Agentic Index
Cyware vs Swimlane (2026)
Cyware and Swimlane overlap on security orchestration but center on different problems: Cyware is modular, its threat intelligence platform (Intel Exchange), SOAR (Respond), and collaborative threat response licensing together or individually with all AI features optional, strongest where intel operationalization and sharing across teams or ISACs is the core job, while Swimlane is the hyperautomation platform priced on daily actions automated, with unlimited tenants at enterprise tiers. Buy Cyware when threat intel workflows drive the requirement; buy Swimlane when broad SOC process automation at scale is the mandate.
| At a glance | Cyware | Swimlane |
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| Category | Security / SOC agent | Security / SOC agent |
| Entry price | Contact sales (modular components) | Contact sales |
| Free / trial | No public free tier; demo request. AI features optional and admin controllable | Demo and value evaluation via sales; no self serve free tier documented |
| Pricing confidence | contact only | contact only |
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| Action & orchestration | ||
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Integrations & Tool Calling Ability to connect agents to real systems through native integrations, OAuth-authenticated actions, custom tools, APIs, webhooks, or MCP-compatible tools. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Workflow Orchestration Ability to sequence, branch, retry, route, and combine deterministic workflow nodes with autonomous agent steps. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Triggers & Channel Coverage How agents wake up and where they work: schedules, webhooks, message events, CRM events, inbox events, chat, email, voice, and collaboration tools. |
Full / Explicit | Partial |
| Knowledge & context | ||
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Knowledge Grounding & RAG Ability to ground agent behavior in company data through document ingestion, retrieval, external knowledge APIs, semantic search, or RAG layers. |
Full / Explicit | Partial |
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Memory & State Persistence Ability to persist context across a run, conversation, workflow, user, team, or longer-term memory layer. |
Partial | Partial |
| Control & trust | ||
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Human Oversight & Guardrails Approval steps, consent checkpoints, escalation rules, structured guardrails, policy constraints, and pause/resume controls. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Security, Identity & Governance RBAC, SSO, auditability, encryption, least-privilege tool access, compliance posture, and data handling policy. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Observability & Auditability Traces, logs, execution histories, metrics, audit events, and debugging detail for production agent behavior. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Deployment & Data Residency Deployment modes and options, including SaaS, dedicated cloud, VPC, on-prem, hybrid, local runtime, and self-hosting. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
| Solution readiness | ||
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Prebuilt Agents, Templates & Packs Ready-made workflows, packaged employees, templates, blueprints, industry solutions, and role-specific agents that reduce time-to-value. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
| Platform extensibility | ||
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Model Flexibility & Routing Ability to work across multiple foundation models, route tasks to different models, or let buyers bring their own providers and keys. |
Partial | Partial |
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APIs, SDKs & MCP Extensibility Composability layer: stable APIs, SDKs, MCP tool consumption/serving, custom tools, and integration into internal systems. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Testing, Debugging & Optimization Testing, debugging, scoring, retries, fallbacks, quality gates, and optimization loops for improving agent workflows before and after deployment. |
Partial | No / Not documented |
| Specialist automation | ||
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Browser & Computer Use Browser, desktop, or remote/local computer control for workflows that cannot be handled through stable APIs alone. |
Partial | No / Not documented |
Pricing snapshot
Sourced from the Index pricing dataset · open each vendor's profile for full detail.
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Entry price Lowest public entry point |
Contact sales (modular components) | Contact sales |
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Pricing confidence How public the numbers are |
Contact only | Contact only |
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Billing Primary billing axis |
modular components (TIP, SOAR, threat sharing); AI features optional | average daily actions automated; Hero AI prompt packs per day |
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Variable cost Workload / overage exposure |
Medium variable cost | Medium variable cost |
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Free tier / trial Try before you buy |
No free tier
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No free tier
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Buying motion Self-serve vs sales call |
Sales call | Sales call |
Choose Cyware if
- Operationalizing threat intelligence across teams is the central use case.
- Modular licensing lets you buy only the components you need.
- Intel sharing with partners, subsidiaries, or ISACs is part of your mission.
Choose Swimlane if
- Broad process automation across the SOC is the transformation goal.
- Action based pricing scales without per seat friction.
- Multi tenant enterprise architecture fits your organizational structure.