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Darktrace vs Nagios Network Analyzer comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 29, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Darktrace
Ranking in Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
84
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (9th), Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) (2nd), Network Detection and Response (NDR) (1st), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (7th), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (10th), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (9th), Attack Surface Management (ASM) (4th), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (5th), AI Observability (6th)
Nagios Network Analyzer
Ranking in Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)
11th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) category, the mindshare of Darktrace is 16.2%, down from 26.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nagios Network Analyzer is 3.9%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Darktrace16.2%
Nagios Network Analyzer3.9%
Other79.9%
Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)
 

Featured Reviews

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Technical Consultant - Unix Platform Services at BITS AND BYTE IT CONSULTING PVT LTD
Consistent threat hunting and anomaly detection deliver valuable insights for network security management
In terms of improvement for Darktrace, pricing is the main concern. Pricing bothers me and this is one of the major factors when choosing a solution. When we get feedback from customers, that's the only felt need. When we factor in Darktrace, we do it only limited. We put it on where the perimeters and connections are, but still, some gray areas are left out, especially if we have multiple branches. We need Darktrace on each branch to get the data out, and I suggest having some kind of a centralized product that gets data from multiple sources to aggregate and provide the data.
Gilbert Mwiinga - PeerSpot reviewer
Baobab College logo System Administrator at Baobab College
Effectively monitors the uptime of all equipment and network connectivity
There is room for improvement on the setup side. It's not very user-friendly, especially for those who aren't tech-savvy. I find it a bit hard to set up initially. It could be done better to make it easier to configure. It would be beneficial for users. For additional features, I have an idea. I'm not sure if it's already there, but it would be great to have a feature that maps the network and shows which devices are connected. It could provide information about how traffic flows and offer a visual representation of how devices are physically connected to each other. It would be like a network audit feature that displays the connections between switches and other devices. So, in future releases, a network mapping and visualization feature would be valuable.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"This is something that is really easy to implement in an organization, gives us good visibility about what is happening in our networks and on the system, and we like the transparency available within our infrastructure now."
"The solution is powerful and very useful, it has the ability to avert many attacks."
"Darktrace is very useful for us because it has a large number of models for detecting threats."
"We're very pleased with Darktrace so it is a bit difficult to pinpoint areas for improvement."
"The technical support from Darktrace is very good, including support from their resellers."
"I would 100% recommend Darktrace."
"I like the Antigena feature in Darktrace, as it offers immediate response and is helpful."
"Because of unsupervised machine learning, its detection capability is quite good."
"The network monitoring feature, especially, stands out to me."
"This is a product that I can recommend."
"The solution offers very good system monitoring. It's easy to manage your network, as well as your hardware and software. It's really useful."
"Network tracking is the most valuable feature of Network Analyzer."
"The initial setup is easy."
"Its initial setup process is straightforward."
"The solution is useful for monitoring network devices."
"Since we have been using it for the last five years we have done very well with reference to ROI."
 

Cons

"They just need to make it a little bit more accurate as far as their alerts are concerned. It does generate some false positives that you have to tune."
"They just need to make it a little bit more accurate as far as their alerts are concerned. It does generate some false positives that you have to tune. You have to do a lot of tuning when you first get it because of the false positives, but once it is all tuned up and ready to go, it will do its thing from there."
"This is quite an expensive product so the pricing is something that can be improved."
"It's a very complex platform."
"There is a high ratio of false positive information."
"This product needs more in terms of prevention. The detection capabilities work well but once a threat has been detected, Darktrace should work to prevent it from doing anything malicious."
"The pricing needs improvement."
"The level of tracking within the network from the transmission level up to the machine level can use improvement."
"There are some loopholes you need to be aware of from a security perspective."
"They need to have some automation models embedded in them."
"There is room for improvement on the setup side."
"It's very hard to install materials. You need a lot of documentation."
"There are some loopholes you need to be aware of from a security perspective."
"The graphics and reports can be a little bit better."
"I think the reports can be improved. They're adopted."
"The bandwidth for its front-end version needs enhancement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is a very expensive product."
"The cost is moderate."
"The cost of the solution can be reduced to make it more appealing to customers."
"Our customers feel that the price of Darktrace is quite high compared to other solutions."
"The product is expensive."
"Darktrace is quite an expensive solution."
"We've budgeted about 50,000 Kuwaiti dinars for the solution. That is a yearly operating cost."
"It is expensive."
"The solution is cost-efficient."
"I rate Nagios Network Analyzer's pricing a six out of ten."
"They charge around ten thousand per month for one thousand nodes. That is their overall cost, but it differs on which company you are applying to, whether you are a service provider or an enterprise."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
7%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business44
Midsize Enterprise20
Large Enterprise29
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Large Enterprise3
 

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Sample Customers

Irwin Mitchell, Open Energi, Wellcome Trust, FirstGroup plc, Virgin Trains, Drax, QUI! Group, DNK, CreaCard, Macrosynergy, Sisley, William Hill plc, Toyota Canada, Royal British Legion, Vitol, Allianz, KKR, AIRBUS, dpd, Billabong, Mclaren Group.
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