Log collection platform
Microsoft Sentinel or Wazuh deployed in your account, with identity, email, endpoint, firewall, and cloud logs connected.
The Problem
Logs Everywhere, and Nobody Reads Them Until an Auditor Asks
It shows up when an auditor, insurer, or enterprise customer asks for last quarter's sign-in records, and the answer is scattered across five consoles with short retention.
01 · Short retention
Firewall and sign-in logs roll over before anyone needs them.
Retention is set to your audit needs, and older logs are archived.
02 · Scattered alerts
Each tool alerts on its own, so linked events look unrelated.
Logs land in one platform where detections join events across systems.
03 · Manual exports
Audit requests mean days of hand-exported CSV files.
Saved searches and monthly reports produce audit evidence on request.
04 · Lock-in
Leaving a provider means losing your logs and detection rules.
The platform, detection rules, and logs live in accounts you own.
Your firewall overwrites its logs every few days. Microsoft 365 keeps sign-in history for a limited time, and logging in the cloud account was never switched on. Then a customer's security review asks how you'd spot a stolen admin login, and an auditor wants a year of access records. Someone exports CSV files by hand. Each tool alerts on its own, so a slow attack across three systems looks like noise.
We start by choosing a log platform in your own cloud: Microsoft Sentinel for Microsoft shops, or open-source Wazuh on your server. We connect identity, email, endpoint, firewall, and cloud logs, write detections mapped to MITRE ATT&CK, and set retention to match your audits. Engineers triage alerts every business day. The platform, rules, and logs stay yours instead of living in a provider's system.
Logs in your own cloud
The log platform runs in your Azure tenant or on your server, so the data stays yours.
Detections mapped to ATT&CK
Rules written for your systems and labelled with the MITRE ATT&CK techniques they catch.
Retention set for audits
Log storage sized for PCI DSS, SOC 2, or insurer requests, with older data archived.
Our SOC as a Service Process
From Log Inventory to Triaged Alerts in Five Clear Steps
You approve the log sources, retention, and escalation rules before collection starts, then review cases, detections, and storage costs with us every month.
We list your systems, what they log today, and what auditors or customers ask for. You get a log source plan, an estimate of storage costs on your cloud bill, and a monthly price. If simpler alerting covers you, we'll tell you before we quote.
What's Included
What You Get With Managed SOC Services
Log collection, detections, automation, daily triage, case records, and audit-ready retention, built in your own cloud and run by engineers who also fix systems.
Compare Options
DeveloperLook vs a Large SOC Provider vs an In-House SOC
Large SOC as a service providers staff analysts around the clock, and an in-house SOC knows your systems best. Here is how each compares on coverage, ownership, and cost.
| Feature | DeveloperLookBest fit | Large provider | In-house SOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coverage hours | Business days, plus automation | Around the clock | Your shift pattern |
| Log platform | In your own cloud | Usually theirs | Yours to build |
| Detections | Tuned to your systems | Shared rule library | Written by your team |
| Ownership on exit | Platform, rules, and logs stay | Logs often exported | Fully yours |
| Root-cause fixes | Engineers who also fix | Recommendations only | If staff have time |
| Setup time | 2 to 4 weeks | Several weeks | Months of hiring |
| Audit retention | Set to your framework | Per their contract | Whatever you configure |
| Cost | From $800 per month | Higher, per device or GB | Several full salaries |
DeveloperLook
Large provider
- Coverage hours
- DeveloperLook: Business days, plus automationLarge provider: Around the clock
- Log platform
- DeveloperLook: In your own cloudLarge provider: Usually theirs
- Detections
- DeveloperLook: Tuned to your systemsLarge provider: Shared rule library
- Ownership on exit
- DeveloperLook: Platform, rules, and logs stayLarge provider: Logs often exported
- Root-cause fixes
- DeveloperLook: Engineers who also fixLarge provider: Recommendations only
- Setup time
- DeveloperLook: 2 to 4 weeksLarge provider: Several weeks
- Audit retention
- DeveloperLook: Set to your frameworkLarge provider: Per their contract
- Cost
- DeveloperLook: From $800 per monthLarge provider: Higher, per device or GB
Projects We've Built
Booking and Store Platforms We Have Built
Booking platforms and store dashboards we built for travel and fashion brands. Systems like these write the sign-in, payment, and admin logs a SOC reviews.
HoliNest Travel Booking Website and Dashboard
- Travel
- Vacation Rental
- Booking System
Seatour Tour and Vacation Rental Booking Platform
- Travel
- Vacation Rental
- Booking System
Mavenza Fashion Ecommerce App and Admin Dashboard
- Business
- Fashion
- E-commerce
Fuison Fashion Ecommerce Website and Dashboard
- Fashion
- Dashboard
- E-commerce
What Our Clients Say
What Clients Say After Launch
Feedback from teams we have built apps, platforms, and websites for.
We had a pretty specific idea of what we wanted our website to become, but I wasn’t sure how easily we could explain all of it to a development team. There were quite a few moving parts, and we were working toward a deadline, so I expected a few things to get lost along the way. That never really happened. They understood what we were trying to achieve, kept us updated throughout the process, and got everything ready within the agreed timeline. The final site feels much easier to navigate, works beautifully on mobile, and is noticeably smoother for our customers. It was a huge relief seeing the original idea actually turn into the website we had in mind.
