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Side-by-side comparison of Auvik, Zeek
Product	Auvik by Auvik View product	Zeek by Zeek View product
Overview
What it is	Get the facts on Auvik: device inventory and live topology maps. Built for network troubleshooting. Compare it with other Network Monitoring options before you decide.	What does Zeek do? It covers file hash extraction and high-speed packet capture. See typical use cases, self-hosted deployment and how it compares to rivals.
Product type	Cloud-Based Network Management & Monitoring	Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis Engine
Best for	MSPs, IT Teams, Education, Healthcare, Retail	Cybersecurity, SOC Teams, Network Engineering, Defense, Research, Telecom
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	SaaSCloudOn-Premise	CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud (SaaS) with on-premises collector; SaaS with on-premises collector	Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual Sensor
Data residency	US, EU, Canada and Australia regions	Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)
Key features
What it offers	Automated network discovery Live topology maps Device inventory Performance monitoring and alerts Configuration backup and versioning Remote device access Traffic analysis Multi-tenant MSP console	Stateful network protocol analysis Structured transaction logging (HTTP/DNS/TLS) File hash extraction Event-driven domain scripting language High-speed packet capture Network security monitoring Network forensic investigation Protocol transaction logging
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	WindowsLinuxNetwork devices	Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II	BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	ConnectWise PSAAutotaskHaloPSAServiceNowMicrosoft TeamsSlackCisco MerakiFortinet	ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight
Industries	MSPsIT TeamsEducationHealthcareRetail	CybersecuritySOC TeamsNetwork EngineeringDefenseResearchTelecom
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Auvik	Zeek
Headquarters	Waterloo, Ontario, Canada	Berkeley, California, USA
Company size	501-1,000	1-10
Founded	2009	1994

Auvik

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Zeek

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Overview

What it is

Auvik

Get the facts on Auvik: device inventory and live topology maps. Built for network troubleshooting. Compare it with other Network Monitoring options before you decide.

Zeek

What does Zeek do? It covers file hash extraction and high-speed packet capture. See typical use cases, self-hosted deployment and how it compares to rivals.

Product type

Auvik

Cloud-Based Network Management & Monitoring

Zeek

Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis Engine

Best for

Auvik

MSPs, IT Teams, Education, Healthcare, Retail

Zeek

Cybersecurity, SOC Teams, Network Engineering, Defense, Research, Telecom

Pricing

Pricing model

Auvik

Contact Vendor

Zeek

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Auvik

Zeek

Deployment

Deployment options

Auvik

SaaSCloudOn-Premise

Zeek

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

Auvik

Cloud (SaaS) with on-premises collector; SaaS with on-premises collector

Zeek

Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual Sensor

Data residency

Auvik

US, EU, Canada and Australia regions

Zeek

Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)

Key features

What it offers

Auvik

Automated network discovery
Live topology maps
Device inventory
Performance monitoring and alerts
Configuration backup and versioning
Remote device access
Traffic analysis
Multi-tenant MSP console

Zeek

Stateful network protocol analysis
Structured transaction logging (HTTP/DNS/TLS)
File hash extraction
Event-driven domain scripting language
High-speed packet capture
Network security monitoring
Network forensic investigation
Protocol transaction logging

Platform & access

API access

Auvik

Zeek

Single sign-on (SSO)

Auvik

Zeek

Role-based access (RBAC)

Auvik

Zeek

Multi-tenant

Auvik

Zeek

Mobile app

Auvik

Zeek

Supported platforms

Auvik

WindowsLinuxNetwork devices

Zeek

Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps

Compliance

Auvik

SOC 2 Type II

Zeek

BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Auvik

ConnectWise PSAAutotaskHaloPSAServiceNowMicrosoft TeamsSlackCisco MerakiFortinet

Zeek

ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight

Industries

Auvik

MSPsIT TeamsEducationHealthcareRetail

Zeek

CybersecuritySOC TeamsNetwork EngineeringDefenseResearchTelecom

Regions

Auvik

Global

Zeek

Global

Vendor

Company

Auvik

Zeek

Headquarters

Auvik

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Zeek

Berkeley, California, USA

Company size

Auvik

501-1,000

Zeek

1-10

Founded

Auvik

2009

Zeek

1994