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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 | Suricata by Suricata View product | Snort by Snort 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. | 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. |
| Product type | High-Performance Network Threat Detection & IPS/IDS Engine | Open-Source Network Intrusion Prevention System (NIPS) |
| Best for | Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Defense, Education, Telecommunications, Finance | Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Education, Public Sector, Telecommunications |
| 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; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual Sensor | Open Source; On-premises Software; Open Source Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud VM |
| 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 FirewallsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps | Enterprise NetworksGateway RoutersCloud VPCsIndustrial Networks |
| Compliance | GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.4NIST SP 800-94Common Criteria | GPLv2 LicenseCommon CriteriaNIST SP 800-94PCI-DSS Requirement 11.4 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | ElasticsearchSplunkLogstashZeekSnort rulesCisco TalosEmerging Threats | Cisco TalosWiresharkSuricataSplunkElasticsearchPulledPorkZeek |
| Industries | Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomDefenseEducationTelecommunications+1 more | Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomEducationPublic SectorTelecommunications |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Suricata | Snort |
| Headquarters | Global / Open Source | Open Source Project |
| Company size | 1-10 | N/A (open-source project) |
| Founded | 2009 | 1998 |
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.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.Product type
Suricata
High-Performance Network Threat Detection & IPS/IDS EngineSnort
Open-Source Network Intrusion Prevention System (NIPS)Best for
Suricata
Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Defense, Education, Telecommunications, FinanceSnort
Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Education, Public Sector, TelecommunicationsPricing
Pricing model
Suricata
Contact VendorSnort
Contact VendorFree trial
Suricata
Free trial: yesSnort
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Suricata
CloudOn-Premise
Snort
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
Suricata
Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual SensorSnort
Open Source; On-premises Software; Open Source Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud VMData residency
Suricata
Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)Snort
Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)Key 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
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
Platform & access
API access
Suricata
API access: noSnort
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
Suricata
SSO: noSnort
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Suricata
RBAC: yesSnort
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Suricata
Multi-tenant: noSnort
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Suricata
Mobile app: noSnort
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Suricata
Enterprise NetworksGateway FirewallsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps
Snort
Enterprise NetworksGateway RoutersCloud VPCsIndustrial Networks
Compliance
Suricata
GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.4NIST SP 800-94Common Criteria
Snort
GPLv2 LicenseCommon CriteriaNIST SP 800-94PCI-DSS Requirement 11.4
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Suricata
ElasticsearchSplunkLogstashZeekSnort rulesCisco TalosEmerging Threats
Snort
Cisco TalosWiresharkSuricataSplunkElasticsearchPulledPorkZeek
Industries
Suricata
Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomDefenseEducationTelecommunications+1 more
Snort
Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomEducationPublic SectorTelecommunications
Regions
Suricata
Global
Snort
Global
Vendor
Company
Suricata
SuricataSnort
SnortHeadquarters
Suricata
Global / Open SourceSnort
Open Source ProjectCompany size
Suricata
1-10Snort
N/A (open-source project)Founded
Suricata
2009Snort
1998