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| Product | Huawei AirEngine by Huawei View product | Suricata by Suricata View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Huawei AirEngine from Huawei focuses on rogue AP containment. Key capabilities: rogue AP containment. Compare it with the leading Wireless Security alternatives. | 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 | Enterprise Wi-Fi 6 / Wi-Fi 7 Wireless Access Hardware | High-Performance Network Threat Detection & IPS/IDS Engine |
| Best for | Smart Education, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Hospitality | Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Defense, Education, Telecommunications, Finance |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | On-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Physical Wireless Access Point Hardware; Ceiling/Wall/Outdoor Physical Access Points | Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual Sensor |
| Data residency | On-Premises Local Network | 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: no | Multi-tenant: no |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Smart CampusIndustrial PlantsOffice Buildings | Enterprise NetworksGateway FirewallsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps |
| Compliance | Wi-Fi AllianceWPA3FCCCERoHS | GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.4NIST SP 800-94Common Criteria |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Huawei iMaster NCE-CampusCloudCampusSNMPSyslog | ElasticsearchSplunkLogstashZeekSnort rulesCisco TalosEmerging Threats |
| Industries | Smart EducationHealthcareManufacturingHospitality | Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomDefenseEducationTelecommunications+1 more |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Huawei | Suricata |
| Headquarters | Shenzhen, China | Global / Open Source |
| Company size | 200,000+ | 1-10 |
| Founded | 1987 | 2009 |
Overview
What it is
Huawei AirEngine
Huawei AirEngine from Huawei focuses on rogue AP containment. Key capabilities: rogue AP containment. Compare it with the leading Wireless Security alternatives.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
Huawei AirEngine
Enterprise Wi-Fi 6 / Wi-Fi 7 Wireless Access HardwareSuricata
High-Performance Network Threat Detection & IPS/IDS EngineBest for
Huawei AirEngine
Smart Education, Healthcare, Manufacturing, HospitalitySuricata
Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Defense, Education, Telecommunications, FinancePricing
Pricing model
Huawei AirEngine
Contact VendorSuricata
Contact VendorFree trial
Huawei AirEngine
Free trial: noSuricata
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Huawei AirEngine
On-Premise
Suricata
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
Huawei AirEngine
Physical Wireless Access Point Hardware; Ceiling/Wall/Outdoor Physical Access PointsSuricata
Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual SensorData residency
Huawei AirEngine
On-Premises Local NetworkSuricata
Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)Key features
What it offers
Huawei AirEngine
- Wi-Fi 7 / Wi-Fi 6 multi-gigabit access
- Smart dynamic antenna array
- WPA3 enterprise security
- AI-powered RF calibration
- Rogue AP containment
- High-density enterprise Wi-Fi 7/6
- Smart dynamic antenna coverage
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
Huawei AirEngine
API access: yesSuricata
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
Huawei AirEngine
SSO: yesSuricata
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Huawei AirEngine
RBAC: yesSuricata
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Huawei AirEngine
Multi-tenant: noSuricata
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Huawei AirEngine
Mobile app: noSuricata
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Huawei AirEngine
Smart CampusIndustrial PlantsOffice Buildings
Suricata
Enterprise NetworksGateway FirewallsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps
Compliance
Huawei AirEngine
Wi-Fi AllianceWPA3FCCCERoHS
Suricata
GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.4NIST SP 800-94Common Criteria
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Huawei AirEngine
Huawei iMaster NCE-CampusCloudCampusSNMPSyslog
Suricata
ElasticsearchSplunkLogstashZeekSnort rulesCisco TalosEmerging Threats
Industries
Huawei AirEngine
Smart EducationHealthcareManufacturingHospitality
Suricata
Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomDefenseEducationTelecommunications+1 more
Regions
Huawei AirEngine
Global
Suricata
Global
Vendor
Company
Huawei AirEngine
HuaweiSuricata
SuricataHeadquarters
Huawei AirEngine
Shenzhen, ChinaSuricata
Global / Open SourceCompany size
Huawei AirEngine
200,000+Suricata
1-10Founded
Huawei AirEngine
1987Suricata
2009