Kentik Network Intelligence Platform vs ElastiFlow

Kentik Network Intelligence Platform8.8Visit ElastiFlow7.9Visit

Higher score Kentik Network Intelligence Platform #5 in Network Traffic Analysis Software 8.8/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Kentik

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ElastiFlow #7 in Network Traffic Analysis Software 7.9/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit ElastiFlow

• Kentik Network Intelligence Platform fits best

  Large hybrid and cloud environments

• ElastiFlow fits best

  Flow analytics with enrichment and ML detections

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Side by side

Feature	Kentik Network Intelligence Platform 8.8/10 Visit ↗	ElastiFlow 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	7.9
Ranking	#5 in Network Traffic Analysis Software	#7 in Network Traffic Analysis Software
Best for	Large hybrid and cloud environments	Flow analytics with enrichment and ML detections
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$2,000/mo	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	30 days	30 days
Free trial length	30 days	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Linux
Support	Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs	Community, Docs
Integrations	14 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Kentik Network Intelligence Platform 3/3 · ElastiFlow 3/3
Application visibility	✓	✓
Conversation analysis	✓	✓
Bandwidth monitoring	✓	✓
Specs
Flow protocols	sFlow, IPFIX, NetFlow v9, NetFlow v5, Juniper J-Flow	NetFlow, IPFIX, sFlow
Deployment	Hybrid	Hybrid
Monitored device limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Analyzes flow records, cloud logs, telemetry, and synthetic test results Combines application, conversation, bandwidth, anomaly, and DDoS analysis Integrates with major clouds, observability, collaboration, and IT tools	Free Basic plan includes dashboards, metadata enrichment, and ML detections Collects and normalizes NetFlow, IPFIX, and sFlow data Connects with Elastic, OpenSearch, Kafka, Splunk, and Cribl Stream
Cons	Starts at $2,000 per month with annual billing No free plan is offered Premier pricing requires contacting sales	Basic is limited to 4,000 records per second Basic supports up to 25 devices for SNMP polling and traps Premium and Enterprise subscriptions use customized pricing
Our verdict	Kentik Network Intelligence Platform is a cloud-based network traffic analysis platform for infrastructure, network, cloud, and security teams. It supports hybrid environments across on-premises infrastructure and public cloud resources,… Read the review →	ElastiFlow is a network observability and traffic-analysis platform for network, security, and DevOps teams. It collects NetFlow, IPFIX, and sFlow data, then decodes, transforms, normalizes, and enriches flow records with application,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Kentik Network Intelligence Platform — where it wins

  • Analyzes flow records, cloud logs, telemetry, and synthetic test results
  • Combines application, conversation, bandwidth, anomaly, and DDoS analysis
  • Integrates with major clouds, observability, collaboration, and IT tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Starts at $2,000 per month with annual billing
  • No free plan is offered
  • Premier pricing requires contacting sales

• ElastiFlow — where it wins

  • Free Basic plan includes dashboards, metadata enrichment, and ML detections
  • Collects and normalizes NetFlow, IPFIX, and sFlow data
  • Connects with Elastic, OpenSearch, Kafka, Splunk, and Cribl Stream

  Where it doesn't

  • Basic is limited to 4,000 records per second
  • Basic supports up to 25 devices for SNMP polling and traps
  • Premium and Enterprise subscriptions use customized pricing

• Kentik Network Intelligence Platform8.8/10 · 30-day trial

  Broad flow, cloud-log, application, and topology analysis for large environments.

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• ElastiFlow7.9/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A strong fit for teams that need enriched flow visibility across hybrid environments.

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