SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer vs Progress Flowmon

SNSolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer9.0Visit Progress Flowmon8.9Visit

Higher score SN SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer #3 in Network Traffic Analysis Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit SolarWinds

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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

• SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer fits best

  Established multi-vendor flow reporting

• Progress Flowmon fits best

  Enterprise traffic visibility and forensic analysis

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Side by side

Feature	SNSolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Progress Flowmon 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.9
Ranking	#3 in Network Traffic Analysis Software	#4 in Network Traffic Analysis Software
Best for	Established multi-vendor flow reporting	Enterprise traffic visibility and forensic analysis
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request · 30-day trial
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	30 days	30 days
Free trial length	30 days	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	2 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer 3/3 · Progress Flowmon 0/3
Application visibility	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Conversation analysis	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Bandwidth monitoring	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Flow protocols	NetFlow v5 and v9, Huawei NetStream, Juniper J-Flow, sFlow, IPFIX	Not checked yet
Deployment	Hybrid	Hybrid
Monitored device limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports NetFlow, sFlow, J-Flow, IPFIX, and Huawei NetStream Drills into applications, endpoints, conversations, protocols, and IP groups Combines historical analysis, alerts, reports, CBQoS, and top-talker views	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
Cons	Pricing requires a custom quote There is no free plan Its listed integrations focus on the SolarWinds ecosystem	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
Our verdict	SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is flow-based network traffic and bandwidth analysis software for network teams managing hybrid IT environments. It collects and analyzes flow data from multi-vendor devices, helping teams monitor… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer — where it wins

  • Supports NetFlow, sFlow, J-Flow, IPFIX, and Huawei NetStream
  • Drills into applications, endpoints, conversations, protocols, and IP groups
  • Combines historical analysis, alerts, reports, CBQoS, and top-talker views

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a custom quote
  • There is no free plan
  • Its listed integrations focus on the SolarWinds ecosystem

• 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

• SNSolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer9.0/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A focused choice for multi-vendor flow analysis, drill-downs, and historical reporting.

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

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

  Try Progress FlowmonFull verdict →