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Elastic Security vs Splunk SOAR comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
5.6
Torq users reported reduced alert management time with automation, enhancing productivity and showing potential for $600,000 annual ROI.
Sentiment score
6.0
Elastic Security provides satisfactory ROI and cost savings, though users experience varied support levels and payback periods.
Sentiment score
5.1
Splunk SOAR enhances security operations efficiency, automates tasks, boosts productivity, and achieves significant time and resource savings.
Since we started working with Torq, I am handling much fewer alerts. It is becoming really easy for me to handle an alert.
SOC Analyst at AppsFlyer
We have seen a return on investment, targeting a $600,000 ROI for the year.
Cyber Security Engineer at a real estate/law firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
By the time we officially bought Torq, we already had two workflows that were very helpful to us.
CyberSecurity Engineer at a real estate/law firm with 10,001+ employees
It does not require hefty security budgets and can be deployed for enterprise security effectively.
Assistant Director at PTA
Since deploying Splunk SOAR, there has been a notable reduction in time spent on monotonous security tasks, which I estimate to be around 95%, enabling my team to focus on more strategic initiatives.
Identity and Access Management Specialist at a university with 10,001+ employees
We've seen a decrease in false positives and a significant increase in our containment.
Cyber Security Network Security Engineer at Cirrus Logic
Monthly, around 300 hours of effort, it is saving with Splunk SOAR.
Manager cybersecurity at Hexion Inc.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.3
Torq offers highly rated customer service, known for quick, effective responses and knowledgeable support, though feature requests may delay.
Sentiment score
6.4
Elastic Security support is inconsistent; users favor community and documentation, while premium users seek more responsive and personalized help.
Sentiment score
6.4
Splunk SOAR's support is responsive and knowledgeable, praised for fast assistance, though niche issue resolutions can be slower.
My impression of their technical support during the initial setup was that they were helpful, responded within a reasonable timeframe, and provided exactly what we needed.
Security Consultant at Integrity360
The speed and quality of their answers have been pretty good, as I usually get a response within 24 hours, and they follow up well.
CyberSecurity Engineer at a real estate/law firm with 10,001+ employees
We can always get an answer, and the support team are experts in their own system.
Director Of Cyber Security at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Support is prompt and helpful.
Senior Cyber Security Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Most of the time when my team encounters issues, they receive responses within 24 hours.
Assistant Director at PTA
I have not faced any difficulties with Elastic Security, as we have a pretty good support service from them.
Chief Product Officer at ClusterPower
Discovering different troubleshooting methods is harder to do with Splunk SOAR than with Enterprise Security or other Splunk services.
Cyber Security Network Security Engineer at Cirrus Logic
We always have a customer support representative who will come in the picture and help us to direct any ticket or any issue that we are facing to the right team.
Manager cybersecurity at Hexion Inc.
I have worked with Splunk SOAR's technical support or customer service, which I find to be as perfect as Splunk SIEM
Global Head Of Security Architecture Digital & Technology at Aramex
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.4
Torq is praised for impressive scalability, adaptability, and effective workflow management, though requires careful management with large workflows.
Sentiment score
7.3
Elastic Security offers scalable solutions adaptable to various environments, praised for flexibility and requiring careful planning for integration.
Sentiment score
6.6
Splunk SOAR is highly scalable, efficiently integrating and automating, though larger implementations may need extra investment and optimization.
Our case management is super scalable.
CyberSecurity Engineer at a real estate/law firm with 10,001+ employees
In terms of scalability, you can do as long as you can build it, and they can support it.
Director Of Cyber Security at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Regarding the ability of the solution to grow in your work environment, if it is scalable, if it fits your business requirements, and if there is room to scale up, the answer is yes, for sure.
Global IT Director at OpenWeb
It allows us to think about specific use cases, such as gathering malicious IPs in a single view and analyzing threats based on geolocation.
Assistant Director at PTA
Elastic Security is quite scalable.
Chief Product Officer at ClusterPower
This solution is very much scalable, so I would rate it a ten.
Citius Tech at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
It can be extended and adapted as necessary.
Splunk/SOAR Engineer
Regarding scalability, I find it to be a nine, as we have had no issues with scaling Splunk SOAR.
Advance Data Engineer(Cyber Security) at Novo Nordisk
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.7
Torq offers high stability and reliability with minimal downtime, quickly resolved issues, and significant improvements over other solutions.
Sentiment score
7.7
Elastic Security is generally stable and reliable but can face challenges with big data and requires careful configuration.
Sentiment score
7.3
Splunk SOAR is highly reliable for automation and incident response, though initial setups may affect performance stability.
We have been using Torq for one and a half years, but we have experienced no downtime.
Angular Developer at Flourish Software
Most of the time, the system is stable as long as the components that they integrate with are stable.
Director Of Cyber Security at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
I have never faced any downtime or issues.
Senior Information Technology Security Consultant at Mideast Data Systems
In terms of stability, I would rate Elastic a solid eight out of ten.
Senior Cyber Security Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
We have not experienced any downtime, crashes, or performance issues.
Cyber Security Network Security Engineer at Cirrus Logic
We have not seen any impact in the work that we do with Splunk SOAR or the SIEM platform.
Manager cybersecurity at Hexion Inc.
I have not encountered any outages or glitches within my experience with Splunk SOAR.
Global Head Of Security Architecture Digital & Technology at Aramex
 

