컨테이너 보안 시장 : 점유율 분석, 업계 동향과 통계, 성장 예측(2026-2031년)

According to Mordor Intelligence, the container security market size was valued at USD 3.06 billion in 2025 and is estimated to grow from USD 3.69 billion in 2026 to reach USD 9.42 billion by 2031, at a CAGR of 20.66% during the forecast period (2026-2031).

This report is Segmented by Component (Platform/Software and Services), Organization Size (Large Enterprise, and Small and Medium Enterprises), Deployment (Cloud, and On Premise), Security Control (Image Scanning and Vulnerability Management, and More), End User Industry (IT and Telecom, BFSI, and More), and Geography (North America, and More). The Market Forecasts are Provided in Terms of Value (USD).

Global Container Security Market Trends and Insights

Rising Adoption of Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Container Workloads

Eighty percent of enterprises now run workloads across two or more public clouds, which fragments identity management and multiplies misconfiguration risk. Security teams seek Kubernetes posture-management tools that normalize AWS, Azure, and Google policies inside one dashboard. NIS2 requires supply-chain assessments for critical infrastructure, so multi-cloud users must add provenance tracking and cryptographic attestation to container registries. PCI-DSS 4.0 extends continuous monitoring mandates to ephemeral containers, reinforcing demand for real-time visibility across hybrid estates. Financial institutions and payment processors therefore invest heavily in unified scanning and runtime analytics.

Rapid Shift Toward Microservices and DevSecOps Pipelines

GitHub's Advanced Security for Azure DevOps introduced secret scanning and dependency review within pull requests, shrinking the gap between code commit and remediation. Teams must codify policies using Open Policy Agent or admission webhooks so developers can consume rules without friction. AI and machine-learning containers grew fivefold year over year, exposing new inference APIs that attackers probe for data exfiltration. Runtime anomaly detection through eBPF probes baselines syscall behavior and flags cryptomining or privilege escalation, but tuning models to limit false positives remains difficult.

Shortage of Container-Security Skillsets in DevOps Teams

The global cybersecurity talent gap stands at 4.8 million, and Kubernetes expertise is even rarer. DevOps engineers often lack threat-modeling skills, and analysts unfamiliar with pods struggle to interpret audit logs. Managed Kubernetes services now embed hardened defaults, yet human judgment remains vital for novel attack chains. Training programs cannot match quarterly Kubernetes releases, forcing many enterprises to outsource monitoring and forensics.

Other drivers and restraints analyzed in the detailed report include:

1. Mandatory Security Mandates (PCI-DSS 4.0, NIS2, SBOM)
2. Rising Frequency of Supply-Chain Attacks on Container Images
3. Operational Complexity of Multi-Cloud and Multi-Cluster Estates

For complete list of drivers and restraints, kindly check the Table Of Contents.

Segment Analysis

Platform and software offerings led the container security market size with 63.13% of 2025 revenue. Integrated suites delivering image scanning, admission control, and eBPF runtime monitoring dominate because buyers prefer a single interface for policy creation and compliance reporting. Managed services are projected to grow at a 21.41% CAGR, outpacing overall growth as enterprises hire providers to tune rules and triage incidents 24/7. Professional engagements focus on threat modeling and least-privilege policy design for microservices. This outsourcing trend highlights the shortage of in-house expertise and positions service providers as strategic partners in continuous security improvement.

Aqua Security, Sysdig, and Palo Alto Networks bundle consulting with product subscriptions, while cloud providers wrap advisory support into premium tiers. As a result, the container security market continues shifting from pure-play software toward hybrid delivery models that blend platforms with managed detection and response.

Large enterprises represented 71.28% of 2025 spending because regulated verticals maintain hundreds of clusters that require premium solutions. These buyers integrate container telemetry with SIEM and SOAR to speed remediation. Small and medium enterprises, in contrast, favor lightweight scanners and cloud-native policies that ship with managed Kubernetes. The segment is expected to deliver a 22.93% CAGR as cloud providers embed default protection, closing capability gaps and lowering barriers to entry.

SMEs tap agentless scanning from vendors like Wiz, anchoring security directly in CI pipelines without dedicated staff. Community projects such as Falco give startups baseline runtime defense at zero licensing cost, letting scarce budgets fund growth. The democratization of functionality broadens the container security industry customer base and diversifies revenue away from only large buyers.

