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| Product | Snort by Snort View product | Suricata by Suricata 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. | Evaluating Suricata? See how this Network Security tool handles active inline IPS mode and native protocol decoding, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. |
| Product type | Open-Source Network Intrusion Prevention System (NIPS) | High-Performance Network Threat Detection & IPS/IDS Engine |
| Best for | Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Education, Public Sector, Telecommunications | Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Defense, Education, Telecommunications, Finance |
| 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 | Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual Sensor |
| Data residency | Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained) | Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained) |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: no | API access: no |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: no | SSO: no |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: no | Multi-tenant: no |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Enterprise NetworksGateway RoutersCloud VPCsIndustrial Networks | Enterprise NetworksGateway FirewallsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps |
| Compliance | GPLv2 LicenseCommon CriteriaNIST SP 800-94PCI-DSS Requirement 11.4 | GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.4NIST SP 800-94Common Criteria |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco TalosWiresharkSuricataSplunkElasticsearchPulledPorkZeek | ElasticsearchSplunkLogstashZeekSnort rulesCisco TalosEmerging Threats |
| Industries | Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomEducationPublic SectorTelecommunications | Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomDefenseEducationTelecommunications+1 more |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Snort | Suricata |
| Headquarters | Open Source Project | Global / Open Source |
| Company size | N/A (open-source project) | 1-10 |
| Founded | 1998 | 2009 |
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.Suricata
Evaluating Suricata? See how this Network Security tool handles active inline IPS mode and native protocol decoding, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Product type
Snort
Open-Source Network Intrusion Prevention System (NIPS)Suricata
High-Performance Network Threat Detection & IPS/IDS EngineBest for
Snort
Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Education, Public Sector, TelecommunicationsSuricata
Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Defense, Education, Telecommunications, FinancePricing
Pricing model
Snort
Contact VendorSuricata
Contact VendorFree trial
Snort
Free trial: yesSuricata
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Snort
CloudOn-Premise
Suricata
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
Snort
Open Source; On-premises Software; Open Source Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud VMSuricata
Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual SensorData residency
Snort
Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)Suricata
Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)Key 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
Suricata
- Multi-threaded high-throughput engine
- Native protocol decoding (HTTP/TLS/DNS/SMB)
- Automated file extraction
- Structured Eve JSON logging
- Active inline IPS mode
- Network intrusion prevention (IPS)
- Protocol traffic logging
- Malware network beacon detection
Platform & access
API access
Snort
API access: noSuricata
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
Snort
SSO: noSuricata
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Snort
RBAC: yesSuricata
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Snort
Multi-tenant: noSuricata
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Snort
Mobile app: noSuricata
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Snort
Enterprise NetworksGateway RoutersCloud VPCsIndustrial Networks
Suricata
Enterprise NetworksGateway FirewallsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps
Compliance
Snort
GPLv2 LicenseCommon CriteriaNIST SP 800-94PCI-DSS Requirement 11.4
Suricata
GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.4NIST SP 800-94Common Criteria
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Snort
Cisco TalosWiresharkSuricataSplunkElasticsearchPulledPorkZeek
Suricata
ElasticsearchSplunkLogstashZeekSnort rulesCisco TalosEmerging Threats
Industries
Snort
Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomEducationPublic SectorTelecommunications
Suricata
Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomDefenseEducationTelecommunications+1 more
Regions
Snort
Global
Suricata
Global
Vendor
Company
Snort
SnortSuricata
SuricataHeadquarters
Snort
Open Source ProjectSuricata
Global / Open SourceCompany size
Snort
N/A (open-source project)Suricata
1-10Founded
Snort
1998Suricata
2009