vioscaleAI
Network SecurityUnclaimed

Snort

Open-source network intrusion detection and prevention system

Visit websiteCompare alternatives
Also known as
snort

Available worldwide

What is Snort?

An open source intrusion prevention system that uses rule-based detection to identify malicious network traffic and can be deployed inline to block threats in real-time.

Independently observed

Snort pricing

Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.

Pricing as of verify at live pricing ↗Independently observed
HybridFree tier

Free community edition; paid subscription for real-time updates

Community

Free
Free

Community-developed ruleset with Cisco Talos validation

Subscriber

-

Cisco Talos-developed ruleset with real-time updates

What Snort 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.

Capabilities
Deployment model
Software agent
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
Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • CLI
  • Linux
Deployment
  • Self-hosted

Integrations (15)

Independently observed
  • Sguil
  • BASE
  • Snorby
  • Security Onion
  • Barnyard2
  • iBlock
  • Squert
  • ELSA
  • Xplico
  • NetworkMiner
  • PacketFence
  • OSSIM
  • OfficeCat
  • NST
  • bProbe

Snort FAQ

Common questions about Snort, answered from independent, dated evidence.

What is Snort?

A packet-based intrusion prevention and detection system that analyzes network traffic in real-time and logs packet data to identify and prevent network attacks. It is indexed under Network Security.

Source: https://www.snort.org

Is Snort free?

Snort offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.

Source: https://www.snort.org

Can Snort be self-hosted?

Yes. Snort can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.

Source: https://www.snort.org

What does Snort integrate with?

We have confirmed 10 integrations for Snort, including Sguil, BASE, Snorby, Security Onion, Barnyard2, iBlock, Squert and ELSA, plus 2 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.

Source: https://www.snort.org

Snort alternatives

Other network security we track, ranked by the same independent score.

All Snort alternatives, ranked →

Independent · unbought · dated

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 Snort, not the verdict.

Balanced composite 44 / 100
low · 22%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Release cadence890.054.6✓
Price level800.043.4✓
Capabilities290.061.8✓
Integrations290.061.8✓
Stars670.031.7✓
Pricing transparency250.051.3✓
Security score260.041.1✓
Reliability00.090.0-
Dependent projects00.060.0-
Development activity00.090.0✓
Security posture00.210.0-
Package downloads00.140.0-
Developer Q&A activity00.060.0-

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

AttributeValueEvidence
Commits last 30d0mediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 65%

Adoption

AttributeValueEvidence
Github stars3,441highsource · 2026-10-15 · 90%

Content

AttributeValueEvidence
Faq4 itemsmediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60%

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
CapabilitiesPricing model: open_source · Deployment model: software_agent · Full packet pcap retention: Yesmediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 60%

Integrations

AttributeValueEvidence
Count9mediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 60%

Language

AttributeValueEvidence
PrimaryC++highsource · 2026-10-15 · 90%

Market

AttributeValueEvidence
AvailabilityPrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: …highsource · 2026-10-15 · 75%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 60%
Price levellowmediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 60%
Modelfreemiummediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 60%
TransparentNomediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 60%

Release

AttributeValueEvidence
Cadence days20mediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 70%
History20 itemsmediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 70%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
Scorecard2.6highsource · 2026-10-15 · 90%
Still deciding?

Is Snort the right choice for you?

Tell us the job, the constraints and what you weigh most, and we will rank Snort against the rest of the network security we index, using the same dated evidence weighted your way.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

For the makers of Snort

Is this your product?

This profile was built from public sources without asking you. You can take the badge below and use it anywhere, and you can claim the profile to correct anything we got wrong. Both are free, and neither moves Snort up or down: nobody can buy rank here, including you.

Take the badge

Live, always current, and free to use on your own site. It shows Snort's independent score and links back to this profile.

Snort, verified on vioscaleAI
HTML
<a href="https://www.vioscale.ai/software/snort" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
  <img src="https://www.vioscale.ai/badge/software/snort.svg" alt="Snort, verified on vioscaleAI" width="330" height="76" loading="lazy" />
</a>
Markdown, for a README →
Markdown
[![Snort, verified on vioscaleAI](https://www.vioscale.ai/badge/software/snort.svg)](https://www.vioscale.ai/software/snort)

Claim the profile

Verify you control the domain, then point us at the pages that state the facts about Snort and add your own description and media. Free, and it does not change the score.

  • Correct anything wrong, with evidence
  • Point our crawler at the pages that matter
  • Write your own description and add media
Claim Snort

Not the owner? How vendor profiles work

For AI & developers

This profile is machine-readable and citable. Fetch it as JSON, Markdown, or GraphQL, or via MCP.

Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.

Last updated . Canonical URI: https://www.vioscale.ai/software/snort.