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| Product | PRTG Network Monitor by Paessler View product | Zeek by Zeek View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Get the facts on PRTG Network Monitor: packet sniffing. Built for bandwidth bottleneck detection. Compare it with other Network Security options before you decide. | 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 | Comprehensive Bandwidth & Network Device Monitoring | Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis Engine |
| Best for | Enterprise IT, Telecom, Healthcare, Education, Retail, Manufacturing | 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 | SaaSCloudOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | On-premises; Cloud; On-premises Server; Hosted Cloud SaaS | Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual Sensor |
| Data residency | Customer Data Center / Hosted PRTG Cloud | 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: yes | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | RoutersSwitchesFirewallsNetwork appliancesVirtual hosts | Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps |
| Compliance | ISO 27001 certified hostingGDPR compliant | BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | CiscoJuniperHPE ArubaVMware vSphereMicrosoft Hyper-VPagerDuty | ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight |
| Industries | Enterprise ITTelecomHealthcareEducationRetailManufacturing | CybersecuritySOC TeamsNetwork EngineeringDefenseResearchTelecom |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Paessler | Zeek |
| Headquarters | Nuremberg, Germany | Berkeley, California, USA |
| Company size | 300+ | 1-10 |
| Founded | 1997 | 1994 |
Overview
What it is
PRTG Network Monitor
Get the facts on PRTG Network Monitor: packet sniffing. Built for bandwidth bottleneck detection. Compare it with other Network Security options before you decide.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
PRTG Network Monitor
Comprehensive Bandwidth & Network Device MonitoringZeek
Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis EngineBest for
PRTG Network Monitor
Enterprise IT, Telecom, Healthcare, Education, Retail, ManufacturingZeek
Cybersecurity, SOC Teams, Network Engineering, Defense, Research, TelecomPricing
Pricing model
PRTG Network Monitor
Contact VendorZeek
Contact VendorFree trial
PRTG Network Monitor
Free trial: yesZeek
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
PRTG Network Monitor
SaaSCloudOn-Premise
Zeek
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
PRTG Network Monitor
On-premises; Cloud; On-premises Server; Hosted Cloud SaaSZeek
Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual SensorData residency
PRTG Network Monitor
Customer Data Center / Hosted PRTG CloudZeek
Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)Key features
What it offers
PRTG Network Monitor
- Distributed remote probes
- NetFlow and sFlow analysis
- Interface error tracking
- Packet sniffing
- Automated PDF SLA reporting
- Bandwidth bottleneck detection
- Switch port traffic auditing
- Multi-site remote probe monitoring
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
PRTG Network Monitor
API access: yesZeek
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
PRTG Network Monitor
SSO: yesZeek
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
PRTG Network Monitor
RBAC: yesZeek
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
PRTG Network Monitor
Multi-tenant: yesZeek
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
PRTG Network Monitor
Mobile app: yesZeek
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
PRTG Network Monitor
RoutersSwitchesFirewallsNetwork appliancesVirtual hosts
Zeek
Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps
Compliance
PRTG Network Monitor
ISO 27001 certified hostingGDPR compliant
Zeek
BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
PRTG Network Monitor
CiscoJuniperHPE ArubaVMware vSphereMicrosoft Hyper-VPagerDuty
Zeek
ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight
Industries
PRTG Network Monitor
Enterprise ITTelecomHealthcareEducationRetailManufacturing
Zeek
CybersecuritySOC TeamsNetwork EngineeringDefenseResearchTelecom
Regions
PRTG Network Monitor
Global
Zeek
Global
Vendor
Company
PRTG Network Monitor
PaesslerZeek
ZeekHeadquarters
PRTG Network Monitor
Nuremberg, GermanyZeek
Berkeley, California, USACompany size
PRTG Network Monitor
300+Zeek
1-10Founded
PRTG Network Monitor
1997Zeek
1994