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Cortex XSOAR

byPalo Alto Networks
in Security Orchestration, Automation and Response Solutions (Transitioning to Security Information and Event Management)
4.5

Overview

Product Information on Cortex XSOAR

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Cortex XSOAR?

Cortex XSOAR is a software designed for security orchestration, automation, and response. It centralizes security operations by integrating with multiple security tools and data sources to automate repetitive tasks, coordinate incident response workflows, and manage security alerts. The software provides playbooks to streamline processes such as threat intelligence management, case management, and alert triage. It supports custom integrations and workflows to accommodate a variety of security operations center use cases. By consolidating incident data and automating responses, Cortex XSOAR addresses the challenge of improving efficiency and consistency in security operations.

Cortex XSOAR Pricing

Cortex XSOAR software uses a subscription-based pricing model, typically structured according to the number of users and volume of incidents managed. The software may offer tiered plans that adjust in price based on coverage and features, and pricing details are available upon request from the provider with additional considerations for enterprise deployments.

Overall experience with Cortex XSOAR

INSIDER RISK DETECTION ENGINEER
3B - 10B USD, Healthcare and Biotech
FAVORABLE

“Extensive Automation Tools and Metrics Visualization Simplify SIEM Alert Management”

5.0
Sep 23, 2025
Overall, a great platform with some extensive tools for automation and ticket management.
Manager, IT Security and Risk Management
3B - 10B USD, Banking
CRITICAL

“XSOAR Platform Offers Strong Automation Despite Average Support and Occasional Slowdowns”

3.0
Jan 15, 2026
I selected Average because while there was support during the migration from our previous SIEM and EDR solution, I would not say it was far better than other vendors and certainly not outstanding. We had enough support and periodic catch up meetings, but there were a few cases where the support team told us that our ideas were not feasible but in the end we managed to find ways to implement them on our own. Also, I am not particularly satisfied from the quality of customer support, but in my experience it is the same as any other vendor I've had the chance to cooperate with. Therefore, I believe Average best describes the overall experience with the vendor. This does not related to the quality or experience with the product however.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 7th December 2023

Palo Alto Networks is a global cybersecurity organization shaping the future of cloud-centric technology. The main business objective is to provide effective cybersecurity solutions, maintaining and valuing the digital way of life. It addresses the significant issue of maintaining digital security in an increasingly online-centric world. The company utilizes innovative approaches leveraging advancements in artificial intelligence, analytics, automation, and orchestration. Offering an integrated platform and bolstering a burgeoning ecosystem of collaborators, it assures protection across various platforms including clouds, networks, and mobile devices. The organization envisions a progressively safe and secure digital world each day.

Company Details

Updated 1st July 2025
Company type
Public
Year Founded
2005
Head office location
SANTA CLARA, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Website
http://www.paloaltonetworks.com

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Cortex XSOAR Likes & Dislikes

Like

The product allows you to build out automation flows and create these playbooks to trigger your automated flows in an easy fashion. The tool allows you to use it for ticketing, so it helps to track alerts that are created in your SIEM. Finally, if you need to create a dashboard to see your metrics, Xsoar makes it very easy to create views that help to convey the data that is in Xsoar.

Like

Logs ingested from the XDR agent do not count towards your license The XSOAR platform is truly very impressive as it gives you the ability to automate and/or orchestrate anything. There's nothing we haven't been able to do so far. During our comparison with other solutions, we found that in terms of detection capabilities, the XDR is truly superior.

Like

1. Flexibility/Customization. 2. Default Integrations. 3. Clean and simple UI.

Dislike

I can't say I have any dislikes about this tool besides that sometimes there are many options to perform one action that could cause confusion.

Dislike

The fact that sometimes it's very slow or even unresponsive.

Dislike

1. On-premise hosted option consistently leads to performance bottlenecks and resource issues. 2. RBAC-type settings are not the best in terms of queue separation and playbooks. 3. Profile integrations with AD is lacking (Collecting profile image, job role, etc.)

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Peer Discussions

Cortex XSOAR Reviews and Ratings

4.5

(68 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
56%
4 Star
32%
3 Star
10%
2 Star
1%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.2

Integration & Deployment

4.5

Service & Support

4.4

Product Capabilities

4.6

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  • Manager, IT Security and Risk Management
    1B-10B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    XSOAR Platform Offers Strong Automation Despite Average Support and Occasional Slowdowns

    3.0
    Jan 15, 2026
    I selected Average because while there was support during the migration from our previous SIEM and EDR solution, I would not say it was far better than other vendors and certainly not outstanding. We had enough support and periodic catch up meetings, but there were a few cases where the support team told us that our ideas were not feasible but in the end we managed to find ways to implement them on our own. Also, I am not particularly satisfied from the quality of customer support, but in my experience it is the same as any other vendor I've had the chance to cooperate with. Therefore, I believe Average best describes the overall experience with the vendor. This does not related to the quality or experience with the product however.
  • INSIDER RISK DETECTION ENGINEER
    1B-10B USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    Extensive Automation Tools and Metrics Visualization Simplify SIEM Alert Management

    5.0
    Sep 23, 2025
    Overall, a great platform with some extensive tools for automation and ticket management.
  • Incident Response Analyst
    1B-10B USD
    Miscellaneous
    Review Source

    Outstanding product with great flexibility and customization options

    4.0
    Jun 23, 2025
    The product has great integrations available by default, and offers easy integration with custom products and feeds. The product's playbooking features and functionality are incredible and offer easy customization and improved user/analyst experience.
  • IT Security & Risk Management Associate
    50M-1B USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    Powerful tool, but high learning curve

    4.0
    Apr 14, 2025
    XSOAR provides the necessary environment to develop your own playbooks.
  • SENIOR CYBERSECURITY ENGINEER
    50M-1B USD
    Telecommunication
    Review Source

    XSOAR Integration and Customization: Centralizing your cyber security

    5.0
    Feb 22, 2025
    XSOAR is a great and comprehensive product for managing alerts which come from different sources (splunk, XDR etc). We can define custom layouts for managing and handling incidents and based on that user don't need to login to other tools so managing every action from one screen/tool. Also, we integrated XSOAR with many tools(Azure AD, Virustotal, AbusdeIP etc).
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