ALTERNATIVES · UPDATED 13 OCTOBER 2026 · EDITORIAL ASSESSMENT
Tines alternatives (2026)
Cyber AI Comparison team · Last checked September 2026 · Editorial assessment
What to know
On our SOAR replacement rubric, the highest-scoring alternatives to Tines (6.85) are Mate Security (7.80), Cortex XSOAR (7.25) and Artemis Security (7.10). 7 of the 11 alternatives score higher than Tines overall.
Why do teams look for Tines alternatives?
These points come from Tines's public pages as we read them in October 2026, not from user complaints.
- No prebuilt AI SOC analyst is described; investigation depth depends on the workflows your team builds.
- How agent reasoning behind a verdict is shown is less documented on the pages reviewed.
- No integration count is published, and paid editions have no public price.
Where Tines scores lowest
- Pricing transparency: 4
- Investigation depth per alert: 6
Which Tines alternatives score highest?
#1
AI SOC platformTop pick for replacing SOAR playbooks7.80 / 10
Replaces SOARBeats Tines on: investigation depth 9 vs 6, explainability 9 vs 6, human-in-the-loop controls 9 vs 8 and transition effort from SOAR 9 vs 8
Tines stays ahead on: deployment options 9 vs 5
#2
Incumbent SOARBaseline: the largest integration marketplace, now adding agents in place7.25 / 10
Evolves the SOAR in placeBeats Tines on: alert source coverage 10 vs 7 and transition effort from SOAR 9 vs 8
Tines stays ahead on: pricing transparency 4 vs 2
#3 (tie)
AI SOC platformBest for per-action approval control over AI response7.10 / 10
Replaces SOARBeats Tines on: investigation depth 8 vs 6, explainability 7 vs 6, alert source coverage 8 vs 7 and human-in-the-loop controls 9 vs 8
Tines stays ahead on: deployment options 9 vs 5 and pricing transparency 4 vs 2
#3 (tie)
AI SOC platformBest for teams that want AI agents plus no-code automation7.10 / 10
Replaces SOARBeats Tines on: investigation depth 8 vs 6, explainability 7 vs 6 and alert source coverage 9 vs 7
Tines stays ahead on: deployment options 9 vs 5 and pricing transparency 4 vs 2
#5 (tie)
AI SOC platformBest for adding AI investigation while keeping your SOAR7.00 / 10
Works alongside SOARBeats Tines on: investigation depth 8 vs 6, explainability 8 vs 6, alert source coverage 8 vs 7 and pricing transparency 5 vs 4
Tines stays ahead on: human-in-the-loop controls 8 vs 6, transition effort from SOAR 8 vs 6 and deployment options 9 vs 7
#5 (tie)
AI SOC platformBest for AI triage with an optional human review service7.00 / 10
Replaces SOARBeats Tines on: investigation depth 8 vs 6, explainability 8 vs 6 and alert source coverage 8 vs 7
Tines stays ahead on: transition effort from SOAR 8 vs 6, deployment options 9 vs 6 and pricing transparency 4 vs 3
#7
AI SOC platformBest for an AI SOC you can run yourself or have managed6.90 / 10
Replaces SOARBeats Tines on: investigation depth 8 vs 6 and alert source coverage 8 vs 7
Tines stays ahead on: deployment options 9 vs 4
#8
AI SOC platformBest for step-by-step readable investigations6.75 / 10
Works alongside SOARBeats Tines on: investigation depth 8 vs 6 and explainability 9 vs 6
Tines stays ahead on: alert source coverage 7 vs 6, transition effort from SOAR 8 vs 6 and deployment options 9 vs 4
#9
Incumbent SOARBaseline: SOAR inside Splunk Enterprise Security6.55 / 10
Evolves the SOAR in placeBeats Tines on: alert source coverage 9 vs 7
Tines stays ahead on: investigation depth 6 vs 5, explainability 6 vs 5, human-in-the-loop controls 8 vs 7 and pricing transparency 4 vs 3
#10
AI SOC platformBest for MSSPs and Azure-tenant deployment6.45 / 10
Replaces SOARBeats Tines on: investigation depth 7 vs 6
Tines stays ahead on: transition effort from SOAR 8 vs 6, deployment options 9 vs 8 and pricing transparency 4 vs 2
#11
AI SOC platformBest for forensic depth on endpoint alerts6.25 / 10
Works alongside SOARBeats Tines on: investigation depth 8 vs 6, explainability 7 vs 6 and pricing transparency 5 vs 4
Tines stays ahead on: human-in-the-loop controls 8 vs 6, transition effort from SOAR 8 vs 5 and deployment options 9 vs 4
How do Tines and its top alternatives compare?
When should you stay with Tines?
Stay with Tines if you need shared, self-hosted or hybrid deployment, want to bring your own LLM provider, or have built agentic and deterministic workflows on the Storyboard that your team maintains. Its free edition publishes its limits, so you can test changes before talking to sales.
Its strongest criteria on our rubric are Deployment model options (9) and Human-in-the-loop controls (8).
Frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to Tines?
On our rubric: Mate Security (7.80), Cortex XSOAR (7.25) and Artemis Security (7.10). Tines scores 6.85. Scores are an editorial assessment of fit for replacing a playbook-based SOAR.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Tines?
We cannot say, because none of the twelve platforms in this guide publishes a full price list on its own site. Dropzone AI and Intezer publish a pricing unit, which makes quotes easier to compare.
Does Tines replace SOAR?
Tines's published stance, as we read it: Replaces SOAR. See the SOAR Stance Index.