Room For Improvement

Torq users request improved AI integration, search functionalities, dashboards, transparency, templates, data manipulation, bulk editing, and playbooks.
Elastic Security needs improvements in authentication, usability, automation, scalability, integration, and pricing, with user-friendly dashboards and documentation.
Splunk SOAR users seek improved integration, UI functionality, cost efficiency, threat intelligence, and enhanced support, training, and mobile capabilities.
Torq should offer default templates that can directly scan firewall data and automate actions.
Senior Information Technology Security Consultant at Mideast Data Systems
The AI value depends on maturity. Real value depends heavily on telemetry, integration depth, and workflow design, all of which rely on how mature customers are in their SOC department.
Security Consultant at Integrity360
It was able to capture data but was unable to differentiate between the agent hostname we are using and the hostname that resides on the back end of the Internet.
Senior Consultant at a university with 10,001+ employees
CrowdStrike and Defender have more established threat intelligence integration due to having a larger client base.
Senior Cyber Security Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
My security testing team continuously reports vulnerabilities, and we have to fix and update the versions frequently.
Assistant Director at PTA
Machine learning algorithms become better with time; as they ingest a huge volume of data, they become better.
Chief Product Officer at ClusterPower
If we start ingesting those data to Splunk SOAR or SIEM with some sort of integration with threat intelligence feed, that will also improve our detection and prediction method or help us with the investigation.
Manager cybersecurity at Hexion Inc.
Torq is better than Splunk SOAR because Torq has a no-code UI where we can accomplish anything through drag and drop.
Senior Information Technology Security Consultant at Mideast Data Systems
Visibility into automated response actions and investigation workflows that help analysts to quickly identify threats and understand attack patterns.
Soc Analyst at Softcell Technologies Limited
 

Setup Cost

Torq's pricing is seen as affordable by some, costly by others, but enterprises value its modern features.
Elastic Security provides a free open-source option, competitive pricing, and subscription plans, appealing to cost-conscious enterprises.
Enterprise users have mixed views on Splunk SOAR pricing, with concerns about cost, transparency, and flexibility highlighted.
When they bring more and more value into the platform, it makes more sense to pay that price, but still, it is expensive.
Senior Cyber Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Before deciding to implement Torq, I considered that compared to our old case management platform, Torq was a much better price and had a lot better value for what you get out of the platform, which was a key consideration for the company.
CyberSecurity Engineer at a real estate/law firm with 10,001+ employees
It is an expensive solution, not an inexpensive solution, but we get through the flexibility.
Director Of Cyber Security at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
The pricing is reasonable, especially for Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs), making it a viable option for businesses building their security infrastructure.
Senior Cyber Security Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
This is beneficial for SMEs as they do not need extensive budgets for security solutions.
Assistant Director at PTA
Elastic Security is considered cost-effective, especially at lower EPS levels.
Performance Practice Specialist at a local government with 10,001+ employees
It is way below what it costs to hire some professionals to do only that type of work.
Splunk Engineer at Data Elicit Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Splunk SOAR is moderately priced, neither cheap nor overly expensive.
Splunk/SOAR Engineer
I am familiar with the pricing aspect, setup cost, and licensing cost of Splunk SOAR, and it is pretty much similar to what industries are offering these days.
Manager cybersecurity at Hexion Inc.
 

