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Product	NetFlow Analyzer by ManageEngine View product	Zeek by Zeek View product
Overview
What it is	NetFlow Analyzer by ManageEngine: cisco CBQoS. Ideal for bandwidth traffic forensics. Deployment: on-premises. See how it compares with top Network 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	Real-Time Flow Analytics & Bandwidth Monitor	Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis Engine
Best for	Cross-industry, Enterprise IT, Telecom, 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	On-Premise	CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	On-premises; On-premises Windows/Linux server software	Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual Sensor
Data residency	On-premises or customer cloud	Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)
Key features
What it offers	Flow traffic analysis Bandwidth monitoring Cisco CBQoS NBAR recognition Network anomaly detection Bandwidth traffic forensics QoS validation	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: 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	Corporate WANLANData Center Switches	Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps
Compliance	ISO 27001PCI DSS	BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	CiscoJuniperHPManageEngine OpManagerSyslog	ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight
Industries	Cross-industryEnterprise ITTelecomFinancial Services	CybersecuritySOC TeamsNetwork EngineeringDefenseResearchTelecom
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	ManageEngine	Zeek
Headquarters	Chennai, India	Berkeley, California, USA
Company size	20,000+	1-10
Founded	2002	1994

NetFlow Analyzer

by ManageEngine

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Zeek

by Zeek

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Overview

What it is

NetFlow Analyzer

NetFlow Analyzer by ManageEngine: cisco CBQoS. Ideal for bandwidth traffic forensics. Deployment: on-premises. See how it compares with top Network 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

NetFlow Analyzer

Real-Time Flow Analytics & Bandwidth Monitor

Zeek

Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis Engine

Best for

NetFlow Analyzer

Cross-industry, Enterprise IT, Telecom, Financial Services

Zeek

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

Pricing

Pricing model

NetFlow Analyzer

Contact Vendor

Zeek

Contact Vendor

Free trial

NetFlow Analyzer

Zeek

Deployment

Deployment options

NetFlow Analyzer

On-Premise

Zeek

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

NetFlow Analyzer

On-premises; On-premises Windows/Linux server software

Zeek

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

Data residency

NetFlow Analyzer

On-premises or customer cloud

Zeek

Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)

Key features

What it offers

NetFlow Analyzer

Flow traffic analysis
Bandwidth monitoring
Cisco CBQoS
NBAR recognition
Network anomaly detection
Bandwidth traffic forensics
QoS validation

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

NetFlow Analyzer

Zeek

Single sign-on (SSO)

NetFlow Analyzer

Zeek

Role-based access (RBAC)

NetFlow Analyzer

Zeek

Multi-tenant

NetFlow Analyzer

Zeek

Mobile app

NetFlow Analyzer

Zeek

Supported platforms

NetFlow Analyzer

Corporate WANLANData Center Switches

Zeek

Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps

Compliance

NetFlow Analyzer

ISO 27001PCI DSS

Zeek

BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

NetFlow Analyzer

CiscoJuniperHPManageEngine OpManagerSyslog

Zeek

ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight

Industries

NetFlow Analyzer

Cross-industryEnterprise ITTelecomFinancial Services

Zeek

CybersecuritySOC TeamsNetwork EngineeringDefenseResearchTelecom

Regions

NetFlow Analyzer

Global

Zeek

Global

Vendor

Company

NetFlow Analyzer

ManageEngine

Zeek

Headquarters

NetFlow Analyzer

Chennai, India

Zeek

Berkeley, California, USA

Company size

NetFlow Analyzer

20,000+

Zeek

1-10

Founded

NetFlow Analyzer

2002

Zeek

1994