nChronos
nChronos is an application-centric system for capturing, storing and analyzing network traffic, designed for monitoring medium and large corporate networks.
What nChronos is
nChronos is an application-centric system for capturing, storing and analyzing network traffic, designed for monitoring medium and large corporate networks. Its client/server setup places capture, analysis and storage on a server, while a console provides access to the data. The server can collect packets through a network mirror port or link tap for later investigation of network and application problems. Users can view real-time statistics, set alerts and schedule system or custom reports for email delivery hourly, daily, weekly or monthly. Application and transaction monitoring can be customized, with analysis profiles for HTTP, FTP, email and DNS. The system can replay packet files, including libpcap files used by Wireshark, Ethereal and Tcpdump, as well as other listed vendor formats. Listed server systems include openEuler, Rocky Linux, Red Hat and CentOS Linux; the console requirements list specified Windows versions and Windows Server releases. Pricing is available on request. Standard specifications allow up to four logical links, eight capture interfaces and two concurrent connections to a server; 100,000 Mbps analysis requires professional capture cards.
Good
- Captures packets continuously through a mirror port or link tap.
- Supports retrospective investigation of network and application problems.
- Provides real-time statistics, alerts and scheduled email reports.
- Includes HTTP, FTP, email and DNS analysis profiles.
- Can replay libpcap and vendor packet formats.
Watch out
- Pricing is available on request.
- Standard specifications allow up to four logical links.
- Standard specifications allow two concurrent server connections.
- 100,000 Mbps analysis requires professional capture cards.
Who it suits
nChronos is aimed at teams monitoring network traffic in medium and large organizations. It may suit administrators who need continuous packet capture, retrospective analysis, alerts and scheduled reporting in a client/server deployment.
Verdict
nChronos brings packet capture, historical analysis, monitoring and reporting into a server-and-console system. Its stated audience and hardware limits make deployment requirements worth checking before requesting a quote.
Plans and prices
From nChronos's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| nChronos 6.4 | Priced on request | Request a demo or quote; pricing not shown |
The facts
Each one read from nChronos's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Application analysis
- Users can define custom application and transaction monitoring, and the analysis profiles include HTTP, FTP, email and DNS analysis.checked 5 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- Colasoft says it has developed network performance monitoring and diagnostics software and hardware solutions since 2001.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2001checked 28 Sep 2026
What it does
- Deployment
- The product uses a client/server architecture, with server-side capture, analysis and storage and a console for viewing and analyzing server data.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Hardware limits
- Standard specifications list up to four logical links, eight capture interfaces and two concurrent connections to a server; 100,000 Mbps analysis requires professional capture cards.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Historical analysis
- Users can retrieve and analyze traffic packets retrospectively to investigate network and application problems.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- nChronos can replay packet files in formats including libpcap used by Wireshark, Ethereal and Tcpdump, plus several vendor packet formats.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker says nChronos is designed to monitor network traffic in medium and large corporates.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Monitoring and alerts
- The product provides real-time network statistics and user-defined alerts for network events.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- The listed server requirements include openEuler 22.03, Rocky Linux 8.9, Red Hat 8.6 and CentOS Linux 7.9; console requirements list Windows 7/8/10 and Windows Server 2008/2012/2016/2019.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Packet capture
- The server captures and stores network packets continuously and supports deployment through a network mirror port or link tap.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- nChronos is an application-centric network performance analysis system combining a server and console for continuous packet capture, storage, data mining and traffic analysis.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Reports
- It provides system and user-defined reports that can be emailed and scheduled hourly, daily, weekly or monthly.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker says connections between nChronos Server and Console are encrypted using a private encryption algorithm.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker provides an online support form and says a Colasoft representative responds to quote requests within one business day.checked 5 Oct 2026
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