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Product	Omada Router by TP-Link View product	Zeek by Zeek View product
Overview
What it is	Omada Router, from TP-Link, provides captive portal. Common uses: Multi-WAN internet load balancing. Check deployment options and top Network Security 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	Enterprise Cloud-Managed SDN Gateway & Multi-WAN Router	Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis Engine
Best for	Small & Medium Enterprises, Hospitality, Retail, Education, Branch Offices	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	Hardware Appliance; Cloud Managed; Hardware Appliance; Cloud-Managed via Omada Cloud Controller	Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual Sensor
Data residency	Customer Hardware / TP-Link Cloud Management Global Infrastructure	Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)
Key features
What it offers	Multi-WAN intelligent load balancing Integrated IPsec/WireGuard/OpenVPN Centralized Omada cloud management Stateful firewall & DoS defense Captive portal Multi-WAN internet load balancing Branch site-to-site VPN tunneling Commercial network perimeter defense	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: yes	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Commercial Wired LANsEnterprise Branch OfficesMulti-VLAN Subnets	Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps
Compliance	CEFCCRoHSISO 9001	BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	TP-Link Omada SDN ControllerOmada Access PointsOmada SwitchesRADIUS	ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight
Industries	Small & Medium EnterprisesHospitalityRetailEducationBranch Offices	CybersecuritySOC TeamsNetwork EngineeringDefenseResearchTelecom
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	TP-Link	Zeek
Headquarters	Shenzhen, China	Berkeley, California, USA
Company size	30,000+	1-10
Founded	1996	1994

Omada Router

by TP-Link

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Zeek

by Zeek

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Overview

What it is

Omada Router

Omada Router, from TP-Link, provides captive portal. Common uses: Multi-WAN internet load balancing. Check deployment options and top Network Security 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

Omada Router

Enterprise Cloud-Managed SDN Gateway & Multi-WAN Router

Zeek

Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis Engine

Best for

Omada Router

Small & Medium Enterprises, Hospitality, Retail, Education, Branch Offices

Zeek

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

Pricing

Pricing model

Omada Router

Contact Vendor

Zeek

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Omada Router

Zeek

Deployment

Deployment options

Omada Router

CloudOn-Premise

Zeek

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

Omada Router

Hardware Appliance; Cloud Managed; Hardware Appliance; Cloud-Managed via Omada Cloud Controller

Zeek

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

Data residency

Omada Router

Customer Hardware / TP-Link Cloud Management Global Infrastructure

Zeek

Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)

Key features

What it offers

Omada Router

Multi-WAN intelligent load balancing
Integrated IPsec/WireGuard/OpenVPN
Centralized Omada cloud management
Stateful firewall & DoS defense
Captive portal
Multi-WAN internet load balancing
Branch site-to-site VPN tunneling
Commercial network perimeter defense

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

Omada Router

Zeek

Single sign-on (SSO)

Omada Router

Zeek

Role-based access (RBAC)

Omada Router

Zeek

Multi-tenant

Omada Router

Zeek

Mobile app

Omada Router

Zeek

Supported platforms

Omada Router

Commercial Wired LANsEnterprise Branch OfficesMulti-VLAN Subnets

Zeek

Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps

Compliance

Omada Router

CEFCCRoHSISO 9001

Zeek

BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Omada Router

TP-Link Omada SDN ControllerOmada Access PointsOmada SwitchesRADIUS

Zeek

ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight

Industries

Omada Router

Small & Medium EnterprisesHospitalityRetailEducationBranch Offices

Zeek

CybersecuritySOC TeamsNetwork EngineeringDefenseResearchTelecom

Regions

Omada Router

Global

Zeek

Global

Vendor

Company

Omada Router

TP-Link

Zeek

Headquarters

Omada Router

Shenzhen, China

Zeek

Berkeley, California, USA

Company size

Omada Router

30,000+

Zeek

1-10

Founded

Omada Router

1996

Zeek

1994