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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 | Snort by Snort View product | Sophos Firewall by Sophos View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | See what Snort offers: active inline blocking. It is built for zero-day exploit detection, supports on-premises deployment and competes with other Network Security tools. | What does Sophos Firewall do? It covers SD-WAN and TLS 1.3 decryption. See typical use cases, appliance or cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals. |
| Product type | Open-Source Network Intrusion Prevention System (NIPS) | Next-Generation Firewall Appliance |
| Best for | Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Education, Public Sector, Telecommunications | Cross-industry, Enterprise, Retail, Branch Offices |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Open Source; On-premises Software; Open Source Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud VM | Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud |
| Data residency | Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained) | Global; US; EU; APAC |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: no | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: no | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: no | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Enterprise NetworksGateway RoutersCloud VPCsIndustrial Networks | Network perimeterBranch officesMulti-cloud |
| Compliance | GPLv2 LicenseCommon CriteriaNIST SP 800-94PCI-DSS Requirement 11.4 | Common CriteriaICSA LabsPCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco TalosWiresharkSuricataSplunkElasticsearchPulledPorkZeek | Sophos CentralIntercept XActive Directory |
| Industries | Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomEducationPublic SectorTelecommunications | Cross-industryEnterpriseRetailBranch Offices |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Snort | Sophos |
| Headquarters | Open Source Project | Oxford, United Kingdom |
| Company size | N/A (open-source project) | 6,000+ |
| Founded | 1998 | 1985 |
Overview
What it is
Snort
See what Snort offers: active inline blocking. It is built for zero-day exploit detection, supports on-premises deployment and competes with other Network Security tools.Sophos Firewall
What does Sophos Firewall do? It covers SD-WAN and TLS 1.3 decryption. See typical use cases, appliance or cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.Product type
Snort
Open-Source Network Intrusion Prevention System (NIPS)Sophos Firewall
Next-Generation Firewall ApplianceBest for
Snort
Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Education, Public Sector, TelecommunicationsSophos Firewall
Cross-industry, Enterprise, Retail, Branch OfficesPricing
Pricing model
Snort
Contact VendorSophos Firewall
Contact VendorFree trial
Snort
Free trial: yesSophos Firewall
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Snort
CloudOn-Premise
Sophos Firewall
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
Snort
Open Source; On-premises Software; Open Source Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud VMSophos Firewall
Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; CloudData residency
Snort
Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)Sophos Firewall
Global; US; EU; APACKey features
What it offers
Snort
- Real-time packet sniffing and logging
- Protocol analysis and content searching
- Cisco Talos rule updates
- Snort 3 multi-threaded engine
- Active inline blocking
- Network intrusion prevention (IPS)
- Perimeter packet inspection
- Zero-day exploit detection
Sophos Firewall
- Xstream architecture
- Deep packet inspection
- TLS 1.3 decryption
- Zero-day threat protection
- SD-WAN
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
Platform & access
API access
Snort
API access: noSophos Firewall
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Snort
SSO: noSophos Firewall
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Snort
RBAC: yesSophos Firewall
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Snort
Multi-tenant: noSophos Firewall
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Snort
Mobile app: noSophos Firewall
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Snort
Enterprise NetworksGateway RoutersCloud VPCsIndustrial Networks
Sophos Firewall
Network perimeterBranch officesMulti-cloud
Compliance
Snort
GPLv2 LicenseCommon CriteriaNIST SP 800-94PCI-DSS Requirement 11.4
Sophos Firewall
Common CriteriaICSA LabsPCI-DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Snort
Cisco TalosWiresharkSuricataSplunkElasticsearchPulledPorkZeek
Sophos Firewall
Sophos CentralIntercept XActive Directory
Industries
Snort
Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomEducationPublic SectorTelecommunications
Sophos Firewall
Cross-industryEnterpriseRetailBranch Offices
Regions
Snort
Global
Sophos Firewall
Global
Vendor
Company
Snort
SnortSophos Firewall
SophosHeadquarters
Snort
Open Source ProjectSophos Firewall
Oxford, United KingdomCompany size
Snort
N/A (open-source project)Sophos Firewall
6,000+Founded
Snort
1998Sophos Firewall
1985