Tines runs.

What does each vendor say about its own results?

XSOAR

Tines

No vendor figures were collected for Tines.

Asked often about this page

Which is better, XSOAR or Tines?

We do not rank vendors. XSOAR documents a published integration count and Tines documents a published pricing unit or tiers. The fit finder orders vendors by the needs your answers imply.

Do XSOAR and Tines publish pricing?

Tines publishes tiers or a pricing unit; XSOAR does not publish pricing on its own site. Neither publishes a paid list price there.

Can XSOAR and Tines be used together?

Our sources do not describe an integration between XSOAR and Tines. Ask both vendors before planning to run them together.

Read next

Fit finderOrder vendors by the needs your answers imply.Which modelThe decision guide for all four models.XSOAR profilePalo Alto Networks' SOAR platform, with Cortex AgentiX described as its next generation.Tines profileA workflow platform for AI agents, apps and automation that positions itself as a modern SOAR, with an AI SOC use case built from workflows.