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SentryWire
Hanover, Maryland, United States
What it is
SentryWire is a packet capture appliance and network security monitoring platform for retaining and examining network traffic. It captures from 1 Mbps to more than 1 Tbps and supports retention for weeks, months, or years. Distributed compute and storage support searches across historical packet data, while forensic replay helps review captured traffic. Integrated Suricata IDS provides real-time detection and retrospective analysis. Analysis tools include IDS search-back, BPF-syntax filtering, file artifact extraction, JA3 hashing, GeoIP and ASN enrichment, and Kibana dashboards. Named integrations include Splunk, Elastic, Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, IBM, and Dell, among 25+ others. Deployment choices include virtual machines, hardware appliances, portable systems, and cluster nodes; virtual machines capture from 1 Mbps to 500 Mbps. It supports live capture, offline trace analysis, display filters, and PCAP files. SentryWire describes use in enterprise, federal, and ICS/OT networks, including critical infrastructure, and lists alignment with SOC 2, HIPAA, NERC CIP, SEC 17a-4, and OMB M-21-31 frameworks.
For and against
For
- Captures from 1 Mbps to over 1 Tbps
- Supports long-term traffic retention
- Includes integrated Suricata IDS
- Offers forensic replay and packet search
- Provides multiple deployment formats
Against
- Pricing requires contacting sales
- Designed for enterprise environments
- Virtual machines cap capture at 500 Mbps
- Self-hosted and web platforms only
The verdict
SentryWire brings packet capture, retention, search, replay, and IDS analysis together for large network environments. Buyers must request pricing and choose among virtual, hardware, portable, or cluster deployments.
Who it suits
It is designed for enterprise, federal, and ICS/OT teams that retain and investigate network traffic. Critical infrastructure environments and organizations using named security integrations are also within its stated audience.
On the record
- Analysis
- Features include real-time filtering, BPF-syntax analysis, integrated Suricata IDS, Kibana dashboards, and artifact extraction.sentrywire.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Analysis features
- The platform supports IDS search-back, file artifact extraction, JA3 hashing, GeoIP and ASN enrichment, and Kibana dashboards.sentrywire.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Capture and retention
- The platform captures network traffic at rates from 1 Mbps to more than 1 Tbps and supports retention for weeks, months, or years.sentrywire.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Company
- SentryWire operates as a division of Alliance Technology Group.sentrywire.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- SentryWire says it aligns with SOC 2, HIPAA, NERC CIP, SEC 17a-4, and OMB M-21-31 frameworks.sentrywire.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Demo
- The maker offers a free, no-obligation 60-minute demo and says it responds within 1–2 business days.sentrywire.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Demo and response
- SentryWire offers a free, no-obligation 60-minute tailored demo and says it responds within 1–2 business days.sentrywire.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Offerings include virtual machines, hardware appliances, portable systems, and cluster nodes; virtual machines capture from 1 Mbps to 500 Mbps.sentrywire.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Deployment options
- SentryWire offers virtual machines for packet capture from 1 Mbps up to 500 Mbps, as well as dedicated hardware systems.sentrywire.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Detection
- Integrated Suricata IDS provides real-time detection and retrospective analysis of suspicious traffic.sentrywire.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- SentryWire names Splunk, Elastic, Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, IBM, and Dell among its integrations and says it works with 25+ others.sentrywire.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The platform is designed for enterprise, federal, and ICS/OT networks, including critical infrastructure environments.sentrywire.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Pricing
- The product pages direct visitors to request a demo or contact sales and do not state product prices.sentrywire.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- SentryWire is a full packet capture appliance and network security monitoring platform for retaining and analyzing network traffic.sentrywire.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Search
- Its distributed compute and storage architecture supports fast searches across historical packet data.sentrywire.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Search and replay
- SentryWire supports fast searches across packet data and forensic replay of captured traffic.sentrywire.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- SOAR workflows
- The maker describes triggering packet retrieval from Splunk SOAR and Cortex XSOAR playbooks when alerts fire.sentrywire.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site lists support contact details at [email protected] and (410) 712-0270.sentrywire.com · read 8 Oct 2026
