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What is SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA)?
SolarWinds Netflow Traffic Analyzer is a network monitoring tool within the broader SolarWinds ecosystem. It includes core traffic monitoring features, as well as customizable traffic reports and alerts.
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What is SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA)?
SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA) allows the multi-vendor monitoring of network traffic flow records, the discovery of traffic patterns, and avoidance of bandwidth hogs. As an add-on to SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM), NTA helps optimize spend on bandwidth by better understanding the who and what of bandwidth consumption boosting your network traffic analysis capabilities. Trace and monitor bandwidth usage of application or protocol patterns over months, days, or minutes by drilling down into any network element supporting a variety of network traffic flow standards (NetFlow, sFlow, J-Flow, IPFIX, and NetStream). Gain real-time deep Network Insights for Cisco, F5, and Palo Alto to identify critical issues quickly all in one easy to use interface.
NTA’s core features include bandwidth monitoring, application traffic monitoring, network traffic analysis, malicious traffic identification, performance analysis, and error root cause identification. The product also offers customizable traffic reports and alerts, including measuring the effectiveness of traffic prioritization policies. It is designed to integrate with other SolarWinds monitoring and management products.
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SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA) Features
- Supported: Tightly integrates with SolarWinds NPM providing valuable insights into network bandwidth consumption.
- Supported: Monitor bandwidth use by application, protocol, and IP address group. Collects and analyzes flow data from multiple vendors, including NetFlow v5 and v9, Juniper® J-Flow™, sFlow®, Huawei® NetStream™, and IPFIX.
- Supported: Application traffic alerting, alerts you if an application traffic suddenly increases, decreases, or disappears completely.
- Supported: Analyze network traffic patterns over months, days, or minutes by drilling down into any network element.
- Supported: PerfStack™ cross-stack network data correlation. Accelerate identification of root cause by dragging-and-dropping network performance metrics on a common timeline for immediate visual correlation across all your network data and NetFlow analytics.
- Supported: Advanced application recognition allows you to identify which applications and categories consume the most bandwidth for better network traffic visibility with NBAR2 support.
- Supported: Customizable network traffic reports at your finger tips. Create, schedule, and deliver in-depth network traffic analysis and bandwidth reports with just a few clicks.
- Supported: Monitor Wireless LAN Controller traffic to keep tabs on applications and clients utilizing bandwidth on your wireless network.
- Supported: Cisco Meraki wireless traffic monitoring.
- Supported: CBQoS policy optimization measures the effectiveness of pre- and post-policy traffic levels per class map to determine if QoS policies are working as planned.
- Supported: Malicious or malformed traffic flow identification with port 0 monitoring.
- Supported: Network Insight™ for Palo Alto Networks® includes collection of flow from Palo Alto firewalls to show flow through nodes and interfaces
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| Operating Systems | Windows |
| Mobile Application | No |
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SolarWinds Netflow Traffic Analyzer is a network monitoring tool within the broader SolarWinds ecosystem. It includes core traffic monitoring features, as well as customizable traffic reports and alerts.
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Intuitive User Interface: Users have consistently praised the intuitive and easy-to-operate user interface of the services. Many reviewers have stated that they found it simple to navigate through the system, making tasks easy to perform.
High Level of Customization: The Network Bandwidth Analyzer's level of customization has been highly valued by users. Numerous reviewers have expressed their appreciation for being able to create customized views, reports, and alerts tailored to their specific needs. This feature allows users to personalize the tool according to their requirements.
Detailed Bandwidth Information: The NetFlow Traffic Analyzer component has received praise for providing detailed information on bandwidth usage and capacity planning. Several users have described this feature as invaluable for forensic tasks. They appreciate having access to in-depth insights into network traffic, which helps them effectively manage and troubleshoot issues.
Confusing and Not Intuitive User Interface: Many users have found the user interface of the software to be confusing and not intuitive, making it difficult to navigate and perform tasks quickly. The lack of clear organization and unintuitive design elements has been a common frustration among reviewers.
