Flowmon vs vRealize Network Insight comparison

Progress Software and VMware are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. Progress Software is ranked #39 with an average rating of 9.0, while VMware is ranked #23 with an average rating of 8.8. Progress Software holds a 0.7% mindshare in NMS, compared to VMware’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Progress Software users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of VMware users who would recommend it.

Flowmon

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vRealize Network Insight

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89% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

vRealize Network Insight and Flowmon compete in network management and analysis. vRealize Network Insight has a comprehensive network visibility advantage whereas Flowmon is stronger in advanced analytics and security.

Features:vRealize Network Insight offers deep integration with VMware environments, robust network troubleshooting tools, and comprehensive visibility across physical and virtual networks. Flowmon provides advanced threat detection, detailed performance analytics, and customizable dashboards for tailored insights.

Room for Improvement:vRealize Network Insight could enhance threat detection capabilities, reduce setup complexity for non-VMware environments, and improve cost-effectiveness for smaller businesses. Flowmon might benefit from deeper integration with virtual environments, simplified user interfaces, and expanded integration with third-party applications.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service:vRealize Network Insight offers seamless integration for VMware users with a straightforward deployment process. Flowmon provides responsive customer support, although its deployment can be complex due to versatile customization options.

Pricing and ROI:vRealize Network Insight has a higher setup cost, justified by strong ROI for VMware investments. Flowmon features competitive pricing, providing excellent ROI for those prioritizing network security and robust analytics.

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Categories and Ranking

Flowmon

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

39th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Detection and Response (NDR) (15th)

vRealize Network Insight

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

23rd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IT Infrastructure Monitoring (23rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Flowmon is 0.7%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of vRealize Network Insight is 0.6%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Monitoring Software

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Pifu Lin

Senior System Engineer at DYNASAFE TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD.

Quick identification of network issues enhances performance monitoring

We will try to Proof of Concept (POC) to a client in Taiwan. We just use the features for the Network Performance Monitor (NPM) Flowmon is more easy to understand and helps find network issues more quickly. We need this solution to monitor the network performance. We started using it three…

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NiteshKumar1

Principle consultant at Infosys

The tool's configuration is easy and artifacts are easily accessible through professional services and the web

The product is highly regarded, and many customers have been using it along with other VMware products like vSphere and VMware vCloud Usage Insight. However, recently, there's been a trend among customers, especially those using VMware for a considerable period, to explore the potential of migrating to the public cloud. The common concern among these customers is how the VMware products will perform in the public cloud environment. Migrating instances from VMware to different platforms is not easy, especially when dealing with many instances across multiple customers. Customers are keen to maintain the functionality of their existing VMware products but prefer to run them on the public cloud instead of on-premise servers. Our clients for vRealize Network Insight are enterprise businesses. I rate it a nine out of ten.

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Pros

"It is an open platform, so in terms of integration, we are quite happy. We can integrate it with other SNMP solutions. We can also integrate it with security solutions, such as a SIEM solution."

"The artificial intelligence and automatic detection system in Flowmon Solution are perfect for every, type of customer, such as government and commerce."

"The solution is stable."

"Flowmon is more easy to understand and helps find network issues more quickly."

"The most valuable feature is the profiling of the applications for micro-segmentation... It has made the migration to NSX much easier. Most of the sys admins within the smaller silos, they have no idea what ports are needed to run their stuff at all. I am pretty sure the micro-segmentation would never, ever have occurred without it."

"We haven't had any complaints about the stability of the solution or heard of any issues. None of our clients have mentioned running into bugs or glitches. There haven't been crashes."

"A lot of time is saved when you use this type of software solution for the network. We have moved systems into the new data center and the servers and systems are much faster because of the very low latency between virtual machines."

"The most valuable feature for us is that insight into what our network is really doing - it's a fairly complex network. Not having to go through thousands of lines of network configuration to find firewall ports that were open or closed, for various ports, was very valuable. It went out and found everything we need very quickly."

"The solution helps reduce time to value, increase performance, provide deep visibility, and easily manage networks."

"It's a very powerful, very manageable product."

"It has enabled us to set up and do application discovery, as far as network traffic is concerned, and set up the appropriate rules that we need to make sure we're compliant with our security frameworks."

"One of the most valuable features is the ability to look at the traffic flows, to look at NetFlow data."

