SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer vs Wireshark comparison

"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 is great at telling you if your devices are working and it keeps an eye on your network's overall performance."

"We have had a good experience with customer service and support; they are knowledgeable and cooperative."

"For managing the traffic, it provides you a response about whether the traffic is down, up, or heavy, which is a very powerful feature."

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

"We have already seen a return on our investment by going with ThousandEyes."

"They have instructional videos and other information available on the site to assist you with learning it."

"Setup is very easy. It's also possible to change source code and compile if you want to change something in the code, because it's free."

"It has good basic features."

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

"Wireshark is a very useful tool."

"One of the best products that can provide the details of what is happening with an application and the full life cycle of the response time."

"Wireshark has been getting better and better in the time I've been using it and it is a very helpful tool."

"Wireshark saves a lot of time, especially with network troubleshooting."

"Wireshark has a tool called tshark that can parse the files without opening them so that you can take large captures, say 2-10GB, and return only relevant information."

"Currently, it shows only the top ten applications or ports in use, while the remaining data appears as 'remaining traffic,' causing confusion."

"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."

"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."

"The price of the solution is a bit high for our clients."

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

"It can be complex to set up and configure."

"Technical support is fine but they need to improve their response time."

"This solution does not do a very good job when I am trying to look deeper into my internal network, in particular with respect to individual ports."

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

"I would like better control of bandwidth from the service provider."

"You need some basic knowledge to work with Wireshark. Maybe it could be more user-friendly just for new users. Just for the new generation."

"It would be better if they offered a hybrid version like My Cloud Control."

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

"The Wireshark search function shows green for a correct search and red for an incorrect search. If there were a way to provide a description about what a search - and the similar ones which are available - can do, while a person is typing it, it would make the product easier to use and simultaneously decrease the learning curve."

"Maximum buffer size of captured data should be unlimited and should allow ability to archive all old captures (not save option) in real time, it should support a destination location where old captures can be directed for long term storage."

"Wireshark could be improved with a delay option when getting data automatically. It could also work faster."

"While the pricing is fair, it could be better."

"NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is reasonably priced."

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

"The licensing for this solution is based on the number of nodes."

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

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

"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."

"The price of this solution is exceptional."

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

"The tool is free."

"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 don't have to pay any licensing fee. Individual people can use it and then donate to Wireshark."

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

"I've never personally had to pay for it, making it a highly valuable internet resource that's accessible for use. While they offer some paid versions, our firm has utilized the free version for the past three years."

"The solution is open source so is free."

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