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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 | Cisco ThousandEyes by Cisco View product | Tcpdump by Tcpdump View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Cisco ThousandEyes by Cisco: BGP route monitoring. Ideal for end-to-end digital experience monitoring. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top NDR alternatives. | 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 & Network Visibility Platform | Command-Line Network Packet Analyzer & Capture Utility |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Technology, Financial Services, Retail, Healthcare, Telecommunications | 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 | SaaSCloudOn-Premise | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; SaaS cloud management platform with Cloud, Enterprise, and Endpoint Agents | Open Source; CLI Tool; Open Source Command-Line Binary (Natively Included in Unix/Linux) |
| Data residency | Cloud hosting regions across North America and Europe | 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 internet vantage pointsenterprise networksuser endpointsAWSAzureGCP | LinuxUnixmacOS Network InterfacesCloud VMsNetwork Switches |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR | BSD 3-Clause LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Catalyst SwitchesCisco SD-WANCisco WebexSplunkAppDynamicsServiceNowPagerDutySlack | libpcapWiresharkSnortSuricataLinux TerminalNetwork Interfaces |
| Industries | Cross-industryTechnologyFinancial ServicesRetailHealthcareTelecommunications | Network EngineeringCybersecuritySystem AdministrationDevOpsEducation |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | Tcpdump |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Open Source Project |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 1-10 |
| Founded | 1984 | 1988 |
Overview
What it is
Cisco ThousandEyes
Cisco ThousandEyes by Cisco: BGP route monitoring. Ideal for end-to-end digital experience monitoring. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top NDR alternatives.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
Cisco ThousandEyes
Digital Experience Monitoring & Network Visibility PlatformTcpdump
Command-Line Network Packet Analyzer & Capture UtilityBest for
Cisco ThousandEyes
Cross-industry, Technology, Financial Services, Retail, Healthcare, TelecommunicationsTcpdump
Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, System Administration, DevOps, EducationPricing
Pricing model
Cisco ThousandEyes
Contact VendorTcpdump
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco ThousandEyes
Free trial: yesTcpdump
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco ThousandEyes
SaaSCloudOn-Premise
Tcpdump
Cloud
Deployment details
Cisco ThousandEyes
Cloud SaaS; SaaS cloud management platform with Cloud, Enterprise, and Endpoint AgentsTcpdump
Open Source; CLI Tool; Open Source Command-Line Binary (Natively Included in Unix/Linux)Data residency
Cisco ThousandEyes
Cloud hosting regions across North America and EuropeTcpdump
Local Host System Only (Zero Remote Cloud Telemetry)Key features
What it offers
Cisco ThousandEyes
- Hop-by-hop network path visualization
- Synthetic transaction testing
- BGP route monitoring
- Internet Insights outage tracking
- Real-user browser experience monitoring
- Automated WAN anomaly detection
- API alerting
- End-to-end digital experience monitoring
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
Cisco ThousandEyes
API access: yesTcpdump
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco ThousandEyes
SSO: yesTcpdump
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco ThousandEyes
RBAC: yesTcpdump
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco ThousandEyes
Multi-tenant: yesTcpdump
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Cisco ThousandEyes
Mobile app: yesTcpdump
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco ThousandEyes
Global internet vantage pointsenterprise networksuser endpointsAWSAzureGCP
Tcpdump
LinuxUnixmacOS Network InterfacesCloud VMsNetwork Switches
Compliance
Cisco ThousandEyes
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR
Tcpdump
BSD 3-Clause LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco ThousandEyes
Cisco Catalyst SwitchesCisco SD-WANCisco WebexSplunkAppDynamicsServiceNowPagerDutySlack
Tcpdump
libpcapWiresharkSnortSuricataLinux TerminalNetwork Interfaces
Industries
Cisco ThousandEyes
Cross-industryTechnologyFinancial ServicesRetailHealthcareTelecommunications
Tcpdump
Network EngineeringCybersecuritySystem AdministrationDevOpsEducation
Regions
Cisco ThousandEyes
Global
Tcpdump
Global
Vendor
Company
Cisco ThousandEyes
CiscoTcpdump
TcpdumpHeadquarters
Cisco ThousandEyes
San Jose, California, USATcpdump
Open Source ProjectCompany size
Cisco ThousandEyes
80,000+Tcpdump
1-10Founded
Cisco ThousandEyes
1984Tcpdump
1988