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Cons

"The licensing price could be better."

"If there was better visualization in Flowmon Solution it would be good."

"I do not know the detailed pricing."

"It would be helpful to have more details about the monitoring of the infrastructure. It should have support for SNMP. This is something that is currently not there in the product."

"I want to be able to monitor a network flow that is approximately two weeks back, but I haven't found an easy way to do this."

"I want to see more in terms of microsegmentation. As of now, I can see the rules, but they are not in a readable format that I can convert to microsegmentation and can fit into NSX Manager."

"In a very general way, I would like to see an improvement in interoperability with third-party product, from other vendors."

"The only issue we have is that the solution does not always capture the host names."

"After you use it for a little while you become accustomed to it but the layout doesn't feel very intuitive. You have to dig around and find the exact place where you can find the information, where you can actually see your east-west traffic, etc. I would like them to bring that information more to the forefront, instead of having to find it."

"While it's not exactly a feature, what normally happens when we are trying to look at the VM flow portion is - although Network Insight does have options to integrate a few physical switches into it - we can't really get an end-to-end flow of the network. We might be using a few switches that are not supported by Network Insight. That is where they can improve, in the support for more physical switches and network devices."

"There's enough information there, especially in the visualizations, but I would love to see this in a kiosk mode, where I could have a dashboard for interested stakeholders to see and appreciate what's going on. Then, moving on to a more practical level for our Help Desk, our operations team could benefit by seeing, in real-time, a visual view of the network."

"I would like to see application identification. That would be cool."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the solution could be better."

"It works with a permanent license, and then you can pay for the support. For the gold support, you need to pay yearly."

"The licensing fee accrues only once, but that of support is annual."

"Cost always has room for improvement, you could always make it cheaper. But I think it's a good value for what you pay for it."

"It's an expensive product because we have a lot of nodes."

"I rate vRealize Network Insight's pricing a seven point five out of ten."

"The solution has helped us to reduce time, increase performance, reduce costs, and even easily manage networks. We are probably seeing 10 to 20 percent labor savings because we are able to be very specific and focused on what we want to do. It ends up saving the customer money and makes us be more efficient on our cost deliveries."

"The solution has reduced the time that we spend on other products. For example, with NSX, we were able to quickly find things that we would normally spend days trying to figure out."

"We have spent less time investigating network flows, so it is absolutely cost-effective."

"It has brought more money into our company."

"It's a little expensive, but for what you're getting out of the product, you often see the trade-off. It depends on the type of licensing you have. It might be a little too pricey for some."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Legal Firm

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Flowmon Anomaly Detection System?

I don't understand the price. I am in deployment, so I do not know the detailed pricing.

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What is your primary use case for Flowmon Anomaly Detection System?

We will try to Proof of Concept (POC) to a client in Taiwan. We just use the features for the Network Performance Monitor (NPM).

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What advice do you have for others considering Flowmon Anomaly Detection System?

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

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What do you like most about vRealize Network Insight?

The tool's ease of configuration and use and the availability of information and artifacts through professional services and the web are key factors that customers find valuable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for vRealize Network Insight?

Broadcom is known for increasing product prices, making them expensive compared to what people used to pay. I liken the subscription model to not truly owning what you pay for.

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What needs improvement with vRealize Network Insight?

Right now, I do not see a specific area for improvement. My main concern is understanding the intentions of Broadcom, which has acquired VMware. Broadcom should improve by going back to what was wo...

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Also Known As

Flowmon Anomaly Detection System

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Overview

Flowmon is a professional tool for effective network troubleshooting, performance monitoring, capacity planning, encrypted traffic analysis and cloud monitoring. Instead of just the red/green infrastructure status, it helps NetOps teams to understand user experience while keeping the amount of data noise and analytical work to a minimum. Flowmon is a part of the Kemp product portfolio.

Progress Software

VMware vRealize Network Insight delivers intelligent operations for software-defined networking and security. It helps customers build an optimized, highly-available and secure network infrastructure across multi-cloud environments. It accelerates micro-segmentation planning and deployment, enables visibility across virtual and physical networks and provides operational views to manage and scale VMware NSX deployments.

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Sample Customers

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NTTi3, VCIX-NV, VMware Networking and Security Business Unit, Illumio, CompuNet

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