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ExtraHop Reveal(x) vs ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

ExtraHop Reveal(x)
Ranking in Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Network Detection and Response (NDR) (5th)
ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer
Ranking in Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)
8th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Network Troubleshooting (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) category, the mindshare of ExtraHop Reveal(x) is 6.5%, down from 15.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer is 2.7%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ExtraHop Reveal(x)6.5%
ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer2.7%
Other90.8%
Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)
 

Featured Reviews

Henri Heuvel - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Consultant at Axians
Cloud-based administration streamlines network security management
ExtraHop Reveal(x) can improve regarding integration capabilities. For instance, the market is getting really flooded with Microsoft Sentinel, and I know there is an integration possible, but the tools on the market right now indicate that integration should not be a skill from an integrator point of view. It should be quite easy for customers to integrate that solution into SOCs, SIEMs, or any other integration with other tools. There are various integrations from which there's a manual on how to do it, but specifically, the Microsoft portfolio, particularly Sentinel, integration is not yet there. If you score them on a scale of one to ten, ExtraHop scores around a 7.5 to an 8 on an integration basis, but there's actually room for improvement on that side. In the older days, ExtraHop had a license model where you could do all you can eat, so if you had a sensor with 10 gig of capacity, you could use all the entire 10 gig of throughput. They changed that to an asset-based license model, and that's an absolute downside of the solution, where it is harder for smaller companies to acquire the solution itself. That has given us quite some problems in positioning the solution properly within the network, so the licensing model is an absolute downside where they need to improve.
Sherin Mirza - PeerSpot reviewer
Competency Center Lead Full Stack Development at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Improved network visibility has enabled faster incident resolution and collaborative monitoring
When I open ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer, I start by checking the dashboard for any alerts. There are no features that came up during implementation that I am not using today, and we are happy with whatever we configured. ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer does change how my team works together and improves collaboration. I would advise someone considering ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer that it is a good product, economical, and has a better interface and dashboard to monitor network activity. I give this product a rating of 10.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Reveal(x)'s stability is excellent."
"The ability ExtraHop Reveal(x) has to mitigate risk from external IP addresses has been a lifesaver for us."
"We've done our due diligence and research on other products such as Riverbed and NetScout, and this product is by far the supreme leader."
"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the depth of information that's available."
"ExtraHop has improved our service drastically, and in that sense, it has saved us money because we can quickly identify problems."
"The solution works well for sending sensors."
"When there are performance issues with an HTTP app, ExtraHop enables us to identify the causes within a few minutes. We can see what transactions are being impacted by something that may be happening within the server environment."
"The solution offers a friendly GUI for security features."
"ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer has detection capabilities for flow, event, and service flow."
"I would advise someone considering ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer that it is a good product, economical, and has a better interface and dashboard to monitor network activity."
"I give this solution a rating of 10 out of 10 and absolutely recommend it based on our experience."
"The impact of ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer on our team's daily operations is immediate, shifting the entire department from a fire-fighting mindset to a proactive management style."
 

Cons

"Setting up ExtraHop is complex because we needed a nuanced understanding of the data flows into our data center."
"The solution should include more support protocols."
"I would like to see more cloud capability."
"There is a little training online, but it'd be cool if ExtraHop provided certifications. CrowdStrike does elective training that gives you a certification as a Falcon administrator. It'd be nice to see ExtraHop have something like that"
"The support from ExtraHop Reveal(x) is sporadic, it can be good and it can be poor."
"I would rate the price a three out of five. It could be less expensive."
"The solution is expensive and gets more expensive if a company needs to scale it."
"Agent management could certainly use some focus. It should also be a little bit easier to work with collections. We should be able to nest collections within collections. There should be better nesting."
"The single biggest friction point I experience with ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer comes down to database storage management and disk space explosion, as flow data records literally record every single conversation passing throughout the monitored interfaces."
"ManageEngine's product has some performance issues. It runs very slowly when the system is large and does not support high availability for big flow and high-level operations."
"In ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer, we have to set custom thresholds to get alerted if there is a problem in network connectivity. It would be helpful if we could automate the tool such that we don't have to set thresholds manually, and the tool automatically alerts us when it detects issues."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the price of ExtraHop Reveal(x) a seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is a high price, and ten is a low price."
"I would rate the price a three out of five. It could be less expensive."
"The solution is based on an annual subscription model and is expensive."
"I rate ExtraHop Reveal(x) six out of 10 for affordability. We pay for an annual license. It's always one of those trade-offs. You get a lot of value, but ExtraHop isn't exorbitantly priced. You can pay extra for additional features like the ability to decode HL7 traffic, which is crucial for EMR environments."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
Healthcare Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Construction Company
13%
Educational Organization
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise9
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Questions from the Community

What is the best network monitoring software for large enterprises?
We just did an assessment for our 47 datacenters around North America. The top two enterprise-level network monitoring solutions were ExtraHop first, Riverbed SteelCenter second. Their negotiated c...
What open source tool can one use to measure bandwidth from one's upstream service provider?
One I am looking closely at is AppNeta. They have an appliance that can digest the flow and do a better job than Netflow. The other one we are using is ExtraHop. This has both a Datacenter Hig...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ExtraHop Reveal(x)?
We manage the setup cost ourselves, so I am quite happy with that. I also had engagement with professional services from ExtraHop, and it wasn't bad, but I was not impressed; it's not academic work...
What needs improvement with ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer?
The single biggest friction point I experience with ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer comes down to database storage management and disk space explosion, as flow data records literally record every sin...
What is your primary use case for ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer?
My main use case for ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer is bandwidth monitoring. When I open ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer, the first thing I do is check the immediate priority and address any problems....
 

Also Known As

Reveal(x), Revealx
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

Wood County Hospital
Metro Rail, Micron21, Lotus F1 Team, Elizabeth Board of Education, Queen’s University Belfast, DHL, Praxair, Adventist Health, Wipro Infotech, Tropical Shipping USA
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