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Side-by-side comparison of Hubble, Zeek
Product	Hubble by Isovalent View product	Zeek by Zeek View product
Overview
What it is	Hubble offers eBPF-based network flow tracing and real-time service dependency graphing. Use it for service dependency mapping. See Kubernetes 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	eBPF-Powered Kubernetes Network Observability & Security UI	Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis Engine
Best for	Technology, Financial Services, Telecommunications, Retail, Healthcare, E-commerce	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	CloudOn-Premise	CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud; On-premises; Self-hosted; Self-hosted Kubernetes deployment; Cilium addon; Isovalent Enterprise	Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual Sensor
Data residency	Customer-controlled infrastructure	Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)
Key features
What it offers	eBPF-based network flow tracing Real-time service dependency graphing Layer 7 protocol metrics (HTTP/gRPC/DNS) Security policy drop inspection OpenTelemetry export Web UI Kubernetes network troubleshooting Service dependency mapping	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	API access: yes	API access: no
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: no	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	KubernetesOpenShiftAWS EKSAzure AKSGoogle Cloud GKE	Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps
Compliance	CNCF EcosystemISO 27001 readySOC 2 compatible	BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	CiliumKubernetesPrometheusGrafanaOpenTelemetryFluentd	ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight
Industries	TechnologyFinancial ServicesTelecommunicationsRetailHealthcareE-commerce	CybersecuritySOC TeamsNetwork EngineeringDefenseResearchTelecom
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Isovalent	Zeek
Headquarters	Mountain View, California, USA	Berkeley, California, USA
Company size	201-500	1-10
Founded	2017	1994

Hubble

by Isovalent

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Zeek

by Zeek

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Overview

What it is

Hubble

Hubble offers eBPF-based network flow tracing and real-time service dependency graphing. Use it for service dependency mapping. See Kubernetes 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

Hubble

eBPF-Powered Kubernetes Network Observability & Security UI

Zeek

Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis Engine

Best for

Hubble

Technology, Financial Services, Telecommunications, Retail, Healthcare, E-commerce

Zeek

Cybersecurity, SOC Teams, Network Engineering, Defense, Research, Telecom

Pricing

Pricing model

Hubble

Contact Vendor

Zeek

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Hubble

Zeek

Deployment

Deployment options

Hubble

CloudOn-Premise

Zeek

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

Hubble

Cloud; On-premises; Self-hosted; Self-hosted Kubernetes deployment; Cilium addon; Isovalent Enterprise

Zeek

Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual Sensor

Data residency

Hubble

Customer-controlled infrastructure

Zeek

Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)

Key features

What it offers

Hubble

eBPF-based network flow tracing
Real-time service dependency graphing
Layer 7 protocol metrics (HTTP/gRPC/DNS)
Security policy drop inspection
OpenTelemetry export
Web UI
Kubernetes network troubleshooting
Service dependency mapping

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

Hubble

Zeek

Single sign-on (SSO)

Hubble

Zeek

Role-based access (RBAC)

Hubble

Zeek

Multi-tenant

Hubble

Zeek

Mobile app

Hubble

Zeek

Supported platforms

Hubble

KubernetesOpenShiftAWS EKSAzure AKSGoogle Cloud GKE

Zeek

Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps

Compliance

Hubble

CNCF EcosystemISO 27001 readySOC 2 compatible

Zeek

BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Hubble

CiliumKubernetesPrometheusGrafanaOpenTelemetryFluentd

Zeek

ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight

Industries

Hubble

TechnologyFinancial ServicesTelecommunicationsRetailHealthcareE-commerce

Zeek

CybersecuritySOC TeamsNetwork EngineeringDefenseResearchTelecom

Regions

Hubble

Global

Zeek

Global

Vendor

Company

Hubble

Isovalent

Zeek

Headquarters

Hubble

Mountain View, California, USA

Zeek

Berkeley, California, USA

Company size

Hubble

201-500

Zeek

1-10

Founded

Hubble

2017

Zeek

1994