No. 12 of 31 ·Bandwidth Monitoring Software

Akvorado

Web · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API

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Two barsScore 5.6

Akvorado is ranked #12 of 31 in bandwidth monitoring software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web.

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Purpose: Akvorado receives network flows, enriches them with interface and geographic information, and provides a web interface to explore the data.
Flow formats: It supports NetFlow, IPFIX, and sFlow.
Processing pipeline: Its inlet receives flows and sends them to Kafka; the outlet parses and enriches them before exporting them to ClickHouse.
Metadata: Akvorado can use SNMP to retrieve exporter and interface details, and can use IPinfo or MaxMind for geographic information.
Routing data: The outlet can optionally receive BGP routes through BMP to add AS numbers, AS paths, and communities to flow data.
Visualization integration: A Grafana plugin is available.
Deployment: Akvorado is written in Go and provides its four components in a single binary or Docker image; it requires Kafka and ClickHouse.
Linux binary: The installation documentation says prebuilt binaries are provided for Linux x86-64.
System requirements: The recommended configuration is 8 vCPUs, 100 GB of disk, and 16 GB of RAM.
Upgrade limit: Downgrading is not supported.
License: Akvorado is licensed under AGPLv3.
Support: The project directs users to its documentation and GitHub Discussions for help.
Maker: Akvorado is developed by Free, described as a French ISP.
Flow protocols: It receives NetFlow, IPFIX, and sFlow flows.

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