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 session-level filtering features are valuable."
"I can save the traffic and analysis when I want to. Also, it's especially helpful to follow the stream (TCP, UDP, etc.)."
"It's easy to troubleshoot issues because there's a large online community."
"It gives us the ability to pinpoint problems and to communicate network problems with software and hardware vendors."
"Wireshark is very user-friendly; even someone with basic IT knowledge can use it."
"Packet-capture files can be hard to use due to their size. Wireshark has a tool called tshark that can parse the files with out opening them so that you can take large captures, say 2-10GB, and return only relevant information."
"It is a stable product. I would rate the stability a ten out of ten."
"It has a good syntax to put the commands in and get information out of."
"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."
"The product has been using the same GUI for many years."
"The system could be improved upon by adding a better and more powerful data processing engine."
"DNS could be improved."
"Wireshark could be improved with a delay option when getting data automatically."
"I wish the filters were a little bit more prepopulated."
"It would be better if they offered a hybrid version like My Cloud Control."
"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."
"It is not an easy program. You will need to study to use it to its full capabilities (follow a course)."
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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, Colasoft Capsa and Auvik Network Management (ANM). See our Broadcom Network Flow Analysis vs. Wireshark report.
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