# Snort Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Snort the right Network Security solution for you? Explore 10 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/170923/Snort/reviews --- Snort 4.4 (10) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/170923/Snort/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Snort Ease of use 4.1 Customer Service 4.3 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-10 of 10 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Luisa Fernanda S. Ingeniero de control Oil & Energy Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A good integration in a secured Network" June 9, 2019 4.0 I really liked how Snort works and the benefits that the software gave to me. I could recommend It to every people that needs to block internet traffic or avoid an attack because with the signatures of Snort the network will be secured. Pros i've been using this software in firepower appliances for more than 1 year and I really like how Snort works in pro of keep the network secured. I really like that you can send a feedback about an attack and in the next update they add a rule to prevent It. The support is very good and every time they helped me to solve my doubts. I can create a rules to be sure than the network is secured and I can dothis with a lot of parameters like IP, Port, secure zone, interface, URL and geolocation. This is a really good IDS and I like the integration with the firepower devices. Cons The worst thing of Snort is the usage of the data bases. This DB is susceptible to a corruption, and when this happens you need to reimage the device. This is something that their support needs to have fixed because the DB should be more stable. When you re-image one device you will lost all configuration and if you don't have a buckup you'll be done. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Manager Systems Security Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Cisco buying Sourcefire (snort) was a great move" April 5, 2019 5.0 Love Snort! Thankful it lives on and is just getting better under cisco Pros Cisco's firepower services based off Snort are all the best things about Snort backed by a best in business solution provider like Cisco. Flexible and customizable to a fault and still, after all these years one of the best IDPS solutions on the market. What isn't to like? Cons Largely remediated in their latest updates, combineing Snort + ASA on the FTD codebase was initially VERY buggy. The latest updates from Cisco within the last 6months have turned it into a much more stable beast. Review Source GE Gilad E. Certification Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "IPS/IDS standardization" April 19, 2019 3.0 This product helped us implementing IPS/IDS faster. Pros This implementation works pretty good providing signatures updates (using Talos) and some great logging capabilities (using Syslog). Cons This product is not exactly stable and requires some more maintenance from Cisco - we wouldn't be using it if we had more spare time. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer chief software developer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Snort the best IDS " September 17, 2018 5.0 I have been using this product for the last 1 year.And I like the way it is being integrated. I already recommended this product to my colleagues.Thank you for the team who are behind this product. Pros Snort is the best IDS I have used.It provides data protection and prevent intrusion very effectively.The main thing I felt is the easiness of this product.It is very easy to install and use.And also it is secure and cost effective.Customized rules make it easy to use. Cons Even if installation and basic set up is easy, things become difficult when we go depth. To include threats specific to our environment is little difficult. Review Source Gustavo Adolfo G. Networking engineer Computer Networking Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great software detection for intrusions" May 26, 2019 5.0 I really enjoy the time that I've using Snort because the support and the purpose of It was accomplished. This is a great tool for every people that need to keep their network protected Pros Snort is a really powerfull software to detect intrusions in your network. With the rules you can easy keep your network protected and you can monitor all traffic in order to know when an intrusion was blocked. The customer support of Snort is really good and they always help customers to find a rules updates or repot a vulnerability. It is really easy to use. Cons The main con that I could found is that they need more time to publish the fixed for the vulnerabilities than another competitors in the market. Review Source TR Thomas R. Web administrator Computer Games Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Snort is great detection tool" April 30, 2019 4.0 We choose Snort because it suite to our needs and can be used free with community rules updates. Pros Snort is great detection tool for your infrastructure and basically it can analyse your network traffic and detect suspicious behavior. This software can save your money at the end, because you find out very quickly what is happenning in your network stack. Cons If you want update Snort rules definition, you have to do manually or via your script. As I know, there is no way how to do it via RPM/DEB packages or with BIN :-/ There are community rules (free) and also non-free rules. Review Source TM Tina M. Sales Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Reliable IPS" January 29, 2018 5.0 Pros I'm a huge fan of Cisco and their solutions. Snort is another great add-on to monitor traffic analysis. I always suggest training or working alongside your Cisco partner to ensure you're getting the full benefit of your solution. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Support and Implementation Engineer Telecommunications Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Awesome Engine" March 20, 2019 4.0 I use it as an engine on Firepower NGFW. Pros Their database about every single virus, malware or even any kind of path for security breaches are up to date. I love it ! Cons Support is not good, to much time by phone, deficient responsive team. Review Source ME Matthew E. Engineer Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A great IDS / IPS solution" June 6, 2018 5.0 Pros Snort is a staple in the security field. It is very aggressive in intrusion prevention and detection. This is a must have for compliance. Cons Since snort is open source and free, it isn't as clean as it could be. There are other solutions out there that look better. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior IT Analyst Utilities Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Snort- a great network tool" November 27, 2018 4.0 Pros A great IDS tool on your network. It's decently user friendly if your used to code and analysis. Linux and Windows friendly. Cons Nothing really, Cisco hasn't changed much since it bought it Review Source Similar Products Featured