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    Colasoft Capsa

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AColasoft Capsa is a network performance monitoring and protocol analyzing tool. Capsa provides core monitoring features, as well as automated diagnostics and packet decoding. Colasoft offers a limited free version of the software.N/A

    Constellix

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AConstellix aims to make the Internet faster and more reliable through multi-cloud and multi-CDN management powered by intelligent traffic routing services. Constellix is a subsidiary of Tiggee, the creators of DNS Made Easy , and the provider of IP Anycast enterprise DNS services. Constellix is an Internet Traffic Optimization (ITO) company dedicated to providing next-generation traffic management solutions. The Constellix GeoDNS platform offers the most powerful and precise DNS query…N/A
    Pricing
    Colasoft CapsaConstellix
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    Pricing Offerings
    Colasoft CapsaConstellix
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—Constellix offers a pay per usage or "a la carte" pricing model that eliminates the need for contracts or annual subscriptions. You will only pay for what you use with Constellix, and we have designed our pricing model to reward you as you grow with us; you will automatically unlock cheaper rates as your usage increases. We would love to hear from you. Give us a ring at +1 703.880.2007 and one of our account specialists would be happy to answer your pricing related questions.
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    User Ratings
    Colasoft CapsaConstellix
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    Colasoft CapsaConstellix
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Colasoft
    Capsa is highly recommended to be used in small dense areas of a network where it makes sense to be able to run analytics off of a mirror port to gain insight into traffic trends. It is a costly product to install in branch locations, and requires a decent spec hardware to run appropriately
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    Constellix
    Constellix DNS is well suited for people already familiar with DNS Made Easy but want more features. Constellix is especially good for people who need ANAME records
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    Pros
    Colasoft
    • Robust Application. Able to handle traffic that most businesses will throw at it.
    • Easy to use. Easy to setup captures and filter down to specific traffic types.
    • Relatively cheap for what it's able to accomplish.
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    Constellix
    • Resiliency, they claim to have very little downtime and so far we haven't experienced any
    • ANAME Records, we haven't experienced any issues as IP addresses behind the target CNAME records have changed.
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    Cons
    Colasoft
    • Needs options to scale to 10Gb/s networks. The cutoff for performance looks to be around 3Gb/sl
    • Needs API access to trigger capturesl
    • Needs Agents for remote capturesl
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    Constellix
    • Nothing I would change. The admin interface is straightforward and easy to use.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Colasoft
    Colasoft performs more like the traditional wireshark as opposed to other solutions that tend to focus on graphs instead of giving you the raw data. I personally prefer the raw data, and then the ability to build graphs upon this (which Capsa can do). This allows for quicker analysis and makes it easier to relate to.
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    Constellix
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    Return on Investment
    Colasoft
    • While the product doesn't detect malware, it has helped track down malware infected machines by using data from other applications to run filters to look for known traffic destinations for that malware. For me this is a huge ROI since malware can be the great unknown.
    • Relatively cheap compared to the feature set.
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    Constellix
    • It has made our DNS easier to manage
    • It has lowered our DNS bills
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    ScreenShots

    Constellix Screenshots

    Screenshot of Our query reporting breaks down your usage by day for each of your domains and compares GeoDNS queries to your standard query usage.Screenshot of See which records are being queried the most in real-time! You can also filter historical query data by record type, name, location, or IP version. This tool is excellent for identifying traffic anomalies, like DDoS attacks.Screenshot of We offer a full suite of network monitoring services that we call Sonar. Sonar can be used as a standalone service or in tandem with our DNS services; like our Traffic Steering solution, which combines Real-User Monitoring data with synthetic monitoring metrics to inform traffic steering decisions in real-time.Screenshot of Version Control with Rollback:
Compare and revert the commit history of your domain. Each version contains an account of all record changes and gives you the ability to create historical domain recovery. If you make a mistake you are able to roll back to the previous. You can keep notes that are assigned to each committed change to keep track of your work overtime and compare up to two different commit versions side-by-side.