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Splunk SOAR vs Torq AI SOC Platform: facts side by side

The short answer

Splunk SOAR is a SOAR product and Torq is an AI SOC analyst product. Splunk SOAR adds AI inside SOAR, while Torq replaces SOAR. Splunk SOAR 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 Splunk SOAR and Torq differ at a glance?

FactSplunk SOARTorq
Primary modelSOARAI SOC analyst
Also reaches intoSIEM copilotSOAR
Position on SOARAdds AI inside SOARReplaces SOAR
Integrations300+ third-party tools and 2,800+ automated actions.300 pre-built integrations and 4,000+ pre-built steps, plus AI-generated integrations.
DeploymentCloud, on-premises or hybrid.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?

Splunk SOAR

Work strip for Splunk SOAR: Triage, rules you write; Investigate, rules you write; Respond, rules you write; Tune, your analysts; Nights and weekends, rules you write.TriageRules you writeInvestigateRules you writeRespondRules 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: Splunk SOAR rules you write, Torq AI agent
  • Investigate: Splunk SOAR rules you write, Torq AI agent
  • Respond: Splunk SOAR rules you write, Torq shared
  • Tune: Splunk SOAR your analysts, Torq shared
  • Nights and weekends: Splunk SOAR rules you write, Torq not described

Which capabilities does each document?

CapabilitySplunk SOARTorqDifference
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?

Splunk SOAR

Strengths

  • Broad action library and the widest deployment choice here: cloud, on-premises or hybrid.
  • The natural fit for teams whose SIEM is Splunk Enterprise Security.

Limits

  • The AI capabilities sit in Enterprise Security; SOAR on its own is playbook-driven.
  • Prices are not published.

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 Splunk SOAR, and when Torq?

Choose Splunk SOAR if you need:

  • approval or sign-off before actions
  • on-premises, hybrid or customer-tenant hosting
  • Broad action library and the widest deployment choice here: cloud, on-premises or hybrid.

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?

Splunk SOAR

No vendor figures were collected for Splunk SOAR.

Torq

Asked often about this page

Which is better, Splunk SOAR or Torq?

We do not rank vendors. Splunk SOAR 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 Splunk SOAR and Torq publish pricing?

Neither publishes pricing on its own site.

Can Splunk SOAR and Torq be used together?

Our sources do not describe an integration between Splunk SOAR and Torq. Ask both vendors before planning to run them together.

Read next

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