Aruba IntroSpect vs SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Aruba IntroSpect
Ranking in Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)
14th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (26th)
SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic ...
Ranking in Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)
6th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) category, the market share of Aruba IntroSpect is 1.2% and it decreased by 31.1% compared to the previous year. The market share of SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is 3.2% and it decreased by 36.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)
Unique Categories:
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
0.4%
No other categories found
 

Featured Reviews

Ahmed Hawary - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 11, 2019
A straightforward setup for technical users and an overall good product
We primarily use the solution to do sizing in order to do analysis on the packet between users on Wi-Fi and the servers. It helps us to know if there are any issues with the packet or not.  The client chose the solution. It's been a while since I've used it, so I don't know if I can talk about its…
Alex Kinyanjui - PeerSpot reviewer
May 24, 2024
Used for traffic devices to manage networks and create automated workflows
We identified the very important skills. This capability allows us to isolate and analyze elements that consume resources, enabling us to allocate dedicated resources. It has also allowed us to classify network devices based on their resource consumption, ensuring they don't overuse the available resources in the pool. Additionally, it helps us plan and reallocate resources for other needs. The alert system in SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is effective for maintaining network stability. The solution will undergo some integration. Once you have completed the integration, you won't need to intervene frequently. You can create automated workflows to send the data to the lab, enhancing its capabilities. 64 people are needed to do maintenance within an organization for traffic analyzers. SolarWinds needs to enhance its automation. If the automation were more advanced, it would be even better. Despite this, it's still quite effective from the endpoint perspective. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Roaming feature, application control and firewall features."
"The most valuable feature is the end-user monitoring. If there is any abnormal behavior on the machine, the administrator will be alerted."
"I haven't heard of any issues with stability."
"For managing the traffic, it provides you a response about whether the traffic is down, up, or heavy, which is a very powerful feature. It has a good response time. We have been using this solution for many years, and we don't have any problem with this solution."
"In terms of the implementation, we've actually used SAM, the server and application monitoring tools. The network configuration tools are very useful in terms of bulk upgrading switches and infrastructure. Also, the Network Traffic Analyzer was extremely useful to track down errant users soaking up bandwidth."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its traffic analysis."
"I would rate NetFlow Traffic Analyzer's stability ten out of ten."
"What people found most valuable in SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is its report customization feature."
"The software management tools are very useful for our customers."
"As it offers enterprise solutions, it has all the essential features for business."
"The performance analysis is a valuable feature. With the performance analyzer, we can see the realtime monitoring, the realtime performance, and historical performance on specific components like virtualization storage, CPU, servers and network equipment."
 

Cons

"Technical support is a little slow."
"The packet analyzer needs improvement."
"I would like to see improvements made to the dashboard, where you can get the information with a simple click."
"The licensing should be more realistic so that we can adjust the number of nodes according to my needs, rather than in fixed increments."
"The solution should improve its automation feature. It's quite limited compared to other products."
"I would like to see better customization capabilities."
"It's not a cheap product, so the pricing could be improved."
"The pricing is expensive."
"It can be complex to set up and configure."
"If your network is on SolarWinds, and you notice that the traffic is bad because it says "user downloading a heavy file," it doesn't indicate which endpoint is downloading those heavy files. SolarWinds doesn't have the tools to be able to handle this kind of situation. You can just notice through your network device that the traffic is becoming overwhelming or heavy, but you cannot go inside and get more details related to the endpoint where it is happening. We would like SolarWinds to be able to handle this kind of situation and even manage the traffic inside a network from the endpoint to the network device. These would be good enhancements. It is mostly stable. The problem comes only when we want to add another SolarWinds model. SolarWinds has so many models, and sometimes when we want to add other models on the platforms that are reserved for our firm, it freezes. When this happens, we have to create a new VM for that model."
"It does not flow. It cannot do our metric performance monitoring. So it is very limited. They can do it but in a very limited fashion. It is only good for SNMP-based alerts."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The license is based on the number of users. The evaluation license is free, you can download it from the website and try it out first."
"The price of this solution is exceptional."
"The solution's licensing is high-priced."
"NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is reasonably priced."
"I don't have information on the licensing cost for SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer because it's bundled with another SolarWinds solution. My organization has seven different models and pays for the license yearly. My organization also had to deploy additional pollers, but the cost wasn't very expensive, though I can't give the exact numbers."
"For our environment, we pay approximately $25,000 USD yearly."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"We have licenses for SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer. In terms of pricing, its license is not that expensive versus other tools such as HP."
"While the pricing is fair, it could be better."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Retailer
9%
Construction Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Educational Organization
64%
Computer Software Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
4%
Government
3%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Aruba IntroSpect?
Aruba Introspect has two licenses - advanced and standard. While we found the price of the advanced license to be a bit high, the standard license is reasonably priced and costs less than half the ...
What is the best network monitoring software for large enterprises?
I have worked from 1973 with all kind of systems in large enterprises across the world. And have experience with all kind of software in monitoring from infra to end to end, it depends on the funct...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer?
The product is not too expensive. The license is renewed yearly. When it comes to support for NetFlow Traffic Analyzer, it might cost extra. Usually, we pay for support each year, and it lasts for ...
What needs improvement with SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer?
In terms of improvement, it can be complex to set up and configure, and the user guides provided can also be complex, especially when dealing with certain configuration aspects. Improved SQL capabi...
 

Also Known As

IntroSpect
Netflow Traffic Analyzer
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Sage Hotel, Centara Hotels and Resorts, Asda, The Dolder Grand,
Oceaneering International, Asia Pacific Network Information Centre, 335th Signal Command, Immofori
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