NetBalancer vs ntopng
NetBalancer
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ntopng
ntop.orgSide by side
| Figure | NetBalancer | ntopng |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $34.95/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 7 |
| Spec score · Bandwidth Monitoring Software | 8.8 (#4) | 8.9 (#2) |
| Founded | A SeriousBit press release states that the company was founded in 2007. | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Chisinau, Moldova | Italy and Switzerland |
| Security | The maker says site data exchanges use an SSL-secured encrypted channel and digital signatures. | ntop says its packages are digitally signed with a PGP key and that users can verify package integrity with it. |
| Support | The purchase includes free support, including activation-code recovery. | ntop offers paid consultancy, commercial-grade support by phone, email, or on-site, professional training, and customization; community support is described as best-efforts. |
| What it does | NetBalancer is a Windows program that monitors and controls local network traffic. | ntopng is a web-based network traffic monitor that presents real-time and historical traffic information through an encrypted browser interface. |
Plans
NetBalancer
- NetBalancer App and Sync$49.95 a month
- Renew NetBalancer$34.95 a month
- Unregistered versionFree
- Renew NetBalancer$34.95, paid once
- NetBalancer App and Sync$49.95, paid once
ntopng
- CommunityFree
- Community (Open Source)Free
- Pro€299, paid once
- Pro€299.95, paid once
- Enterprise M€699.95, paid once
- Enterprise L€899.95, paid once
- Enterprise XL€1,499.95, paid once
In their own words
NetBalancer
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ntopng
ntopng monitors network traffic gathered from traffic mirrors, NetFlow exporters, SNMP devices, firewall logs and intrusion detection systems. Its encrypted web interface supports real-time and historical traffic exploration. Protocol detection powered by nDPI covers more than 450 Layer-7 application protocols, while metrics include application latency, round-trip time, throughput, TCP retransmission, packet loss, and VoIP jitter and MOS. It captures packets with libpcap or PF_RING and collects flows from nProbe, NetFlow and sFlow exporters. An HTTP-based RESTful API and Lua scripting are listed. Platforms include Linux, FreeBSD, Windows x64, macOS and RaspbianOS; pfSense and OPNsense are also named among supported Unix platforms. The free Community edition suggests limits of 256 live local hosts, 128K live flows and eight monitored interfaces. Paid perpetual licenses include one year of maintenance: Pro is €299, paid once, Enterprise M is €699.95, paid once, Enterprise L is €899.95, paid once, and Enterprise XL is €1,499.95, paid once.