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PROS

Corelight includes an embedded IDS from Suricata.
Corelight is easy to use.
Corelight is easy to deploy and handle.
Corelight provides an easy way to gain visibility in a client's environment.
Corelight allows for the easy creation of additional dashboards to support specific tasks.

CONS

In the next release, building a graphical user interface would be helpful.
Machine learning could be a good improvement, but it's very costly.
Corelight hasn't added features in a long time.
Architecture is complex and difficult to understand.
There are multiple machines and VMs.
 

Corelight Pros review quotes

OV
Chief Executive Officer at NetMetrix
Sep 27, 2020
The most valuable feature is the embedded IDS from Suricata.
JP
Pre Sales Technician at DotForce
Aug 26, 2021
Corelight is easy to use.
Muteb Alqahtani - PeerSpot reviewer
Manage Consultant at SITE
Jul 18, 2022
It is easy to deploy and easy to handle.
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Dan Jeske - PeerSpot reviewer
Account Executive at Fishtech Group
Aug 18, 2023
It's an easy way for us to get visibility in a client's environment.
HamadaElewa - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Sales Manager at Spire Solutions
Feb 13, 2024
It's easy to create additional dashboards specific to supporting specific tasks.
 

Corelight Cons review quotes

OV
Chief Executive Officer at NetMetrix
Sep 27, 2020
In the next release, building a graphical user interface would be helpful.
JP
Pre Sales Technician at DotForce
Aug 26, 2021
Machine learning could be a good improvement, but it's very costly.
Muteb Alqahtani - PeerSpot reviewer
Manage Consultant at SITE
Jul 18, 2022
They can enhance the interface of the product. They can make it more interactive and also easier to use for feature access.
Find out what your peers are saying about Corelight, ExtraHop Networks, Darktrace and others in Network Detection and Response (NDR). Updated: December 2025.
879,371 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Dan Jeske - PeerSpot reviewer
Account Executive at Fishtech Group
Aug 18, 2023
Corelight hasn’t added features in a long time.
HamadaElewa - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Sales Manager at Spire Solutions
Feb 13, 2024
The solution’s architecture is complex and difficult to understand. There are multiple machines and VMs.