Snort vs Suricata

Snort

6.7 #11 in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software

About Snort

Suricata

7.0 #4 in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software

About Suricata
SnortSuricata
Free planYesYes
Free trialNoNo
Paid from$2.50/moFree
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsLinux, self-hostedLinux, macOS, Windows
Free planYesYes
Deployment modelsoftwaresoftware
Network scopenetworknetwork
Inline blockingYesYes
Encrypted traffic inspectionYesYes
Threat intelligenceYesYes
Supported platformslinuxnetwork

Both are listed in Best Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software. On Everything Xiaomi, Suricata scores higher on our published basis.