The container security market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• In recent years, the container security market size has seen significant expansion. It's predicted to rise from $1.95 billion in 2024 to $2.44 billion in 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25.3%.
This growth throughout the historical period is primarily due to factors such as the rising adoption of containerization and cloud computing, increased demand for microservices, digital transformation within industries, a surge in demand for better infrastructure solutions, competitive outlooks, and key player strategic initiatives.
The container security market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• It is projected that the size of the container security market is set to experience significant expansion in the coming years, growing to $5.36 billion by 2029, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.7%.
The surge during the projected period is due to regulatory changes and worldwide trends, growing need for security solutions, the rise of powerful stakeholders, and increased operability across boundaries. The market's global penetration and the rising favourability for cloud computing, along with the growing demand for microservices and companies' digital transformation, also contribute to this growth. Key trends noted during this period include progressive technological changes and transformations in consumer behaviour, regulatory shifts and international trends, higher demand for security systems, increased reliance on cloud computing solutions across different business verticals, and the development of influential market players extending their operations beyond their home territories.
The container security market is forecasted to thrive on the back of the escalating utilization of cloud computing. Essentially, cloud computing delivers computing services via the internet, making it possible for users to access numerous resources without the need for ownership or management of the supporting infrastructure. Businesses trying to adjust rapidly to shifting market conditions rely on cloud computing due to its scalability and flexibility. Container security employs cloud computing to automate tasks such as vulnerability scans, threat responses, and intrusion detection, thereby simplifying the security management process. For example, in December 2023, Eurostat, an intergovernmental organization based in Europe, reported that approximately 42.5% of EU enterprises availed of cloud computing chiefly for hosting e-mail systems, and electronic file storage. This marks a 4.2% increase from 2021. As a result, the growth of the container security market is being influenced by the rising utilization of cloud computing.
The container security market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Component: Solution, Services
2) By Deployment: Cloud, On-Premise
3) By Enterprise Size: Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises, Large Enterprises
4) By End User: Banking, Financial Services And Insurance (BFSI) , Retail And Consumer Goods, Healthcare And Life Science, Manufacturing, IT And Telecommunication, Government And Public Sector, Other End Users
Subsegments:
1) By Solution: Access Control Systems, Surveillance Systems, Alarm Systems, Tracking And Monitoring Systems, Container Seals
20 By Services: Consulting Services, Installation Services, Maintenance And Support Services, Training Services
Leading corporations in the container security market are innovating advanced technologies such as cloud-native container security solutions to enhance customer experiences and features. These security solutions are specifically designed to safeguard containerized applications and cloud-based infrastructure, thereby meeting the needs of software engineering teams specializing in cloud-native technologies. For instance, Veracode, a renowned cloud-based application security company in the US, introduced Veracode container security on its continuous software security platform in October 2022. This unique offering from Veracode is seamlessly integrated into the continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline and can be accessed through the command-line interface. It provides extensive capabilities for detecting and mitigating vulnerabilities, secret management and resolving security configuration issues across well-known operating system. Moreover, it offers remediation suggestions early in the software development life cycle, ensuring insecure containers are detected and resolved before they reach the production phase.
Major companies operating in the container security market report are:
• Google LLC
• Microsoft Corporation
• Amazon Web Services
• International Business Machines Corporation
• Cisco System Inc.
• Broadcom Inc.
• VMware LLC
• HCL Technologies Limited
• Palo Alto Networks
• Juniper Networks
• McAfee Corporation
• Trend Micro
• CROWDSTRIKE
• Zscaler
• Rapid7
• Tenable Inc.
• Checkpoint Software Technologies Ltd.
• Qualys
• Qualys Inc
• Docker Inc.
• Alert Logic
• Snyk
• Aqua Security
• Fidelis Cybersecurity
• Capsule8
• Sophos
• Sysdig Inc
• Anchore Inc.
• StackRox
• NeuVector
North America was the largest region in the container security market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the container security market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.