Centreon vs SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer comparison

The compared Centreon and SolarWinds solutions aren't in the same category. Centreon is ranked #28 in IM , with an average rating of 7.3, and holds a 1.7% mindshare in the category. SolarWinds is ranked #4 in NTA , with an average rating of 7.7, and holds a 6.5% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Centreon users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of SolarWinds users who would recommend it.

Centreon

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93% willing to recommend

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83% willing to recommend

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Review summaries and opinions

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ROI

Sentiment score

8.1

Centreon enhances ROI through efficient monitoring, quick issue resolution, cost savings, and minimal impact during outages.

Sentiment score

4.0

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer offers ROI through bandwidth management, yet budget-conscious users consider cheaper alternatives with similar features.

Centreon provides timesaving and costsaving benefits as it lets us manage multiple devices on a single platform.

Tinkesh Chaudhary

Network Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

It significantly saves time by automating monitoring tasks and reduces costs as it requires fewer resources.

Aadinath Tikone

System Administrator at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

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There is a return on investment when purchasing SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer, as in the long run, there is a return on investments.

Raja Xabi

Technical Manager at APRAL

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.1

Centreon's customer service is responsive and knowledgeable, though availability limitations and support level improvements are needed.

Sentiment score

6.5

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer's customer service receives mixed feedback, with varying response times and expertise contributing to inconsistent experiences.

We do not have direct access to Centreon's technical support.

Tinkesh Chaudhary

Network Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

If issues arise, like services appearing as down in Centreon, technical support helps check the polar-server communication.

Aadinath Tikone

System Administrator at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Technical support from Centreon responds within 24 hours and resolves issues quickly.

Sulesh PK

Monitoring and Operations Pilot at Egis S.A.

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They often say that only premium subscribers receive support within one or two hours.

RajasekharMaturi

Technical Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

I would rate support eight out of ten.

DeepakVyas

Global-Manager Network & communications at Secure Meters Limited

I received efficient responses to many questions.

Julia Miller

Community Director at PeerSpot

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.0

Centreon is valued for flexibility and scalability, though improvements in data management and alert scaling are recommended.

Sentiment score

6.6

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is scalable but costly, with performance challenges in large infrastructures due to licensing and capacity limits.

Occasionally, for several hours, we do not receive any alerts, causing a business impact.

Tinkesh Chaudhary

Network Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

We use other tools for adding and deploying configured devices, but direct access from Centreon would be beneficial.

Sulesh PK

Monitoring and Operations Pilot at Egis S.A.

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SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is a scalable solution, and by adding licenses, I can use the same deployment and instance to onboard more elements and nodes.

Raja Xabi

Technical Manager at APRAL

The license is based on the count of the ports.

DeepakVyas

Global-Manager Network & communications at Secure Meters Limited

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.5

Centreon is stable and reliable, though stability may vary; support resolves issues swiftly, especially with the latest versions.

Sentiment score

6.4

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is stable and reliable, though occasional performance issues exist, especially in demanding environments.

Sometimes we do not receive alerts, causing business impact, and users ask why no alerts were received.

Tinkesh Chaudhary

Network Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Centreon is a much more straightforward and stable tool compared to Icinga.

Aadinath Tikone

System Administrator at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

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The solution is quite stable.

RajneeshKumar3

Manager Observability at ICE

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Room For Improvement

Centreon users seek improved customization, monitoring, UI, documentation, integration, mobile features, auto-remediation, multilingual support, and notifications.

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer needs improved integration, AI, documentation, performance, security, UI, and reduced licensing costs for better user experience.

Enhancements are needed in identifying configuration issues, providing real-time alerts in case of issues, and improving the HTTP configuration tasks.

Sulesh PK

Monitoring and Operations Pilot at Egis S.A.

Reliability is sometimes an issue. Centreon has a developer mode and production mode, but sometimes alerts don't come through in production mode.

Tinkesh Chaudhary

Network Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

While Centreon excels at server-level monitoring, it lacks the ability to track web app availability and latency, unlike Dynatrace, which is efficient in this area.

Aadinath Tikone

System Administrator at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

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Ideally, NetFlow should have a robust alerting mechanism.

RajasekharMaturi

Technical Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

It should be like a Meraki cloud, where if you are familiar with Meraki devices, you can locate any device directly on the world map.

DeepakVyas

Global-Manager Network & communications at Secure Meters Limited

Deployment needs improvement; the process is complicated, requiring attention to infrastructure settings and installation of components like the origin application server, platform, close storage, and policy agents.

