NetFort LANGuardian vs Plixer Scrutinizer comparison

Rapid7 and Plixer are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. Rapid7 is ranked #97, while Plixer is ranked #74. Rapid7 holds a 0.3% mindshare in NMS, compared to Plixer’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Rapid7 users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Plixer users who would recommend it.

NetFort LANGuardian

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NetFort LANGuardian

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

NetFort LANGuardian and Plixer Scrutinizer are competing in network monitoring and analysis. Plixer Scrutinizer has the upper hand due to its comprehensive analytics.

Features: NetFort LANGuardian offers comprehensive network traffic analysis, deep packet inspection, and monitoring without hardware probes. Plixer Scrutinizer provides advanced reporting, in-depth traffic analytics, and detailed network performance insights.

Room for Improvement: NetFort LANGuardian could enhance its analytics depth and reporting capabilities, and improve scalability. Plixer Scrutinizer may reduce setup complexity, improve integration with third-party tools, and offer more affordable pricing.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NetFort LANGuardian is known for straightforward deployment and excellent customer service. Plixer Scrutinizer requires a more complex setup but offers comprehensive support and resources.

Pricing and ROI: NetFort LANGuardian is recognized for lower setup costs and favorable ROI for SMEs. Plixer Scrutinizer requires a higher initial investment but provides excellent long-term ROI with its advanced analytics.

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Categories and Ranking

NetFort LANGuardian

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

97th

Average Rating

10.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Plixer Scrutinizer

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

74th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) (12th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of NetFort LANGuardian is 0.3%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Plixer Scrutinizer is 0.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Plixer Scrutinizer	0.5%
NetFort LANGuardian	0.3%
Other	99.2%

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it_user172854

Research Special Projects Lead at a university with 501-1,000 employees

Cost effective but when we originally purchased LANGuardian, some features needed further development.

The ability to detect and decipher torrent traffic for the purpose of identifying what some refer to as "copyright violators" Our CIO asked us to track down the source of undesired uploads, which trigger e-mails received by outside bodies regarding what they refer to as "copyright violations",…

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Ira Mulyanti

Sales Director at ARGA SOLUSI

An affordable product with great integration capabilities

Plixer Core Platform is a valuable feature and a good software. Plixer Scrutinizer uses NetFlow analysis to monitor whatever is there in a network. Price-wise, Plixer Scrutinizer is not an expensive product. Basically, Plixer Scrutinizer is an affordable product. Plixer Scrutinizer is a tool that allows for customization, especially in scenarios where customers need new product features. Plixer Scrutinizer is a tool that can integrate with any other brand or product in the market, so it is not an area of concern.

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

Pros

"If you are looking for a solid solution that can be easily deployed then I'd recommend considering Netfort solutions."

"Our CIO asked us to track down the source of undesired uploads, which trigger e-mails received by outside bodies regarding what they refer to as "copyright violations", and Languardian was the most efficient and effective tool for the job."

"If you really want to know what's happening on your network, this is one of the best tools that you can use."

"The most valuable features of Plixer Scrutinizer are its ease of use, accessibility, and UI."

"We didn't experience any bugs."

"For security purposes, it is really a very powerful product."

"The solution helps to enrich the data context of our network traffic. It allows me to see what applications are most in use on a slightly historical basis, going back a day or week at tops. It allows me to tune QoS or traffic shaping around what's being used. It saves me from having to unnecessarily upgrade, if I don't need to."

"There are other tools out there that will do what Scrutinizer does. But what I have found with Scrutinizer is that it does it very quickly. I've taken 25 million individual data fragments from the different sensors, and it has graphed that and mapped it and presented a picture within 30 seconds. It has a very efficient database algorithm that I am really impressed with."

"The internal reputation of our IT to resolve historical bandwidth problems has 100 percent improved."

"My boss and I have been very happy with the product."

