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Zeek is a powerful network analysis framework that is much different from the typical IDS you may know.

License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Country of Origin

  • US flagUnited States

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Linux
  • BSD
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    xnax added Zeek as alternative to Nmap
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Zeek information

  • Developed by

    US flagZeek Project
  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.
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  • Alternatives

    8 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Network & Admin

GitHub repository

  •  7,008 Stars
  •  1,275 Forks
  •  195 Open Issues
  •   Updated Jul 15, 2025 
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Zeek was added to AlternativeTo by Paul on Jun 23, 2022 and this page was last updated Sep 9, 2022. Zeek is sometimes referred to as Bro.
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What is Zeek?

A powerful framework for network traffic analysis and security monitoring.

Key Features

  • In-depth Analysis Zeek ships with analyzers for many protocols, enabling high-level semantic analysis at the application layer.

  • Adaptable and Flexible Zeek's domain-specific scripting language enables site-specific monitoring policies and means that it is not restricted to any particular detection approach.

  • Efficient Zeek targets high-performance networks and is used operationally at a variety of large sites.

  • Highly Stateful Zeek keeps extensive application-layer state about the network it monitors and provides a high-level archive of a network's activity.

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