Lack of Specific Packet Details: Customers have expressed a need for more specific packet details and additional information on web traffic. They desire more granular insights into individual packets, such as source/destination IP addresses, ports, protocols, and payload data. This level of detail would enable them to better analyze network traffic patterns and troubleshoot issues effectively.
Unintuitive Alerting Setup: Setting up alerting on bandwidth levels has proven to be unintuitive for users. It requires navigating through multiple menus and options, which can be time-consuming and confusing. Reviewers suggest streamlining the process by providing clearer instructions or a more intuitive interface specifically tailored for configuring alerts based on bandwidth thresholds.
Users have recommended using Netflow Analyzer for visibility of network data transfer, traffic monitoring, and bandwidth usage. They suggest trying the free trial of Netflow Traffic Analyzer for 30 days to experience its features. Users also recommend Netflow Traffic Analyzer for managing switch and router configurations, as well as pushing config changes to multiple devices. According to them, SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is the best tool available for monitoring network traffic and they appreciate its solid performance. Users find NetFlow Traffic Analyzer to be a cost-effective solution for collecting netflows and a great addition to existing toolsets. They emphasize its compatibility with other SolarWinds products and regular updates. Additionally, users recommend checking if Netflow Analyzer meets specific needs before purchasing, as there may be more advanced and affordable options available. They suggest trying the evaluation version to see its benefits and conducting a proof of concept to test it in a network environment. In summary, users find SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer to be a useful and easy-to-use tool that delivers on its promises, making it suitable for companies with large networks and organizations of all sizes.
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March 08, 2022
Best tool in the Network monitoring space
We use this tool to analyze network traffic flow. This tool provides visibility into application traffic and allows us to see it in real-time and historically to provide real insight into what is actually occurring if we are experiencing difficulties with our applications. The tool can analyze many different network protocols as/vendors. It is good at tracking SNMP, packet data, etc.
- Providing insight into flow based technology
- Provides insight into problems with packet based technology
- Can really help with an abnormal data flow mapping
- Wirks well with other Orion products
- Cloud monitoring is lacking
- Better reporting and filtering capabilities
- Stronger integrations with other 3rd party products
January 20, 2022
NTA is a fully functional Netflow application
We use it to monitor what applications are flowing across our router and firewall interfaces and to track traffic volumes.
- Good graphics
- Easy to implement
- Easy for non-technical staff to view
- NTA has a requirement that it run on the same server [as] Orion. This prevents us from scaling horizontally and to not have all SolarWinds services running on the same server.
- Interface utilization information is difficult to determine
We initially bought it for Netflow data from our firewall and some internal systems. Currently, we don't use it as we have migrated to Palo Alto Firewalls, which provide much better data and have rendered [SolarWinds] NTA mostly obsolete in our environment. On occasion, we'll use [SolarWinds] NTA to monitor internal traffic to a system, but it's rare.
- Displaying traffic usage data
- Internet bandwidth utilization reports
- Better integration with Palo Alto
- Better UI for displaying data
July 31, 2021
NTA - Helps you find the bandwidth
The core use of NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is to determine how our company's bandwidth is being used and by whom. It provides a real time visual that collects, analyzes and reports the bandwidth usages.
- collection of traffic data
- the analyzes
- reporting
- graphs and charts need work on navigation
- port monitoring design
- needs more troubleshooting methods embedded
May 31, 2021
Solarwinds - An excellent NTA
We use SolarWinds Netflow to monitor network performance and traffic. The IT department controls the product and monitors the entire infrastructure with it. We primarily use it to monitor link usage and to keep an eye on bandwidth issues etc. It allows us to alert on when a link is being over utilised or we see any problems occuring.
- Easy to configure and roll out.
- Great history available, I can see detailed history on a link which helps with troubleshooting.
- Graphs available are great, excellent for management.
- SolarWinds as a whole is extremely resource hungry.
- General user interface issues, some things are not intuitive.
- Price is fairly high.