Julia Miller

Community Director at PeerSpot

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Setup Cost

Centreon provides an open-source solution for SMEs but has a complex pricing model for enterprises needing premium features.

Enterprise users find SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer valuable, though its pricing can be high compared to alternatives, especially when scaling.

Centreon's pricing is not very expensive.

Sulesh PK

Monitoring and Operations Pilot at Egis S.A.

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provide a rating of nine out of ten

Julia Miller

Community Director at PeerSpot

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer's model is quite costly compared to other brands.

Raja Xabi

Technical Manager at APRAL

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Valuable Features

Centreon offers unlimited monitoring, enhanced visualization, and customizable features for efficient oversight with extensive device compatibility and anomaly detection.

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer provides traffic analysis, bandwidth monitoring, and customizable reporting for efficient network management and performance tracking.

Monitoring is a fundamental pillar of technical support, and Centreon streamlines this process, reducing the need for extensive manual checks.

Aadinath Tikone

System Administrator at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Centreon's real-time monitoring, despite having some manual aspects, supports us in managing our operations effectively.

Sulesh PK

Monitoring and Operations Pilot at Egis S.A.

Centreon allows us to monitor all of our devices on one platform.

Tinkesh Chaudhary

Network Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

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It provides proactive monitoring, rather than waiting for applications to go down due to heavy bandwidth or latency.

RajneeshKumar3

Manager Observability at ICE

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.

RajasekharMaturi

Technical Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

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

DeepakVyas

Global-Manager Network & communications at Secure Meters Limited

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Categories and Ranking

Centreon

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (26th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (28th), Cloud Monitoring Software (19th)

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic ...

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) (4th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Network Management solutions, they serve different purposes. Centreon is designed for IT Infrastructure Monitoring and holds a mindshare of 1.7%, down 2.9% compared to last year.
SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer, on the other hand, focuses on Network Traffic Analysis (NTA), holds 6.5% mindshare, up 5.2% since last year.

IT Infrastructure Monitoring Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Centreon	1.7%
Zabbix	5.1%
Datadog	3.7%
Other	89.5%

IT Infrastructure Monitoring

Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer	6.5%
Darktrace	15.7%
Cisco Secure Network Analytics	9.0%
Other	68.8%

Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)

Featured Reviews

Sulesh PK

Monitoring and Operations Pilot at Egis S.A.

Experience enhanced monitoring with real-time alerts and efficient support

I would like to see automation in the poller features, as currently, the poller is not automated. If we could automate the addition or removal of hosts in the poller, it would improve efficiency. Sometimes, Centreon does not show the status of services as updated, which should be addressed. Additionally, enhancements are needed in identifying configuration issues, providing real-time alerts in case of issues, and improving the HTTP configuration tasks, as Centreon does not currently display issues with HTTP links, requiring manual investigation.

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RajneeshKumar3

Manager Observability at ICE

Comprehensive monitoring is effective with attention to proactive alerting

The dashboards of the NTA module are very interactive and precise. It provides detailed information with drill-down facility. We can check issues from a subnet to a particular location, to a specific website. To that level, we can drill down in the dashboard. The dashboard output is good, and we can create modern dashboards. We can leverage the SolarWinds Query Language (SWQL), which is an out-of-the-box SolarWinds language to create modern dashboards. The dashboard features I personally appreciate the most in the SolarWinds module. Regarding alerting, it has many out-of-the-box alerts configured, such as device down, SNMP not responding, CPU or memory usage. These alerts can be customized as per requirements. It has excellent alerting features and reporting capabilities. We can create reports based upon alerts or events. Many out-of-the-box reports are present in SolarWinds which we can leverage. For alerts, the dashboards are excellent, allowing us to segregate alerts based upon groups, location, or specific device type. These options are available within SolarWinds, and we can customize them as per requirements. It provides proactive monitoring, rather than waiting for applications to go down due to heavy bandwidth or latency. We can identify issues ahead of time and resolve them before they become critical situations. This module is particularly helpful in identifying issues before they turn into significant problems.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

11%

Construction Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

17%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Construction Company

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	14

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	13
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	26

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Centreon?

Centreon's pricing is not very expensive. Initially, I rated it seven, but corrected to five out of ten.

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What needs improvement with Centreon?

I have certain concerns with Centreon, such as being unable to set downtime for multiple devices at once due to the limitation of adding only 50 devices in a single go. Increasing this limit would ...

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What is your primary use case for Centreon?

