The SOAR You Didn't Choose
Security Boulevard, Tuesday, June 30th, 2026
Many teams inherited a bundled SOAR tuned for one vendor that deepens lock-in across mixed stacks.
Most security teams never deliberately chose their SOAR platform; it arrived bundled with a larger SIEM, endpoint, or threat intel deal and was checked off in procurement rather than evaluated for fit.
Security automation shapes how analysts work daily and determines response speed, scalability, and how well tools communicate.
A bundled SOAR is tuned for one vendor's ecosystem, so it integrates cleanly within that vendor's walls but struggles across a mixed stack.
Every workflow built on it deepens vendor lock-in. The piece, syndicated from Swimlane, argues teams should evaluate SOAR on real capabilities and fit rather than accept whatever came bundled.