Progress Flowmon vs ElastiFlow

Progress Flowmon8.9Visit ElastiFlow7.9Visit

Higher score Progress Flowmon #4 in Network Traffic Analysis Software 8.9/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Try Progress Flowmon

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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

• Progress Flowmon fits best

  Enterprise traffic visibility and forensic analysis

• ElastiFlow fits best

  Flow analytics with enrichment and ML detections

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Side by side

Feature	Progress Flowmon 8.9/10 Visit ↗	ElastiFlow 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	7.9
Ranking	#4 in Network Traffic Analysis Software	#7 in Network Traffic Analysis Software
Best for	Enterprise traffic visibility and forensic analysis	Flow analytics with enrichment and ML detections
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 30-day trial	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	30 days	30 days
Free trial length	30 days	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Linux
Integrations	9 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Progress Flowmon 0/3 · ElastiFlow 3/3
Application visibility	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Conversation analysis	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Bandwidth monitoring	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Flow protocols	Not checked yet	NetFlow, IPFIX, sFlow
Deployment	Hybrid	Hybrid
Monitored device limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Ingests NetFlow, IPFIX, sFlow, jFlow, cflowd, and NetStream Combines topology, response-time, anomaly, and capacity analysis Adds packet capture, forensic analysis, alerts, and REST API automation	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	Pricing is quote-based through Progress's partner network The documented 30-day offer is a proof of concept/trial Packet capture and forensic analysis are provided through Flowmon modules	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	Progress Flowmon is a network and security monitoring platform for NetOps and SecOps teams working across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. It collects flow data from infrastructure including firewalls, routers, switches, cloud… 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

• Progress Flowmon — where it wins

  • Ingests NetFlow, IPFIX, sFlow, jFlow, cflowd, and NetStream
  • Combines topology, response-time, anomaly, and capacity analysis
  • Adds packet capture, forensic analysis, alerts, and REST API automation

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is quote-based through Progress's partner network
  • The documented 30-day offer is a proof of concept/trial
  • Packet capture and forensic analysis are provided through Flowmon modules

• 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

• Progress Flowmon8.9/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A broad hybrid traffic analysis platform for enterprise visibility, performance, and forensics.

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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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