Snort vs. Security Onion
| Product | Rating | Most Used By | Product Summary | Starting Price |
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 Snort | Score8.4 out of 10 | N/A | Sourcefire developed Snort, an open source intrusion prevention system capable of real-time traffic analysis and packet logging. Snort was acquired (and is now supported) by Cisco in 2013. | N/A |
 Security Onion | Score9.6 out of 10 | N/A | Security Onion is a free and open source Linux distribution for threat hunting, enterprise security monitoring, and log management, developed by the company of the same name in Evans. Their products include both the Security Onion software and specialized hardware appliances that are built and tested to run Security Onion. The company also offers paid support and training services. | N/A |
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| Entry-level Setup Fee | No setup fee | No setup fee | ||||||||||||||
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 8.1 | 8.0 |