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Product	UniFi Dream Machine by Ubiquiti View product	Zeek by Zeek View product
Overview
What it is	Get the facts on UniFi Dream Machine: enterprise routing. Built for small business network security. Compare it with other Network Security options before you decide.	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	All-in-One Enterprise Cloud Gateway & Network Security Appliance	Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis Engine
Best for	Small & Medium Enterprises, Education, Retail, Hospitality, Branch Offices	Cybersecurity, SOC Teams, Network Engineering, Defense, Research, Telecom
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: no	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	CloudHybridOn-Premise	CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	Hardware Appliance; Hybrid Cloud; Hardware Appliance; Cloud-Managed via UniFi Cloud	Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual Sensor
Data residency	United States; European Union; Global UniFi Cloud Regions	Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)
Key features
What it offers	Integrated IDS/IPS threat prevention Deep packet inspection (DPI) Enterprise routing Integrated managed switch Centralized UniFi controller Small business network security Branch office routing Guest Wi-Fi isolation	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: yes	SSO: no
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: no
Mobile app	Mobile app: yes	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Wired Ethernet NetworksWi-Fi ClientsIoT Infrastructure	Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps
Compliance	FCCCEICWEEERoHS	BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Ubiquiti UniFi Network ApplicationUniFi ProtectSyslogRADIUS	ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight
Industries	Small & Medium EnterprisesEducationRetailHospitalityBranch Offices	CybersecuritySOC TeamsNetwork EngineeringDefenseResearchTelecom
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Ubiquiti	Zeek
Headquarters	New York, New York, USA	Berkeley, California, USA
Company size	1,000+	1-10
Founded	2003	1994

UniFi Dream Machine

by Ubiquiti

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Zeek

by Zeek

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Overview

What it is

UniFi Dream Machine

Get the facts on UniFi Dream Machine: enterprise routing. Built for small business network security. Compare it with other Network Security options before you decide.

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

UniFi Dream Machine

All-in-One Enterprise Cloud Gateway & Network Security Appliance

Zeek

Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis Engine

Best for

UniFi Dream Machine

Small & Medium Enterprises, Education, Retail, Hospitality, Branch Offices

Zeek

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

Pricing

Pricing model

UniFi Dream Machine

Contact Vendor

Zeek

Contact Vendor

Free trial

UniFi Dream Machine

Zeek

Deployment

Deployment options

UniFi Dream Machine

CloudHybridOn-Premise

Zeek

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

UniFi Dream Machine

Hardware Appliance; Hybrid Cloud; Hardware Appliance; Cloud-Managed via UniFi Cloud

Zeek

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

Data residency

UniFi Dream Machine

United States; European Union; Global UniFi Cloud Regions

Zeek

Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)

Key features

What it offers

UniFi Dream Machine

Integrated IDS/IPS threat prevention
Deep packet inspection (DPI)
Enterprise routing
Integrated managed switch
Centralized UniFi controller
Small business network security
Branch office routing
Guest Wi-Fi isolation

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

UniFi Dream Machine

Zeek

Single sign-on (SSO)

UniFi Dream Machine

Zeek

Role-based access (RBAC)

UniFi Dream Machine

Zeek

Multi-tenant

UniFi Dream Machine

Zeek

Mobile app

UniFi Dream Machine

Zeek

Supported platforms

UniFi Dream Machine

Wired Ethernet NetworksWi-Fi ClientsIoT Infrastructure

Zeek

Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps

Compliance

UniFi Dream Machine

FCCCEICWEEERoHS

Zeek

BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

UniFi Dream Machine

Ubiquiti UniFi Network ApplicationUniFi ProtectSyslogRADIUS

Zeek

ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight

Industries

UniFi Dream Machine

Small & Medium EnterprisesEducationRetailHospitalityBranch Offices

Zeek

CybersecuritySOC TeamsNetwork EngineeringDefenseResearchTelecom

Regions

UniFi Dream Machine

Global

Zeek

Global

Vendor

Company

UniFi Dream Machine

Ubiquiti

Zeek

Headquarters

UniFi Dream Machine

New York, New York, USA

Zeek

Berkeley, California, USA

Company size

UniFi Dream Machine

1,000+

Zeek

1-10

Founded

UniFi Dream Machine

2003

Zeek

1994