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| Product | Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series by Cisco View product | Zeek by Zeek View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Get the facts on Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series: Integrated Snort IPS. Built for enterprise branch SD-WAN. Compare it with other SD-WAN 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 | Enterprise Cloud Edge Router / SD-WAN Platform | Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis Engine |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Retail, Enterprise Campus, Financial Services, Government | Cybersecurity, SOC Teams, Network Engineering, Defense, Research, Telecom |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Hardware; Cloud virtual appliance; Physical edge hardware appliances; Catalyst 8000V cloud virtual router | Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual Sensor |
| Data residency | On-premises routing hardware / localized deployment | 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: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Enterprise branchcampus aggregationAWSAzureGCP | Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps |
| Compliance | FIPS 140-2, Common Criteria, PCI DSS, HIPAA | BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN ManagerCisco Catalyst CenterCisco ThousandEyesCisco Secure AccessCisco Umbrella | ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight |
| Industries | Cross-industryRetailEnterprise CampusFinancial ServicesGovernment | CybersecuritySOC TeamsNetwork EngineeringDefenseResearchTelecom |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | Zeek |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Berkeley, California, USA |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 1-10 |
| Founded | 1984 | 1994 |
Overview
What it is
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series
Get the facts on Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series: Integrated Snort IPS. Built for enterprise branch SD-WAN. Compare it with other SD-WAN 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
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series
Enterprise Cloud Edge Router / SD-WAN PlatformZeek
Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis EngineBest for
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series
Cross-industry, Retail, Enterprise Campus, Financial Services, GovernmentZeek
Cybersecurity, SOC Teams, Network Engineering, Defense, Research, TelecomPricing
Pricing model
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series
Contact VendorZeek
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series
Free trial: noZeek
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series
CloudOn-Premise
Zeek
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series
Hardware; Cloud virtual appliance; Physical edge hardware appliances; Catalyst 8000V cloud virtual routerZeek
Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual SensorData residency
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series
On-premises routing hardware / localized deploymentZeek
Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)Key features
What it offers
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series
- High-throughput SD-WAN routing
- Dynamic core allocation
- Hardware-accelerated IPSec encryption
- Integrated Snort IPS
- 5G cellular connectivity
- Modular interface expansion
- Enterprise branch SD-WAN
- Multi-cloud edge routing
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
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series
API access: yesZeek
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series
SSO: yesZeek
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series
RBAC: yesZeek
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series
Multi-tenant: yesZeek
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series
Mobile app: noZeek
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series
Enterprise branchcampus aggregationAWSAzureGCP
Zeek
Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps
Compliance
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series
FIPS 140-2, Common Criteria, PCI DSS, HIPAA
Zeek
BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN ManagerCisco Catalyst CenterCisco ThousandEyesCisco Secure AccessCisco Umbrella
Zeek
ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight
Industries
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series
Cross-industryRetailEnterprise CampusFinancial ServicesGovernment
Zeek
CybersecuritySOC TeamsNetwork EngineeringDefenseResearchTelecom
Regions
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series
Global
Zeek
Global
Vendor
Company
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series
CiscoZeek
ZeekHeadquarters
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series
San Jose, California, USAZeek
Berkeley, California, USACompany size
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series
80,000+Zeek
1-10Founded
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series
1984Zeek
1994