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."It is an overall stable solution."
"This solution has helped our organization by allowing us to have visibility. We deal with cybersecurity, so visibility is very important."
"I can save the traffic and analysis when I want to. Also, it's especially helpful to follow the stream (TCP, UDP, etc.)."
"The GUI is easy to use."
"The filter option provided by Wireshark is its most valuable feature...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The product is simple to implement."
"It has good basic features."
"The initial setup is simple."
"Wireshark's best features are that it lets us see what traffic is in the network and what data should be encrypted."
"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."
"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."
"Its user interface was a little less friendly. They can make its user interface a little bit more friendly. It is for technical people, and most of the technical people would be able to figure it out, but it would be good to improve its user interface. They can maybe build artificial intelligence into it. Currently, it takes a lot of manpower to analyze and dissect all the data."
"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."
"In the future, it would be nice to see color coding. It is just black and white."
"The Wireshark search function shows green for a correct search and red for an incorrect search. If there were a way to provide a description about what a search - and the similar ones which are available - can do, while a person is typing it, it would make the product easier to use and simultaneously decrease the learning curve."
"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."
"You need good network connectivity to download during the setup, otherwise, it might take a while."
"Wireshark could be improved by adding more monitoring features."
"Wireshark is restricted when any sort of encryption is involved, such as XSL encryption or DLX."
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Broadcom Network Flow Analysis is ranked 11th in Network Troubleshooting with 6 reviews while Wireshark is ranked 3rd 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 Zabbix, Nagios XI, SolarWinds NPM, ClearSight Analyzer and LinkSprinter. See our Broadcom Network Flow Analysis vs. Wireshark report.
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