SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer vs Wireshark comparison

"What the network team found most valuable in SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is that it helps them to troubleshoot or analyze the issue. For example, traffic that comes from our location: India, goes to the US, so for the network team to analyze where the traffic comes from and where it is directed, and whether the packets are being dropped, they use SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer. The network team also likes that through the solution, they can analyze the complete traffic utilization and how they're going to use it. SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is user-friendly. The team finds it comfortable to use."

"I find this tool very helpful in identifying the top traffic paths from source to destination, and determining which routes are consuming the most resources."

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

"The support is excellent."

"I would rate NetFlow Traffic Analyzer's stability ten out of ten."

"The most valuable feature is the alarm that is set up to trigger based on bandwidth utilization."

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

"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."

"It is a stable product. I would rate the stability a ten out of ten."

"Wireshark does exactly what I want and leaves me with no need to look elsewhere."

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

"If you're dealing with troubleshooting network, voice issues, or network operations, having a tool like Wireshark to dive into packet details is important. The initial setup is straightforward. Anyone starting out or looking to deploy it on your personal PC or machine can do it easily."

"I use this free, open-source solution daily for packet analysis, and the packet details pane is particularly valuable."

"Wireshark has a lot of features. It's a powerful tool if you're familiar with it. You can see everything on the network with it."

"I can save the traffic and analysis when I want to. Also, it's especially helpful to follow the stream (TCP, UDP, etc.)."

"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."

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

"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's scalable, but it could be simplified because it's not completely easy."

"The tool itself is very complicated, so training is required to handle it effectively."

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

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

"The plotting of the device on the map is not appropriate."

"Technical support needs improvement."

"We would like the product to be developed so that it doesn't rely on internet access for installation. We would like to see all of the components required to be integrated into the installer."

"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 is also used for hacking which is a security breach."

"Not always simple to setup and get the filtering right when capturing data."

"The average person would probably find Wireshark hard to use. When I first installed it, I was overwhelmed by all the data it was shooting out. It doesn't make sense until you start doing some research and figure out what everything means. It isn't the most user-friendly tool. It just provides so much information."

"Can be difficult for non packet heads to understand"

"Cannot be used to diagnose any kind of network intrusions and hacking exploits."

"The decryption of encrypted packets could be better."

"The price of this solution is exceptional."

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

"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."

"The pricing is reasonable."

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

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

"It is free."

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

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

"It's free."

"The solution is open source so is free."

"It is an open-source solution."

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

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