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Updated 13th October 2025
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Security Architect
10B - 30B USD, BankingFAVORABLE
“No-Cost Software Offers Support for Custom Development”
The software is free and totally functional without cost to run. Purchasing support hours can assist with setup and troubleshooting. These hours can also be used for custom development.
The staff are incredible with support and development. There is a huge list of already supported data sources but they will develop the ability for more if needed.
Sr ICS CyberSecurity Advisor
3B - 10B USD, Consumer GoodsCRITICAL
“Product is open source and cost-effective, however it requires significant customization”
We used security onion to setup a demo lab where we could monitor our ICS environment. We like the fact that the tool is open source but it requires significant customization and support
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Company Description
Security Onion Solutions, founded in 2014 by Doug Burks, provides a free and open source platform for intrusion detection, network security monitoring, and log management. The platform, called the Security Onion project, was started by Doug Burks in 2008 to analyze network layers. Additionally, Security Onion Solutions offers professional services and training related to the use of their platform.
Company Details
Company type
Private
Year Founded
2014
Head office location
Evans, United States
Number of employees
11 - 50
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- Security Architect10B+ USDBankingReview Source
No-Cost Software Offers Support for Custom Development
The software is free and totally functional without cost to run. Purchasing support hours can assist with setup and troubleshooting. These hours can also be used for custom development. The staff are incredible with support and development. There is a huge list of already supported data sources but they will develop the ability for more if needed. - SENIOR SOC CONSULTANT50M-1B USDIT ServicesReview Source
Every SIEM geeks should try Security Onion. Even for once, Which will not be the last!
The Security Onion is the most complete, suitable, reliable, and integrated packages produced as an Open-Source SIEM. - Deputy Chief IT Engineer1B-10B USDEnergy and UtilitiesReview Source
Setting up SOC with Security Onion
We have used SO for setting up our on-premises SOC. We are impressed with the product for its capabilities and maturity. - Customer Experience50M-1B USDMiscellaneousReview Source
Good product for network security
It works great to keep your online connections secure, it's a quality product yet there are other products that comes with more tools - Vice-President50M-1B USDMiscellaneousReview Source
Amazing tool to keep everything safe
Nowdays having your information protected is a must, Security Onion provides you the security that you need and that will keep you calm
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