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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 | Corelight Sensors by Corelight View product | PRTG Network Monitor by Paessler View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | What does Corelight Sensors do? It covers log streaming and zeek protocol parsing. See typical use cases, appliance or cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals. | Get the facts on PRTG Network Monitor: packet sniffing. Built for bandwidth bottleneck detection. Compare it with other Network Security options before you decide. |
| Product type | High-Performance Network Security Sensor Appliances | Comprehensive Bandwidth & Network Device Monitoring |
| Best for | Enterprise SOC, Data Centers, Telecommunications, Financial, Defense | Enterprise IT, Telecom, Healthcare, Education, Retail, Manufacturing |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | SaaSCloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Hardware Appliances; Virtual; Cloud AMI; Hardware appliances; Virtual appliances; Cloud AMIs | On-premises; Cloud; On-premises Server; Hosted Cloud SaaS |
| Data residency | On-premises; Customer Cloud VPCs | Customer Data Center / Hosted PRTG Cloud |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: yes |
| Supported platforms | 10G/40G/100G Physical NetworksVMware ESXiKVMAWSAzure | RoutersSwitchesFirewallsNetwork appliancesVirtual hosts |
| Compliance | FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaSOC 2 Type IIISO 27001 | ISO 27001 certified hostingGDPR compliant |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Corelight Fleet ManagerSplunkMicrosoft SentinelKafkaAWS | CiscoJuniperHPE ArubaVMware vSphereMicrosoft Hyper-VPagerDuty |
| Industries | Enterprise SOCData CentersTelecommunicationsFinancialDefense | Enterprise ITTelecomHealthcareEducationRetailManufacturing |
| Regions | GlobalUSEU | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Corelight | Paessler |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, USA | Nuremberg, Germany |
| Company size | 201-500 | 300+ |
| Founded | 2013 | 1997 |
Overview
What it is
Corelight Sensors
What does Corelight Sensors do? It covers log streaming and zeek protocol parsing. See typical use cases, appliance or cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.PRTG Network Monitor
Get the facts on PRTG Network Monitor: packet sniffing. Built for bandwidth bottleneck detection. Compare it with other Network Security options before you decide.Product type
Corelight Sensors
High-Performance Network Security Sensor AppliancesPRTG Network Monitor
Comprehensive Bandwidth & Network Device MonitoringBest for
Corelight Sensors
Enterprise SOC, Data Centers, Telecommunications, Financial, DefensePRTG Network Monitor
Enterprise IT, Telecom, Healthcare, Education, Retail, ManufacturingPricing
Pricing model
Corelight Sensors
Contact VendorPRTG Network Monitor
Contact VendorFree trial
Corelight Sensors
Free trial: yesPRTG Network Monitor
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Corelight Sensors
PRTG Network Monitor
Deployment details
Corelight Sensors
Hardware Appliances; Virtual; Cloud AMI; Hardware appliances; Virtual appliances; Cloud AMIsPRTG Network Monitor
On-premises; Cloud; On-premises Server; Hosted Cloud SaaSData residency
Corelight Sensors
On-premises; Customer Cloud VPCsPRTG Network Monitor
Customer Data Center / Hosted PRTG CloudKey features
What it offers
Corelight Sensors
- High-capacity packet capture (1G-100G)
- Zeek protocol parsing
- Suricata signature engine
- Hardware acceleration
- Log streaming
- NDR
- Network Security
- Network Monitoring
PRTG Network Monitor
- Distributed remote probes
- NetFlow and sFlow analysis
- Interface error tracking
- Packet sniffing
- Automated PDF SLA reporting
- Bandwidth bottleneck detection
- Switch port traffic auditing
- Multi-site remote probe monitoring
Platform & access
API access
Corelight Sensors
API access: yesPRTG Network Monitor
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Corelight Sensors
SSO: yesPRTG Network Monitor
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Corelight Sensors
RBAC: yesPRTG Network Monitor
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Corelight Sensors
Multi-tenant: yesPRTG Network Monitor
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Corelight Sensors
Mobile app: noPRTG Network Monitor
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
Corelight Sensors
PRTG Network Monitor
Compliance
Corelight Sensors
PRTG Network Monitor
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Corelight Sensors
PRTG Network Monitor
Industries
Corelight Sensors
PRTG Network Monitor
Regions
Corelight Sensors
PRTG Network Monitor
Vendor
Company
Corelight Sensors
CorelightPRTG Network Monitor
PaesslerHeadquarters
Corelight Sensors
San Francisco, California, USAPRTG Network Monitor
Nuremberg, GermanyCompany size
Corelight Sensors
201-500PRTG Network Monitor
300+Founded
Corelight Sensors
2013PRTG Network Monitor
1997