Valuable Features

Torq enhances efficiency by streamlining workflows with AI, automation, and seamless integrations, offering user-friendly customization and scalability.
Elastic Security provides scalable, customizable threat response with fast search, real-time analysis, and strong community support for actionable insights.
Splunk SOAR offers robust automation, easy integrations, and advanced features for efficient incident response and threat management.
Torq's unified platform approach to AI SOC automation and case management has significantly benefited us by integrating the case management platform with the automation, which saves time compared to managing multiple point solutions across our security stack.
CyberSecurity Engineer at a real estate/law firm with 10,001+ employees
The fact that I can build whatever I want within my own imagination and skills without relying on code is the best thing about Torq.
Director Of Cyber Security at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
You can copy and paste a cURL command. If you have documentation or APIs, you usually have an example on the side. You basically have all the information on how the API call should be. You can just copy that and paste it into a step, and it will just build the step for you.
Global IT Director at OpenWeb
Elastic Security offers good insight regarding alerts, reports, and cases.
Senior Cyber Security Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Elastic Security offers advanced features such as machine learning and integration with ChatGPT.
Performance Practice Specialist at a local government with 10,001+ employees
We require rapid processing speed for alerts and event data, and Elastic Security is very efficient at handling this level of data.
Assistant Director at PTA
Creating playbooks using the Playbook Editor in Splunk SOAR is easy. The editor is designed to be user-friendly with visual drag and drop features, allowing for easy workflows without writing any code.
Splunk/SOAR Engineer
Splunk SOAR saves time in threat response, and the time to solve an incident is currently the best in the market.
Strategic Account Executive at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Splunk SOAR has improved our MTTD and MTTR both with the consolidation with a unified platform with Splunk.
Manager cybersecurity at Hexion Inc.
 

Categories and Ranking

Torq
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Ranking in Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)
4th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
AI-SOC (1st), AI-Powered Security Automation (1st)
Elastic Security
Ranking in Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)
11th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
66
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (13th), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (7th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (19th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (12th)
Splunk SOAR
Ranking in Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
62
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) category, the mindshare of Torq is 3.8%, down from 5.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Elastic Security is 5.0%, up from 4.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk SOAR is 7.1%, down from 7.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Splunk SOAR7.1%
Torq3.8%
Elastic Security5.0%
Other84.1%
Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)
 

