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At a Glance
Snort
Snort
Star Rating
(18)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (72.2% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Wireshark
Wireshark
Star Rating
(143)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.3% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Wireshark

Snort vs Wireshark

  • Reviewers felt that Wireshark meets the needs of their business better than Snort.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Wireshark is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Wireshark over Snort.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Snort
No pricing available
Wireshark
No pricing available
Free Trial
Snort
No trial information available
Wireshark
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
6.5
18
9.4
115
Ease of Use
8.8
18
8.0
117
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
8.9
22
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.6
20
Quality of Support
8.1
18
8.4
93
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.2
19
Product Direction (% positive)
7.3
17
9.4
115
Features by Category
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Prevention
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Detection
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Incident Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Snort
Snort
Wireshark
Wireshark
Snort and Wireshark share no categories
Unique Categories
Wireshark
Wireshark is categorized as Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Snort
Snort
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
22.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
72.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
5.6%
Wireshark
Wireshark
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
26.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
31.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
42.3%
Reviewers' Industry
Snort
Snort
Computer Software
83.3%
Information Technology and Services
11.1%
Computer & Network Security
5.6%
Other
0.0%
Wireshark
Wireshark
Information Technology and Services
21.2%
Computer & Network Security
15.3%
Computer Networking
11.7%
Computer Software
10.2%
Telecommunications
9.5%
Other
32.1%
Most Helpful Reviews
Snort
Snort
Most Helpful Favorable Review
CS
Charan S.
Verified User in Computer & Network Security

Snort can detect malware and suspicious activities. We can customise its rules for tailored protection. Also due to being open source, it got an active community for support, resources, and collaboration.

Most Helpful Critical Review
NP
nancy p.
Verified User in Computer Software

When I attempt to do it with python its shows error,everything should be gathered ,and client bolster should be executed increasingly, by and large I am exceptionally content with the product

Wireshark
Wireshark
Most Helpful Favorable Review
LB
Liz B.
Verified User in Consumer Goods

Easy to record and view network activity and use that to understand issues. I have used it multiple times to resolve problems with my firewall.

Most Helpful Critical Review
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Discussions
Snort
Snort Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
Snort has no discussions with answers
Wireshark
Wireshark Discussions
Is it unethical or illegal to use wireshark?
2 comments
NR
No.Not at allRead more
Monty the Mongoose crying
Wireshark has no more discussions with answers