November 17, 2020
Monitoring at it's best
We use this product to monitor our bandwidth and packet traffic. It also allows us to see what devices access our other devices in our network and websites visited. I use a monitor to see traffic flow so that I can be prepared for any problems that might arise and respond in a timely manner. Being proactive is always better than being reactive.
The instance I use [of SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA)] is used by our department only. There are other installations across the organization. When we have network issues at a site, it helps determine what the issue is ( bandwidth flooding, undesirable traffic, improper traffic, etc) and helps identify what devices are the bad actors. We can see conversations per device and the utilization for each conversation. Protocols are also identified.
November 11, 2020
Is NetFlow from SolarWinds worth it?
Across the entire organization. Really helps troubleshooting bandwidth related issues and helps us keep an eye on if it's legitimate traffic and if we really need to upgrade our MPLS links.
September 02, 2020
SolarWinds NTA Review
SolarWinds NTA has helped tremendously. As we are in the healthcare industry, all of our hardware, software, and others are very important to run with a very limited amount of disruptions. When things go wrong our teams need to see why, when, and how to improve so it does not happen next time. This is where SolarWinds NTA comes in.
- Monitor interface's network bandwith
- Traffic patterns
- Enhance bandwidth before outages occur
- Bring down the price
- Tighten up CBQoS
- Enable Linux equipment
August 24, 2020
Best visibility into your network flows!
We use it to extract flows from all of our routers and analyze traffic.
- Integrates well with Network Performance Monitor (NPM) and other SolarWinds tools
- Combines multiple data streams into a single user-friendly graph format.
- Provides complete visibility into the network traffic flows.
- Requires a good amount of DB resources in order to function smoothly.
- Web interface needs to be refreshed to include more interactive charts and graphs.
- Lack of troubleshooting methods
August 04, 2020
SolarWinds - Very strong windy Netflow Tool
It is used by a Department - Network Monitoring Team.
One of the important use case is it helps us to identify any outage in network, real-time and team responds immediately.
This reduces the business impact, we being a customer service entity.
One of the important use case is it helps us to identify any outage in network, real-time and team responds immediately.
This reduces the business impact, we being a customer service entity.
- It gives bandwidth information on interfaces basis.
- Helps in identifying any system if infected and team can isolate that endpoint.
- Denial-of-service can be identified and stopped. One of the key aspects again.
- Reporting and integrating with other tools like NAC solution.
- Can adapt ML/AI going forward.
- Auditing can be improved and self analysis within tool itself.
July 09, 2020
NTA : Great Netflow analyzer in Solarwinds suite
We searched for a Netflow analyzer to help operations to understand how data are going through network.
As we already use SolarEWnds (NPM, NCM, ...), NTA was a logical solution as it reuses all polled devices.
As we already use SolarEWnds (NPM, NCM, ...), NTA was a logical solution as it reuses all polled devices.
- Good integration with other SolarWinds modules (NPM, NCM, IPAM, etc.).
- Easy to install and use.
- Auto discover of interfaces.
- Troubleshooting is not easy in cases of NTA problems.
- Static interface.
- Not easy to cross data between nodes.
April 24, 2020
SolarWinds Network Bandwidth Analyzer
SolarWinds Network Bandwidth Analyzer is used by the internal Infrastructure department as our go-to tool for analyzing, tracing, and documenting the network infrastructure. This is also the application we utilize to gather all necessary information and metrics needed to diagram the network infrastructure. This is a piece of software that is utilized on a daily basis for troubleshooting and to ensure adherence to regulatory and compliance requirements.
- Monitoring & Alerting
- Documentation
- Visualization of traffic and executive level reporting
- Would like to see additional enhancement to the web interface
April 24, 2020
Found the Perfect Flow
We have been using SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer for quite some time at our organization for monitoring bandwidth and traffic patterns.
We use it organization-wide to monitor users or applications with high bandwidth utilization. These helps us to maximize the up-time of our network and applications leading to smooth and fast access to the internet and data center applications.
Our overall experience with this tool is very positive and has helped us a lot in keeping our infrastructure lag free.
