Suricata AlternativesNetwork Monitors and other similar apps like Suricata

Suricata is described as 'High performance Network IDS, IPS and Network Security Monitoring engine. Open Source and owned by a community run non-profit foundation, the Open Information Security Foundation (OISF). Suricata is developed by the OISF and its supporting vendors' and is a Network Monitor in the network & admin category. There are six alternatives to Suricata for Linux, Mac, Windows, Self-Hosted and BSD. The best Suricata alternative is snort, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Suricata are LOKI Free IOC Scanner, Arkime, Maltrail and Redborder.

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Suricata is a high performance Network IDS, IPS and Network Security Monitoring engine. Open Source and owned by a...

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Suricata alternatives page was last updated Apr 7, 2023
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  1. snort icon
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    Snort® is an open source network intrusion prevention and detection system (IDS/IPS) developed by Sourcefire. Combining the benefits of signature, protocol, and anomaly-based inspection, Snort is the most widely deployed IDS/IPS technology worldwide.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux

    snort Features

    1.  Network intrusion detection system

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    Positive Oct 26, 2021
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    false poitive by antivirus

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    Positive Apr 8, 2017
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    It is a real IPDS + IDS traffic analyzer

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    • snort is the most popular Linux alternative to Suricata.

    • snort is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Suricata.

    • snort is Free and Open SourceSuricata is also Free and Open Source
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    LOKI is a free and simple IOC - "Incidents of Compromise" scanner - that goes beyond AV and malware scans to detect evidence of hacking.

    License model

    • Free PersonalOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    LOKI Free IOC Scanner Features

    1.  Portable

    LOKI Free IOC Scanner VS Suricata

     
    • LOKI Free IOC Scanner is the most popular Windows alternative to Suricata.

    • LOKI Free IOC Scanner is Free Personal and Open SourceSuricata is Free and Open Source
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    Moloch augments your current security infrastructure to store and index network traffic in standard PCAP format, providing fast, indexed access. An intuitive and simple web interface is provided for PCAP browsing, searching, and exporting.

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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Arkime Features

    1.  Network Scanner

    Arkime VS Suricata

     
    • Arkime is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Suricata.

    • Arkime is Free and Open SourceSuricata is also Free and Open Source
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    Maltrail is a malicious traffic detection system, utilizing publicly available (black)lists containing malicious and/or generally suspicious trails, along with static trails compiled from various AV reports and custom user defined lists, where trail can be anything from domain...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

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    redborder is an Open Source, Big Data cybersecurity and traffic analysis platform accompanied by a set of active probes managed in an integrated manner. Can be deployed on-premise or used as a cloud service. Managing SNORT events.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Redborder VS Suricata

     
    • Redborder is the most popular Mac alternative to Suricata.

    • Redborder is Free and Open SourceSuricata is also Free and Open Source
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    Zeek is a powerful network analysis framework that is much different from the typical IDS you may know.

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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Zeek VS Suricata

     
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