The mobile experience is probably my favourite part of the new site. We had spent a lot of time making sure the desktop version looked right, and the team kept pushing us to think about how everything would actually feel on a phone too. They were right. The navigation is clean, the interactions feel natural, and everything we’ve tested so far works exactly as it should. They also went through the links, forms, integrations, and other details more than once before launch, which I really appreciated. And even after going live, we could still reach out when something came up. The whole process felt friendly, organised, and surprisingly straightforward.
What I appreciate most is that the website is actually easy for us to manage now. We can update content ourselves instead of sending a developer a message every time we need to change something small. They also paid attention to the technical SEO side, which mattered to us because we didn’t want a new website to create problems for the traffic we already had. I’ve probably asked more questions than I should have since launch, but every question has been handled patiently and without any fuss. The team is easy to work with, they explain things clearly, and when we need something changed, they focus on getting it done rather than making the process complicated.
1,250+
Projects shipped
10+
Years of experience
Top 3%
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5 stars
Average review score
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Work Culture
Why IT Teams Trust Us to Watch Their Logs
A SOC sees your sign-ins, mailboxes, and admin actions. These habits keep that view narrow, every action recorded, and your log bill predictable.
Only the logs you approve
We collect the sources on your signed plan and nothing else. Message content and personal files stay out unless a case needs them and you agree.
Log costs you can predict
Storage and ingestion costs sit on your own cloud bill, so we show them every month. Noisy sources get filtered before they inflate the invoice.
Plain answers on coverage
Our engineers triage on business days, and automated playbooks act at any hour. If you need people on shift overnight, we'll say so before you sign.
Every case written down
Each real alert becomes a case with a timeline, actions, and the decision you made. Auditors and insurers can follow the trail later.
Your platform, your logs
Workspace, rules, playbooks, and history stay in accounts you own. If you change providers, the next team starts with everything we built.
Engineers who fix things
When a case points to a misconfigured server or a weak policy, our engineers fix it. You don't get a ticket telling you to find someone else.
Overview
What is SOC as a service for a small or midsize company?
DeveloperLook runs SOC as a service for growing companies that need security monitoring without hiring a SOC team. We set up Microsoft Sentinel or Wazuh in your own cloud, connect your logs, write detections, triage alerts on business days, and keep audit evidence. Plans start at $800 per month, with setup in 2 to 4 weeks.
DEVELOPERLOOK
Project facts · SOC as a Service
- Service
- SOC as a Service (log collection, detections, triage, audit retention)
- Typical timeline
- Setup in 2 to 4 weeks, then monthly triage and tuning
- Platforms
- Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Azure, AWS, firewalls, and servers
- Built with
- Microsoft Sentinel, Wazuh, MITRE ATT&CK, and Logic Apps playbooks
- Experience
- 10+ years of development experience and 1,250+ shipped projects
- Post-launch support
- Monthly SOC report and review call in every plan
- Communication
- Calls in US, UK, and AU business hours
- Starting price
- From $800 USD per month, fixed scope after a free call
Reviewed 22 Oct 2026 by Saimul Islam
Good fit
Companies facing their first audit
Your SOC 2 or PCI DSS audit needs a year of access logs and proof that someone reviews alerts, and today neither exists.
Microsoft-based teams wanting a managed SOC
You run Microsoft 365 and Azure, and you want a managed SOC built on Sentinel in your own tenant rather than a provider's portal.
SaaS firms answering security reviews
Your enterprise customers ask who monitors your security logs, and you need SOC services you can describe honestly in their questionnaire.
Teams leaving their current provider
You're tired of soc managed services that keep your logs in their system, and you want detections and history you can take with you.
IT leads comparing quotes
You're comparing managed soc providers on what's included and want managed SOC pricing you can explain to finance line by line.
Not a fit
Need analysts on shift overnight
You need people watching logs at night with a contracted response time. A large provider with round-the-clock staff fits better, and we'll help you compare quotes.
Mainly worried about laptops
Your worry is laptops and servers, not logs from every system. Our managed detection and response service covers EDR alerts from $600 a month.
No security basics yet
You don't have MFA, device protection, or email security in place yet. Our managed security services set that base first, from $850 a month.
Budget under $800 a month
Your budget is under $800 a month and you run only a couple of systems. Turning on the alerts built into Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace is a sensible start.
Not sure we're the right fit?
Book a free call or message us. We'll tell you honestly whether we're the right team.
Pricing
Transparent Starting Prices for SOC as a Service
These are monthly starting points in USD. Your plan depends on log sources, retention, and detection work, and you get a fixed proposal after a free scoping call.
For small teams that need core logs collected, watched, and kept for audits.
$800/month
- Up to 3 log sources connected
- Starter detections mapped to ATT&CK
- Alerts triaged every business day
- 12-month log retention configured
- Automated playbooks for 3 common cases
- Monthly SOC report and review call
Recommended
For growing companies with servers, cloud accounts, and a VPN to watch.
