We compared SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer and ExtraHop Reveal(x) based on our user reviews across 4 parameters. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer receives praise for its user-friendly interface, comprehensive reporting capabilities, and integration with other SolarWinds products. However, users note that the interface can be complex and overwhelming and express a desire for more customization options. ExtraHop Reveal(x) is lauded for its robust network visibility, real-time threat detection, and comprehensive analytics capabilities. Users appreciate the intuitive interface of ExtraHop Reveal(x). They do, however, suggest improvements in accuracy, responsiveness, and customer support. Both products are considered cost-effective, with transparent pricing, flexible licensing options, and positive ROI.
Features: SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer excels in customizable dashboards, reporting, and alerting capabilities while offering seamless integration. ExtraHop Reveal(x) stands out for its robust network visibility, real-time threat detection, user-friendly interface, and comprehensive analytics for informed decision-making.
Pricing and ROI: SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is praised for transparent pricing and reasonable setup costs, with flexible licensing options. ExtraHop Reveal(x) stands out with cost-effectiveness, low setup costs, and straightforward licensing processes, offering a positive user experience overall. SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer excels in cost-effectiveness and network performance enhancement. ExtraHop Reveal(x) provides ROI in the form of network visibility, anomaly detection, and security.
Room for Improvement: SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer users seek simpler interfaces, increased customization, better integration with third-party tools, and improved performance. ExtraHop Reveal(x) users desire a more intuitive UI, enhanced accuracy, better documentation, and customer support.
Deployment and customer support: Users find setting up SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer to be simple and quick, typically lasting about two hours. ExtraHop Reveal(x) may be more complicated, with setup time varying depending on network needs and collaboration with different departments. Customers were pleased with the customer service provided by both products, citing quick response times and helpful support staff.
The summary above is based on 23 interviews we conducted recently with SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer and ExtraHop Reveal(x) users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"Reveal X integrates seamlessly with CrowdStrike. If you see something sketchy on the network, you can quarantine devices through ExtraHop and it'll push to the CrowdStrike server."
"The solution's initial setup process is easy."
"The solution works well for sending sensors."
"ExtraHop Reveal(x) is one of the tools that works out of the box when it comes to threat hunting."
"The solution's ability to decrypt SSL traffic is its most valuable feature."
"The most valuable features of ExtraHop Reveal(x) are the detection and alerting of network behavior and anomalies."
"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."
"With ExtraHop Reveal(x), it gives me more visibility into the packets. It doesn't provide the entire packet capture, but it offers more information on how connections are made at the network layer. This can be helpful for detecting network attacks. Additionally, I really like the customizable dashboards and reports. The incident dashboard and alerts provide a good summary initially, and diving deeper into them gives more detailed information. It's also great for analyzing specific attacks and victim logs. The feature that tracks the full attack chain makes it easier to monitor the progress of attacks. Plus, it's connected to the Netria.com app, which I find useful for certain tasks."
"As it offers enterprise solutions, it has all the essential features for business."
"The performance analysis is a valuable feature. With the performance analyzer, we can see the realtime monitoring, the realtime performance, and historical performance on specific components like virtualization storage, CPU, servers and network equipment."
"I would rate NetFlow Traffic Analyzer's stability ten out of ten."
"For stability, I would give SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer a rating of ten out of ten."
"NTA's most valuable feature is traffic analysis and visibility."
"This solution gives us important information about the utilization of protocols, particularly in terms of how often they are used."
"What people found most valuable in SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is its report customization feature."
"The integration with other SolarWinds products is good."
"The solution is expensive and gets more expensive if a company needs to scale it."
"ExtraHop Reveal(x) could improve by allowing a longer look back in the feature. Right now you have a limit of 30 days to look back on your activity. I've used Darktrace before, and they allow you the ability to play back events. This would be a good feature to have in ExtraHop Reveal(x)."
"The solution should include more support protocols."
"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"
"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."
"Netflow - Processing Netflow can be cumbersome as it requires triggers to truly gain value and insight. This in turn can add a bit of load to the hardware. The focus of ExtraHop Reveal (x) is live packet data."
"It needs integration with more security vendors."
"I would like to see more cloud capability."
"SolarWinds' technical support is ok, but it could be faster and more knowledgeable."
"Customer Support is quite complex."
"It does not flow. It cannot do our metric performance monitoring. So it is very limited. They can do it but in a very limited fashion. It is only good for SNMP-based alerts."
"The licensing should be more realistic so that we can adjust the number of nodes according to my needs, rather than in fixed increments."
"Technical support needs improvement."
"The solution needs better log management and log coordination with tools."
"I would like to see more artificial intelligence capabilities."
"The Atlas module that is used for building the network map is very bad."
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ExtraHop Reveal(x) is ranked 5th in Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) with 12 reviews while SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is ranked 6th in Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) with 34 reviews. ExtraHop Reveal(x) is rated 8.6, while SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of ExtraHop Reveal(x) writes "It helps you visualize how data moves across your network". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer writes "Displays traffic visibility and efficient traffic flows". ExtraHop Reveal(x) is most compared with Darktrace, Vectra AI, Corelight, Cisco Secure Network Analytics and Trellix Intrusion Prevention System, whereas SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is most compared with ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer, Cisco Secure Network Analytics, Zabbix, SolarWinds NPM and Darktrace. See our ExtraHop Reveal(x) vs. SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer report.
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