We use it organization-wide to monitor users or applications with high bandwidth utilization. These helps us to maximize the up-time of our network and applications leading to smooth and fast access to the internet and data center applications.
Our overall experience with this tool is very positive and has helped us a lot in keeping our infrastructure lag free.
- Monitoring Network Bandwidth is the best feature we see in this tool as its detailed insights help us in allocating bandwidth to users correctly.
- It can be deployed very easily, efficiently and quickly. We deployed it in a few hours at our organization.
- It is good at finding Hosts or IP addresses that communicate more or frequently in the network.
- The dashboard is a little complex for a layman to understand. I remember when I was new to this product I had a difficult time in understanding the traffic patterns.
- Technical Support Assistance is quite complex and difficult to obtain and it has a lot of room for improvement.
- Training material is not easy to find. More training videos would be appreciated.
February 10, 2020
NetFlow in education flow
It is being used across all our sites to monitor our bandwidth usage.
- User-friendly dashboard.
- Metered at a glance statistics.
- Phone app integration.
- AD integration for 801.x port utilization.
November 14, 2019
Occasional User of Netflow
It's primarily used by myself, and occasionally I will provide network analysis to others on their request. It can provide data on how our current data links are used wherever it has been set up correctly.
- It can provide details on a particular link in terms of network utilization and traffic flow.
- SolarWinds Netflow Traffic Analyzer can be difficult to set up and requires correct settings on router interfaces at egress points.
- It works with most Cisco devices, but I have had difficulty setting it up on other vendor's equipment, e.g., Fortinet
August 31, 2019
Flow of your life.
Network Traffic Analyzer has been a valuable tool for us in analyzing network traffic. It was easy to implement and customize to our needs. It provides insights from multiple vendors reporting flows through their nodes.
- Flow information. It knows where your devices' traffic is.
- Create reports.
- Manage devices with an easy way to see the flow.
- They need to improve how to handle Layer 2 flow.
- There are user interface issues.
August 29, 2019
Analyzer gets the job done
We use Solarwinds for real time monitoring of network devices and servers at multiple locations. Solarwinds can be one of the best monitoring solutions around, though it is very modular so it can be pricey to get all the features.
- Real time
- Alerts
- All-in-one solution
- More Features
- Price
- Initial setup can be overwhelming
June 27, 2019
"I would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for that pesky SolarWinds NTA!" -- The person using all your bandwidth
Even in the age of seemingly limitless bandwidth, someone will always ask "Who is using all bandwidth?!?" Whether it is the sys admins downloading a new ISO image or the folks in shipping streaming Netflix in 4K (again!), finding out where your bandwidth is being allocated is more than just looking at interface utilization.
Primarily used by our network management team, NTA gave valuable insights into the profile of our data. We would often use the tool to help isolate traffic patterns between our data centers and critical facilities. Even when "just" watching our primary interface performance, we often found actionable intel that empowered business decisions.
Primarily used by our network management team, NTA gave valuable insights into the profile of our data. We would often use the tool to help isolate traffic patterns between our data centers and critical facilities. Even when "just" watching our primary interface performance, we often found actionable intel that empowered business decisions.
- Visibility into the profile of your network traffic, not just the volume of traffic.
- Supports sFlow, jFlow, Netflow support
- IPV6 support
- Leverage Palo Alto visibility in NTA
- The UI can be a bit clunky -- but that's compared to the other products in the Orion suite. Most vendor tools are atrocious!
- NTA data is a beast. Not running SQL 2016 with support for in-memory OLTP? You can't use the latest version (4.6)
- If you are running an environment of any size, you will need separate instances of SQL *or* a hefty server to support a shared SQL instance
March 02, 2019
Simple netflow analyzer review
It is used by our small IT department. We use it to keep tabs on our networks across the country. It helps us identify bottlenecks at our branches with smaller pipes.
- Identifies bottlenecks.
- Helps identify the source and destination of the issues.
- Helps keep track of usage.
- Can be slow at times.
- Not the most intuitive interface at first.
