Progress Flowmon vs Kentik Network Intelligence Platform

Progress Flowmon8.9Visit Kentik Network Intelligence Platform8.8Visit

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

• Progress Flowmon fits best

  Enterprise traffic visibility and forensic analysis

• Kentik Network Intelligence Platform fits best

  Large hybrid and cloud environments

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Side by side

Feature	Progress Flowmon 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Kentik Network Intelligence Platform 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.8
Ranking	#4 in Network Traffic Analysis Software	#5 in Network Traffic Analysis Software
Best for	Enterprise traffic visibility and forensic analysis	Large hybrid and cloud environments
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 30-day trial	$2,000/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	30 days	30 days
Free trial length	30 days	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	9 integrations	14 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Progress Flowmon 0/3 · Kentik Network Intelligence Platform 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	sFlow, IPFIX, NetFlow v9, NetFlow v5, Juniper J-Flow
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	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
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	Starts at $2,000 per month with annual billing No free plan is offered Premier pricing requires contacting sales
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 →	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 →

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

• 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

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

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

  Visit KentikFull verdict →