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| Product | Suricata by Suricata View product | Cisco Secure IPS by Cisco View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | 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. | Cisco Secure IPS delivers snort 3 inspection engine for network intrusion prevention. Explore its Network Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors. |
| Product type | High-Performance Network Threat Detection & IPS/IDS Engine | Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention System (NGIPS) |
| Best for | Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Defense, Education, Telecommunications, Finance | Cross-industry, Enterprise, Financial Services, Healthcare, Public Sector, Defense |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual Sensor | Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud; Physical appliance module; Virtual NGIPSv on ESXi/KVM; Public cloud virtual instances |
| Data residency | Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained) | On-premises / Cloud region dependent |
| 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 FirewallsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps | Hardware chassisVMware ESXiKVMAWSAzure |
| Compliance | GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.4NIST SP 800-94Common Criteria | Common Criteria, FIPS 140-2, PCI DSS compliance support |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | ElasticsearchSplunkLogstashZeekSnort rulesCisco TalosEmerging Threats | Cisco Secure Firewall Management CenterCisco Security Cloud ControlCisco ISECisco XDRSplunkQRadar |
| Industries | Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomDefenseEducationTelecommunications+1 more | Cross-industryEnterpriseFinancial ServicesHealthcarePublic SectorDefense |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Suricata | Cisco |
| Headquarters | Global / Open Source | San Jose, California, USA |
| Company size | 1-10 | 80,000+ |
| Founded | 2009 | 1984 |
Overview
What it is
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.Cisco Secure IPS
Cisco Secure IPS delivers snort 3 inspection engine for network intrusion prevention. Explore its Network Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.Product type
Suricata
High-Performance Network Threat Detection & IPS/IDS EngineCisco Secure IPS
Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention System (NGIPS)Best for
Suricata
Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Defense, Education, Telecommunications, FinanceCisco Secure IPS
Cross-industry, Enterprise, Financial Services, Healthcare, Public Sector, DefensePricing
Pricing model
Suricata
Contact VendorCisco Secure IPS
Contact VendorFree trial
Suricata
Free trial: yesCisco Secure IPS
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Suricata
CloudOn-Premise
Cisco Secure IPS
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
Suricata
Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual SensorCisco Secure IPS
Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud; Physical appliance module; Virtual NGIPSv on ESXi/KVM; Public cloud virtual instancesData residency
Suricata
Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)Cisco Secure IPS
On-premises / Cloud region dependentKey features
What it offers
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
Cisco Secure IPS
- Snort 3 inspection engine
- Real-time exploit blocking
- Talos dynamic rule updates
- Automated virtual patching
- Protocol anomaly detection
- SSL/TLS decryption inspection
- Contextual risk scoring
- Network intrusion prevention
Platform & access
API access
Suricata
API access: noCisco Secure IPS
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Suricata
SSO: noCisco Secure IPS
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Suricata
RBAC: yesCisco Secure IPS
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Suricata
Multi-tenant: noCisco Secure IPS
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Suricata
Mobile app: noCisco Secure IPS
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Suricata
Enterprise NetworksGateway FirewallsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps
Cisco Secure IPS
Hardware chassisVMware ESXiKVMAWSAzure
Compliance
Suricata
GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.4NIST SP 800-94Common Criteria
Cisco Secure IPS
Common Criteria, FIPS 140-2, PCI DSS compliance support
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Suricata
ElasticsearchSplunkLogstashZeekSnort rulesCisco TalosEmerging Threats
Cisco Secure IPS
Cisco Secure Firewall Management CenterCisco Security Cloud ControlCisco ISECisco XDRSplunkQRadar
Industries
Suricata
Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomDefenseEducationTelecommunications+1 more
Cisco Secure IPS
Cross-industryEnterpriseFinancial ServicesHealthcarePublic SectorDefense
Regions
Suricata
Global
Cisco Secure IPS
Global
Vendor
Company
Suricata
SuricataCisco Secure IPS
CiscoHeadquarters
Suricata
Global / Open SourceCisco Secure IPS
San Jose, California, USACompany size
Suricata
1-10Cisco Secure IPS
80,000+Founded
Suricata
2009Cisco Secure IPS
1984