What each managed security service includes, how it is priced in India, and the CERT-In, IT Act, DPDP and GST rules that shape the bill in 2026.
A managed security proposal rarely has one price. It is built from endpoints or users covered, log volume sent to a SIEM, monitoring hours (business hours or 24×7), response scope (alert only, or isolate and remediate), devices such as firewalls, one-time work such as onboarding and VAPT, and the contract term. On top come 18% GST, possible reverse charge on foreign platforms and the renewal uplift.
Start with managed cybersecurity pricing in India, which links to every guide in this section. The others explain MSSP, MDR and SOC-as-a-service, pricing models, managed firewall and EDR, VAPT and CERT-In empanelled auditors, virtual CISO fees, the CERT-In Directions of 2022, the DPDP Act and IT Act, and GST and TDS on security services.
We do not rank, score or review providers. Every price on this site is an illustrative range that shows the arithmetic, not a quote. Check rules at the source: CERT-In, MeitY and the e-Gazette.
Managed Security Costs, Price Drivers and 2026 Rules
What the CERT-In Directions of 28 April 2022 under IT Act section 70B(6) require from Indian businesses, what they cost to meet, and what to demand from a managed security provider.
Managed Security Costs, Price Drivers and 2026 Rules
What DPDP Act sections 8(5)–(6), the phased DPDP Rules 2025 and IT Act sections 43, 43A, 66 and 72A mean for buying managed security in India, as of October 2026.
Managed Security Costs, Price Drivers and 2026 Rules
How 18% GST, reverse charge on imported services, OIDAR, TDS under section 393 of the Income-tax Act 2025 and exchange rates change the real cost of managed security in India.
Managed Security Costs, Price Drivers and 2026 Rules
How managed security services are priced for Indian MSMEs — endpoints, users, log volume, hours, response scope, contracts, GST — with illustrative rupee ranges and 2026 rules.
Managed Security Costs, Price Drivers and 2026 Rules
What managed firewall and managed EDR services cost Indian MSMEs — buy vs rent hardware, subscriptions, rule changes, agent licences and monitoring hours — with illustrative rupee sums.
Managed Security Costs, Price Drivers and 2026 Rules
How Indian managed security providers price — per endpoint, per user, per GB of logs, tiers, bundles, annual and multi-year contracts — and how to convert quotes to compare them.
Managed Security Costs, Price Drivers and 2026 Rules
Plain-English comparison of MSSP, MDR, SOC-as-a-service, managed EDR and firewall, vCISO and VAPT for Indian MSMEs — what is included, what is not, and how each is priced.
Managed Security Costs, Price Drivers and 2026 Rules
How vulnerability assessment and penetration testing is priced in India — IPs, apps, test days, retests — when a CERT-In empanelled auditor is needed, and the 2025 audit policy guidelines.
Managed Security Costs, Price Drivers and 2026 Rules
How virtual CISO (vCISO) services are priced for Indian MSMEs — monthly retainers, days, deliverables, audits and customer questionnaires — with illustrative rupee examples.
