SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer vs Wireshark comparison

"It allows us to pinpoint which protocol is overloading the link."

"I like that it is able to monitor multiple devices and it's vendor-agnostic."

"What my organization likes best about SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is its easy deployment. It's also well-integrated in terms of monitoring because my organization also uses a SolarWinds solution for monitoring. You can connect SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer directly to that monitoring tool to get information. My organization also finds the default graphs that appear before the configuration in SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer very useful."

"The solution's most valuable feature is its traffic analysis."

"It helps us know when a branch is down because it has a graphic presentation of all the locations a node represents."

"With SolarWinds, we are now able to accurately gauge bandwidth consumption."

"The integration with other SolarWinds products is good."

"It doesn't cost too much."

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

"The best part about Wireshark, in my opinion, is its ability to analyze packet capture files."

"The solution is easy to install and use."

"Being able to dissect email data and figure out what is inside email messages was the most valuable feature. Such a feature is pretty helpful for an ongoing forensic investigation or when there is a potential insider threat that you are trying to investigate. It allows you to see the network activity of the users you are investigating. It also gives you more visibility into your network. It was very easy to set up. There is a lot of information out there on Google and YouTube about how to use it. There is also community support. If you have any trouble, it is pretty easy to find an answer online. You will have to do some digging only if you have a very specific use case."

"Wireshark is a good tool to start with network analyzing and packet capturing."

"The feature to incorporate Voice over IP (VoIP) incidents into network traffic analysis is valuable. Capturing voice or SIP communication allows for examination of interactions between SIP clients and SIP servers. This helps the team investigate or analyze issues related to call center servers and operators."

"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."

"The filter option provided by Wireshark is its most valuable feature...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

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

"The price of the solution is a bit high for our clients. They should consider adjusting their price model."

"The solution should improve its automation feature. It's quite limited compared to other products."

"Technical support could be improved with quicker response times."

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

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

"I would like to see better customization capabilities."

"I'm expecting to see a little bit more artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms. They need a bit more sophistication in that."

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

"The product is great but I wish there were more of an emphasis on the command line tools."

"Big trace files (more than 1,000,000 packets) can be slow, but then you can use "TraceWrangler" (also free) to help with slicing and dicing the data."

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

"DNS could be improved."

"There is a disadvantage when it comes to sampling intervals. Additionally, I've heard from a colleague that Wireshark might be less effective in the voice domain."

"It is not an easy program. You will need to study to use it to its full capabilities (follow a course)."

"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."

"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 really good."

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

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

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

"SolarWinds' pricing structure is the primary reason why some customers opt for another solution such as ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer. In NTA, you are charged per port, meaning that if you have a 24-port switch you will be charged for 24 individual nodes. ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer, on the other hand, charges per switch, such that if you add a switch, the entire switch will count as one single node."

"The price of this solution is exceptional."

"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 am using the free version of this solution."

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

"It is free."

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

"It's free."

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

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

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