We compared SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer and ExtraHop Reveal(x) based on our user reviews across 4 parameters. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer receives praise for its user-friendly interface, comprehensive reporting capabilities, and integration with other SolarWinds products. However, users note that the interface can be complex and overwhelming and express a desire for more customization options. ExtraHop Reveal(x) is lauded for its robust network visibility, real-time threat detection, and comprehensive analytics capabilities. Users appreciate the intuitive interface of ExtraHop Reveal(x). They do, however, suggest improvements in accuracy, responsiveness, and customer support. Both products are considered cost-effective, with transparent pricing, flexible licensing options, and positive ROI.
Features: SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer excels in customizable dashboards, reporting, and alerting capabilities while offering seamless integration. ExtraHop Reveal(x) stands out for its robust network visibility, real-time threat detection, user-friendly interface, and comprehensive analytics for informed decision-making.
Pricing and ROI: SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is praised for transparent pricing and reasonable setup costs, with flexible licensing options. ExtraHop Reveal(x) stands out with cost-effectiveness, low setup costs, and straightforward licensing processes, offering a positive user experience overall. SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer excels in cost-effectiveness and network performance enhancement. ExtraHop Reveal(x) provides ROI in the form of network visibility, anomaly detection, and security.
Room for Improvement: SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer users seek simpler interfaces, increased customization, better integration with third-party tools, and improved performance. ExtraHop Reveal(x) users desire a more intuitive UI, enhanced accuracy, better documentation, and customer support.
Deployment and customer support: Users find setting up SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer to be simple and quick, typically lasting about two hours. ExtraHop Reveal(x) may be more complicated, with setup time varying depending on network needs and collaboration with different departments. Customers were pleased with the customer service provided by both products, citing quick response times and helpful support staff.
The summary above is based on 23 interviews we conducted recently with SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer and ExtraHop Reveal(x) users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"ExtraHop Reveal(x) is one of the tools that works out of the box when it comes to threat hunting."
"It's a wire analytics tool. We use it for isolating and determining issues on our network or applications. It does a lot for crediting the network as opposed to discrediting the network. A lot of people come along and say that it's a network issue. It's always considered to be a network issue, but by using ExtraHop, we can quickly tell them that it's not a networking issue. It's something to do with your application or something at the other end. It could be a database issue. This tool gives us the ability to pinpoint with great accuracy the comings and goings on our network."
"The solution works well for sending sensors."
"Reveal X integrates seamlessly with CrowdStrike. If you see something sketchy on the network, you can quarantine devices through ExtraHop and it'll push to the CrowdStrike server."
"When there are performance issues with an HTTP app, ExtraHop enables us to identify the causes within a few minutes. We can see what transactions are being impacted by something that may be happening within the server environment."
"We had useful information within the hour of deployment. The ability to trace back for historical analysis, as well as the behavioral analysis done with the security information, puts the user in a position to make an informed decision to mitigate the performance or security incidents. Regarding the security incidents, Reveal (x) is able to create incident cards that guide your teams through the incidents and gives you the option to delve into the transaction detail to potentially view payloads as well."
"The most valuable features of ExtraHop Reveal(x) are the detection and alerting of network behavior and anomalies."
"The solution's ability to decrypt SSL traffic is its most valuable feature."
"With SolarWinds, we are now able to accurately gauge bandwidth consumption."
"SolarWinds has improved our organization because whenever a device is down, we get an alert."
"The bandwidth monitoring functionality is one of the most important features for our customers. When the customer notices that their bandwidth usage is too high for some reason, they will use the traffic analysis within SolarWinds NTA to identify which protocols (e.g. HTTPS) or applications are using up the bandwidth."
"It helps us know when a branch is down because it has a graphic presentation of all the locations a node represents."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to look for any increases in bandwidth over time so that we can plan before it becomes critical."
"The most helpful feature of SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is bandwidth analysis, which lets you see who's hogging your network."
"The monitoring is perfect, showing you the details for the utilization of resources and network bandwidth."
"They have instructional videos and other information available on the site to assist you with learning it."
"ExtraHop Reveal(x) could improve by allowing a longer look back in the feature. Right now you have a limit of 30 days to look back on your activity. I've used Darktrace before, and they allow you the ability to play back events. This would be a good feature to have in ExtraHop Reveal(x)."
"The solution is expensive and gets more expensive if a company needs to scale it."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"There is a little training online, but it'd be cool if ExtraHop provided certifications. CrowdStrike does elective training that gives you a certification as a Falcon administrator. It'd be nice to see ExtraHop have something like that"
"They used to have the ability to decode Citrix sign-on, setup, and tear down. Unfortunately, Citrix has stopped sharing that knowledge. Citrix has continued to change its model of processing, making it harder and harder to troubleshoot."
"It needs integration with more security vendors."
"I think the tuning capabilities could be improved. We're working on minimizing false positives. Apart from that, everything seems fine to me."
"I would like to see more cloud capability."
"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."
"I'm expecting to see a little bit more artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms. They need a bit more sophistication in that."
"What needs improvement in SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is performance because sometimes, my team struggles too much for the solution to perform correctly for a specific deployment in my organization. Having a more detailed view in SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is another area for improvement, but that's more part of the protocol than the actual solution."
"It is a scalable solution, but it is costly to scale. Therefore, I would rate scalability at eight out of ten."
"It can be complex to set up and configure."
"There are some areas for improvement in SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer. There are some challenges with the solution when compared to other monitoring tools such as difficulty in operations and difficulty with backup installation. My team is currently trying out different solutions but would need to see how it goes."
"It's scalable, but it could be simplified because it's not completely easy."
"I would like to see better customization capabilities."
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ExtraHop Reveal(x) is ranked 5th in Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) with 12 reviews while SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is ranked 6th in Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) with 34 reviews. ExtraHop Reveal(x) is rated 8.6, while SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of ExtraHop Reveal(x) writes "It helps you visualize how data moves across your network". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer writes "Displays traffic visibility and efficient traffic flows". ExtraHop Reveal(x) is most compared with Darktrace, Vectra AI, Corelight, Cisco Secure Network Analytics and Trellix Intrusion Prevention System, whereas SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is most compared with Cisco Secure Network Analytics, Zabbix, ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer, SolarWinds NPM and Darktrace. See our ExtraHop Reveal(x) vs. SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer report.
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