ElastiFlow
6.9#3 in network traffic analysis softwareFree planFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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What both publish
| Fact | ElastiFlow | nfdump |
|---|---|---|
| Enrichment | Official materials describe GeoIP, autonomous-system, IP-reputation, cloud-service and application enrichment. | Flow records can be enriched with geolocation, autonomous-system, and Tor exit-node information using optional databases. |
| Integrations | Documented data platforms include Elasticsearch, Elastic Cloud, Elastic Cloud Enterprise, OpenSearch, AWS OpenSearch Service, Apache Kafka, Confluent, Redpanda, Splunk and Cribl Stream. | The project documents metric export through nfinflux for InfluxDB and nfexporter for Prometheus-compatible tools, and says it is compatible with NfSen. |
| Purpose | ElastiFlow provides network observability and security analytics by collecting and analyzing network flow and telemetry data. | nfdump is a suite of tools for collecting, processing, and analyzing NetFlow, IPFIX, and sFlow data from network devices. |
| Support | Basic support is available through the Community Slack and ElastiFlow Forum, while Premium includes 8x5 support and Enterprise includes a dedicated representative available 24x7. | The project points users to its man pages, GitHub issues and pull requests, and the email address in AUTHORS for questions. |
ElastiFlow plans
- BasicFree
- EnterprisePriced on request
- PremiumPriced on request
nfdump plans
- Free / BSD-licensed softwareFree
Pick ElastiFlow if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
Pick nfdump if…
nfdump suits network operators who need to collect and analyze flow data on Linux in a self-hosted deployment. It may be useful where filtering, aggregation, flow statistics, or metric export are needed.