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Best Suricata Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms from intrusion detection and prevention software ranked against Suricata on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    CrowdSec Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted 8.0
    Suricata vs CrowdSec
  2. 2
    Wazuh Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $571/mo7.8
    Suricata vs Wazuh
  3. 3
    OSSEC Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin $5/mo7.7
    Suricata vs OSSEC
  4. 4
    pfSense Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb 7.6
    Suricata vs pfSense
  5. 6
    Arista NG Firewall Free plan Web $22.50/mo7.0
    Suricata vs Arista NG Firewall
  6. 7
    SELKS Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin Free7.0
    Suricata vs SELKS
  7. 8
    WatchGuard FireCloud Free trial AndroidapiiOSMacself-hosted $8.15/mo7.0
    Suricata vs WatchGuard FireCloud
  8. 9
    Snort Free plan Linuxself-hosted $2.50/mo6.9
    Suricata vs Snort
  9. 10
    IPFire Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb Free6.7
    Suricata vs IPFire
  10. 11
    OPNsense Free plan apiself-hostedWeb 6.7
    Suricata vs OPNsense
  11. 12
    Trellix Data Loss Prevention apiMacself-hostedWebWin 6.7
    Suricata vs Trellix Data Loss Prevention
  12. 13
    Zscaler Private Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.7
    Suricata vs Zscaler Private Access
  13. 14
    Check Point DDoS Protector Linuxself-hostedWeb 6.5
    Suricata vs Check Point DDoS Protector
  14. 15
    Forcepoint ZTNA Macself-hostedWebWin 6.1
    Suricata vs Forcepoint ZTNA
  15. 16
    Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G Web 6.1
    Suricata vs Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G
  16. 17
    Palo Alto Networks Panorama apiself-hostedWeb 6.1
    Suricata vs Palo Alto Networks Panorama
  17. 18
    Radware Alteon apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.1
    Suricata vs Radware Alteon
  18. 19
    AhnLab V3 Internet Security Win 6.0
    Suricata vs AhnLab V3 Internet Security
  19. 20
    AWS Network Firewall apiWeb $0.07/mo5.9
    Suricata vs AWS Network Firewall
  20. 21
    Hillstone Security Management 5.9
    Suricata vs Hillstone Security Management

Suricata alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1CrowdSec8.0Free plan—API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Wazuh7.8Free plan$571/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3OSSEC7.7Free plan$5/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
4pfSense7.6Free plan—Linux, self-hosted, Web
6Arista NG Firewall7.0Free plan$22.50/moWeb
7SELKS7.0Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8WatchGuard FireCloud7.0No$8.15/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Snort6.9Free plan$2.50/moLinux, self-hosted
10IPFire6.7Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web
11OPNsense6.7Free plan—API, self-hosted, Web
12Trellix Data Loss Prevention6.7No—API, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13Zscaler Private Access6.7No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
14Check Point DDoS Protector6.5No—Linux, self-hosted, Web
15Forcepoint ZTNA6.1No—Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G6.1No—Web
17Palo Alto Networks Panorama6.1No—API, self-hosted, Web
18Radware Alteon6.1No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
19AhnLab V3 Internet Security6.0No—Windows
20AWS Network Firewall5.9No$0.07/moAPI, Web
21Hillstone Security Management5.9No——
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Questions about Suricata alternatives

What is the best alternative to Suricata?

CrowdSec, number 1 in intrusion detection and prevention software with a score of 8.0 out of 10. The others here: Wazuh, OSSEC, pfSense and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Suricata?

CrowdSec is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.