Cisco Catalyst Center vs Progress Flowmon
Cisco Catalyst Center
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Progress Flowmon
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| Figure | Cisco Catalyst Center | Progress Flowmon |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · IT Capacity Management Software | 7.8 (#7) | 7.4 (#17) |
| Spec score · Anomaly Detection Software | 7.7 (#7) | 7.6 (#9) |
| Spec score · Network Traffic Analysis Software | 7.7 (#13) | 7.4 (#16) |
| Deployment | Cisco describes hardware and virtual appliance deployments, including current guides for VMware ESXi and Ubuntu KVM. | Flowmon Collector and Probe are offered as virtual, cloud, or hardware appliances. |
| Founded | 1984 | 1981 |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, United States | Burlington, Massachusetts, United States |
| Integrations | Cisco documents integrations with ISE, ThousandEyes, Webex, Microsoft Teams, ServiceNow, Infoblox, and BlueCat, plus generic APIs for other ITSM and IPAM systems. | Flowmon can integrate with network access control, authentication, firewalls, and incident-response tools, and provides a documented REST API for integrations. |
| Purpose | Cisco Catalyst Center is a centralized network controller and management dashboard for enterprise network operations. | Flowmon is a network and security monitoring platform that uses AI-based detection to identify cyber threats and anomalies and provide network and application performance insights. |
Plans
Cisco Catalyst Center
- Cisco DNA AdvantagePriced on request
- Cisco DNA EssentialsPriced on request
In their own words
Cisco Catalyst Center
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Progress Flowmon
Progress Flowmon is a network and security monitoring platform for detecting threats and examining network and application performance. Flowmon ADS applies behavior analysis to traffic to expose malicious activity, attacks, data breaches, and indicators of compromise, including in encrypted traffic. Network operations tools cover visibility, troubleshooting, capacity planning, dashboards, reports, root-cause analysis, and SLA measurement. Supported flow formats include NetFlow, IPFIX, sFlow, jFlow, cflowd, NetStream, and RFC formats, plus cloud-native FlowLogs from Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform. Flowmon integrates with network access control, authentication, firewall, and incident-response tools, and provides a documented REST API. Collector and Probe can run as virtual, cloud, or hardware appliances, with hybrid deployment available. Progress describes scaling from small and midsize businesses to large enterprises. A free, expert-guided 30-day Proof of Concept precedes final sizing and pricing through Progress’s partner network.