SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer vs Wireshark comparison

"This tool provides insights into top utilization applications or it identifies which circuit or application is consuming the most on the complete one-gig circuit traffic path."

"This solution gives us important information about the utilization of protocols, particularly in terms of how often they are used."

"The initial setup was straightforward."

"The support is excellent."

"As it offers enterprise solutions, it has all the essential features for business."

"We conduct network traffic analysis for a couple of key reasons. First, we look for traffic anomalies, such as unexpected increases or decreases in network traffic within specific segments. This helps us determine if the network needs to be re-architected."

"For stability, I would give SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer a rating of ten out of ten."

"The bandwidth indicates the utilization of the devices; if any issue occurs, it triggers an alert for me."

"The product is simple to implement."

"It's easy to troubleshoot issues because there's a large online community."

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

"It helps in analyzing if something looks suspicious, such as a brute force attack or scanning from somewhere."

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

"It has good basic features."

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

"Wireshark is very user-friendly; even someone with basic IT knowledge can use it."

"I would like to see more artificial intelligence capabilities."

"The licensing model of SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is always an issue for users because competitors offer unlimited and perpetual licenses, and SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer's model is quite costly compared to other brands."

"This solution would benefit from having more security-based communications between the actual devices and the software itself."

"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."

"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."

"There is room for improvement when it comes to the traffic generated by the analyzer and the analysis of that traffic."

"SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer could improve its flexibility and integration with AI to provide analytics beyond just showing up/down statuses and traffic volumes."

"The licensing should be more realistic so that we can adjust the number of nodes according to my needs, rather than in fixed increments."

"Wireshark could be improved with a delay option when getting data automatically."

"The initial setup depends upon the basics. You need to have a clear understanding of the basics."

"With Wireshark, you cannot download and utilize the packet in automation."

"Whenever we select one of the packets, in terms of the number of bytes, for example, there are three planes, and in the detailed plane, I have to count the number of bytes manually."

"The system could be improved upon by adding a better and more powerful data processing engine."

"The solution has a steep learning curve. There are so many filters and features that are frequently being updated, it takes research, experience and familiarity to be able to use them. It could be a lot more user-friendly."

"A room for improvement in Wireshark is its ease of use for beginners. It could be better. Another room for improvement in the tool is for it to provide more details about the traffic load. At the moment, Wireshark is adequate for me, so there isn't anything I'd like added to it in its next version."

"I wish the filters were a little bit more prepopulated."

"The solution's licensing is high-priced."

"For our environment, we pay approximately $25,000 USD yearly."

"Licensing for SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is paid yearly, and there are no additional costs that you need to pay apart from the standard licensing fees because you don't need to purchase another solution to make SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer work. Pricing for SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is more expensive than other solutions."

"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."

"Pricing for SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is very high. I have a customer that needs the solution but doesn't have the budget for SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer because the problem is that you can't use the solution only. You have to buy requirements such as the SolarWinds NPM first, and some companies don't have the budget for all the required components and modules. SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer can cost up to $10,000, and some customers don't have that budget. Another product has all the modules that SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer has, with a very low price, that can be a replacement, which is ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer. PRTG is another solution that can replace SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer."

"We pay yearly, and we are happy with its price."

"We have licenses for SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer. In terms of pricing, its license is not that expensive versus other tools such as HP."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"Wireshark is free of charge, and there's no license involved."

"It's a stand-alone tool. If there is a commercial license for it I am unaware of it."

"Wireshark is free software, so you can download it and use it for free with no licensing fees."

"The solution is open source so is free."

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

"We are using a freeware version of this solution, so there are no licence costs involved."

"It is an open-source solution."

"Wireshark is open source and gives great value and functionality to the network investigation."