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Side-by-side comparison of TShark, Zeek
Product	TShark by Wireshark View product	Zeek by Zeek 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 Zeek do? It covers file hash extraction and high-speed packet capture. See typical use cases, self-hosted deployment and how it compares to rivals.
Product type	Command-Line Network Protocol Analyzer & Packet Capture Tool	Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis Engine
Best for	Cross-industry, Cybersecurity Engineering, IT Operations, Academic, Technology, Cybersecurity Consulting, Government, Higher Education	Cybersecurity, SOC Teams, Network Engineering, Defense, Research, Telecom
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	Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual Sensor
Data residency	Local workstation / Server filesystem	Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)
Key features
What it offers	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	Stateful network protocol analysis Structured transaction logging (HTTP/DNS/TLS) File hash extraction Event-driven domain scripting language High-speed packet capture Network security monitoring Network forensic investigation Protocol transaction logging
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: no
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: no	SSO: no
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: no	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: no	Multi-tenant: no
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Headless Linux serversTerminal environmentsVirtual machines	Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps
Compliance	Open source baseline (GNU GPLv2)	BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	PythonBashPowerShellSnortSuricataELK StackZeek	ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight
Industries	Cross-industryCybersecurity EngineeringIT OperationsAcademicTechnologyCybersecurity Consulting+2 more	CybersecuritySOC TeamsNetwork EngineeringDefenseResearchTelecom
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Wireshark	Zeek
Headquarters	Global Open Source Project	Berkeley, California, USA
Company size	1-10	1-10
Founded	1998	1994

TShark

by Wireshark

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Zeek

by Zeek

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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.

Zeek

What does Zeek do? It covers file hash extraction and high-speed packet capture. See typical use cases, self-hosted deployment and how it compares to rivals.

Product type

TShark

Command-Line Network Protocol Analyzer & Packet Capture Tool

Zeek

Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis Engine

Best for

TShark

Cross-industry, Cybersecurity Engineering, IT Operations, Academic, Technology, Cybersecurity Consulting, Government, Higher Education

Zeek

Cybersecurity, SOC Teams, Network Engineering, Defense, Research, Telecom

Pricing

Pricing model

TShark

Contact Vendor

Zeek

Contact Vendor

Free trial

TShark

Zeek

Deployment

Deployment options

TShark

Cloud

Zeek

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

TShark

Command-Line Interface / Terminal Utility; Local CLI binary / Docker container

Zeek

Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual Sensor

Data residency

TShark

Local workstation / Server filesystem

Zeek

Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)

Key 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

Zeek

Stateful network protocol analysis
Structured transaction logging (HTTP/DNS/TLS)
File hash extraction
Event-driven domain scripting language
High-speed packet capture
Network security monitoring
Network forensic investigation
Protocol transaction logging

Platform & access

API access

TShark

Zeek

Single sign-on (SSO)

TShark

Zeek

Role-based access (RBAC)

TShark

Zeek

Multi-tenant

TShark

Zeek

Mobile app

TShark

Zeek

Supported platforms

TShark

Headless Linux serversTerminal environmentsVirtual machines

Zeek

Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps

Compliance

TShark

Open source baseline (GNU GPLv2)

Zeek

BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

TShark

PythonBashPowerShellSnortSuricataELK StackZeek

Zeek

ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight

Industries

TShark

Cross-industryCybersecurity EngineeringIT OperationsAcademicTechnologyCybersecurity Consulting+2 more

Zeek

CybersecuritySOC TeamsNetwork EngineeringDefenseResearchTelecom

Regions

TShark

Global

Zeek

Global

Vendor

Company

TShark

Wireshark

Zeek

Headquarters

TShark

Global Open Source Project

Zeek

Berkeley, California, USA

Company size

TShark

1-10

Zeek

1-10

Founded

TShark

1998

Zeek

1994