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| Product | Cisco Meraki MR by Cisco View product | Snort by Snort View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Try Cisco Meraki MR free: a cloud-managed wireless access point with guest splash portal. See who it suits and how it stacks up against other Wireless Security tools. | See what Snort offers: active inline blocking. It is built for zero-day exploit detection, supports on-premises deployment and competes with other Network Security tools. |
| Product type | Cloud-Managed Wireless Access Point | Open-Source Network Intrusion Prevention System (NIPS) |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Retail, Education, Hospitality, Healthcare, Distributed Branch Offices | Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Education, Public Sector, Telecommunications |
| 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 hardware; Cloud-managed hardware access points | Open Source; On-premises Software; Open Source Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud VM |
| Data residency | Multi-region cloud data centers (Americas, Europe, Asia) | 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 | Cloud dashboardphysical wireless indoor/outdoor access points | Enterprise NetworksGateway RoutersCloud VPCsIndustrial Networks |
| Compliance | PCI DSS Level 1, ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, Wi-Fi Alliance WPA3 | GPLv2 LicenseCommon CriteriaNIST SP 800-94PCI-DSS Requirement 11.4 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Meraki DashboardCisco UmbrellaCisco ISEThousandEyesServiceNowWebhooks / REST APIs | Cisco TalosWiresharkSuricataSplunkElasticsearchPulledPorkZeek |
| Industries | Cross-industryRetailEducationHospitalityHealthcareDistributed Branch Offices | Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomEducationPublic SectorTelecommunications |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | Snort |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Open Source Project |
| Company size | 80,000+ | N/A (open-source project) |
| Founded | 1984 | 1998 |
Overview
What it is
Cisco Meraki MR
Try Cisco Meraki MR free: a cloud-managed wireless access point with guest splash portal. See who it suits and how it stacks up against other Wireless Security tools.Snort
See what Snort offers: active inline blocking. It is built for zero-day exploit detection, supports on-premises deployment and competes with other Network Security tools.Product type
Cisco Meraki MR
Cloud-Managed Wireless Access PointSnort
Open-Source Network Intrusion Prevention System (NIPS)Best for
Cisco Meraki MR
Cross-industry, Retail, Education, Hospitality, Healthcare, Distributed Branch OfficesSnort
Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Education, Public Sector, TelecommunicationsPricing
Pricing model
Cisco Meraki MR
Contact VendorSnort
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Meraki MR
Free trial: yesSnort
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Meraki MR
CloudOn-Premise
Snort
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
Cisco Meraki MR
Cloud-managed hardware; Cloud-managed hardware access pointsSnort
Open Source; On-premises Software; Open Source Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud VMData residency
Cisco Meraki MR
Multi-region cloud data centers (Americas, Europe, Asia)Snort
Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)Key features
What it offers
Cisco Meraki MR
- Cloud-managed Wi-Fi 6/6E
- Air Marshal 24/7 wireless intrusion prevention (WIPS)
- Layer 7 application traffic shaping
- Automated RF channel optimization
- Integrated BLE location beacons
- Guest splash portal
- Enterprise wireless connectivity
- Air Marshal WIPS intrusion defense
Snort
- Real-time packet sniffing and logging
- Protocol analysis and content searching
- Cisco Talos rule updates
- Snort 3 multi-threaded engine
- Active inline blocking
- Network intrusion prevention (IPS)
- Perimeter packet inspection
- Zero-day exploit detection
Platform & access
API access
Cisco Meraki MR
API access: yesSnort
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Meraki MR
SSO: yesSnort
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Meraki MR
RBAC: yesSnort
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Meraki MR
Multi-tenant: yesSnort
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Cisco Meraki MR
Mobile app: yesSnort
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco Meraki MR
Cloud dashboardphysical wireless indoor/outdoor access points
Snort
Enterprise NetworksGateway RoutersCloud VPCsIndustrial Networks
Compliance
Cisco Meraki MR
PCI DSS Level 1, ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, Wi-Fi Alliance WPA3
Snort
GPLv2 LicenseCommon CriteriaNIST SP 800-94PCI-DSS Requirement 11.4
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Meraki MR
Cisco Meraki DashboardCisco UmbrellaCisco ISEThousandEyesServiceNowWebhooks / REST APIs
Snort
Cisco TalosWiresharkSuricataSplunkElasticsearchPulledPorkZeek
Industries
Cisco Meraki MR
Cross-industryRetailEducationHospitalityHealthcareDistributed Branch Offices
Snort
Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomEducationPublic SectorTelecommunications
Regions
Cisco Meraki MR
Global
Snort
Global
Vendor
Company
Cisco Meraki MR
CiscoSnort
SnortHeadquarters
Cisco Meraki MR
San Jose, California, USASnort
Open Source ProjectCompany size
Cisco Meraki MR
80,000+Snort
N/A (open-source project)Founded
Cisco Meraki MR
1984Snort
1998