SOCaaS providers

SOC-as-a-Service packages differ in how much daily operation and incident response they transfer to the provider.

24/7 investigation and mitigation guidance using CYREBRO's SOC platform and connected security tools.

You still own Integrations, system access, remediation and recovery

What they do Investigate and advise MDR

NuSummit NSE Market-SOC

NuSummit's NSE Market-SOC monitors security events and manages incidents with remediation guidance for SEBI-regulated entities.

You still own Remediation execution, Regulatory decisions

What they do Investigate and advise MSSP

SOCSoter Managed Network SIEM

24/7 analyst investigation and response guidance using SOCSoter network telemetry and SIEM.

You still own Network feeds, remediation, infrastructure changes and recovery

What they do Investigate and advise SOCaaS

VectorUSA Foundational SOC

VectorUSA's Tier 1 Foundational SOC monitors alerts and performs initial triage.

You still own Deeper investigation, Containment and recovery

What they do Investigate and advise SOCaaS

Inetum LiveSOC

LiveSOC investigates alerts and executes containment through connected tools, with deeper CSIRT duties defined by the engagement.

You still own Action permissions, incident decisions and recovery outside the contract

What they do Contain threats SOCaaS

Systal SOC as a Service

Systal monitors connected systems, investigates threats and performs contracted incident response.

You still own Scope, response permissions and out-of-contract recovery

What they do Contain threats SOCaaS

Advania UK manages Sentinel operations and investigations while sharing incident escalation and response responsibilities.

You still own Incident participation, response decisions and work outside the service scope

What they do Co-manage the SOC SOCaaS

Almond CWATCH for Sentinel

Almond CWATCH for Sentinel operates detection in the customer's Azure subscriptions and shares incident work with its IT team.

You still own Azure ownership, approvals and recovery beyond the agreed SOC/CERT scope

What they do Co-manage the SOC Co-managed SOC

Claranet operates Sentinel detections, investigates incidents and tunes the service with your team.

You still own Source systems, tuning decisions and remaining response

What they do Co-manage the SOC SOCaaS

FourNet Co-Managed SOC

FourNet's co-managed SOC investigates alerts, maintains detections and carries out response steps agreed in runbooks.

You still own Selected containment actions, Estate changes and decisions

What they do Co-manage the SOC Co-managed SOC

ITrust Managed SOC

ITrust operates Reveelium detection and shares incident investigation and resolution with the customer's IT team.

You still own System context, assigned response actions and recovery beyond scope

What they do Co-manage the SOC Co-managed SOC

LRQA's managed-SIEM SOC service operates detections and investigates incidents in the agreed logging environment.

You still own Estate changes, Response authority and recovery

What they do Co-manage the SOC SOCaaS
Price £43,065/year + setup

Performanta Managed SOC

Performanta shares SIEM monitoring, investigation, detection engineering and incident workflows with your security team.

You still own Internal decisions, access, environment changes and the agreed response split

What they do Co-manage the SOC Co-managed SOC

plusserver SOC as a Service

plusserver operates hosted QRadar and investigates alerts, with incident handling shared through the customer's response process.

You still own Interfaces, incident ownership and response outside the management level

What they do Co-manage the SOC SOCaaS

Proficio ProSOC MDR

Proficio co-manages hosted or customer SIEM workflows, investigates alerts and adds containment when Active Defense is included.

You still own Connected tools, response approvals, change controls and post-containment remediation

What they do Co-manage the SOC Co-managed SOC

Redcentric shares Sentinel operations, detection maintenance and MXDR incident coordination under an agreed action matrix.

You still own Source systems, endpoint administration, response authority and wider recovery

What they do Co-manage the SOC SOCaaS

Secon.SOC

Secon.SOC shares monitoring, investigation, detection improvement and playbook-led response coordination.

You still own Internal security ownership, decisions and assigned remediation

What they do Co-manage the SOC Co-managed SOC

Sopra Steria SOC Core

Sopra Steria SOC Core provides UK monitoring, investigation and ongoing SIEM work alongside the customer's incident team.

You still own Asset context, incident ownership and response tasks outside the selected tier

What they do Co-manage the SOC SOCaaS

ANS runs Microsoft security tooling, detections, incident investigations and response coordination.

You still own Access, source configuration, incident decisions and assigned remediation

What they do Run the SOC SOCaaS

Bridewell's fully outsourced SOC runs daily monitoring, investigation and detection tuning, then leads response within agreed playbooks.

You still own Telemetry, tenant permissions, response approvals, business remediation and recovery

What they do Run the SOC SOCaaS
Price G-Cloud: from £5.25/user/mo + £3.04/server/mo

e2e-assure Managed SOC

e2e-assure runs contracted SOC monitoring, investigations, hunting and detection improvement through Cumulo.

You still own Access, configuration changes and wider incident remediation

What they do Run the SOC SOCaaS

Littlefish Managed SOC

Littlefish runs Sentinel operations, detection maintenance, investigations and authorised incident handling.

You still own Licenses, permissions, business decisions and wider IT remediation

What they do Run the SOC SOCaaS

Lumen Defender AMDR for Sentinel

Lumen operates the contracted Sentinel SOC, incident queue and SIEM health. Full and shared arrangements differ.

You still own Source access, response approvals and out-of-scope recovery

What they do Run the SOC SOCaaS

Pondurance Managed SOC

Pondurance Managed SOC with Managed SIEM runs daily monitoring, investigation, hunting and containment within agreed scope.

You still own Response authority, asset context, IT remediation and recovery

What they do Run the SOC SOCaaS

Precursor Fully Managed SOC

Precursor Fully Managed SOC runs daily monitoring, detection engineering and incident investigation, including agreed endpoint containment.

You still own Access and response permissions, Business decisions and recovery

What they do Run the SOC SOCaaS
Price From £900/month

SecurityHQ Managed SOC

SecurityHQ runs contracted SOC operations, investigating threats and coordinating containment through agreed playbooks and supported security controls.

You still own Source coverage, response approvals, internal remediation and recovery

What they do Run the SOC SOCaaS
Price £30,664.70 / year · 5 GB/day

Socura MDR

Socura runs detection tools, rule engineering, investigations and authorised containment for its outsourced SOC model.

You still own Access, response permissions, business decisions and wider recovery

What they do Run the SOC MDR
About this list

A SOCaaS offer may supply a platform and analysts, augment your team or take on contracted daily SOC operations. Confirm the model before comparing it with MDR or managed SIEM.

Ask who owns detections, investigations, reporting, containment and tool administration. Your team still needs defined responsibilities for access, business decisions and recovery outside the service.

Questions

Does SOCaaS mean full SOC outsourcing?
Not automatically. Look for a contract that explicitly assigns daily SOC work to the provider. Shared and narrower services also use the SOCaaS label.
What should we verify during evaluation?
Walk through an incident from alert to recovery. Confirm platform licenses, supported sources, response permissions and separately scoped engineering or incident response services.