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Cons

"Sure, at the time we bought the product, the GUI and graphs/reports/pie charts etc ... were not fully developed."

"It takes a long time to load results. I think it would be great if they fix the slowness issue in the next release."

"It would be useful if there was a way to back up the configuration information. E.g., if you wanted to deploy a new instance or disaster recovery, you could quite easily deploy and restore the config, as opposed to having to restore all the NetFlow data. If there was just a button that said "backup config information", that would be good."

"There is room for improvement around the data that they have on the website about solutions."

"Knowing that they're coming out with a new user interface, that is an area where there is room for improvement. There are so many variables."

"The visual acuity of how it presents data can sometimes be confusing."

"The visual acuity of how it presents data can sometimes be confusing. It takes a bit for people to spin up how to look at the graphs."

"There is room for improvement around the data that they have on the website about solutions... they should have more templated solutions on their website. Going out and identifying how to do RTP performance with a Cisco router, or how to do application response times in an Arrista data center deployment was where most of the work was... They should spend some more time documenting solutions and putting together white papers."

"For updating the Scrutinizer platform, when we have the actual data, it never happens in one day. Every time we have the data, we are obliged to install a new server in order to integrate the old data, and every time it has a problem. Most of the time, we were obliged to scrap all the data because we couldn't transfer it to the new server. So, it would be very good if they could improve this part."

"There was a price lift because previously the product was privately owned, and now there is some external capital in the organization, so pricing could be lower, though, for Plixer Scrutinizer, there is almost no competition at this price point."

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"It's about €10,000 a year for initial license and yearly maintenance costs. In addition, the hardware costs are about €10,000 once every five years."

"We just renewed. The pricing is 5,000 euro per year. This is the final price. All tax (20 percent) is included."

"Our entire solution, amortized over five years, is in the vicinity of $40,000 to $50,000 a year."

"We have increased the license over time. We have added more licenses as the network has grown."

"The license is per device. We have 50 devices."

"Compared to some of the other tools we have, it's incredibly reasonably priced."

"We recently bought a license upgrade, so we will integrate more exporters. We upgraded from a 25 exporter license to a 50 exporter license. Therefore, there will be more flows, and this will be an extension. I don't know when we will purchase a faster server, because the server that we have is quite new."

"Currently, the license for Plixer Scrutinizer is subscription-based and at a yearly fee. The price would depend on the amount of traffic you pull in. For example, there are several blocks from a 10K flow, a 40K flow, and a 100K flow, and based on the number of devices that you receive the flows from, that's the license, and it is not a per-interface pricing model, so that is a very strong, very competitive pricing feature of Plixer Scrutinizer. Licensing for the product is also not based on the number of storage, compared to some competing products that are priced based on the amount of storage you need, particularly based on the retention and the amount of data. Plixer Scrutinizer licensing is based on the device, and it's more in the direction of $10,000 because, with just $1,000, you don't have anything."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

Manufacturing Company

University

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	8

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Overview

NetFort LANGuardian is deep packet inspection software for investigating, monitoring, and reporting on network and user activity. It is a passive network traffic analyzer, not inline and cannot have an impact on network performance. Gain layer 7 visibility without the need for expensive appliances.

Rapid7

The Scrutinizer incident response system leverages network traffic analytics to provide active monitoring, visualization, and reporting of network and security incidents. The system quickly delivers the rich forensic data needed by IT professionals to support fast and efficient incident response.

Plixer

Sample Customers

City of Armadale, NCG Group, King Faisal Hospital

Oxford Networks, Squaw Valley Ski Holdings, UltiSat, Wipro, West Aurora School District 129, SUNY Geneseo College, Bloomington Public Schools, First National Bank of Pennsylvania, Kitsap Credit Union, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Houston Texas, Carilion Clinic, Banner Health, IDEXX Laboratories, Phibro Animal Health Corporation, Goodwill Industries, Parmalat, Armstrong Coal Company, Flybe, James Walker

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