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Head-to-head · Network Traffic Analysis Software

Andrisoft Wansight vs pmacct

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Andrisoft Wansight #8 in Network Traffic Analysis Software 7.8/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Andrisoft
pmacct #11 in Network Traffic Analysis Software 7.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit pmacct

Andrisoft Wansight leads on 0 checks, pmacct on 1, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAndrisoft Wansight · 7.8/10
  • Free planonly pmacct
  • Free trialonly Andrisoft Wansight

Andrisoft Wansight scores higher on our rubric for network traffic analysis software: 7.8 against 7.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #8 and #11.

pmacct offers free plan; Andrisoft Wansight doesn't.

Andrisoft Wansight is the better fit for detailed reporting and multi-tenant monitoring. pmacct is the better fit for open-source, highly extensible flow accounting.

  • Andrisoft Wansight fits best

    Detailed reporting and multi-tenant monitoring

  • pmacct fits best

    Open-source, highly extensible flow accounting

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Side by side

Feature Andrisoft Wansight 7.8/10 Visit ↗ pmacct 7.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 7.8 7.5
Ranking #8 in Network Traffic Analysis Software #11 in Network Traffic Analysis Software
Best for Detailed reporting and multi-tenant monitoring Open-source, highly extensible flow accounting
Pricing model Paid Free
Starting price $345/unit/yr Free plan
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial 30 days —
Deployment Self-hosted Self-hosted
Platforms Web, Linux Linux
Support Email, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7 Community, Docs
Integrations 6 integrations 12 integrations
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Andrisoft Wansight 3/3 · pmacct 3/3
Application visibility ✓ ✓
Conversation analysis ✓ ✓
Bandwidth monitoring ✓ ✓
Specs
Flow protocols NetFlow v5/v7/v9, jFlow, cflowd, NetStream, sFlow v4/v5, IPFIX NetFlow v1, v5 and v9; IPFIX; sFlow v2, v4 and v5
Deployment On_premises On_premises
Monitored device limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Collects major flow formats and supports packet-level inspection
  • Reports traffic by applications, protocols, hosts, ASNs and more
  • Adds multi-tenant dashboards, scheduled reports and automation
  • Collects packet, NetFlow, IPFIX, sFlow, BGP, BMP and telemetry data
  • Supports Layer-7 classification, filtering, sampling, tagging and historical bins
  • Connects to SQL, NoSQL, messaging, search and analytics systems
Cons
  • Licensing is priced annually per Sensor
  • There is no free plan
  • Requires Linux and customer-managed on-premises servers
  • Requires Linux and self-hosted, on-premises deployment
  • Its broad configuration surface suits network specialists more than casual users
  • Does not provide a managed deployment model
Our verdict

Andrisoft Wansight is a Linux-based network traffic monitoring and accounting platform for network operations centers and IT operations teams. It combines NetFlow, sFlow, IPFIX, jFlow, cflowd and NetStream collection with packet inspection…

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pmacct is an open-source suite of passive network monitoring and traffic-accounting daemons for network operators and engineers. It supports passive IPv4 and IPv6 packet accounting through libpcap, alongside NetFlow, IPFIX, sFlow, NFLOG,…

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  1. Andrisoft WansightNetwork Traffic Analysis Software 7.830-day trial
  2. pmacctNetwork Traffic Analysis Software 7.5Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Andrisoft Wansight — where it wins

    • Collects major flow formats and supports packet-level inspection
    • Reports traffic by applications, protocols, hosts, ASNs and more
    • Adds multi-tenant dashboards, scheduled reports and automation

    Where it doesn't

    • Licensing is priced annually per Sensor
    • There is no free plan
    • Requires Linux and customer-managed on-premises servers

  • pmacct — where it wins

    • Collects packet, NetFlow, IPFIX, sFlow, BGP, BMP and telemetry data
    • Supports Layer-7 classification, filtering, sampling, tagging and historical bins
    • Connects to SQL, NoSQL, messaging, search and analytics systems

    Where it doesn't

    • Requires Linux and self-hosted, on-premises deployment
    • Its broad configuration surface suits network specialists more than casual users
    • Does not provide a managed deployment model
  • Andrisoft Wansight7.8/10 · 30-day trial

    A detailed, multi-tenant traffic analysis platform with flow, packet and reporting depth.

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  • pmacct7.5/10 · Free plan

    A highly extensible, self-hosted toolkit for flow accounting and network telemetry.

    Visit pmacctFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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