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Caligare Flow Inspector focuses on NetFlow exports from existing routers, avoiding deployed probes. Its web interface configures collectors, devices, application groups, and anomaly detection, while real-time analysis tracks users and summarizes hosts, protocols, applications, and conversations. The free edition supports NetFlow versions 1, 5, 6, 7, and 9, with filtering, forwarding, utilization maps, low-level searches, authentication controls, and bandwidth views. Linux self-hosting suits organizations that want an on-premises analyzer, but the free non-commercial plan covers two devices, 24-hour history, and 250 flows per second; commercial editions and longer trends require paid editions.

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    ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+2

    Multi-protocol flow analysis with mobile and desktop access — ManageEngine adds sFlow, IPFIX, J-Flow, NetStream, cflowd, and AppFlow support plus Android, iOS, and Windows platforms.

    6.7 Free plan · paid from $172 · 30-day trial Visit site
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    ntopng

    Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3

    Deep traffic visibility from packets, flows, and telemetry — ntopng combines packet captures, NetFlow and sFlow, SNMP, firewall logs, and intrusion detection with 450-plus Layer-7 protocols and performance metrics.

    8.7 Free plan Visit site
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    FlowViewer

    Free plan LinuxWeb

    Free NetFlow reports, graphs, and long-term monitoring — FlowViewer bundles text reports, graphical reports, and RRD monitoring, supporting NetFlow 5 and 9 with IPv6 and over 30 reports.

    7.1 Free plan Visit site
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    Nagios XI

    Free plan APILinuxMac+3

    Threshold-based monitoring of servers, devices, and services — Nagios XI checks servers, applications, services, and network devices, adding discovery, configuration wizards, dashboards, automation, and enterprise reports.

    From $4,995 · 30-day trial Visit site
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    ElastiFlow

    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

    Flow observability with enrichment and data-platform integrations — ElastiFlow extracts over 6,200 flow fields, adds GeoIP, autonomous-system, and reputation enrichment, and connects with platforms such as Elastic, Kafka, Splunk, and Cribl.

    7.5 Free plan · 30-day trial Visit site
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    nfdump

    Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted

    Open-source command-line flow collection and processing — nfdump provides command-line collectors and processors for NetFlow, IPFIX, and sFlow, with PCAP conversion, aggregation, enrichment, multiple outputs, and compression.

    6.9 Open source Visit site
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    Riverbed Aternity

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+5

    Employee digital experience and disruption diagnosis — Aternity correlates real employee sessions across devices, applications, and networks, adding SaaS interaction replay, mobile diagnostics, and remediation workflows.

    Pricing on request Visit site
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    Akvorado

    Free plan APILinuxMac+2
    7.4 Free plan Visit site
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    Intermapper

    Free plan APILinuxMac+3
    7.4 Free plan · pricing on request · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Argus

    Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1
    7.3 Open source Visit site
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    Andrisoft Wansight

    Free trial APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
    6.6 From $345/yr · 30-day trial Visit site
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    pmacct

    Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted
    6.4 Free plan Visit site
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    NetVizura NetFlow Analyzer

    Free trial LinuxSelf-hostedWeb+1
    6.1 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Noction Flow Analyzer

    Free trial APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
    6.1 30-day trial Visit site
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    Cisco Catalyst Center

    Paid APILinuxMac+3
    5.9 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Progress Flowmon

    Free trial APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
    5.9 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Plixer Scrutinizer

    Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb
    5.8 Pricing on request Visit site
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    SparrowIQ

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb+1
    5.8 Pricing on request · 15-day trial Visit site
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    BrByte Captor

    Paid Self-hostedWeb
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    SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer

    Free trial Self-hostedWebWindows
    5.7 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Visit site
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    NetGain Network Traffic Analytics

    Paid LinuxSelf-hostedWeb
    5.5 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Nagios Network Analyzer

    Paid LinuxWeb
    4.5 From $4,995 · 30-day trial Visit site
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    4.4 Pricing on request Visit site
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    4.3 From $2,000/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site
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    LiveAction LiveNX

    Paid WebWindows
    4.3 Pricing on request Visit site
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    4.1 Pricing on request Visit site

Readers may switch when they need more flow protocols, packet or telemetry sources, richer enrichment, broader platform support, or monitoring beyond network flows. Compare how each alternative collects data, handles history and reporting, supports integrations, and fits your deployment model. Pricing also varies from free software to monthly plans or request-based quotes. A focused flow analyzer may remain suitable for router exports, while another option may better match server checks, employee experience monitoring, data-platform pipelines, or command-line processing.

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