Alluvio AppResponse vs Wireshark comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Alluvio AppResponse

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (47th), Network Monitoring Software (60th)

Wireshark

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Troubleshooting (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Network Management solutions, they serve different purposes. Alluvio AppResponse is designed for Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability and holds a mindshare of 0.2%, down 0.2% compared to last year.
Wireshark, on the other hand, focuses on Network Troubleshooting, holds 13.2% mindshare, up 12.2% since last year.

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Network Troubleshooting

Featured Reviews

Ahmet Kilic

Network and Security Unit Manager at Bankalararası Kart Merkezi (BKM)

It's a total solution that gives you end-to-end visibility at all levels

I rate Alluvio AppResponse 10 out of 10. If you work for a financial company especially, you probably face problems on the application side. The problem is easy to identify, but you need to determine the root cause. You can solve issues easily via AppResponse because it shows you all the details of your transactions so you can see the real problem in the database, network, software, etc. For example, you can find the solution easily if you create the right dashboard on your site. If you can't find the problem, you can observe or investigate PCAP.

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Vijay Duggal

Network Specialist at Squarepoint Capital

Provides detailed traffic analysis and helps troubleshoot issues

There is a disadvantage when it comes to sampling intervals. While the solution supports sampling as fine as one millisecond, it requires a copy at that interval. My Python script allows me to achieve a granularity of up to ten microseconds, but I can't go beyond that. When dealing with provisioning on both issues, it would be beneficial if I could go down to the microsecond level, if not the nanosecond. Additionally, I've heard from a colleague that Wireshark might be less effective in the voice domain.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Ability to see end to end user, application, server, and network response time and throughput data."

"You need a packet capture device to perform any type of network monitoring. It helps ensure that network overloads don't happen with alerts allowing for proactive decisions."

"It's a stable product. Riverbed has invested a significant amount of research and development into it, so it's a solid tool overall."

"The most valuable feature of Alluvio AppResponse is the actual response time for measuring performance."

"AppResponse is a total solution that gives you end-to-end visibility into applications at all levels, from Layer 1 to Layer 7. We can trace all those sections: physical, IP, transport, presentation, application, etc. It gives us the full picture."

"I have found the AppResponse, which is a packet capture solution, very good. It gives you the ability to drill down back in time. You've got all the packets there. You can troubleshoot it later, not immediately. It's very interesting."

"It provides us with complete visibility of every packet."

"With some APM solutions, it can take a long time to check a periodic report, but you can get all the necessary details quickly with AppResponse."

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"I use the filters very often, to determine what type of traffic I am looking for. The use of filter allows traffic to be segmented so that a value can be looked at individually apart from the other traffic."

"Packet-capture files can be hard to use due to their size. Wireshark has a tool called tshark that can parse the files with out opening them so that you can take large captures, say 2-10GB, and return only relevant information."

"I have found the most valuable feature you can design your sniffer the way you want to."

"The transmission and reception issues are valuable."

"Wireshark's best feature is that it's adaptive, which means it's the go-to tool for network-related developers."

"The ability to decrypt traffic and the abundance of filters available are both valuable features."

"The options that are required to get the details for the packet drops are good."

"It gives us the ability to pinpoint problems and to communicate network problems with software and hardware vendors."

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Cons

"Technical support needs to be more responsive."

"The pricing is on the higher side of things. If they could lower it, that would be ideal."

"Integration between NPM and APM solutions would improve efficiency. There is no agent on the server site related to AppResponse."

"The reporting models need improvement as most of the time, we have to customize the reports manually."

"Need to bring back the NetFlow module for AppResponse."

"The AI features should be addressed in respect of the analysis and intelligence that must be supported and delivered in the tool to predigest the large amounts of data."

"They need to better integrate with products and solutions from different vendors."

"The initial setup is straightforward, but you have to know a little about the product. It's not for everybody to just plug and play. If you know how the solution is implemented then it is straightforward."

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"Wireshark gets stuck when it is a larger file."

"The product has been using the same GUI for many years."

"Wireshark is restricted when any sort of encryption is involved, such as XSL encryption or DLX."

"It is difficult to scale this solution."

"The speed of the Internet could be improved, especially its performance."

"Its user interface was a little less friendly. They can make its user interface a little bit more friendly. It is for technical people, and most of the technical people would be able to figure it out, but it would be good to improve its user interface. They can maybe build artificial intelligence into it. Currently, it takes a lot of manpower to analyze and dissect all the data."

"Wireshark's UI isn't easy to handle and doesn't have as nice a view as Omnipeek."

"I would like to see Wireshark improve the ease of application of the command. The command is very powerful, but not easy to apply."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is no more expensive than other products."

"The price is a little bit high, especially because we have to pay an import tax."

"The licensing model is expensive compared to its competitors, but the service it gives to your business, and the data quality, means that it's worth it."

"It is costly for small and medium businesses."

"It's free."

"This is an open-source product that can be used free of charge."

"It is an open-source solution."

"It is free to download and install. It runs on multiple platforms, so how can you go wrong?"

"Wireshark is free software, so you don't have to pay any licensing fee. Individual people can use it and then donate to Wireshark."

"The tool is free."

"Wireshark is an open-source product, so it's free to use."

"Wireshark is open-source and free of charge."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

14%

Energy/Utilities Company

Government

University

11%

Computer Software Company

11%

Government

10%

Financial Services Firm

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By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Riverbed SteelCentral AppResponse?

The most valuable feature of Alluvio AppResponse is the actual response time for measuring performance.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Riverbed SteelCentral AppResponse?

The pricing of Riverbed Alluvio AppResponse is really high. Very few customers buy Riverbed because many do not have the sufficient budget. Its pricing is comparatively higher than SolarWinds. Rive...

What needs improvement with Riverbed SteelCentral AppResponse?

The reporting models need improvement as most of the time, we have to customize the reports manually. Additionally, a feature similar to SolarWinds AppStack, which provides a holistic view of the i...

What do you like most about Wireshark?

The GUI is easy to use.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Wireshark?

Wireshark is priced at a medium range, not too high, not too low. The pricing could be more flexible, and they might make it more expensive. That said, compared to other products, it is competitive.

What needs improvement with Wireshark?

The speed of the Internet could be improved, especially its performance. Performance can sometimes be a challenge due to numerous factors.

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Also Known As

Riverbed AppResponse, OPNET SteelCentral AppResponse, ACE Live, OPNET, AppResponse Xpert

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Overview

Alluvio AppResponse provides fast packet capture and storage that feeds intelligent network and application analysis with fast troubleshooting workflows to speed problem diagnosis and resolution. AppResponse delivers full stack application analysis—from packets to web pages - enabling you observe all network and application interactions as they cross the wire, whether they are encrypted or not. Using powerful, flexible network and application analytics and workflows, AppResponse speeds problem diagnosis and resolution, helping you get to answers fast

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Wireshark is the world's foremost network protocol analyzer.

Sample Customers

N11.com, OneMain Financial, China Bank, Halkbank, Kaust

Comversion, ADP, Talbots