What is Arkime?
Network analysis platform that captures and indexes session data, allowing security investigators to search and drill into network activity. Supports flexible capture modes including metadata-only storage or full packet retention in PCAP format.
Arkime pricing
We don't have Arkime's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
What Arkime does
The capabilities that matter for network security, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Deployment model
- -
- Behavioral anomaly detection
- -
- Full packet pcap retention
- ✓
- Encrypted traffic metadata analysis
- ✓
- Active endpoint containment response
- -
- Host microsegmentation
- -
- Network access control 802 1x
- -
- EDR crowdstrike sentinelone integration
- -
- Iot ot device discovery
- -
- Fips 140 2 certification
- -
- SOC2 type ii
- -
- ISO 27001
- -
- Pricing model
- Open source
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Self-hosted
Integrations (8)
Independently observed- PassiveTotal
- VirusTotal
- Censys
- Shodan
- Slack
- Elasticsearch
- RIPEstat•
- CyberChef•
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Arkime FAQ
Common questions about Arkime, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Arkime?
A network monitoring tool that passively captures and analyzes traffic, extracting detailed session information and providing searchable records with flexible retention policies for integration into existing security infrastructure. It is indexed under Network Security.
Source: https://arkime.com
Is Arkime free to use?
Arkime is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://arkime.com
Can Arkime be self-hosted?
Yes. Arkime can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://arkime.com
What does Arkime integrate with?
We have confirmed 6 integrations for Arkime, including PassiveTotal, VirusTotal, Censys, Shodan, Slack and Elasticsearch. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://arkime.com
Is Arkime open source?
Yes. Arkime is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.
Source: https://github.com/arkime/arkime
Arkime alternatives
Other network security we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- ZeekOpen-source network traffic analysis and threat detection systemlow · 27%
- ExtraHop Reveal(x)Real-time network traffic analysis and threat detection platformlow · 45%
- Vectra AIAn AI-driven security platform that integrates threat detection with your existing enterprise security toolslow · 6%
- CorelightAI-powered network detection and response platform for hybrid security operationslow · 12%
- SnortOpen-source network intrusion detection and prevention systemlow · 22%
- IllumioA network microsegmentation platform that prevents breach propagation across cloud and on-premises infrastructure using zero trust principleslow · 46%
Compare Arkime
Side by side against other network security, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Arkime, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development activity | 57 | 0.09 | 5.4 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 87 | 0.05 | 4.5 | ✓ |
| Security score | 72 | 0.04 | 3.0 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 46 | 0.06 | 2.9 | ✓ |
| Stars | 73 | 0.03 | 1.9 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 17 | 0.06 | 1.1 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.21 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 64 | mediumsource · 2026-10-14 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 5 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 67% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Pricing model: open_source · Full packet pcap retention: Yes · Encrypted traffic metadata analysis: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-13 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 3 | mediumsource · 2026-10-14 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | C | highsource · 2026-10-14 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | Apache-2.0 | highsource · 2026-10-14 · 95% |
Pricing
Release
Security
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