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Product	WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi by WatchGuard View product	Tcpdump by Tcpdump View product
Overview
What it is	What does WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi do? It covers captive portal and location analytics. See typical use cases, cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.	Tcpdump: real-time packet capture, Berkeley Packet Filter syntax and PCAP file format export. Built for BPF packet filtering. Compare Network Security alternatives.
Product type	Cloud-Managed Enterprise Wireless Access	Command-Line Network Packet Analyzer & Capture Utility
Best for	Cross-industry, Retail, Hospitality, Education, Healthcare	Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, System Administration, DevOps, Education
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: no	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	CloudOn-Premise	Cloud
Deployment details	Cloud; Hardware AP; Cloud-managed access points	Open Source; CLI Tool; Open Source Command-Line Binary (Natively Included in Unix/Linux)
Data residency	Global; US; EU	Local Host System Only (Zero Remote Cloud Telemetry)
Key features
What it offers	Cloud-managed Wi-Fi 6 Wireless Intrusion Prevention (WIPS) Captive portal Rogue AP containment Location analytics Network Security Wireless Security	Real-time packet capture Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) syntax PCAP file format export Protocol header decoding Terminal command-line interface Command-line packet capture Network troubleshooting Security incident traffic investigation
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: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Wireless access pointsEnterprise LAN	LinuxUnixmacOS Network InterfacesCloud VMsNetwork Switches
Compliance	WPA3 EnterpriseWi-Fi Certified	BSD 3-Clause LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	WatchGuard CloudFireboxRADIUSActive Directory	libpcapWiresharkSnortSuricataLinux TerminalNetwork Interfaces
Industries	Cross-industryRetailHospitalityEducationHealthcare	Network EngineeringCybersecuritySystem AdministrationDevOpsEducation
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	WatchGuard	Tcpdump
Headquarters	Seattle, Washington, USA	Open Source Project
Company size	1,001-5,000	1-10
Founded	1996	1988

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

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Tcpdump

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Overview

What it is

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

What does WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi do? It covers captive portal and location analytics. See typical use cases, cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.

Tcpdump

Tcpdump: real-time packet capture, Berkeley Packet Filter syntax and PCAP file format export. Built for BPF packet filtering. Compare Network Security alternatives.

Product type

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Cloud-Managed Enterprise Wireless Access

Tcpdump

Command-Line Network Packet Analyzer & Capture Utility

Best for

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Cross-industry, Retail, Hospitality, Education, Healthcare

Tcpdump

Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, System Administration, DevOps, Education

Pricing

Pricing model

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Contact Vendor

Tcpdump

Contact Vendor

Free trial

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Tcpdump

Deployment

Deployment options

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

CloudOn-Premise

Tcpdump

Cloud

Deployment details

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Cloud; Hardware AP; Cloud-managed access points

Tcpdump

Open Source; CLI Tool; Open Source Command-Line Binary (Natively Included in Unix/Linux)

Data residency

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Global; US; EU

Tcpdump

Local Host System Only (Zero Remote Cloud Telemetry)

Key features

What it offers

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Cloud-managed Wi-Fi 6
Wireless Intrusion Prevention (WIPS)
Captive portal
Rogue AP containment
Location analytics
Network Security
Wireless Security

Tcpdump

Real-time packet capture
Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) syntax
PCAP file format export
Protocol header decoding
Terminal command-line interface
Command-line packet capture
Network troubleshooting
Security incident traffic investigation

Platform & access

API access

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Tcpdump

Single sign-on (SSO)

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Tcpdump

Role-based access (RBAC)

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Tcpdump

Multi-tenant

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Tcpdump

Mobile app

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Tcpdump

Supported platforms

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Wireless access pointsEnterprise LAN

Tcpdump

LinuxUnixmacOS Network InterfacesCloud VMsNetwork Switches

Compliance

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

WPA3 EnterpriseWi-Fi Certified

Tcpdump

BSD 3-Clause LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

WatchGuard CloudFireboxRADIUSActive Directory

Tcpdump

libpcapWiresharkSnortSuricataLinux TerminalNetwork Interfaces

Industries

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Cross-industryRetailHospitalityEducationHealthcare

Tcpdump

Network EngineeringCybersecuritySystem AdministrationDevOpsEducation

Regions

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Global

Tcpdump

Global

Vendor

Company

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

WatchGuard

Tcpdump

Headquarters

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Seattle, Washington, USA

Tcpdump

Open Source Project

Company size

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

1,001-5,000

Tcpdump

1-10

Founded

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

1996

Tcpdump

1988