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Best Suricata Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 1
    CrowdSec Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted 6.6
    Suricata vs CrowdSec
  2. 2
    Wazuh Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $571/mo6.6
    Suricata vs Wazuh
  3. 3
    OSSEC Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin $5/mo6.5
    Suricata vs OSSEC
  4. 4
    SELKS Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin Free6.5
    Suricata vs SELKS
  5. 6
    Arista NG Firewall Free plan Web $22.50/mo6.4
    Suricata vs Arista NG Firewall
  6. 7
    IPFire Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    Suricata vs IPFire
  7. 8
    OPNsense Free plan apiself-hostedWeb 6.4
    Suricata vs OPNsense
  8. 9
    pfSense Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb 6.4
    Suricata vs pfSense
  9. 10
    Snort Free plan Linuxself-hosted $2.50/mo6.3
    Suricata vs Snort
  10. 11
    Trellix Data Loss Prevention apiMacself-hostedWebWin 5.6
    Suricata vs Trellix Data Loss Prevention
  11. 12
    Check Point DDoS Protector Linuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    Suricata vs Check Point DDoS Protector
  12. 13
    Zscaler Private Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 5.4
    Suricata vs Zscaler Private Access
  13. 14
    Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G Web 5.3
    Suricata vs Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G
  14. 15
    WatchGuard FireCloud Free trial AndroidapiiOSMacself-hosted $8.15/mo5.3
    Suricata vs WatchGuard FireCloud
  15. 16
    Hillstone Security Management 5.2
    Suricata vs Hillstone Security Management
  16. 17
    Forcepoint ZTNA Macself-hostedWebWin 5.1
    Suricata vs Forcepoint ZTNA
  17. 18
    FortiGuard DNS Filtering Service 5.1
    Suricata vs FortiGuard DNS Filtering Service
  18. 19
    scanlogd Linux 5.1
    Suricata vs scanlogd
  19. 20
    Stormshield Management Center Web 5.1
    Suricata vs Stormshield Management Center
  20. 21
    WatchGuard Firebox Web 5.1
    Suricata vs WatchGuard Firebox

Suricata alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1CrowdSec6.6Free plan—API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Wazuh6.6Free plan$571/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3OSSEC6.5Free plan$5/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
4SELKS6.5Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Arista NG Firewall6.4Free plan$22.50/moWeb
7IPFire6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web
8OPNsense6.4Free plan—API, self-hosted, Web
9pfSense6.4Free plan—Linux, self-hosted, Web
10Snort6.3Free plan$2.50/moLinux, self-hosted
11Trellix Data Loss Prevention5.6No—API, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Check Point DDoS Protector5.5No—Linux, self-hosted, Web
13Zscaler Private Access5.4No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
14Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G5.3No—Web
15WatchGuard FireCloud5.3No$8.15/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16Hillstone Security Management5.2No——
17Forcepoint ZTNA5.1No—Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18FortiGuard DNS Filtering Service5.1No——
19scanlogd5.1No—Linux
20Stormshield Management Center5.1No—Web
21WatchGuard Firebox5.1No—Web
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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 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Wazuh, OSSEC, SELKS 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 free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.