Global Security Operation Center as a Service Market Growth (Status and Outlook) 2026-2032
Description
The global Security Operation Center as a Service market size is predicted to grow from US$ 8263 million in 2025 to US$ 14595 million in 2032; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.4% from 2026 to 2032.
Security Operation Center as a Service (SOCaaS) is a subscription-based managed security operations model in which an organization outsources the build and day-to-day running of a SOC to a specialized provider. Instead of maintaining a full in-house platform and 24/7 staffing, the provider leverages its operations platform and analyst team to continuously ingest the customer’s security data from endpoints, networks, cloud, identity, and applications, deliver alert monitoring and triage, threat hunting, and coordinated incident response, and produce auditable evidence, compliance reporting, and operational KPIs (e.g., MTTD/MTTR). Its core value is delivering standardized, scalable, measurable security operations faster and at a more predictable cost, while reducing the long-term burden of talent shortages and operational complexity.
Market Development Opportunities & Main Driving Factors
The growth outlook for SOC as a Service (SOCaaS) is driven by the convergence of tighter compliance timelines, rising attack sophistication, and a structural shortage of experienced SOC talent. Regulatory expectations increasingly require organizations to operationalize monitoring, triage, forensics, and stakeholder communication as "business as usual," not as one-off projects. In parallel, cloud migration, hybrid work, and digital supply chains expand the attack surface, shifting security operations from tool deployment to continuous service delivery. NIST CSF 2.0 further elevates governance and supply-chain risk communication, nudging boards and executives to adopt a common enterprise-risk language for security operations.
Market Challenges, Risks, & Restraints
SOCaaS risks are less about generating alerts and more about delivering consistent, auditable outcomes. Multi-cloud and legacy environments create fragmented telemetry and inconsistent asset/log baselines, increasing blind spots and false positives. Cross-border data handling, evidence chain-of-custody, and accountability boundaries (who declares severity, who notifies, who owns post-incident reporting) can quickly become compliance and reputational liabilities if not clearly defined in contracts and operating procedures. Providers also face a constant trade-off between multi-tenant efficiency and industry-specific requirements for isolation, dedicated operations, and audit readiness—misjudging delivery complexity can pressure margins and renewals.
Downstream Demand Trends
Buyers are shifting from "buying tools" to "buying outcomes." Highly regulated sectors and critical operators increasingly procure 24/7 monitoring, threat intelligence, incident triage, exercises, and reporting as SLA-backed services. Mid-sized firms and distributed enterprises prefer fast-to-deploy managed offerings delivered through MSSP ecosystems. At the same time, platform consolidation is accelerating: SOCaaS is frequently packaged with SIEM/SOAR/XDR capabilities to deliver a closed loop of unified data, automation/orchestration, and disclosure-ready reporting. Large vendors also describe NOC/SOC security services and MSSP-led delivery models as a key go-to-market and operations pattern in their annual filings.
LPI (LP Information)' newest research report, the “Security Operation Center as a Service Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Security Operation Center as a Service sales in 2025, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Security Operation Center as a Service sales for 2026 through 2032. With Security Operation Center as a Service sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Security Operation Center as a Service industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Security Operation Center as a Service landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyses the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Security Operation Center as a Service portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Security Operation Center as a Service market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Security Operation Center as a Service and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Security Operation Center as a Service.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Security Operation Center as a Service market by product type, application, key players and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Cloud-Based
Hybrid
Segmentation by Platform Stack:
SIEM-centric SOCaaS
XDR/MDR-centric
SIEM+SOAR Integrated
Big-data Situational Awareness Platform
Segmentation by Pricing Metric:
Per Endpoint
Per GB Ingested
Per Asset
Per Alert
Others
Segmentation by Operating Model:
Multi-tenant SOC
Dedicated SOC
Regional SOC Hubs
Others
Segmentation by Application:
Financial Services
Public Sector
Manufacturing & Industrial
Healthcare
Energy & Critical Infrastructure
Others
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analyzing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
Broadcom
Fortinet
Arctic Wolf
CrowdStrike
Rapid7
Sophos
IBM
Deepwatch
Fortra
Netsurion
Proficio
CyberMaxx
Palo Alto Networks
Microsoft
Sprinto
Symantec
Alert Logic
Qualys
AT&T
BlackStratus
ESDS
Suma Soft
CyberCX
eSentire
HABOOB
Please note: The report will take approximately 2 business days to prepare and deliver.