Featured Reviews

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Solutions Architect at Swimlane
Automation has streamlined multi-tenant SOC workflows and improves alert handling efficiency
Although the reporting within Torq is not that great, we did ask for many features regarding reporting in Torq, but due to some platform constraints, they could not make the whole dataset available for us to be used in reporting. Except for that, we used some basic reporting. When I used Torq, it was indeed in the early stages of AI capabilities. Only a few customers were allowed to use it, and we were among them. It functioned well as long as we summarized the data properly. If you input garbage, you would get garbage out. Thus, we had to do significant fine-tuning regarding what data context we provided to the AI orchestrator to get meaningful results. In terms of Torq's unified platform approach to AI SOC automation and case management compared to managing multiple point solutions across my security stack, I find it case-centric. The unified view in case management is good since it provides clarity, although there are limitations regarding how many items in case management can be modified at once. Bulk operations are very limited, potentially due to their back-end database or data retrieval processes that can be improved. Regarding improvements for Torq, when we were onboarded, there were aspects we were uncertain about, such as the number of cases that could be generated, what data we could bring in, how many clients we could onboard, and similar concerns. Initially, we also lacked clarity about the number of playbooks or workflows we could build. Different triggers like system triggers, case-based triggers, and others can be employed without restrictions, but when it comes to on-demand and scheduled jobs, there is a limitation based on the subscription and pricing tier that notably caps the number of workflows we can create. No bulk editing across cases was one issue, along with limited filtering related to single grouping constraints. Additionally, the out-of-the-box case templates provided require substantial modifications before they become usable. There is also a feature in the cases for notes that cannot be searched. They are only visible through the UI, which is another area for improvement. The workflow and execution-based charges seem misleading as this was not discussed initially. I am not sure if new customers are made aware of this. It seems that workflows revolving around cases hinder functionality outside of case management, as we have many use cases needing on-demand triggers and schedules for functions like reporting or polling devices. Creating additional workflows to achieve basic functionalities raises costs significantly, which disadvantages customers. While they facilitate optimization and scaling, the support received tends to be very basic. Improvements can be made in that area as well.
Laurentiu Popescu - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Product Officer at ClusterPower
Has improved threat detection with deep log analysis and streamlined investigation workflows
The most useful features I find in Elastic Security are the forensic ones that allow us to carry deeper analysis into the logs for in-depth investigations, and the dashboards, with the reporting dashboard being quite user-friendly. Elastic Security is quite good at identifying threats, as it is part of the deep investigation tool that I mentioned before. Unless we need to look further into a certain log, we can carry out a deeper analysis and forensics on those particular logs. I can assess the impact of Elastic Security's real-time data analysis on our threat response efficiency as working pretty good. We are looking for real-time analysis because we have a continuous inflow of logs from different sources: from our cloud, from Active Directory, from our network. So it works pretty well.
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Manager cybersecurity at Hexion Inc.
Automates threat response and reduces investigation time but needs better threat intelligence integration
One thing that we would like to see with Splunk SOAR is the expandability to the threat intelligence feed. Currently, we have limited ingestion to the threat intelligence feed for the correlation purpose. We would like to see it being integrated, with license cost or without license cost, to leading threat intelligence sources such as Recorded Future, Feedly, or Flare. That is something we would appreciate having integrated. The second thing on the improvement side is about exposed credential-related information. If we start ingesting those data to Splunk SOAR or SIEM with some sort of integration with threat intelligence feed, that will also improve our detection and prediction method or help us with the investigation.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business40
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise15
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise40
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Torq?
I do not dislike anything about Torq because it has satisfied all of our use cases and requirements. We contacted sup...
What is your primary use case for Torq?
Initially, we were using Slack for small automations, such as creating pipelines or shutting down servers. For exampl...
What advice do you have for others considering Torq?
I have been working for five years with experience in the IT field. Torq is very good. It manages everything. I would...
Datadog vs ELK: which one is good in terms of performance, cost and efficiency?
With Datadog, we have near-live visibility across our entire platform. We have seen APM metrics impacted several time...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Elastic Security?
I am satisfied with the pricing, setup cost, and licensing cost. It is a pure 10.
What needs improvement with Elastic Security?
I do not have any specific recommendations for improvements in Elastic Security, but I feel that the AI module should...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Splunk Phantom?
The pricing is quite high. Splunk SOAR is high priced, but their product is also a market leader, so that way it is g...
What needs improvement with Splunk Phantom?
Splunk SOAR can use generative AI more extensively in terms of creating the reports which can be presented to the top...
What is your primary use case for Splunk Phantom?
Splunk SOAR has been in use for almost seven or eight years.
 

Also Known As

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Elastic SIEM, ELK Logstash
Phantom
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Information Not Available
Texas A&M, U.S. Air Force, NuScale Power, Martin's Point Health Care
Recorded Future, Blackstone
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