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| Product | Aruba Wireless Networking by HPE View product | Suricata by Suricata View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Evaluating Aruba Wireless Networking? See how this Wireless Security tool handles rogue AP containment, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. | Evaluating Suricata? See how this Network Security tool handles active inline IPS mode and native protocol decoding, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. |
| Product type | Enterprise Secure Wireless LAN Architecture | High-Performance Network Threat Detection & IPS/IDS Engine |
| Best for | Education, Healthcare, Hospitality, Retail, Large Public Venues, Higher Education, Large Enterprise | Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Defense, Education, Telecommunications, Finance |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud-Managed; On-Premises Controllers; Distributed APs; Cloud-Managed (Aruba Central); Controller-Based; Controllerless Instant | Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual Sensor |
| Data residency | Global regional cloud options; On-premises controllers | Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained) |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: no |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: no |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: no |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: yes | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Enterprise CampusesRemote BranchesHealthcare FacilitiesPublic Venues | Enterprise NetworksGateway FirewallsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps |
| Compliance | FIPS 140-2WPA3 CertifiedISO 27001HIPAAPCI-DSS | GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.4NIST SP 800-94Common Criteria |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Aruba ClearPassHPE Aruba CentralMicrosoft IntuneSplunkPalo Alto Networks | ElasticsearchSplunkLogstashZeekSnort rulesCisco TalosEmerging Threats |
| Industries | EducationHealthcareHospitalityRetailLarge Public VenuesHigher Education+1 more | Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomDefenseEducationTelecommunications+1 more |
| Regions | Global enterprise deployments | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | HPE | Suricata |
| Headquarters | Spring, Texas, USA | Global / Open Source |
| Company size | 60,000+ | 1-10 |
| Founded | 2015 | 2009 |
Overview
What it is
Aruba Wireless Networking
Evaluating Aruba Wireless Networking? See how this Wireless Security tool handles rogue AP containment, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Suricata
Evaluating Suricata? See how this Network Security tool handles active inline IPS mode and native protocol decoding, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Product type
Aruba Wireless Networking
Enterprise Secure Wireless LAN ArchitectureSuricata
High-Performance Network Threat Detection & IPS/IDS EngineBest for
Aruba Wireless Networking
Education, Healthcare, Hospitality, Retail, Large Public Venues, Higher Education, Large EnterpriseSuricata
Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Defense, Education, Telecommunications, FinancePricing
Pricing model
Aruba Wireless Networking
Contact VendorSuricata
Contact VendorFree trial
Aruba Wireless Networking
Free trial: yesSuricata
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Aruba Wireless Networking
CloudOn-Premise
Suricata
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
Aruba Wireless Networking
Cloud-Managed; On-Premises Controllers; Distributed APs; Cloud-Managed (Aruba Central); Controller-Based; Controllerless InstantSuricata
Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual SensorData residency
Aruba Wireless Networking
Global regional cloud options; On-premises controllersSuricata
Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)Key features
What it offers
Aruba Wireless Networking
- Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 access points
- Policy Enforcement Firewall
- WPA3 enterprise security
- Rogue AP containment
- ClientMatch AI tuning
- Integrated IoT BLE/Zigbee
- High-density campus Wi-Fi
- Secure guest network isolation
Suricata
- Multi-threaded high-throughput engine
- Native protocol decoding (HTTP/TLS/DNS/SMB)
- Automated file extraction
- Structured Eve JSON logging
- Active inline IPS mode
- Network intrusion prevention (IPS)
- Protocol traffic logging
- Malware network beacon detection
Platform & access
API access
Aruba Wireless Networking
API access: yesSuricata
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
Aruba Wireless Networking
SSO: yesSuricata
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Aruba Wireless Networking
RBAC: yesSuricata
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Aruba Wireless Networking
Multi-tenant: yesSuricata
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Aruba Wireless Networking
Mobile app: yesSuricata
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Aruba Wireless Networking
Enterprise CampusesRemote BranchesHealthcare FacilitiesPublic Venues
Suricata
Enterprise NetworksGateway FirewallsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps
Compliance
Aruba Wireless Networking
FIPS 140-2WPA3 CertifiedISO 27001HIPAAPCI-DSS
Suricata
GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.4NIST SP 800-94Common Criteria
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Aruba Wireless Networking
Aruba ClearPassHPE Aruba CentralMicrosoft IntuneSplunkPalo Alto Networks
Suricata
ElasticsearchSplunkLogstashZeekSnort rulesCisco TalosEmerging Threats
Industries
Aruba Wireless Networking
EducationHealthcareHospitalityRetailLarge Public VenuesHigher Education+1 more
Suricata
Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomDefenseEducationTelecommunications+1 more
Regions
Aruba Wireless Networking
Global enterprise deployments
Suricata
Global
Vendor
Company
Aruba Wireless Networking
HPESuricata
SuricataHeadquarters
Aruba Wireless Networking
Spring, Texas, USASuricata
Global / Open SourceCompany size
Aruba Wireless Networking
60,000+Suricata
1-10Founded
Aruba Wireless Networking
2015Suricata
2009