ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer - Bandwidth management made easy

NetFlow Analyzer is a standalone network traffic monitoring software that uses flow-technologies supported by multiple vendors, including Cisco, Juniper, and HP. It provides real-time visibility into the network traffic patterns and bandwidth consumption by interfaces, applications and hosts. Part of the ManageEngine ITOM suite, it monitors all major devices and flow formats such as NetFlow, sFlow, jFlow, IPFIX, and AppFlow, collecting and converting it into meaningful information that help the IT administrators achieve the best performance out of your networks.

Here are a few of our standout features:

  • Support for multiple flow formats and built-in templates exporting flows from the GUI.
  • Offers multi-vendor support and transparent pricing.
  • Security analytics reporting with network anomaly detection Advanced Security the Analytics Module (ASAM).
  • Monitors devices that don't support flow with NetFlow Generator.
  • Bandwidth forecasting and usage based billing reports for charge back.
  • Customize reports and create report profiles to gain better visibility of conversation-level details.
  • Integrates seamlessly with network performance management, network configuration management, applications performance management, IP address and switch port management solutions. NetFlow Analyzer also integrates with Slack, ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus, and ServiceNow to help create custom alerts and notification templates.
  • Ability to monitor and manage Amazon Web Services (AWS) resources and virtual private clouds (VPCs) in your network.

Third-party evaluations – See how NetFlow Analyzer is rated in the market!

Here's a consolidated report based on the evaluation by third-party vendors. Take a look at how users have rated NetFlow Analyzer!

Evaluation By
Category
NetFlow Analyzer
Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Gartner
Overall
4.6/5
4.4/5
Gartner
Product capability
4.6/5
4.4/5
Gartner
Evaluation and contracting
4.5/5
4.3/5
Gartner
Service and support
4.5/5
4.4/5

Licensing - ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer vs. Cisco Prime Infrastructure

NetFlow Analyzer provides an interface-based licensing model that starts at $595 for 10 interfaces. Cisco Prime does not offer transparent pricing and have to be contacted to receive pricing information.

Feature comparison - How is ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer a better alternative to Cisco Prime Infrastructure?

Functionality
NetFlow Analyzer
Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Anomaly detection
 
Yes, with the Advanced Security Analytics Module (ASAM), NetFlow Analyzer helps identify network anomalies and threats using Continuous Stream Mining Engine technology.
 
Not available
Custom Report Profiles
 
Yes, NetFlow Analyzer enables you to create custom report profiles for important reports.
 
Not available
Bandwidth and application forecast
 
Yes, you can predict bandwidth and application usage, and plan bandwidth needs with NetFlow Analyzer's Bandwidth and Application Forecast reports.
 
Not available
Billing
 
Yes, you can generate on-demand billing for accounting and departmental chargebacks with NetFlow Analyzer's Billing report.
 
Not available
Notification Templates
 
Yes, with NetFlow Analyzer you can create and manage custom Notification Templates to receive email and SMS alerts, chat notifications, web alarms, log tickets, SNMP traps, trap profiles, and syslog profiles.
 
Not available