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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Catchpoint by Catchpoint View product | Tcpdump by Tcpdump View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Catchpoint helps teams with digital experience monitoring. Explore features like CDN benchmarking, cloud deployment and the closest Network Monitoring competitors. | Tcpdump: real-time packet capture, Berkeley Packet Filter syntax and PCAP file format export. Built for BPF packet filtering. Compare Network Security alternatives. |
| Product type | Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) Platform | Command-Line Network Packet Analyzer & Capture Utility |
| Best for | E-Commerce, Financial Services, SaaS, Travel, Media | Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, System Administration, DevOps, Education |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Multi-Tenant Cloud SaaS; Global Observability Nodes; Multi-Tenant Cloud SaaS; Global Edge Nodes | Open Source; CLI Tool; Open Source Command-Line Binary (Natively Included in Unix/Linux) |
| Data residency | United States; Europe; Asia-Pacific | Local Host System Only (Zero Remote Cloud Telemetry) |
| 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 | Global BackboneBroadbandWirelessCloud Nodes | LinuxUnixmacOS Network InterfacesCloud VMsNetwork Switches |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR | BSD 3-Clause LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | SplunkDatadogServiceNowPagerDutySlackDynatrace | libpcapWiresharkSnortSuricataLinux TerminalNetwork Interfaces |
| Industries | E-CommerceFinancial ServicesSaaSTravelMedia | Network EngineeringCybersecuritySystem AdministrationDevOpsEducation |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Catchpoint | Tcpdump |
| Headquarters | New York, New York, USA | Open Source Project |
| Company size | 501-1,000 | 1-10 |
| Founded | 2008 | 1988 |
Overview
What it is
Catchpoint
Catchpoint helps teams with digital experience monitoring. Explore features like CDN benchmarking, cloud deployment and the closest Network Monitoring competitors.Tcpdump
Tcpdump: real-time packet capture, Berkeley Packet Filter syntax and PCAP file format export. Built for BPF packet filtering. Compare Network Security alternatives.Product type
Catchpoint
Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) PlatformTcpdump
Command-Line Network Packet Analyzer & Capture UtilityBest for
Catchpoint
E-Commerce, Financial Services, SaaS, Travel, MediaTcpdump
Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, System Administration, DevOps, EducationPricing
Pricing model
Catchpoint
Contact VendorTcpdump
Contact VendorFree trial
Catchpoint
Free trial: yesTcpdump
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Catchpoint
SaaSCloud
Tcpdump
Cloud
Deployment details
Catchpoint
Multi-Tenant Cloud SaaS; Global Observability Nodes; Multi-Tenant Cloud SaaS; Global Edge NodesTcpdump
Open Source; CLI Tool; Open Source Command-Line Binary (Natively Included in Unix/Linux)Data residency
Catchpoint
United States; Europe; Asia-PacificTcpdump
Local Host System Only (Zero Remote Cloud Telemetry)Key features
What it offers
Catchpoint
- Global synthetic testing
- DNS performance tracing
- BGP route monitoring
- CDN benchmarking
- Waterfall latency analytics
- Digital experience monitoring
- Synthetic DNS/BGP observability
- CDN latency analysis
Tcpdump
- Real-time packet capture
- Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) syntax
- PCAP file format export
- Protocol header decoding
- Terminal command-line interface
- Command-line packet capture
- Network troubleshooting
- Security incident traffic investigation
Platform & access
API access
Catchpoint
API access: yesTcpdump
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
Catchpoint
SSO: yesTcpdump
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Catchpoint
RBAC: yesTcpdump
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Catchpoint
Multi-tenant: yesTcpdump
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Catchpoint
Mobile app: yesTcpdump
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Catchpoint
Global BackboneBroadbandWirelessCloud Nodes
Tcpdump
LinuxUnixmacOS Network InterfacesCloud VMsNetwork Switches
Compliance
Catchpoint
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR
Tcpdump
BSD 3-Clause LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Catchpoint
SplunkDatadogServiceNowPagerDutySlackDynatrace
Tcpdump
libpcapWiresharkSnortSuricataLinux TerminalNetwork Interfaces
Industries
Catchpoint
E-CommerceFinancial ServicesSaaSTravelMedia
Tcpdump
Network EngineeringCybersecuritySystem AdministrationDevOpsEducation
Regions
Catchpoint
Global
Tcpdump
Global
Vendor
Company
Catchpoint
CatchpointTcpdump
TcpdumpHeadquarters
Catchpoint
New York, New York, USATcpdump
Open Source ProjectCompany size
Catchpoint
501-1,000Tcpdump
1-10Founded
Catchpoint
2008Tcpdump
1988