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| Product | NETSCOUT nGeniusONE by NETSCOUT View product | Zeek by Zeek 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. | 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 | Deep Packet Network Monitoring & Enterprise Service Assurance | Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis Engine |
| Best for | Telecommunications, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing | Cybersecurity, SOC Teams, Network Engineering, Defense, Research, Telecom |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | On-premises; Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cloud Virtual Appliance; Hardware Server Appliance | Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual Sensor |
| Data residency | Customer Datacenter / Hybrid Cloud Enclave Dependent | 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 Network FabricsTelco 5G NetworksCloud DatacentersSD-WAN | Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps |
| Compliance | ISO 27001SOC 2FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaGDPR | BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNGCiscoVMwareAWSMicrosoft AzureServiceNow | ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight |
| Industries | TelecommunicationsFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturing | CybersecuritySOC TeamsNetwork EngineeringDefenseResearchTelecom |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | NETSCOUT | Zeek |
| Headquarters | Westford, Massachusetts, USA | Berkeley, California, USA |
| Company size | 2,500+ | 1-10 |
| Founded | 1984 | 1994 |
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.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
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
Deep Packet Network Monitoring & Enterprise Service AssuranceZeek
Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis EngineBest for
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
Telecommunications, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, ManufacturingZeek
Cybersecurity, SOC Teams, Network Engineering, Defense, Research, TelecomPricing
Pricing model
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
Contact VendorZeek
Contact VendorFree trial
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
Free trial: noZeek
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
CloudOn-Premise
Zeek
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
On-premises; Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cloud Virtual Appliance; Hardware Server ApplianceZeek
Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual SensorData residency
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
Customer Datacenter / Hybrid Cloud Enclave DependentZeek
Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)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
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
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
API access: yesZeek
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
SSO: yesZeek
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
RBAC: yesZeek
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
Multi-tenant: yesZeek
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
Mobile app: noZeek
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
Enterprise Network FabricsTelco 5G NetworksCloud DatacentersSD-WAN
Zeek
Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps
Compliance
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
ISO 27001SOC 2FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaGDPR
Zeek
BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNGCiscoVMwareAWSMicrosoft AzureServiceNow
Zeek
ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight
Industries
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
TelecommunicationsFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturing
Zeek
CybersecuritySOC TeamsNetwork EngineeringDefenseResearchTelecom
Regions
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
Global
Zeek
Global
Vendor
Company
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
NETSCOUTZeek
ZeekHeadquarters
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
Westford, Massachusetts, USAZeek
Berkeley, California, USACompany size
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
2,500+Zeek
1-10Founded
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
1984Zeek
1994