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Suricata vs Snort: catalog facts
Suricata	Snort
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free and open source under the GPL. Subscriber rule sets are paid.
Linux, Command line	Windows, Linux, Self-hosted
Supports monitoring, detection and inline prevention deployments.	Mature rule language and a large body of community and vendor rules Runs in detection or inline prevention mode
Requires suitable traffic access and maintained rules.	Rule tuning is required or the alert volume is unusable The subscriber rule set, with the newest rules, is paid
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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