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We performed a comparison between SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer and ThousandEyes based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The most valuable feature is the ability to look for any increases in bandwidth over time so that we can plan before it becomes critical.""The dashboard alerts me when a critical device goes off the network.""What I like the most is the bandwidth assessment.""What I like about SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is that it's useful for analyzing traffic. It also has an application visibility feature that lets you control applications.""They have instructional videos and other information available on the site to assist you with learning it.""The solution's most valuable feature is its traffic analysis.""NTA's most valuable feature is traffic analysis and visibility.""The program is scalable enough for our usage."

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"The most valuable features are integration and ease of use.""The installation process is not hard at all.""It's fairly easy to set up.""The solution is very easy to use.""The company provides excellent service.""The solution's initial setup process was straightforward...In terms of ROI, the solution is worth the money.""The most valuable aspect of the solution was the ability to see how the connection quality is between the sites and get an alert if it was turning bad.""From our perspective, ThousandEyes stands out as an invaluable tool because of its deep and extensive capabilities."

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Cons
"The price of the solution is a bit high for our clients. They should consider adjusting their price model.""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 problem is that SolarWinds is trying to bolt in too much and that can leave bugs, which you have to then sort out, leaving the product unstable. SolarWinds needs to try and slow down and improve the stability of the product, as opposed to bringing out more and more features.""It is very slow to pick the dynamics of the network.""It can be complex to set up and configure.""What needs improvement in SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is performance because sometimes, my team struggles too much for the solution to perform correctly for a specific deployment in my organization. Having a more detailed view in SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is another area for improvement, but that's more part of the protocol than the actual solution.""It's not a cheap product, so the pricing could be improved.""I would like to see better customization capabilities."

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"It might be practical to extend monitoring capabilities to include network devices""I would like the product to offer more agility.""It's an expensive solution.""ThousandEyes could improve the dashboards by adding more features.""Presently, it lacks the ability to integrate with other Cisco products.""There is room for improvement in terms of customization and user-friendliness.""It would be nice if the solution covered other areas like server monitoring.""Once I fully use the tool 100%, I'm sure I would have something to critique, however, for now, I'm happy with it."

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  • "For our environment, we pay approximately $25,000 USD yearly."
  • "The licensing for this solution is based on the number of nodes."
  • "The price of this solution is exceptional."
  • "While the pricing is fair, it could be better."
  • "The pricing is reasonable."
  • "We pay yearly, and we are happy with its price."
  • "We have licenses for SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer. In terms of pricing, its license is not that expensive versus other tools such as HP."
  • "Pricing for SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is very high. I have a customer that needs the solution but doesn't have the budget for SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer because the problem is that you can't use the solution only. You have to buy requirements such as the SolarWinds NPM first, and some companies don't have the budget for all the required components and modules. SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer can cost up to $10,000, and some customers don't have that budget. Another product has all the modules that SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer has, with a very low price, that can be a replacement, which is ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer. PRTG is another solution that can replace SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer."
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  • "In our company, we incur a yearly expense in our company for the licensing part. I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten since it is expensive."
  • "It is a quite expensive solution."
  • "The solution is cheap."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:I have worked from 1973 with all kind of systems in large enterprises across the world. And have experience with all kind of software in monitoring from infra to end to end, it depends on the… more »
    Top Answer:The product is not too expensive. The license is renewed yearly. When it comes to support for NetFlow Traffic Analyzer, it might cost extra. Usually, we pay for support each year, and it lasts for one… more »
    Top Answer:In terms of improvement, it can be complex to set up and configure, and the user guides provided can also be complex, especially when dealing with certain configuration aspects. Improved SQL… more »
    Top Answer:It actually depends on the exact purpose or requirements. Some tools are better for only network devices while others are better from a cloud monitoring or APM monitoring perspective.  You can check… more »
    Top Answer:The tool does not provide features for application-level monitoring. It would be a great advantage if the tool provides application monitoring features. More advanced features must be available in the… more »
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    Also Known As
    Netflow Traffic Analyzer
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    Overview
    SolarWinds Netflow Traffic Analyzer enables you to capture data from continuous streams of network traffic and convert those raw numbers into easy-to-interpret charts and tables that quantify exactly how the corporate network is being used, by whom, and for what purpose.

    ThousandEyes is a Network Intelligence platform that delivers visibility into every network an organization relies on, whether public or private. ThousandEyes enables users to optimize application delivery, end-user experience and ongoing infrastructure investments.

    With cloud, enterprises can innovate much faster, but the growing number of cloud and SaaS applications means that more apps are being delivered over the Internet. This increases dependence on the Internet, a public “best effort” network, and other third-party infrastructures, substantially reducing the ability of IT teams to predict, visualize and control operational behavior. This results in a chaotic and unmanageable IT environment, making issue resolution a time-consuming ordeal, potentially impacting reputation and revenue. ThousandEyes has innovated an approach based on an unmatched distribution of smart agents across the Internet and enterprise, providing visibility all the way to the end user. ThousandEyes gathers and analyzes massive volumes of Network Intelligence data from all of these vantage points, enabling organizations to solve even their most obscure performance problems in minutes. By using ThousandEyes in the planning and testing phases of cloud adoption, customers can also strategically identify and fix underlying problems before production deployment of business-critical applications.

    The ThousandEyes solution is ubiquitous across industry sectors, and since launching in mid-2013, customers have come from a diverse set of industry sectors, which include Silicon Valley technology companies, financial services, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, retail, manufacturing and education.

    Sample Customers
    Oceaneering International, Asia Pacific Network Information Centre, 335th Signal Command, Immofori
    Wayfair, GitHub, Craigslist, Comcast, SurveyMonkey, Lyft, Box, HP, Zendesk, IO Data Centers, Good Technology, NNTCommunications, Proofpoint, Schneider, Crowdstrike, Avera, Pitney Bowes, InstartLogic, Shutterfly, Shutterstock, Condé Nast, Roche, Jive, Actelion, Brocade, Infor, Okta, JLL, DigitalOcean, Zuora, NetSuite, CloudFlare, One, DemonWare, Quantcast, Carbonite, CareerBuilder, Prosper, Oscar, Slack
    Top Industries
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    Manufacturing Company29%
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Transportation Company6%
    Real Estate/Law Firm6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization63%
    Computer Software Company6%
    Financial Services Firm4%
    Government3%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company25%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Government6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise56%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business8%
    Midsize Enterprise67%
    Large Enterprise25%
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    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise67%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise74%
    Buyer's Guide
    Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)
    April 2024
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    SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is ranked 6th in Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) with 34 reviews while ThousandEyes is ranked 12th in Network Monitoring Software with 11 reviews. SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is rated 7.6, while ThousandEyes is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer writes "Displays traffic visibility and efficient traffic flows". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ThousandEyes writes "Reliable. simple to set up, and offers fast monitoring capabilities". SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is most compared with Cisco Secure Network Analytics, Zabbix, ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer, SolarWinds NPM and Darktrace, whereas ThousandEyes is most compared with Cisco Secure Network Analytics, Accedian Skylight, Dynatrace, SolarWinds NPM and AppDynamics.

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