Snort vs ESET Endpoint Security: What are the differences?

Snort: An open-source security software product that looks at network traffic in real time and logs packets to perform detailed analysis. It is an open-source, free and lightweight network intrusion detection system (NIDS) software for Linux and Windows to detect emerging threats; ESET Endpoint Security: Provides proactive protection against all types of online and offline threats. It provides proactive protection against all types of online and offline threats, and prevents malware spreading to other users. Antivirus and Antispyware. Designed for virtual environments with a range of features for seamless operation and high performance.

Snort can be classified as a tool in the "Network Monitoring" category, while ESET Endpoint Security is grouped under "Security".

Some of the features offered by Snort are:

• Intrusion Agent
• IPSx
• IPS

On the other hand, ESET Endpoint Security provides the following key features:

• Protect against ransomware
• Block targeted attacks
• Prevent data breaches

Snort is an open source tool with 829 GitHub stars and 257 GitHub forks. Here's a link to Snort's open source repository on GitHub.