Complete Report Scope:

• By Component
  • Platform / Software
  • Services
• By Organisation Size
  • Large Enterprises
  • Small and Medium Enterprises
• By Security Control
  • Image Scanning and Vulnerability Management
  • Runtime Protection and Anomaly Detection
  • Compliance and Configuration Management
• By Deployment
  • Cloud-Based
  • On-Premise
• By End-User Industry
  • IT and Telecom
  • BFSI
  • Retail and e-Commerce
  • Healthcare and Life Sciences
  • Industrial and Manufacturing
  • Other End-User Industries
• By Geography
  • North America
    • United States
    • Canada
    • Mexico
  • South America
    • Brazil
    • Argentina
    • Rest of South America
  • Europe
    • Germany
    • United Kingdom
    • France
    • Italy
    • Spain
    • Rest of Europe
  • Asia Pacific
    • China
    • Japan
    • India
    • South Korea
    • Australia
    • Rest of Asia Pacific
  • Middle East
    • Saudi Arabia
    • United Arab Emirates
    • Turkey
    • Rest of Middle East
  • Africa
    • South Africa
    • Nigeria
    • Egypt
    • Rest of Africa

Geography Analysis

North America delivered 42.42% of 2025 revenue thanks to stringent HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and SOC 2 rules that force enterprises to deploy container security market controls in every DevSecOps stage. U.S. hyperscalers accelerate adoption by bundling native features, while Canada's banks implement posture management to satisfy OSFI cyber guidelines. Mexico's manufacturers, bolstered by nearshoring, deploy containerized apps and adopt security scanning to protect supply chains.

Asia-Pacific is forecast to grow at 22.64% through 2031. China's sovereign-cloud directives require domestic stacks, driving demand for local security platforms that map Kubernetes settings to national standards. India's digital public infrastructure containerizes citizen services, introducing scale that mandates automated runtime visibility. Japan's factories and South Korea's telecoms use edge Kubernetes for IoT and 5G, relying on lightweight eBPF telemetry to guard latency-sensitive flows. Australia's regulators issued cloud-risk guidelines, prompting banks to adopt Kubernetes posture management.

Europe benefits from NIS2, which took effect in October 2024 and expands requirements to every managed-service provider across 27 states. Germany's BaFin rules and the UK's operational resilience framework extend to containers, driving platform investments. France's health-data regulations demand cryptographic attestation before containers touch patient records. Southern Europe experiences uplift as telcos deploy containerized 5G with runtime protection tuned for throughput.

The Middle East accelerates under Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 and UAE digital mandates, pushing government and state entities onto cloud-native platforms that need robust security. Turkey's financial regulators craft cloud frameworks that spur container security adoption. Africa remains early stage; South African banks pilot runtime analytics, Nigerian fintechs use agentless scanners, and Egypt digitalizes services, though skills gaps slow momentum. South America grows as Brazil's banks embrace Kubernetes for payments, but currency volatility tempers large upfront commitments.

1. Google LLC
2. Red Hat, Inc.(IBM Corporation)
3. Trend Micro Incorporated
4. Qualys, Inc.
5. Rapid7, Inc.
6. SUSE LLC
7. Mirantis, Inc.
8. Thales S.A.
9. Sysdig, Inc.
10. Anchore, Inc.
11. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
12. Tenable, Inc.
13. AccuKnox, Inc.
14. Tigera, Inc.
15. VMware, Inc.
16. Microsoft Corporation
17. Capsule8, Inc.
18. Fidelis Cybersecurity, Inc.
19. Aqua Security Software Ltd.
20. Wiz, Inc.
21. Orca Security, Inc.

Additional Benefits:

• The market estimate (ME) sheet in Excel format
• 3 months of analyst support

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION

• 1.1 Study Assumptions and Market Definition
• 1.2 Scope of the Study

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

4 MARKET LANDSCAPE

• 4.1 Market Overview
• 4.2 Market Drivers
  • 4.2.1 Rising Adoption of Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Container Workloads
  • 4.2.2 Rapid Shift Toward Microservices and DevSecOps Pipelines
  • 4.2.3 Mandatory Security Mandates (PCI-DSS 4.0, NIS2, SBOM)
  • 4.2.4 Rising Frequency of Supply-Chain Attacks on Container Images
  • 4.2.5 Proliferation of Edge and 5G Container Runtimes
  • 4.2.6 Hardware-Level Container Isolation Innovations
• 4.3 Market Restraints
  • 4.3.1 Shortage of Container-Security Skillsets in DevOps Teams
  • 4.3.2 Operational Complexity of Multi-Cloud and Multi-Cluster Estates
  • 4.3.3 Alert-Fatigue and False-Positive Overload
  • 4.3.4 Advanced Container-Escape Kill-Chains
• 4.4 Impact of Macroeconomic Factors on the Market
• 4.5 Industry Value Chain Analysis
• 4.6 Regulatory Landscape
• 4.7 Technological Outlook
• 4.8 Porter's Five Forces Analysis
  • 4.8.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
  • 4.8.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
  • 4.8.3 Threat of New Entrants
  • 4.8.4 Threat of Substitute Products
  • 4.8.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry

5 MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH FORECASTS (VALUE)

• 5.1 By Component
  • 5.1.1 Platform / Software
  • 5.1.2 Services
• 5.2 By Organisation Size
  • 5.2.1 Large Enterprises
  • 5.2.2 Small and Medium Enterprises
• 5.3 By Security Control
  • 5.3.1 Image Scanning and Vulnerability Management
  • 5.3.2 Runtime Protection and Anomaly Detection
  • 5.3.3 Compliance and Configuration Management
• 5.4 By Deployment
  • 5.4.1 Cloud-Based
  • 5.4.2 On-Premise
• 5.5 By End-User Industry
  • 5.5.1 IT and Telecom
  • 5.5.2 BFSI
  • 5.5.3 Retail and e-Commerce
  • 5.5.4 Healthcare and Life Sciences
  • 5.5.5 Industrial and Manufacturing
  • 5.5.6 Other End-User Industries
• 5.6 By Geography
  • 5.6.1 North America
    • 5.6.1.1 United States
    • 5.6.1.2 Canada
    • 5.6.1.3 Mexico
  • 5.6.2 South America
    • 5.6.2.1 Brazil
    • 5.6.2.2 Argentina
    • 5.6.2.3 Rest of South America
  • 5.6.3 Europe
    • 5.6.3.1 Germany
    • 5.6.3.2 United Kingdom
    • 5.6.3.3 France
    • 5.6.3.4 Italy
    • 5.6.3.5 Spain
    • 5.6.3.6 Rest of Europe
  • 5.6.4 Asia Pacific
    • 5.6.4.1 China
    • 5.6.4.2 Japan
    • 5.6.4.3 India
    • 5.6.4.4 South Korea
    • 5.6.4.5 Australia
    • 5.6.4.6 Rest of Asia Pacific
  • 5.6.5 Middle East
    • 5.6.5.1 Saudi Arabia
    • 5.6.5.2 United Arab Emirates
    • 5.6.5.3 Turkey
    • 5.6.5.4 Rest of Middle East
  • 5.6.6 Africa
    • 5.6.6.1 South Africa
    • 5.6.6.2 Nigeria
    • 5.6.6.3 Egypt
    • 5.6.6.4 Rest of Africa

6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

• 6.1 Market Concentration
• 6.2 Strategic Moves
• 6.3 Market Share Analysis
• 6.4 Company Profiles (includes Global Level Overview, Market Level Overview, Core Segments, Financials as Available, Strategic Information, Market Rank/Share for Key Companies, Products and Services, and Recent Developments)
  • 6.4.1 Google LLC
  • 6.4.2 Red Hat, Inc.(IBM Corporation)
  • 6.4.3 Trend Micro Incorporated
  • 6.4.4 Qualys, Inc.
  • 6.4.5 Rapid7, Inc.
  • 6.4.6 SUSE LLC
  • 6.4.7 Mirantis, Inc.
  • 6.4.8 Thales S.A.
  • 6.4.9 Sysdig, Inc.
  • 6.4.10 Anchore, Inc.
  • 6.4.11 Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
  • 6.4.12 Tenable, Inc.
  • 6.4.13 AccuKnox, Inc.
  • 6.4.14 Tigera, Inc.
  • 6.4.15 VMware, Inc.
  • 6.4.16 Microsoft Corporation
  • 6.4.17 Capsule8, Inc.
  • 6.4.18 Fidelis Cybersecurity, Inc.
  • 6.4.19 Aqua Security Software Ltd.
  • 6.4.20 Wiz, Inc.
  • 6.4.21 Orca Security, Inc.

7 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE OUTLOOK

• 7.1 White-Space and Unmet-Need Assessment