IBISWorld Platform
Answer any industry question in minutes with our entire database at your fingertips.
Answer any industry question in minutes with our entire database at your fingertips.
Feed trusted, human-driven industry intelligence straight into your platform.
Streamline your workflow with IBISWorld’s intelligence built into your toolkit.
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Network Security Equipment procurement and pricing environment in the United States includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.
This procurement coverage of the Network Security Equipment market in the United States includes Firewalls, Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS), Virtual Private Network (VPN) Gateways and Secure Web Gateways (SWG). Standard coding in this coverage includes HS-8517-Telephone Sets, Including Smartphones And Other Telephones For Cellular/Wireless Networks; Other Apparatus For The Transmission Or Reception Of Voice, Images Or Other Data (Including Wired/Wireless N, ISIC-263-Manufacture of communication equipment, NACE-26.30-Manufacture Of Communication Equipment, NAICS-334210-Telephone apparatus manufacturing and UNSPSC-43222500-Network security equipment.
Common market terminology included in the Network Security Equipment procurement coverage includes Virtual Private Network (VPN) (A network that extends a private network across a public network.), Throughput (A measure of how much data a device can process.), Firewall (A barrier designed to prevent unauthorized communication within a computer network.), Spyware (Software that allows outside sources to gather information about a user without their consent or knowledge.) and Malware (Software used to disrupt computer operation, steal information or gain access to a private network.).
The top companies covered in the Network Security Equipment procurement report as suppliers are Sophos Group PLC, Barracuda Networks Inc., Juniper Networks B.V., OpenText Corporation and Palo Alto Networks Inc..
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Network Security Equipment market in the United States category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.
The market pricing trends include the Market Price (2026) per year, a five year price forecast and a supply chain risk score. Vendor coverage includes a market share and cost structure breakdown.
Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Network Security Equipment market environment.
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Network Security Equipment procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.
These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.
The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Network Security Equipment market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.
Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.
The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Network Security Equipment market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.
The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.
More than 6,000 businesses use IBISWorld to shape local and global economies
We were able to supplement our reports with IBISWorld’s information from both a qualitative and quantitative standpoint. All of our reporting now features some level of IBISWorld integration.
IBISWorld delivers the crisp business knowledge we need to drive our business. Whether it be serving up our major clients, winning new business or educating on industry issues, IBISWorld brings real value.
IBISWorld has revolutionised business information — which has proved commercially invaluable to exporters, investors and public policy professionals in Australia and overseas.
When you’re able to speak to clients and be knowledgeable about what they do and the state that they operate in, they’re going to trust you a lot more.
The 2026 benchmark market price for Network Security Equipment is $5702 per year. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 2.51 from 2023-26.
The top vendors in the Network Security Equipment market include Sophos Group PLC, Barracuda Networks Inc., Juniper Networks B.V., OpenText Corporation and Palo Alto Networks Inc..
The top industries supplying the Network Security Equipment market are Computer & Packaged Software Wholesaling in the US, Software Publishing in the US, Computer Manufacturing in the US and Wire & Cable Manufacturing in the US.
Low vendor risk supported by global scale and financial stability. The market is led by large, multinational suppliers with strong financial resources and diversified global operations. This reduces the likelihood of service disruption or vendor insolvency, providing buyers with confidence in long-term partnerships. Procurement teams can prioritize negotiations on service-level agreements, innovation, and pricing models rather than concerns over vendor continuity.
Performance and speed are key pricing factors for network security equipment, as devices capable of processing high data volumes with minimal latency are valued higher. For example, next-generation firewalls with superior throughput and low response times often cost more than basic models, as they ensure real-time threat management for enterprises relying on seamless data flow.