We performed a comparison between Broadcom Network Flow Analysis and Wireshark based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Troubleshooting solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."This solution has helped our organization by allowing us to have visibility. We deal with cybersecurity, so visibility is very important."
"It is an overall stable solution."
"The transmission and reception issues are valuable."
"It has good basic features."
"Wireshark's best feature is that it's adaptive, which means it's the go-to tool for network-related developers."
"The ability to decrypt traffic and the abundance of filters available are both valuable features."
"It is a stable product. I would rate the stability a ten out of ten."
"The drill-down available for packet analysis is great. It gives a network security engineer insight into what is going on at the packet level and enables better troubleshooting."
"The product is simple to implement."
"Wireshark's best features are that it lets us see what traffic is in the network and what data should be encrypted."
"Currently, Broadcom Network Flow Analysis does not support high-availability solutions, making it an area that needs improvement."
"I would like to see more security features, like a lost protection package."
"Wireshark could be improved with a delay option when getting data automatically."
"The only thing that I don't like is sometimes there is an update, and something that I was using is either no longer there or it has changed."
"Wireshark's UI isn't easy to handle and doesn't have as nice a view as Omnipeek."
"Whenever we select one of the packets, in terms of the number of bytes, for example, there are three planes, and in the detailed plane, I have to count the number of bytes manually."
"The decryption of encrypted packets could be better."
"We would like the product to be developed so that it doesn't rely on internet access for installation. We would like to see all of the components required to be integrated into the installer."
"Wireshark gets stuck when it is a larger file."
"The solution has a steep learning curve. There are so many filters and features that are frequently being updated, it takes research, experience and familiarity to be able to use them. It could be a lot more user-friendly."
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Broadcom Network Flow Analysis is ranked 10th in Network Troubleshooting with 6 reviews while Wireshark is ranked 4th in Network Troubleshooting with 61 reviews. Broadcom Network Flow Analysis is rated 8.4, while Wireshark is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Broadcom Network Flow Analysis writes "A stable tool that helps identify the complete flow analysis in a network". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Wireshark writes "User-friendly with an easy setup and a nice interface". Broadcom Network Flow Analysis is most compared with WatchTower Security Management App and SCOM, whereas Wireshark is most compared with Nagios XI, Zabbix, SolarWinds NPM and Colasoft Capsa. See our Broadcom Network Flow Analysis vs. Wireshark report.
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