Security Operation Center as a Service (SOCaaS) is a subscription-based managed security operations model in which an organization outsources the build and day-to-day running of a SOC to a specialized provider. Instead of maintaining a full in-house platform and 24/7 staffing, the provider leverages its operations platform and analyst team to continuously ingest the customer’s security data from endpoints, networks, cloud, identity, and applications, deliver alert monitoring and triage, threat hunting, and coordinated incident response, and produce auditable evidence, compliance reporting, and operational KPIs (e.g., MTTD/MTTR). Its core value is delivering standardized, scalable, measurable security operations faster and at a more predictable cost, while reducing the long-term burden of talent shortages and operational complexity.
Market Development Opportunities & Main Driving Factors
The growth outlook for SOC as a Service (SOCaaS) is driven by the convergence of tighter compliance timelines, rising attack sophistication, and a structural shortage of experienced SOC talent. Regulatory expectations increasingly require organizations to operationalize monitoring, triage, forensics, and stakeholder communication as "business as usual," not as one-off projects. In parallel, cloud migration, hybrid work, and digital supply chains expand the attack surface, shifting security operations from tool deployment to continuous service delivery. NIST CSF 2.0 further elevates governance and supply-chain risk communication, nudging boards and executives to adopt a common enterprise-risk language for security operations.
Market Challenges, Risks, & Restraints
SOCaaS risks are less about generating alerts and more about delivering consistent, auditable outcomes. Multi-cloud and legacy environments create fragmented telemetry and inconsistent asset/log baselines, increasing blind spots and false positives. Cross-border data handling, evidence chain-of-custody, and accountability boundaries (who declares severity, who notifies, who owns post-incident reporting) can quickly become compliance and reputational liabilities if not clearly defined in contracts and operating procedures. Providers also face a constant trade-off between multi-tenant efficiency and industry-specific requirements for isolation, dedicated operations, and audit readiness—misjudging delivery complexity can pressure margins and renewals.
Downstream Demand Trends
Buyers are shifting from "buying tools" to "buying outcomes." Highly regulated sectors and critical operators increasingly procure 24/7 monitoring, threat intelligence, incident triage, exercises, and reporting as SLA-backed services. Mid-sized firms and distributed enterprises prefer fast-to-deploy managed offerings delivered through MSSP ecosystems. At the same time, platform consolidation is accelerating: SOCaaS is frequently packaged with SIEM/SOAR/XDR capabilities to deliver a closed loop of unified data, automation/orchestration, and disclosure-ready reporting. Large vendors also describe NOC/SOC security services and MSSP-led delivery models as a key go-to-market and operations pattern in their annual filings.
LPI (LP Information)' newest research report, the “Security Operation Center as a Service Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Security Operation Center as a Service sales in 2025, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Security Operation Center as a Service sales for 2026 through 2032. With Security Operation Center as a Service sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Security Operation Center as a Service industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Security Operation Center as a Service landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyses the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Security Operation Center as a Service portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Security Operation Center as a Service market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Security Operation Center as a Service and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Security Operation Center as a Service.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Security Operation Center as a Service market by product type, application, key players and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Cloud-Based
Hybrid
Segmentation by Platform Stack:
SIEM-centric SOCaaS
XDR/MDR-centric
SIEM+SOAR Integrated
Big-data Situational Awareness Platform
Segmentation by Pricing Metric:
Per Endpoint
Per GB Ingested
Per Asset
Per Alert
Others
Segmentation by Operating Model:
Multi-tenant SOC
Dedicated SOC
Regional SOC Hubs
Others
Segmentation by Application:
Financial Services
Public Sector
Manufacturing & Industrial
Healthcare
Energy & Critical Infrastructure
Others
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analyzing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
Broadcom
Fortinet
Arctic Wolf
CrowdStrike
Rapid7
Sophos
IBM
Deepwatch
Fortra
Netsurion
Proficio
CyberMaxx
Palo Alto Networks
Microsoft
Sprinto
Symantec
Alert Logic
Qualys
AT&T
BlackStratus
ESDS
Suma Soft
CyberCX
eSentire
HABOOB
Please note: The report will take approximately 2 business days to prepare and deliver.
Table of Contents
148 Pages
- *This is a tentative TOC and the final deliverable is subject to change.*
- 1 Scope of the Report
- 2 Executive Summary
- 3 Security Operation Center as a Service Market Size by Player
- 4 Security Operation Center as a Service by Region
- 5 Americas
- 6 APAC
- 7 Europe
- 8 Middle East & Africa
- 9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
- 10 Global Security Operation Center as a Service Market Forecast
- 11 Key Players Analysis
- 12 Research Findings and Conclusion
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