Best Network Security Software

Compare the Top Network Security Software as of May 2025

What is Network Security Software?

Network security software is a type of software that helps protect computers, networks, and data from malicious attacks and unauthorized access. It is typically used by businesses to protect their confidential information and keep systems safe. It can also be used by individuals to protect their personal information and devices from potential threats. Compare and read user reviews of the best Network Security software currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.

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    Netwrix Auditor
    Netwrix Auditor is a visibility platform that enables control over changes, configurations and access in hybrid IT environments and eliminates the stress of your next compliance audit. Monitor all changes across your on-prem and cloud systems, including AD, Windows Server, file storage, databases, Exchange, VMware and more. Simplify your reporting and inventory routines. Regularly review your identity and access configurations, and easily verify that they match a known good state.
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    ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer
    ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is an on-premise log management solution designed for businesses of all sizes across various industries such as information technology, health, retail, finance, education and more. The solution provides users with both agent based and agentless log collection, log parsing capabilities, a powerful log search engine and log archiving options. With network device auditing functionality, it enables users to monitor their end-user devices, firewalls, routers, switches and more in real time. The solution displays analyzed data in the form of graphs and intuitive reports. EventLog Analyzer's incident detection mechanisms such as event log correlation, threat intelligence, MITRE ATT&CK framework implementation, advanced threat analytics, and more, helps spot security threats as soon as they occur. The real-time alert system alerts users about suspicious activities, so they can prioritize high-risk security threats.
    Starting Price: $595
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    ManageEngine Log360
    Log360 is a one-stop solution for all your log management and network security challenges. This tightly-integrated solution combines the capabilities of ADAudit Plus, EventLog Analyzer, O365 Manager Plus, Exchange Reporter Plus, and Cloud Security Plus. With a versatile combination like this, you'll gain complete control over your network; you'll be able to audit Active Directory changes, network device logs, Microsoft Exchange Servers, Microsoft Exchange Online, Azure Active Directory, and your public cloud infrastructure all from a single console. Monitor and audit critical Active Directory changes in real time. Meet stringent requirements of regulatory mandates such as PCI DSS, FISMA, HIPAA, SOX, GLBA, GPG 13, and the GDPR by means of readily available reports. Receive exhaustive information in the form of audit reports on critical events in Azure Active Directory and Exchange Online.
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    ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer
    Firewall Analyzer helps manage and optimize firewall policies, automates firewall rule administration, tracks configuration, rule changes, helps schedule configuration backup, executes regular compliance audit checks, performs periodic security audits, generates real-time alerts for security events, tracks VPN usage, generates VPN reports, displays the current security status of firewalls, tracks employee internet usage, monitors to generate live, historical bandwidth reports, alerts when bandwidth is exceeded, collects, consolidates, and analyzes firewall logs to generate security, bandwidth reports.
    Starting Price: $395
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    Datadog

    Datadog

    Datadog

    Datadog is the monitoring, security and analytics platform for developers, IT operations teams, security engineers and business users in the cloud age. Our SaaS platform integrates and automates infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring and log management to provide unified, real-time observability of our customers' entire technology stack. Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes and across a wide range of industries to enable digital transformation and cloud migration, drive collaboration among development, operations, security and business teams, accelerate time to market for applications, reduce time to problem resolution, secure applications and infrastructure, understand user behavior and track key business metrics.
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    Starting Price: $15.00/host/month
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    CPTRAX for Windows

    CPTRAX for Windows

    Visual Click Software

    Server File Activity Tracking - Audit who is creating, accessing, moving, and deleting your files and folders. Track file permission changes. Real-time alerts about critical file activities. Malicious activity containment (Ransomware, mass file deletes, etc.) Workstation File Activity Tracking - Audit who is copying files to USB or other removable drives. Track who is uploading files from a browser or via FTP. Block files from being created on USB/removable device. Email alerts when a removable device is connected. Active Directory Auditing - Keep audit logs and get real-time alerts of important Active Directory changes without dealing with SACLs or Windows Event Logs. Server Authentication Auditing - Track authentications into Windows Servers and Citrix sessions. Review all failed logon attempts. Workstation Logon/Logoff Tracking - Get visibility on workstation logons/logoffs, including locks, unlocks and password changes. Review all failed logon attempts.
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    Splunk Cloud Platform
    Turn data into answers with Splunk deployed and managed securely, reliably and scalably as a service. With your IT backend managed by our Splunk experts, you can focus on acting on your data. Splunk-provisioned and managed infrastructure delivers a turnkey, cloud-based data analytics solution. Go live in as little as two days. Managed software upgrades ensure you always have the latest functionality. Tap into the value of your data in days with fewer requirements to turn data into action. Splunk Cloud meets the FedRAMP security standards, and helps U.S. federal agencies and their partners drive confident decisions and decisive actions at mission speeds. Drive productivity and contextual insights with Splunk’s mobile apps, augmented reality and natural language capabilities. Extend the utility of your Splunk solutions to any location with a simple phrase or the tap of a finger. From infrastructure management to data compliance, Splunk Cloud is built to scale.
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    EventSentry

    EventSentry

    NETIKUS.NET ltd

    Hybrid SIEM solution combining real-time (event) log monitoring with comprehensive system health & network monitoring provides users with a complete picture of their servers and endpoints. The included security event log normalization & correlation engine with descriptive email alerts provides additional context and presents cryptic Windows security events in easy to understand reports that offer insight beyond what is available from raw events. EventSentry's NetFlow component visualizes network traffic, can detect malicious activity and offers insight into bandwith usage. Keeping track of Active Directory changes is easy with EventSentry's ADMonitor component that records all changes to AD & Group Policy objects and provides a complete user inventory to help identify obsolete accounts. Various integrations & multi-tenancy available.
    Starting Price: $85.00/one-time
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    Blesk