Network Bandwidth Analyzer is our "go-to" tool for basic performance and availability monitoring of our network. It provides us with the ability to quickly and easily see the current status of our network and systems environment, while also making it easy to personalize the presentation of the information so it is accessible and actionable for our different teams. Some of the newer features in NPM and NTA have made Network Bandwidth Analyzer even better in root cause analysis procedures.
- The level of customization possible with Network Bandwidth Analyzer is very valuable. Rather than being stuck with a "one-size-fits-all" presentation, an administrator can easily create customized views, reports, and alerts so that users can have a more tailored view of the data provided by Network Bandwidth Analyzer. This has the effect of making the tool more attractive to the end user.
- The NetFlow Traffic Analyzer piece of Network Bandwidth Analyzer provides the details on bandwidth usage on the network. More than knowing how much bandwidth is being used, one is provided with detailed information on how that bandwidth is being used. This provides invaluable information for capacity planning and even certain forensic tasks faced by the network engineer.
- The ability to produce network maps provides an easy way to create an attractive and functional NOC/SOC view of the entire network. Both technician and the occasional passerby can quickly determine if there are issues to be addressed. The ability to customize a map with background images and custom icons and stencils can make these maps really pop.
- Network Bandwidth Analyzer needs to provide even more capabilities to restrict individual users in terms of their ability to edit or create web views. Currently, it is an all-or-nothing proposition, which means that any user can change any view rather than being restricted to changing only designated views.
- Continued improvements in the ability to manage the custom fields used in Network Bandwidth Analyzer is needed. Custom properties are a critical feature in terms of customization of any SolarWinds Orion application, but there is still too much manual intervention and updating required in their management.
- SolarWinds needs to work on the addition of in-context help in processing the information presented by Network Bandwidth Analyzer. Not all end users are seasoned engineers or systems administrators, so any tools that might tell the user what a "next step" might be when presented with particular types of data or events would be invaluable. SolarWinds has experimented with similar functionality in the past.
June 21, 2018
The best network monitoring application
It is the application that we use to monitor the network traffic in the company, the possible collisions, falls and delays that may occur as well as we use it, in the same way, to define how the bandwidth consumption is being managed and thus be able to determine who wastes the internet service causing delays in the network. Likewise, it allows us to have specific statistics regarding the type of specific data that are most consumed in the network.
- The details of the traffic are especially good if it shows statistics in real time. It is very important to analyze it at the same time
- It lets you know who is watching within the network so it is ideal for a thorough monitoring of resources
- It has an intuitive interface of easy operation that allows the operation of the same without problems
- Shows only the information of monitored nodes, if there is any node that presents some suspicious activity but is not being monitored it is ignored
- The licensing of the complements by SolarWinds is done separately so the final result ends up being really expensive for the end user
- Although the use is very intuitive the configuration is not so and until you have done it in a repetitive way it is a slow and cumbersome process
April 20, 2018
Why is my internet slow!?!
SolarWinds Netflow Traffic Analyzer (NTA) allows us to get an in-depth view into the traffic traversing our network in a central easy to navigate interface. By integrating into our existing SolarWinds Orion environment, we were able to use NTA very quickly without any extensive setup or configuration. NTA allows us to quickly identify how bandwidth is being used at our branch office locations to quickly resolve bandwidth oversaturation or security incidents.
- Easy to use and customizable interface.
- Intuitive conversational search.
- Integrates well with other SolarWinds products in the Orion suite.
- Using it without having at least SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) can be a pain.
- There is an initial learning curve to be able to fully use the product.
- The product is very resource intensive in larger environments.
February 18, 2016
SolarWinds
We use SolarWinds Netflow Traffic Analyzer to monitor the sites in our WAN. We are able to see how much bandwidth is being consumed, who is using the most, and where the traffic is going to or coming from.
- Easily spot when nodes are down.
- Helps you qos traffic to priority sites.
- Show you how much bandwidth sites and apps are using.
- Building custom reports isn't that easy.
- Database maintenance doesn't always run and will fill the database.
- Real time traffic reports aren't always available.