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| Product | UniFi WiFi by Ubiquiti View product | Suricata by Suricata View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | See what UniFi WiFi offers: rogue AP detection. It is built for IoT segmentation, supports appliance or cloud deployment and competes with other Wireless Security tools. | 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. |
| Product type | Enterprise Wireless Networking & Secure Wi-Fi Infrastructure | High-Performance Network Threat Detection & IPS/IDS Engine |
| Best for | Enterprise IT, Hospitality, Education, Healthcare, Retail, Commercial Real Estate | Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Defense, Education, Telecommunications, Finance |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Hardware Appliance; Cloud Managed; Hardware Access Points; Cloud-Managed / On-premises Controller | Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual Sensor |
| Data residency | Global UniFi Cloud Infrastructure / Customer Controller Hosting | Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained) |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| 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 | Wi-Fi LaptopsSmartphonesTabletsIoT SensorsHandheld Terminals | Enterprise NetworksGateway FirewallsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps |
| Compliance | Wi-Fi Alliance CertifiedFCCCERoHS | GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.4NIST SP 800-94Common Criteria |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Ubiquiti UniFi NetworkRADIUSSyslogUniFi Cloud Controller | ElasticsearchSplunkLogstashZeekSnort rulesCisco TalosEmerging Threats |
| Industries | Enterprise ITHospitalityEducationHealthcareRetailCommercial Real Estate | Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomDefenseEducationTelecommunications+1 more |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Ubiquiti | Suricata |
| Headquarters | New York, New York, USA | Global / Open Source |
| Company size | 1,000+ | 1-10 |
| Founded | 2003 | 2009 |
Overview
What it is
UniFi WiFi
See what UniFi WiFi offers: rogue AP detection. It is built for IoT segmentation, supports appliance or cloud deployment and competes with other Wireless Security tools.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.Product type
UniFi WiFi
Enterprise Wireless Networking & Secure Wi-Fi InfrastructureSuricata
High-Performance Network Threat Detection & IPS/IDS EngineBest for
UniFi WiFi
Enterprise IT, Hospitality, Education, Healthcare, Retail, Commercial Real EstateSuricata
Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Defense, Education, Telecommunications, FinancePricing
Pricing model
UniFi WiFi
Contact VendorSuricata
Contact VendorFree trial
UniFi WiFi
Free trial: noSuricata
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
UniFi WiFi
CloudOn-Premise
Suricata
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
UniFi WiFi
Hardware Appliance; Cloud Managed; Hardware Access Points; Cloud-Managed / On-premises ControllerSuricata
Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual SensorData residency
UniFi WiFi
Global UniFi Cloud Infrastructure / Customer Controller HostingSuricata
Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)Key features
What it offers
UniFi WiFi
- Wi-Fi 6/7 multi-gigabit throughput
- WPA3 Enterprise authentication
- Rogue AP detection
- Automated RF channel optimization
- Guest portal isolation
- High-density enterprise Wi-Fi
- Guest wireless isolation
- IoT segmentation
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
Platform & access
API access
UniFi WiFi
API access: yesSuricata
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
UniFi WiFi
SSO: yesSuricata
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
UniFi WiFi
RBAC: yesSuricata
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
UniFi WiFi
Multi-tenant: yesSuricata
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
UniFi WiFi
Mobile app: yesSuricata
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
UniFi WiFi
Wi-Fi LaptopsSmartphonesTabletsIoT SensorsHandheld Terminals
Suricata
Enterprise NetworksGateway FirewallsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps
Compliance
UniFi WiFi
Wi-Fi Alliance CertifiedFCCCERoHS
Suricata
GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.4NIST SP 800-94Common Criteria
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
UniFi WiFi
Ubiquiti UniFi NetworkRADIUSSyslogUniFi Cloud Controller
Suricata
ElasticsearchSplunkLogstashZeekSnort rulesCisco TalosEmerging Threats
Industries
UniFi WiFi
Enterprise ITHospitalityEducationHealthcareRetailCommercial Real Estate
Suricata
Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomDefenseEducationTelecommunications+1 more
Regions
UniFi WiFi
Global
Suricata
Global
Vendor
Company
UniFi WiFi
UbiquitiSuricata
SuricataHeadquarters
UniFi WiFi
New York, New York, USASuricata
Global / Open SourceCompany size
UniFi WiFi
1,000+Suricata
1-10Founded
UniFi WiFi
2003Suricata
2009