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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 | NETSCOUT nGeniusONE by NETSCOUT View product | Tcpdump by Tcpdump View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | NETSCOUT nGeniusONE: hybrid cloud observability and forensic packet-level drill-down. Built for application service assurance. Compare Network Monitoring alternatives. | Tcpdump: real-time packet capture, Berkeley Packet Filter syntax and PCAP file format export. Built for BPF packet filtering. Compare Network Security alternatives. |
| Product type | Deep Packet Network Monitoring & Enterprise Service Assurance | Command-Line Network Packet Analyzer & Capture Utility |
| Best for | Telecommunications, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing | Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, System Administration, DevOps, Education |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | Cloud |
| Deployment details | On-premises; Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cloud Virtual Appliance; Hardware Server Appliance | Open Source; CLI Tool; Open Source Command-Line Binary (Natively Included in Unix/Linux) |
| Data residency | Customer Datacenter / Hybrid Cloud Enclave Dependent | Local Host System Only (Zero Remote Cloud Telemetry) |
| 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 Network FabricsTelco 5G NetworksCloud DatacentersSD-WAN | LinuxUnixmacOS Network InterfacesCloud VMsNetwork Switches |
| Compliance | ISO 27001SOC 2FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaGDPR | BSD 3-Clause LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNGCiscoVMwareAWSMicrosoft AzureServiceNow | libpcapWiresharkSnortSuricataLinux TerminalNetwork Interfaces |
| Industries | TelecommunicationsFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturing | Network EngineeringCybersecuritySystem AdministrationDevOpsEducation |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | NETSCOUT | Tcpdump |
| Headquarters | Westford, Massachusetts, USA | Open Source Project |
| Company size | 2,500+ | 1-10 |
| Founded | 1984 | 1988 |
Overview
What it is
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE: hybrid cloud observability and forensic packet-level drill-down. Built for application service assurance. Compare Network Monitoring alternatives.Tcpdump
Tcpdump: real-time packet capture, Berkeley Packet Filter syntax and PCAP file format export. Built for BPF packet filtering. Compare Network Security alternatives.Product type
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
Deep Packet Network Monitoring & Enterprise Service AssuranceTcpdump
Command-Line Network Packet Analyzer & Capture UtilityBest for
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
Telecommunications, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, ManufacturingTcpdump
Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, System Administration, DevOps, EducationPricing
Pricing model
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
Contact VendorTcpdump
Contact VendorFree trial
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
Free trial: noTcpdump
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
CloudOn-Premise
Tcpdump
Cloud
Deployment details
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
On-premises; Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cloud Virtual Appliance; Hardware Server ApplianceTcpdump
Open Source; CLI Tool; Open Source Command-Line Binary (Natively Included in Unix/Linux)Data residency
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
Customer Datacenter / Hybrid Cloud Enclave DependentTcpdump
Local Host System Only (Zero Remote Cloud Telemetry)Key features
What it offers
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
- Adaptive Service Intelligence (ASI) packet analytics
- Top-down service dependency mapping
- Forensic packet-level drill-down
- Hybrid cloud observability
- Hybrid network performance monitoring
- Application service assurance
- Root-cause forensic packet analysis
- Telco carrier traffic analytics
Tcpdump
- Real-time packet capture
- Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) syntax
- PCAP file format export
- Protocol header decoding
- Terminal command-line interface
- Command-line packet capture
- Network troubleshooting
- Security incident traffic investigation
Platform & access
API access
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
API access: yesTcpdump
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
SSO: yesTcpdump
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
RBAC: yesTcpdump
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
Multi-tenant: yesTcpdump
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
Mobile app: noTcpdump
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
Enterprise Network FabricsTelco 5G NetworksCloud DatacentersSD-WAN
Tcpdump
LinuxUnixmacOS Network InterfacesCloud VMsNetwork Switches
Compliance
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
ISO 27001SOC 2FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaGDPR
Tcpdump
BSD 3-Clause LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNGCiscoVMwareAWSMicrosoft AzureServiceNow
Tcpdump
libpcapWiresharkSnortSuricataLinux TerminalNetwork Interfaces
Industries
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
TelecommunicationsFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturing
Tcpdump
Network EngineeringCybersecuritySystem AdministrationDevOpsEducation
Regions
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
Global
Tcpdump
Global
Vendor
Company
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
NETSCOUTTcpdump
TcpdumpHeadquarters
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
Westford, Massachusetts, USATcpdump
Open Source ProjectCompany size
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
2,500+Tcpdump
1-10Founded
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
1984Tcpdump
1988