    Blesk

    Prival

    blësk is the only all in one solution available on the market that performs all aspects of network monitoring from a single machine. The solution provides fast, scalable deployments and a high ROI. It’s the industry’s first monitoring application to integrate major Open Source monitoring technologies that are used throughout the world in a single and very easy-to-use application. blësk layers are added on top bringing enhanced features and a uniform graphical interface. Identify and resolve issues that cause applications to be down for your users. Quick detection of network failures, protocol failures, service failures, process and batch tasks, and alerts on SNMP traps. Trace serial data such as CPU load or bandwidth usage. Collect, analyze, and measure performance data for SNMP compliant devices in near real-time. Prediction of saturation, classification of the interface ports by use and calculation of the losses and latencies of different equipment.
    Starting Price: $1300.00/year
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    Enginsight

    Enginsight

    Enginsight

    Enginsight is an all-in-one cybersecurity platform made in Germany, combining threat detection and defense capabilities. The features are: Automated security checks, pentesting, IDS/IPS, micro segmentation, vulnerability scans, and risk assessments. It empowers businesses of all sizes to effortlessly implement and monitor robust security strategies through an intuitive interface. Scan your systems automatically and immediately recognize the security status of your IT infrastructure. 100% self-developed (security by design) and has no dependencies on third-party tools. Permanently scan your IT environment for existing devices and create a live image of your IT infrastructure. Automatic detection and unlimited IP inventory of all network devices, as well as their classification. Enginsight provides a comprehensive solution for monitoring and securing your Windows servers, Linux servers and end devices such as Windows PCs or Linux . Start your 15 day free trial now.
    Starting Price: $12.99 per month
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    SolarWinds Security Event Manager
    Improve your security posture and quickly demonstrate compliance with a lightweight, ready-to-use, and affordable security information and event management solution. Security Event Manager (SEM) will be another pair of eyes watching 24/7 for suspicious activity and responding in real time to reduce its impact. Virtual appliance deployment, intuitive UI, and out-of-the-box content means you can start getting valuable data from your logs with minimal expertise and time. Minimize the time it takes to prepare and demonstrate compliance with audit proven reports and tools for HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOX, and more. Our licensing is based on the number of log-emitting sources, not log volume, so you won’t need to be selective about the logs you gather to keep costs down.
    Starting Price: $3800 one-time fee
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    Alert Logic
    Alert Logic is the only managed detection and response (MDR) provider that delivers comprehensive coverage for public clouds, SaaS, on-premises, and hybrid environments. Since no level of investment prevents or blocks 100% of attacks, you need to continuously identify and address breaches or gaps before they cause real damage. With limited expertise and a cloudcentric strategy, this level of security can seem out of reach. Our cloud-native technology and white-glove team of security experts protect your organization 24/7 and ensure you have the most effective response to resolve whatever threats may come. Founded in 2002, Alert Logic is headquartered in Houston, Texas and has business operations, team members, and channel partners located worldwide. Learn more at alertlogic.com. Alert Logic – unrivaled security for your cloud journey.
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    SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
    Network software that includes over 60 must-have tools. Automated network discovery. Real time monitoring and alerting. Powerful diagnostic capabilities. Enhanced network security. Configuration & log management. IP address and DHCP scope monitoring. The right network toolset designed to easily manage and troubleshoot your network. Discover your entire network, including equipment, MAC to IP address relationships, Switch Port mapping, and more. Monitor and receive alerts in real time on network availability and health. Perform robust network diagnostics for faster troubleshooting and quick resolution of complex network issues. Simulate attacks on your network to identify security vulnerabilities. Configure devices on your network and troubleshoot any config issues with specialized network engineer tools. Deploy an array of network discovery tools, including Port Scanner, Switch Port Mapper, SNMP sweep, IP Network Browser, MAC Address Discovery, Ping Sweep, and more.
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    Netsurion

    Netsurion

    Netsurion

    Netsurion® is a managed open XDR solution that delivers greater attack surface coverage, guided threat remediation, and compliance management support. Our 24x7 SOC operates as your trusted cybersecurity partner, working closely with your IT team to strengthen your cybersecurity posture so you can confidently focus on your core business. Our smart, flexible packaging allows small- to mid-sized organizations to access​ advanced cybersecurity solutions at the most cost-effective price. And Netsurion is MSP-ready to protect your business and your clients through multi-tenant management, Open XDR to work with your existing security stack, and “Pay-as-you-Grow” pricing.
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    Gravwell

    Gravwell

    Gravwell

    Gravwell is an all-you-can-ingest data fusion analytics platform that enables complete context and root cause analytics for security and business data. Gravwell was founded to bring the benefits of usable machine data to all customers: large or small, text or binary, security or operational. When experienced hackers and big data experts team-up you get an analytics platform capable of things never seen before. Gravwell enables security analytics that go well beyond log data into industrial processes, vehicle fleets, IT infrastructure, or everything combined. Need to hunt down a suspected access breach? Gravwell can correlate building access logs and run facial recognition machine learning against camera data to isolate multiple subjects entering a facility with a single badge-in. We exist to provide analytics capabilities to people who need more than just text log searching and need it sooner rather than later at a price they can afford.
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