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| Product | Suricata by Suricata View product | Sophos Firewall by Sophos 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. | 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 | High-Performance Network Threat Detection & IPS/IDS Engine | Next-Generation Firewall Appliance |
| Best for | Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Defense, Education, Telecommunications, Finance | 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; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual Sensor | 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 FirewallsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps | Network perimeterBranch officesMulti-cloud |
| Compliance | GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.4NIST SP 800-94Common Criteria | Common CriteriaICSA LabsPCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | ElasticsearchSplunkLogstashZeekSnort rulesCisco TalosEmerging Threats | Sophos CentralIntercept XActive Directory |
| Industries | Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomDefenseEducationTelecommunications+1 more | Cross-industryEnterpriseRetailBranch Offices |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Suricata | Sophos |
| Headquarters | Global / Open Source | Oxford, United Kingdom |
| Company size | 1-10 | 6,000+ |
| Founded | 2009 | 1985 |
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.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
Suricata
High-Performance Network Threat Detection & IPS/IDS EngineSophos Firewall
Next-Generation Firewall ApplianceBest for
Suricata
Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Defense, Education, Telecommunications, FinanceSophos Firewall
Cross-industry, Enterprise, Retail, Branch OfficesPricing
Pricing model
Suricata
Contact VendorSophos Firewall
Contact VendorFree trial
Suricata
Free trial: yesSophos Firewall
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Suricata
CloudOn-Premise
Sophos Firewall
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
Suricata
Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual SensorSophos Firewall
Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; CloudData residency
Suricata
Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)Sophos Firewall
Global; US; EU; APACKey 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
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
Suricata
API access: noSophos Firewall
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Suricata
SSO: noSophos Firewall
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Suricata
RBAC: yesSophos Firewall
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Suricata
Multi-tenant: noSophos Firewall
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Suricata
Mobile app: noSophos Firewall
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Suricata
Enterprise NetworksGateway FirewallsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps
Sophos Firewall
Network perimeterBranch officesMulti-cloud
Compliance
Suricata
GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.4NIST SP 800-94Common Criteria
Sophos Firewall
Common CriteriaICSA LabsPCI-DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Suricata
ElasticsearchSplunkLogstashZeekSnort rulesCisco TalosEmerging Threats
Sophos Firewall
Sophos CentralIntercept XActive Directory
Industries
Suricata
Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomDefenseEducationTelecommunications+1 more
Sophos Firewall
Cross-industryEnterpriseRetailBranch Offices
Regions
Suricata
Global
Sophos Firewall
Global
Vendor
Company
Suricata
SuricataSophos Firewall
SophosHeadquarters
Suricata
Global / Open SourceSophos Firewall
Oxford, United KingdomCompany size
Suricata
1-10Sophos Firewall
6,000+Founded
Suricata
2009Sophos Firewall
1985