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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 | TShark by Wireshark View product | Corelight Sensors by Corelight View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Evaluating TShark? See how this Network Security tool handles PCAP/PCAPNG parsing and automated packet dissection, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. | What does Corelight Sensors do? It covers log streaming and zeek protocol parsing. See typical use cases, appliance or cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals. |
| Product type | Command-Line Network Protocol Analyzer & Packet Capture Tool | High-Performance Network Security Sensor Appliances |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Cybersecurity Engineering, IT Operations, Academic, Technology, Cybersecurity Consulting, Government, Higher Education | Enterprise SOC, Data Centers, Telecommunications, Financial, Defense |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Command-Line Interface / Terminal Utility; Local CLI binary / Docker container | Hardware Appliances; Virtual; Cloud AMI; Hardware appliances; Virtual appliances; Cloud AMIs |
| Data residency | Local workstation / Server filesystem | On-premises; Customer Cloud VPCs |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: no | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: no | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: no | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Headless Linux serversTerminal environmentsVirtual machines | 10G/40G/100G Physical NetworksVMware ESXiKVMAWSAzure |
| Compliance | Open source baseline (GNU GPLv2) | FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaSOC 2 Type IIISO 27001 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | PythonBashPowerShellSnortSuricataELK StackZeek | Corelight Fleet ManagerSplunkMicrosoft SentinelKafkaAWS |
| Industries | Cross-industryCybersecurity EngineeringIT OperationsAcademicTechnologyCybersecurity Consulting+2 more | Enterprise SOCData CentersTelecommunicationsFinancialDefense |
| Regions | Global | GlobalUSEU |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Wireshark | Corelight |
| Headquarters | Global Open Source Project | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 1-10 | 201-500 |
| Founded | 1998 | 2013 |
Overview
What it is
TShark
Evaluating TShark? See how this Network Security tool handles PCAP/PCAPNG parsing and automated packet dissection, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Corelight Sensors
What does Corelight Sensors do? It covers log streaming and zeek protocol parsing. See typical use cases, appliance or cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.Product type
TShark
Command-Line Network Protocol Analyzer & Packet Capture ToolCorelight Sensors
High-Performance Network Security Sensor AppliancesBest for
TShark
Cross-industry, Cybersecurity Engineering, IT Operations, Academic, Technology, Cybersecurity Consulting, Government, Higher EducationCorelight Sensors
Enterprise SOC, Data Centers, Telecommunications, Financial, DefensePricing
Pricing model
TShark
Contact VendorCorelight Sensors
Contact VendorFree trial
TShark
Free trial: yesCorelight Sensors
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
TShark
Cloud
Corelight Sensors
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
TShark
Command-Line Interface / Terminal Utility; Local CLI binary / Docker containerCorelight Sensors
Hardware Appliances; Virtual; Cloud AMI; Hardware appliances; Virtual appliances; Cloud AMIsData residency
TShark
Local workstation / Server filesystemCorelight Sensors
On-premises; Customer Cloud VPCsKey features
What it offers
TShark
- Live packet capture via libpcap/Npcap
- PCAP/PCAPNG parsing
- Wireshark display filter syntax
- JSON/CSV/XML structured output
- Automated packet dissection
- Scriptable headless operation
- Automated network packet analysis
- Headless network troubleshooting
Corelight Sensors
- High-capacity packet capture (1G-100G)
- Zeek protocol parsing
- Suricata signature engine
- Hardware acceleration
- Log streaming
- NDR
- Network Security
- Network Monitoring
Platform & access
API access
TShark
API access: yesCorelight Sensors
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
TShark
SSO: noCorelight Sensors
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
TShark
RBAC: noCorelight Sensors
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
TShark
Multi-tenant: noCorelight Sensors
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
TShark
Mobile app: noCorelight Sensors
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
TShark
Headless Linux serversTerminal environmentsVirtual machines
Corelight Sensors
10G/40G/100G Physical NetworksVMware ESXiKVMAWSAzure
Compliance
TShark
Open source baseline (GNU GPLv2)
Corelight Sensors
FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaSOC 2 Type IIISO 27001
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
TShark
PythonBashPowerShellSnortSuricataELK StackZeek
Corelight Sensors
Corelight Fleet ManagerSplunkMicrosoft SentinelKafkaAWS
Industries
TShark
Cross-industryCybersecurity EngineeringIT OperationsAcademicTechnologyCybersecurity Consulting+2 more
Corelight Sensors
Enterprise SOCData CentersTelecommunicationsFinancialDefense
Regions
TShark
Global
Corelight Sensors
GlobalUSEU
Vendor
Company
TShark
WiresharkCorelight Sensors
CorelightHeadquarters
TShark
Global Open Source ProjectCorelight Sensors
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
TShark
1-10Corelight Sensors
201-500Founded
TShark
1998Corelight Sensors
2013