MarketsandMarkets AI SOC Market Report, 2026

AI SOC Report: Key Findings from MarketsandMarkets

MarketsandMarkets projects the AI SOC market will grow from $18.10 billion in 2026 to $47.07 billion by 2031, a 21.1% compound annual growth rate. Its Company Evaluation Matrix for startups and SMEs places Swimlane in the Progressive Companies quadrant, with the strongest position among the vendors evaluated.

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AI SOC Market Report Key Findings from MarketsandMarkets

AI SOC Market Size and Growth Forecast

$

18.1

B

Estimated AI SOC market size, 2026

$

47.07

B

Projected AI SOC market size by 2031

21.1

%

Compound annual growth rate, 2026 to 2031

41.5

%

North America share of the AI SOC market, 2026

Source: MarketsandMarkets, AI Security Operations Center (SOC) Market, Global Forecast to 2031, Report, published July 2026.

What Is the AI SOC Market?

The AI SOC market is the category of software platforms and security services that use AI, machine learning, generative AI, large language models and agentic AI to augment, automate or autonomously perform security operations center functions across the threat lifecycle, according to MarketsandMarkets. The firm expects software platforms to hold the largest share of the market in 2026 and Asia Pacific to grow fastest.

Growth Drivers

  • Rising AI-powered cyber threats
  • Cloud, hybrid and identity-centric infrastructure
  • Autonomous AI agents across the enterprise
  • Shortage of skilled security professionals

Adoption Barriers

  • Limited trust in autonomous AI decisions
  • Evolving AI governance and regulation
  • Accuracy and reliability of AI-generated decisions
AI SOC Market Report Key Findings from MarketsandMarkets

Vendor Evaluation Matrix: Startups and SMEs

Where Does Swimlane Rank in the MarketsandMarkets AI SOC Matrix?

MarketsandMarkets plots AI SOC startups and SMEs on two axes: product footprint and market share or rank. Swimlane sits at the top right of the Progressive Companies quadrant.

In MarketsandMarkets’ words: “Swimlane (Progressive Company) holds the strongest position among the SMEs and Startups in the AI Security Operations Center (SOC) Market through its comprehensive AI-powered security operations platform, security automation, and agentic SOC capabilities.”

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Benefits of Swimlane AI SOC 

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Automated more than 60% of Tier 1 triage

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Reduced incident response time by 70%

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Threats contained in under 5 minutes

Source: MarketsandMarkets, AI Security Operations Center (SOC) Market, Global Forecast to 2031, Report, published July 2026.

Governed Autonomy

How Does Swimlane Address the

AI SOC Trust Gap?

Intelligent alert routing

Swimlane AI SOC, built on Swimlane Turbine, routes each alert by the reasoning it needs. Deterministic playbooks handle predictable work. Complex cases get AI-assisted or fully agentic investigations.

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Explainable investigations

Analysts see what evidence informed each conclusion, which actions an agent completed, where information is missing or conflicting, and when a human needs to weigh in.

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Validate, then automate

Once teams validate an AI-driven workflow, they convert it into a deterministic playbook. Repeatable work moves toward full automation, and analysts keep control over high-impact actions.

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AI SOC Market Report FAQs

How big is the AI SOC market?

MarketsandMarkets estimates the AI SOC market at $18.10 billion in 2026 and projects it will reach $47.07 billion by 2031, a compound annual growth rate of 21.1%. North America holds the largest share, at 41.5% in 2026, and Asia Pacific shows the highest growth rate.

MarketsandMarkets cites four growth drivers: rising AI-powered cyber threats, wider adoption of cloud, hybrid and identity-centric infrastructure, the spread of autonomous AI agents across enterprises, and a growing shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals. It also names AI SOC adoption among SMEs as a market opportunity.

MarketsandMarkets lists limited trust in autonomous AI decision-making and an evolving AI governance and regulatory landscape as restraints. It names the accuracy and reliability of AI-generated security decisions as a key challenge. For buyers, that makes explainability and human oversight worth testing in any AI SOC evaluation.

Swimlane appears in the Progressive Companies quadrant of the MarketsandMarkets AI SOC Company Evaluation Matrix for startups and SMEs. MarketsandMarkets states that Swimlane "holds the strongest position among the SMEs and Startups" in the AI SOC market, citing its AI-powered security operations platform, security automation and agentic SOC capabilities.

Swimlane AI SOC runs on Swimlane Turbine and routes each alert by the reasoning it needs: deterministic playbooks for predictable work, AI-assisted or agentic investigations for complex cases. Analysts see the evidence behind each conclusion, and Hero AI lets practitioners create and modify playbooks, integrations and visualizations in natural language.