Swimlane Turbine vs Tracecat

Swimlane Turbine7.2Visit Tracecat6.8Visit

Higher score Swimlane Turbine #5 in SOAR Software 7.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Swimlane

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Tracecat #8 in SOAR Software 6.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Tracecat

• Swimlane Turbine fits best

  Enterprise and MSSP security operations

• Tracecat fits best

  Developers wanting open-source AI-assisted SOAR

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Side by side

Feature	Swimlane Turbine 7.2/10 Visit ↗	Tracecat 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.2	6.8
Ranking	#5 in SOAR Software	#8 in SOAR Software
Best for	Enterprise and MSSP security operations	Developers wanting open-source AI-assisted SOAR
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	Not published	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Community, Docs	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, SSO/SAML, 2FA	SOC 2
Integrations	11 integrations	56+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Swimlane Turbine 4/4 · Tracecat 4/4
Playbook automation	✓	✓
Alert enrichment	✓	✓
Threat intel actions	✓	✓
Case management	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Not published
Published integrations	Not published	56
Our review
Pros	Low-code playbooks and AI agents support investigation workflows Normalizes alerts and enriches them with threat intelligence Combines case management, approvals, RBAC, dashboards, and reporting	Unlimited workflows, cases, and agents in the Open Source plan AI agents, Python actions, approvals, and Git-based prompt versioning Integrates with major security, cloud, identity, and observability tools
Cons	Pricing requires contact with sales The listed platform is web-based May be broader than needed for narrowly focused security teams	Enterprise pricing is custom rather than listed Advanced RBAC, SCIM, and 24/7 support require Enterprise Founded in 2024, with less maturity evidence than established SOAR products
Our verdict	Swimlane Turbine is a security orchestration, automation and response platform for enterprise security operations teams and managed security service providers. It brings together low-code playbook automation, AI agent building, agentic… Read the review →	Tracecat is an open-source security orchestration, automation, and response platform for security teams and developers. It combines AI agents with deterministic workflows, security case management, alert triage, enrichment,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Swimlane Turbine — where it wins

  • Low-code playbooks and AI agents support investigation workflows
  • Normalizes alerts and enriches them with threat intelligence
  • Combines case management, approvals, RBAC, dashboards, and reporting

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contact with sales
  • The listed platform is web-based
  • May be broader than needed for narrowly focused security teams

• Tracecat — where it wins

  • Unlimited workflows, cases, and agents in the Open Source plan
  • AI agents, Python actions, approvals, and Git-based prompt versioning
  • Integrates with major security, cloud, identity, and observability tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Enterprise pricing is custom rather than listed
  • Advanced RBAC, SCIM, and 24/7 support require Enterprise
  • Founded in 2024, with less maturity evidence than established SOAR products

• Swimlane Turbine7.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad SOAR platform for enterprise and MSSP security operations.

  Visit SwimlaneFull verdict →
• Tracecat6.8/10 · Free plan

  A developer-focused SOAR combining AI agents, playbooks, cases, and open-source deployment.

  Visit TracecatFull verdict →