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| Product | Cisco Meraki MR by Cisco View product | Suricata by Suricata 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. | 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 | Cloud-Managed Wireless Access Point | High-Performance Network Threat Detection & IPS/IDS Engine |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Retail, Education, Hospitality, Healthcare, Distributed Branch Offices | 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 hardware; Cloud-managed hardware access points | Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual Sensor |
| 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 FirewallsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps |
| Compliance | PCI DSS Level 1, ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, Wi-Fi Alliance WPA3 | GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.4NIST SP 800-94Common Criteria |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Meraki DashboardCisco UmbrellaCisco ISEThousandEyesServiceNowWebhooks / REST APIs | ElasticsearchSplunkLogstashZeekSnort rulesCisco TalosEmerging Threats |
| Industries | Cross-industryRetailEducationHospitalityHealthcareDistributed Branch Offices | Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomDefenseEducationTelecommunications+1 more |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | Suricata |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Global / Open Source |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 1-10 |
| Founded | 1984 | 2009 |
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.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
Cisco Meraki MR
Cloud-Managed Wireless Access PointSuricata
High-Performance Network Threat Detection & IPS/IDS EngineBest for
Cisco Meraki MR
Cross-industry, Retail, Education, Hospitality, Healthcare, Distributed Branch OfficesSuricata
Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Defense, Education, Telecommunications, FinancePricing
Pricing model
Cisco Meraki MR
Contact VendorSuricata
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Meraki MR
Free trial: yesSuricata
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Meraki MR
CloudOn-Premise
Suricata
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
Cisco Meraki MR
Cloud-managed hardware; Cloud-managed hardware access pointsSuricata
Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual SensorData residency
Cisco Meraki MR
Multi-region cloud data centers (Americas, Europe, Asia)Suricata
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
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
Cisco Meraki MR
API access: yesSuricata
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Meraki MR
SSO: yesSuricata
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Meraki MR
RBAC: yesSuricata
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Meraki MR
Multi-tenant: yesSuricata
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Cisco Meraki MR
Mobile app: yesSuricata
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco Meraki MR
Cloud dashboardphysical wireless indoor/outdoor access points
Suricata
Enterprise NetworksGateway FirewallsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps
Compliance
Cisco Meraki MR
PCI DSS Level 1, ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, Wi-Fi Alliance WPA3
Suricata
GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.4NIST SP 800-94Common Criteria
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Meraki MR
Cisco Meraki DashboardCisco UmbrellaCisco ISEThousandEyesServiceNowWebhooks / REST APIs
Suricata
ElasticsearchSplunkLogstashZeekSnort rulesCisco TalosEmerging Threats
Industries
Cisco Meraki MR
Cross-industryRetailEducationHospitalityHealthcareDistributed Branch Offices
Suricata
Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomDefenseEducationTelecommunications+1 more
Regions
Cisco Meraki MR
Global
Suricata
Global
Vendor
Company
Cisco Meraki MR
CiscoSuricata
SuricataHeadquarters
Cisco Meraki MR
San Jose, California, USASuricata
Global / Open SourceCompany size
Cisco Meraki MR
80,000+Suricata
1-10Founded
Cisco Meraki MR
1984Suricata
2009