We are using Centreon for monitoring devices, both LAN and WAN devices. There are subsidiaries for my company, so if any devices go down or there are any service alerts, we receive alerts through C...

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What is the best network monitoring software for large enterprises?

I have worked from 1973 with all kind of systems in large enterprises across the world. And have experience with all kind of software in monitoring from infra to end to end, it depends on the funct...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer?

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 i...

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What needs improvement with SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer?

Regarding improvement, the application monitoring capabilities are not exceptional. If SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer could improve in that area, it would be helpful. It is less AIOps driven a...

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Also Known As

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Netflow Traffic Analyzer

Overview

Centreon offers a robust IT infrastructure monitoring platform, featuring user-friendly dashboards and real-time monitoring. It excels in scalability and integration, making it suitable for monitoring diverse network environments.

Centreon stands out with its unified monitoring capabilities, providing businesses with user-friendly dashboards and extensive plugins for customization. Its scalability ensures companies can expand monitoring tasks without incurring additional costs. Integration capabilities allow seamless interaction with ticketing systems and automation tools. Centreon offers customizable reporting and effectively manages downtimes, providing real-time feedback and proactive maintenance through Business Activity and Anomaly Detection features. Despite its strengths, users find areas for improvement including downtime scheduling, API functionalities, UI enhancements, end-to-end monitoring, and documentation. Businesses are increasingly demanding better automation, network discovery, cloud monitoring, and notification options.

What are Centreon's standout features?

Unified Monitoring: Delivers a comprehensive monitoring platform for IT infrastructure.
User-Friendly Dashboards: Offers intuitive and customizable dashboards for efficient monitoring.
Extensive Plugins: Enables flexibility and customization through numerous plugins.
Scalability: Allows expansion of monitoring duties without additional costs.
Integration Capabilities: Seamlessly integrates with ticketing systems and other tools.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Cost Efficiency: Minimized resolution time through proactive maintenance features.
Ease of Use: Simplifies monitoring with its user-friendly interface.
Proactive Issue Resolution: Real-time monitoring and alerts help prevent service outages.
Customizable Reporting: Adapts reports to meet specific organizational requirements.
Diverse Network Management: Capable of handling diverse IT environments efficiently.

Centreon is implemented across industries to monitor IT infrastructures, including networks, servers, and applications. Companies leverage it to track server performance, manage network devices, and receive timely alerts on device status. Its ability to integrate with ticketing systems and automation tools streamlines operations, enhancing global IT infrastructure monitoring and customer service management with real-time feedback and issue resolution.

Centreon

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer provides comprehensive bandwidth analysis and traffic visibility, offering real-time insights and proactive alerting to manage networks effectively.

Renowned for its extensive monitoring capabilities across diverse devices, SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer integrates seamlessly with other SolarWinds tools, enhancing network visibility and troubleshooting. Users benefit from customizable dashboards, detailed application tracking, and historical performance analysis. The tool is pivotal in managing network issues and ensuring network stability, although it faces some challenges in improving automation, third-party integration, and pricing flexibility.

What are the key features of SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer?

Bandwidth Analysis: Provides detailed insights into bandwidth consumption.
Traffic Visibility: Offers extensive monitoring of devices across vendor types.
Customizable Dashboards: Users can create tailored dashboards for specific needs.
Application Tracking: Delivers in-depth tracking of application performance.
Historical Performance Analysis: Allows thorough investigation of past network issues.

What benefits or ROI should users consider?

Real-Time Insights: Enables prompt detection of network issues.
Proactive Alerting: Alerts facilitate quick response to potential problems.
Enhanced Troubleshooting: Tools integration aids in faster problem resolution.
Capacity Planning: Assists in forecasting and managing bandwidth needs.
Comprehensive Reporting: Generates detailed reports for informed decision-making.

In industries requiring extensive network management, SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is widely implemented for monitoring network performance and traffic analysis. Organizations use it to supervise bandwidth consumption and assess site connections, aiding in bandwidth-heavy application analyses. It is crucial for generating reports and maintaining network stability, supporting capacity planning and endpoint monitoring to manage infrastructure proactively.

SolarWinds

Sample Customers

Airbus, Bollore, BT, Canal Plus, Kuehne Nagel, Limagrain, LVMH, Oberthur Technologies, Orange, Darty, Addax Petroleum, Plastic Omnium, Auchan, Valeo, Saint Gobin, Clarins, Hugo Boss, JC Decaux, French Government (Defense, Justice, Environment, Agriculture), OptiComm, Thales, Zeiss.

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