Side by side
Exaforce vs Torq AI SOC Platform: facts side by side
The short answer
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 Exaforce and Torq differ at a glance?
| Fact | Exaforce | Torq |
|---|---|---|
| Primary model | AI SOC analyst | AI SOC analyst |
| Also reaches into | MDR | SOAR |
| Position on SOAR | Replaces SOAR | Replaces SOAR |
| Integrations | 130+ across IaaS, SaaS, identity, endpoint, SIEM, SOAR, email, ticketing, threat intel and AI. | 300 pre-built integrations and 4,000+ pre-built steps, plus AI-generated integrations. |
| Deployment | Not published | Described as cloud-native. Other options: not described on the pages reviewed. |
| Pricing | Not published | Not published |
| Compliance | Not reviewed | SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, ISO 42001:2023 and German BSI C5 (the last two announced 5 December 2025). |
| Funding | $75M Series A (April 2025) and $125M Series B (May 2026), per Exaforce's newsroom. | $70M Series C (September 2024); $140M Series D at a $1.2B valuation (January 2026). Acquired Jit (May 2026). |
Who carries each stage?
Exaforce
Torq AI SOC Platform
- Your analysts
- Rules you write
- AI agent
- Provider's analysts
- Shared
- Not described
Stages where they differ:
- Tune: Exaforce not described, Torq shared
- Nights and weekends: Exaforce provider's analysts, Torq not described
Which capabilities does each document?
| Capability | Exaforce | Torq | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Approval or sign-off before actions | Documented | Not described | Differs |
| Optional service where the vendor's people work the queue | Documented | Not described | Differs |
| Runs response actions itself | Documented | Documented | |
| Can act alone on some cases | Documented | Documented | |
| Translates existing SOAR playbooks | Not described | Not described | |
| Multi-tenant or MSSP offering | Not described | Not described | |
| On-premises, hybrid or your own cloud tenant | Not described | Not described | |
| Single-tenant option | Not described | Not described | |
| Data residency option | Not described | Not described | |
| Integration count published | Documented | Documented | |
| Pricing unit or tiers published | Not described | Not described |
What are the strengths and limits of each?
Exaforce
Strengths
- Native response across endpoint, identity, cloud, SaaS and email, behind approval gates.
- A choice of running it yourself or having Exaforce run it, on the same platform.
Limits
- Deployment, tenancy and residency options are not described on the pages reviewed.
- The only public price is a marketplace starter pack whose unit is not defined.
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 Exaforce, and when Torq?
Choose Exaforce if you need:
- approval or sign-off before actions
- an optional service where its own people work the queue
- Native response across endpoint, identity, cloud, SaaS and email, behind approval gates.
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?
Exaforce
Torq
Asked often about this page
Which is better, Exaforce or Torq?
We do not rank vendors. Exaforce 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 Exaforce and Torq publish pricing?
Neither publishes pricing on its own site.
Can Exaforce and Torq be used together?
Our sources do not describe an integration between Exaforce and Torq. Ask both vendors before planning to run them together.