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Product	WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi by WatchGuard View product	Zeek by Zeek 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.	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	Cloud-Managed Enterprise Wireless Access	Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis Engine
Best for	Cross-industry, Retail, Hospitality, Education, Healthcare	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	CloudOn-Premise	CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud; Hardware AP; Cloud-managed access points	Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual Sensor
Data residency	Global; US; EU	Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)
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	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: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Wireless access pointsEnterprise LAN	Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps
Compliance	WPA3 EnterpriseWi-Fi Certified	BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	WatchGuard CloudFireboxRADIUSActive Directory	ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight
Industries	Cross-industryRetailHospitalityEducationHealthcare	CybersecuritySOC TeamsNetwork EngineeringDefenseResearchTelecom
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	WatchGuard	Zeek
Headquarters	Seattle, Washington, USA	Berkeley, California, USA
Company size	1,001-5,000	1-10
Founded	1996	1994

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

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Zeek

by Zeek

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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.

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

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Cloud-Managed Enterprise Wireless Access

Zeek

Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis Engine

Best for

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Cross-industry, Retail, Hospitality, Education, Healthcare

Zeek

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

Pricing

Pricing model

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Contact Vendor

Zeek

Contact Vendor

Free trial

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Zeek

Deployment

Deployment options

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

CloudOn-Premise

Zeek

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Cloud; Hardware AP; Cloud-managed access points

Zeek

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

Data residency

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Global; US; EU

Zeek

Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)

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

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

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Zeek

Single sign-on (SSO)

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Zeek

Role-based access (RBAC)

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Zeek

Multi-tenant

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Zeek

Mobile app

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Zeek

Supported platforms

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Wireless access pointsEnterprise LAN

Zeek

Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps

Compliance

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

WPA3 EnterpriseWi-Fi Certified

Zeek

BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

WatchGuard CloudFireboxRADIUSActive Directory

Zeek

ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight

Industries

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Cross-industryRetailHospitalityEducationHealthcare

Zeek

CybersecuritySOC TeamsNetwork EngineeringDefenseResearchTelecom

Regions

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Global

Zeek

Global

Vendor

Company

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

WatchGuard

Zeek

Headquarters

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

Seattle, Washington, USA

Zeek

Berkeley, California, USA

Company size

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

1,001-5,000

Zeek

1-10

Founded

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi

1996

Zeek

1994