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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Wireshark by Wireshark View product | Zeek by Zeek View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Wireshark: deep packet inspection, thousands of protocol dissectors and live packet capture. Built for network troubleshooting. Compare Network Security alternatives. | 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 | Open-Source Graphical Network Protocol Analyzer | Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis Engine |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Cybersecurity, Networking, Education, Defense, Technology, Government, Financial Services | 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 | Desktop Software / Local Application; Desktop Application (Windows, macOS, Linux) | Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual Sensor |
| Data residency | Local machine | 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: 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 | Physical EthernetWi-FiBluetoothVirtual switches | Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps |
| Compliance | GNU GPLv2Academic & forensic standard | BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | NpcaplibpcapWinPcapLua scripting plugins | ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight |
| Industries | Cross-industryCybersecurityNetworkingEducationDefenseTechnology+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 |
Overview
What it is
Wireshark
Wireshark: deep packet inspection, thousands of protocol dissectors and live packet capture. Built for network troubleshooting. Compare Network Security alternatives.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
Wireshark
Open-Source Graphical Network Protocol AnalyzerZeek
Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis EngineBest for
Wireshark
Cross-industry, Cybersecurity, Networking, Education, Defense, Technology, Government, Financial ServicesZeek
Cybersecurity, SOC Teams, Network Engineering, Defense, Research, TelecomPricing
Pricing model
Wireshark
Contact VendorZeek
Contact VendorFree trial
Wireshark
Free trial: yesZeek
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Wireshark
Cloud
Zeek
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
Wireshark
Desktop Software / Local Application; Desktop Application (Windows, macOS, Linux)Zeek
Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual SensorData residency
Wireshark
Local machineZeek
Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)Key features
What it offers
Wireshark
- Deep packet inspection
- Thousands of protocol dissectors
- Live packet capture
- Powerful display and capture filters
- VoIP analysis
- TCP stream reconstruction
- Customizable coloring rules
- 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
Wireshark
API access: yesZeek
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
Wireshark
SSO: noZeek
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Wireshark
RBAC: noZeek
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Wireshark
Multi-tenant: noZeek
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Wireshark
Mobile app: noZeek
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Wireshark
Physical EthernetWi-FiBluetoothVirtual switches
Zeek
Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps
Compliance
Wireshark
GNU GPLv2Academic & forensic standard
Zeek
BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Wireshark
NpcaplibpcapWinPcapLua scripting plugins
Zeek
ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight
Industries
Wireshark
Cross-industryCybersecurityNetworkingEducationDefenseTechnology+2 more
Zeek
CybersecuritySOC TeamsNetwork EngineeringDefenseResearchTelecom
Regions
Wireshark
Global
Zeek
Global
Vendor
Company
Wireshark
WiresharkZeek
ZeekHeadquarters
Wireshark
Global Open Source ProjectZeek
Berkeley, California, USACompany size
Wireshark
1-10Zeek
1-10Founded
Wireshark
1998Zeek
1994