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Managed SOC vs In-House Security Team
The spreadsheet says hire analysts. The budget says you cannot. Here is an honest cost and capability comparison for Thai mid-market businesses.
Quick answer
An in-house SOC with 8–12 analysts, SIEM, and 24/7 shifts typically exceeds THB 51M per year in Thailand. Managed SOC from SOCGuard starts at THB 120 per endpoint per month with no setup fee and live monitoring today.
Comparison at a glance
| In-house SOC | SOCGuard Managed SOC | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual cost (50 endpoints) | THB 51M+ (team + SIEM) | THB ~162K–459K (Protection / MDR at typical SMB sizes) |
| Time to go live | 6–18 months hiring + build | Days to weeks |
| 24/7 coverage | Requires shift roster | Included |
| Cloud log integration | Hire separately | Included in monitoring scope |
| PDPA reporting | Build dashboards | Included on MDR and above |
| Incident response | Need IR retainer anyway | Roadmap: IR retainer scoped separately |
| Best fit | 300+ seats, regulated enterprise | 10–300 endpoint SMB / mid-market |
Common questions
When does in-house make sense?
Large enterprises with dedicated CISO budgets, air-gapped environments, or regulatory mandates for on-prem-only operations. Most Thai SMBs never reach that scale.
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