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Cortex XSOAR vs Torq AI SOC Platform: facts side by side

The short answer

XSOAR is a SOAR product and Torq is an AI SOC analyst product. XSOAR adds AI inside SOAR, while Torq replaces SOAR. XSOAR documents approval or sign-off before actions and on-premises, hybrid or customer-tenant hosting that Torq does not describe. 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 Torq differ at a glance?

FactXSOARTorq
Primary modelSOARAI SOC analyst
Also reaches intoAI SOC analystSOAR
Position on SOARAdds AI inside SOARReplaces SOAR
Integrations900+ prebuilt integrations and automation packs; thousands of security actions in the Marketplace.300 pre-built integrations and 4,000+ pre-built steps, plus AI-generated integrations.
DeploymentCortex XSOAR 8 SaaS, Cortex XSOAR 8 On-prem (end of life 30 September 2029 per Palo Alto documentation) and Cortex XSOAR 6.Described as cloud-native. Other options: not described on the pages reviewed.
PricingNot publishedNot published
ComplianceNot reviewedSOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, ISO 42001:2023 and German BSI C5 (the last two announced 5 December 2025).
FundingNot in our sources$70M Series C (September 2024); $140M Series D at a $1.2B valuation (January 2026). Acquired Jit (May 2026).

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

Torq AI SOC Platform

Work strip for Torq AI SOC Platform: Triage, AI agent; Investigate, AI agent; Respond, shared; Tune, shared; Nights and weekends, not described.TriageAI agentInvestigateAI agentRespondSharedTuneSharedNights 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, Torq AI agent
  • Investigate: XSOAR shared, Torq AI agent
  • Respond: XSOAR rules you write, Torq shared
  • Tune: XSOAR your analysts, Torq shared
  • Nights and weekends: XSOAR rules you write, Torq not described

Which capabilities does each document?

CapabilityXSOARTorqDifference
Approval or sign-off before actionsDocumentedNot describedDiffers
On-premises, hybrid or your own cloud tenantDocumentedNot describedDiffers
Runs response actions itselfDocumentedDocumented
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
Single-tenant optionNot describedNot described
Data residency optionNot describedNot described
Integration count publishedDocumentedDocumented
Pricing unit or tiers publishedNot 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.

Torq

Strengths

  • The largest published integration catalog among the AI SOC platforms here, with deterministic and agentic workflows in one engine.
  • Heavily funded, with a steady 2026 release record (Agentic Builder, Jit, SOC Brain).

Limits

  • Existing SOAR playbooks are rebuilt in Torq rather than translated; plan the rebuild effort.
  • No public pricing, and deployment beyond cloud-native is not described.

When would you choose XSOAR, and when Torq?

Choose XSOAR if you need:

  • approval or sign-off before actions
  • on-premises, hybrid or customer-tenant hosting
  • The largest integration and content catalog among the vendors here.

Choose Torq if you need:

  • The largest published integration catalog among the AI SOC platforms here, with deterministic and agentic workflows in one engine.
  • Heavily funded, with a steady 2026 release record (Agentic Builder, Jit, SOC Brain).

What does each vendor say about its own results?

XSOAR

Torq

Asked often about this page

Which is better, XSOAR or Torq?

We do not rank vendors. XSOAR documents approval or sign-off before actions and Torq documents the largest published integration catalog among the AI SOC platforms here, with deterministic and agentic workflows in one engine. The fit finder orders vendors by the needs your answers imply.

Do XSOAR and Torq publish pricing?

Neither publishes pricing on its own site.

Can XSOAR and Torq be used together?

Our sources do not describe an integration between XSOAR and Torq. 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.Torq profileAgentic AI on top of Hyperautomation: AI agents for triage and investigation plus a no-code automation engine.