The Swimlane Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Swimlane in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Swimlane
The Insider’s Guide
Agentic AI security automation and AI SOC platform
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among automation tools, read from Swimlane’s own pages.
Made by Swimlane · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Swimlane’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Swimlane’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
1.8
GPA, above 3 of the 71 other automation tools we grade
Swimlane makes Turbine, an automation platform aimed at security teams. It combines low-code playbooks, case management, dashboards and AI agents, and packages them as an AI SOC for alert investigation, plus vulnerability response, compliance audit and business continuity products. No prices are published; buyers start with a demo request.
To get you started, here are 7 things to know about Swimlane, taken from its own pages and our grades.
It's built for security teams only, and the pages show no price, no free plan and no self-serve trial, just a demo request.
- 1
Best for automating security alert response
Swimlane is a security automation platform with playbooks, case management and AI agents that route each alert by risk.
- 2
It runs on Web
Web.
- 3
Turbine Canvas playbooks
A low-code studio for building playbooks and agents, with a headless option that creates playbooks from natural-language prompts over two-way MCP.
- 4
AI SOC routing
An intelligent routing layer sends each alert to a deterministic playbook, an AI-assisted investigation or a fully agentic one, based on risk and context.
- 5
Case management
A customizable, AI-driven case management application for incident response, with routing that sets how deep each investigation goes.
- 6
A 1.8 GPA, above 3 of 71
That is against the other automation tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 7
Keep it
To replace Swimlane you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Swimlane at a glance
- Pricing
- Paid
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Swimlane, since 2015
- Category
- Automation
- Our grade
- 1.8 GPA, weak
The report card
Best for automating security alert response
Swimlane is a security automation platform with playbooks, case management and AI agents that route each alert by risk. It's built for security teams only, and the pages show no price, no free plan and no self-serve trial, just a demo request.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | No pricing is published and the usual pricing address returns not found. With nothing on record it sits at C. |
| Free plan and trial | F | The pages we read mention no free plan and no self-serve trial. The main button is Request a Demo. |
| Features | C | Playbook studio, AI alert routing and case management, with extra products for vulnerability response, compliance audits and business continuity. It's a narrower job than general automation, and whether it can run in your own cloud wasn't stated. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. Building playbooks and agents, and setting up routing, is a learning curve. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, with marketplace connectors for services such as AWS and Fortinet products and two-way MCP support. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Swimlane is for
- Fits if you run a security operations team that wants playbooks and cases in one place
- Works for teams that want AI to decide how deep each alert gets investigated
Who it is not for
- Not for you if you want general business automation, as it's aimed at security work
- Skip it if you need a price: none is published and the pricing address returns not found
- Tight if you want to try before a sales call, since no free plan or self-serve trial is listed
- Watch out: the pages don't say whether cloud, private or on-premises deployment is offered
Good to know
Good for
- Security operations teams automating alert triage and response
- Enterprises that want case management, playbooks and AI agents on one platform
- Teams that want to keep an auditable record of AI decisions
Worth knowing
- No pricing is published and the usual pricing address returns not found; the main call to action is Request a Demo.
- It is built for security operations work, not general business automation.
- The pages we read do not mention a free plan or a self-serve trial.
- Whether a cloud, private or on-premises deployment is offered was not stated on the pages we read.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
Swimlane's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site.
No pricing is published and the usual pricing address returns not found.
We could not confirm Swimlane’s current prices from its own site, so this guide lists no plans. swimlane.com has them.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Agentic AI security automation and AI SOC platform. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, workflow automation, AI agents, case management, dashboards.
It's a narrower job than general automation, and whether it can run in your own cloud wasn't stated.
- Turbine Canvas playbooks
- A low-code studio for building playbooks and agents, with a headless option that creates playbooks from natural-language prompts over two-way MCP.
- AI SOC routing
- An intelligent routing layer sends each alert to a deterministic playbook, an AI-assisted investigation or a fully agentic one, based on risk and context.
- Case management
- A customizable, AI-driven case management application for incident response, with routing that sets how deep each investigation goes.
- Marketplace connectors
- Swimlane Marketplace lists pre-built connectors, playbooks, agents and dashboard widgets, including AWS services and Fortinet products.
- Further products
- Separate products cover vulnerability response management, compliance audit readiness and business continuity management.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- AWS
- Fortinet
Swimlane is made by Swimlane, and has been around since 2015.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
3/71
Other automation tools it is graded above
Swimlane's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 3 of the 71 other automation tools we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 19 of 71) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 72 automation tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Swimlane’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 14 of 71
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 71
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 71
- CEase of useAbove 9 of 71
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 19 of 71
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Swimlane you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 63 of the 71 other automation tools grade higher.
What you could make
- Case management: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- Connections that pull numbers from dozens of other services.
- Hooks into the device itself: widgets.
What this rests on. Swimlane’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Tines, Torq, Rewst, Workato and Okta Workflows
The 5 tools Swimlane is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.6GPA
Tines
Free plan
Workflow automation and AI agents for security and IT teams.
- Tines has a free plan. Swimlane does not.
- Tines is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Swimlane also covers case management and dashboards.
- 1.6GPA
Torq
Paid
AI security operations platform for triage, investigation and response.
- Swimlane also covers dashboards.
- 1.6GPA
Rewst
Paid
Automation platform built for managed service providers.
- Swimlane also covers case management.
- Rewst also covers forms.
- 2.0GPA
Workato
Paid
Enterprise integration and automation platform with AI agents.
- Swimlane also covers case management and dashboards.
- 1.8GPA
Okta Workflows
Free trial · from $6/mo
No-code identity automation, sold inside Okta's workforce suites.
- Swimlane also covers AI agents, case management and dashboards.
- Okta Workflows also covers templates and no-code.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
10
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Swimlane free?
No. Swimlane is a paid product.
What platforms does Swimlane work on?
Swimlane is available on Web.
Does Swimlane have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Swimlane is listed for Web.
Does Swimlane have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Swimlane is listed for Web.
Is Swimlane open source?
Swimlane is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
What does Swimlane integrate with?
Swimlane's listing names AWS and Fortinet. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Swimlane?
Swimlane is made by a company of the same name. It dates from 2015.
What are the alternatives to Swimlane?
The closest alternatives to Swimlane in our directory are Tines, Torq, Rewst, Workato and Okta Workflows.
How does Swimlane compare with other automation tools?
Swimlane's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 3 of the 71 other automation tools we grade, and level with 5.
Could I make my own version of Swimlane?
To replace Swimlane you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Swimlane’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Swimlane's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Swimlane. Prices change, so check swimlane.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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What else is on toolgpa.com
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- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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