$1,350/month
- Everything in SOC Starter
- Up to 8 log sources connected
- Custom detections for your systems
- Monthly rule tuning and log health checks
- Case records ready for auditors
- Quarterly detection coverage review
For companies with up to 15 log sources and formal audit or customer requirements.
$2,100/month
- Everything in Managed SOC
- Up to 15 log sources connected
- Compliance report packs for audits
- Incident runbooks for your key cases
- Quarterly hunt for missed threats
- Quarterly leadership security briefing
For Agencies
White-Label Security Operations for IT Providers
You own the client relationship. We run the security operations behind it: log platforms in each client's cloud, detections, daily triage, and monthly reports in your format. Your clients get a SOC without you hiring analysts.
How the partnership works
White label: your client only ever sees your brand
- Your client
- You, the agency
- DeveloperLook
Share the client brief
Send the client's systems, audit needs, cloud accounts, and escalation contacts.
- Client needs
- You share the details
- Details received
We plan and price
You get a log source plan, a storage cost estimate, and a fixed monthly price.
- Scope and plan
- Proposal to resell
- Your quoteYOUR LOGO
We build and triage
We set up the platform, triage alerts, and report monthly in your template.
- Done by our team
- Your brand on it
- Handed to your clientDone
Partner with DeveloperLookDelivered under your brand
Stay client-facing
You present the reports while we triage quietly under your brand.
One platform per client
Each client's logs stay in their own tenant and never mix.
Reports in your template
Monthly SOC reports written in your format and wording.
Grow at your pace
Add log sources and clients as your security offer matures.
The Right Technology for Your Project
Technology Stack
We build on log platforms you can own outright and connect the sources you already run. Detections follow MITRE ATT&CK, so coverage is easy to explain to auditors.
- Microsoft Sentinel
- Wazuh
- Elastic
- Azure Monitor
- Microsoft 365
- Google Workspace
- Fortinet FortiGate
AWS CloudTrail
- MITRE ATT&CK
- Azure Logic Apps
- KQL
- Sigma rules
- Jira
- Microsoft Teams
- Grafana
Google Sheets
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers on pricing, setup, what a managed SOC does, choosing a provider, and coverage hours.
Saimul IslamFounder & CEO, DeveloperLookStill have questions?
Send a message or book a call with the team.
DeveloperLook's SOC as a service starts at $800 per month for up to 3 log sources, daily triage, and 12-month retention. The $1,350 plan covers 8 sources with custom detections and monthly tuning. The $2,100 plan covers 15 sources with compliance reports and runbooks. Log storage is billed separately by your cloud provider, and we estimate it before you sign.
SOC setup with DeveloperLook usually takes 2 to 4 weeks. The first one or two weeks deploy the log platform and connect your sources. The next one or two weeks switch on and tune detections, and triage starts once noisy rules are under control. Adding a source later takes a few days, depending on the system.
A managed SOC is a security operations center run by an outside team, sometimes sold as security operations center as a service. It combines people, process, and tools that watch logs and respond to alerts. The provider handles detections, triage, and case records, while you keep decisions about your systems. Ours runs on a platform in your own cloud.
SOC services are the daily jobs of a security operations center: collecting logs, writing detections, triaging alerts, investigating incidents, and reporting. A full SOC also covers threat intelligence and hunting for attacks that slipped past rules. Smaller companies usually buy these jobs as a subscription, because staffing them in-house takes several full-time roles.
Start with a short checklist: included log sources, coverage hours, who owns the platform and logs, retention, and what happens when an alert is real. Then compare quotes on the same scope, because some providers price per device and others per gigabyte of logs. Ask whether storage costs sit inside the quote or on your cloud bill.
Evaluate threat hunting by asking how often a provider hunts, what it looks for, and what you receive afterwards. Good hunts start from a hypothesis tied to MITRE ATT&CK techniques, use your own logs, and end with new detections or fixes. A provider that only reruns its standard rules is monitoring, not hunting. Our SOC Program plan includes a quarterly hunt.
A midsize business should weigh five criteria: tool fit, real coverage needs, log ownership, audit support, and total cost including storage. Check that the provider has worked with your identity and cloud platforms. Ask for a sample monthly report, then confirm how escalation reaches your on-call people at night.
Managed SOCaaS providers keep response timely with automation, runbooks, and clear escalation. Automated playbooks act on high-confidence alerts at any hour, runbooks tell analysts what to contain, and escalation lists say who to call. Ask each provider for its contracted response times in writing. DeveloperLook triages on business days and relies on automation outside them.
Choose one by asking who is awake at night: staffed analysts, an on-call engineer, or only automation. Ask for contracted response times, a sample incident report, and what the service may do inside your systems without asking. DeveloperLook doesn't staff a 24/7 SOC, and we'll help you compare providers that do whenever you need one.
Yes. The log workspace, detection rules, playbooks, and case history live in your own Azure tenant or server, never in ours. When you leave, we hand over documentation for every rule and source, then remove our named accounts. Your next provider or in-house team can keep running the same platform.
Saimul IslamFounder & CEO, DeveloperLookStill have questions?
Send a message or book a call with the team.
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