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| Product | Cisco Secure Network Analytics by Cisco View product | Zeek by Zeek View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Free trial available. Cisco Secure Network Analytics by Cisco offers agentless flow ingestion. Compare features, use cases and leading Network Security alternatives. | 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 | Network Detection and Response (NDR) Platform | Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis Engine |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Higher Education, Manufacturing, Government | 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 | On-premises appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud SaaS; Physical appliances (Flow Collector, Flow Sensor, Manager); Virtual appliances (ESXi, KVM); SaaS (Cloud Analytics) | Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual Sensor |
| Data residency | On-premises deployment keeps all data local; SaaS hosted in US/EU | 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 | Hardware UCS appliancesVMwareKVMAWSAzure Flow Logs | Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps |
| Compliance | ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR | BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)Cisco Secure FirewallCisco Secure WorkloadCisco XDRSplunkQRadarServiceNow | ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight |
| Industries | Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareHigher EducationManufacturingGovernment | 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 Secure Network Analytics
Free trial available. Cisco Secure Network Analytics by Cisco offers agentless flow ingestion. Compare features, use cases and leading Network Security alternatives.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 Secure Network Analytics
Network Detection and Response (NDR) PlatformZeek
Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis EngineBest for
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Higher Education, Manufacturing, GovernmentZeek
Cybersecurity, SOC Teams, Network Engineering, Defense, Research, TelecomPricing
Pricing model
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Contact VendorZeek
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Free trial: yesZeek
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
SaaSCloudOn-Premise
Zeek
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
On-premises appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud SaaS; Physical appliances (Flow Collector, Flow Sensor, Manager); Virtual appliances (ESXi, KVM); SaaS (Cloud Analytics)Zeek
Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual SensorData residency
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
On-premises deployment keeps all data local; SaaS hosted in US/EUZeek
Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)Key features
What it offers
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
- Agentless flow ingestion (NetFlow, IPFIX)
- Behavioral anomaly detection
- Machine-learning baseline analysis
- Encrypted Traffic Analytics
- Lateral movement detection
- Data exfiltration alerts
- Automated quarantine
- Internal network threat hunting
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 Secure Network Analytics
API access: yesZeek
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
SSO: yesZeek
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
RBAC: yesZeek
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Multi-tenant: yesZeek
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Mobile app: noZeek
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Hardware UCS appliancesVMwareKVMAWSAzure Flow Logs
Zeek
Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps
Compliance
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR
Zeek
BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)Cisco Secure FirewallCisco Secure WorkloadCisco XDRSplunkQRadarServiceNow
Zeek
ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight
Industries
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareHigher EducationManufacturingGovernment
Zeek
CybersecuritySOC TeamsNetwork EngineeringDefenseResearchTelecom
Regions
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Global
Zeek
Global
Vendor
Company
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
CiscoZeek
ZeekHeadquarters
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
San Jose, California, USAZeek
Berkeley, California, USACompany size
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
80,000+Zeek
1-10Founded
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
1984Zeek
1994