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| Product | Kentik Network Observability by Kentik View product | Zeek by Zeek View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Kentik Network Observability delivers capacity forecasting for network latency troubleshooting. Explore its NDR capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors. | 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 Performance Monitoring & Hybrid Observability | Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis Engine |
| Best for | Telecom, Enterprise NetOps, Managed Service Providers, Telecommunications, Service Providers, Enterprise IT, Retail, Financial Services | 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 | SaaSCloud | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS | Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual Sensor |
| Data residency | US; EU regions | 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 | Enterprise routersSwitchesFirewallsCloud gateways | Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR | BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | CiscoAristaJuniperAWSAzureGCPPagerDutyServiceNow | ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight |
| Industries | TelecomEnterprise NetOpsManaged Service ProvidersTelecommunicationsService ProvidersEnterprise IT+2 more | CybersecuritySOC TeamsNetwork EngineeringDefenseResearchTelecom |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Kentik | Zeek |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, USA | Berkeley, California, USA |
| Company size | 201-500 | 1-10 |
| Founded | 2014 | 1994 |
Overview
What it is
Kentik Network Observability
Kentik Network Observability delivers capacity forecasting for network latency troubleshooting. Explore its NDR capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.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
Kentik Network Observability
Network Performance Monitoring & Hybrid ObservabilityZeek
Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis EngineBest for
Kentik Network Observability
Telecom, Enterprise NetOps, Managed Service Providers, Telecommunications, Service Providers, Enterprise IT, Retail, Financial ServicesZeek
Cybersecurity, SOC Teams, Network Engineering, Defense, Research, TelecomPricing
Pricing model
Kentik Network Observability
Contact VendorZeek
Contact VendorFree trial
Kentik Network Observability
Free trial: yesZeek
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Kentik Network Observability
Zeek
Deployment details
Kentik Network Observability
Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaSZeek
Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual SensorData residency
Kentik Network Observability
US; EU regionsZeek
Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)Key features
What it offers
Kentik Network Observability
- End-to-end path visualization
- Interface utilization metrics
- Multi-cloud VPC flow correlation
- Proactive SLA monitoring
- Capacity forecasting
- Network latency troubleshooting
- WAN path optimization
- Interface capacity forecasting
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
Kentik Network Observability
API access: yesZeek
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
Kentik Network Observability
SSO: yesZeek
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Kentik Network Observability
RBAC: yesZeek
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Kentik Network Observability
Multi-tenant: yesZeek
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Kentik Network Observability
Mobile app: noZeek
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Kentik Network Observability
Zeek
Compliance
Kentik Network Observability
Zeek
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Kentik Network Observability
Zeek
Industries
Kentik Network Observability
Zeek
Regions
Kentik Network Observability
Zeek
Vendor
Company
Kentik Network Observability
KentikZeek
ZeekHeadquarters
Kentik Network Observability
San Francisco, California, USAZeek
Berkeley, California, USACompany size
Kentik Network Observability
201-500Zeek
1-10Founded
Kentik Network Observability
2014Zeek
1994