Flowmon Platform
Application performance monitoring (APM) tools
Network monitoring software
Network detection and response (NDR) software
Network traffic analysis (NTA) software
DDoS protection software
Network security software
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What is Flowmon Platform
Flowmon Platform is a network visibility and security analytics product that collects and analyzes network flow and packet-derived telemetry to detect threats, investigate incidents, and monitor network behavior. It is used by security operations and network operations teams for network detection and response, traffic analysis, and troubleshooting across enterprise and service-provider environments. The platform emphasizes flow-based monitoring, behavioral analytics, and integrations for incident response workflows, and it is commonly deployed on-premises with options for virtualized environments.
Flow-based network visibility
The platform centers on NetFlow/IPFIX and related flow telemetry to provide broad coverage across routed and switched networks without requiring agents on endpoints. This approach can scale to high-throughput environments where packet capture everywhere is impractical. It supports use cases such as traffic baselining, top talkers, and protocol/application breakdowns that help both security and network teams.
Security analytics for NDR
Flowmon applies behavioral and anomaly-based detection to network communications to surface suspicious activity such as scanning, lateral movement patterns, and unusual data transfers. It supports investigation workflows by correlating network conversations and enriching events with context from network metadata. This positions it as a network-centric complement to log- and trace-centric observability tools in the broader monitoring ecosystem.
DDoS monitoring and response
The platform includes capabilities commonly used for DDoS detection and traffic anomaly monitoring based on volumetric and behavioral indicators in network telemetry. It can help identify attack characteristics (e.g., targets, protocols, traffic rates) and support mitigation workflows when integrated with network controls. This is useful for organizations that need both operational traffic monitoring and security response from the same telemetry source.
Not full-stack APM
Flowmon is primarily network-telemetry driven and does not replace code-level tracing, error monitoring, or real user monitoring typically expected from dedicated APM platforms. Application performance troubleshooting may still require separate instrumentation and application-layer telemetry. Teams looking for end-to-end service observability may need additional tools for logs, traces, and frontend diagnostics.
Depends on telemetry quality
Detection and analytics quality depends on correct and consistent flow export (NetFlow/IPFIX) and network architecture coverage. Encrypted traffic limits payload-level inspection, so some detections rely on metadata and behavioral signals rather than content. Gaps in flow sources, sampling, or asymmetric routing can reduce fidelity for investigations.
Operational complexity and tuning
Deployments often require planning around collectors, retention, performance sizing, and integration with existing security and network tooling. Behavioral detections typically need tuning to reduce false positives and align with local baselines. Organizations without dedicated network/security engineering resources may find ongoing administration and tuning effort non-trivial.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Quote-based / subscription or perpetual licensing (pricing not published on Progress Flowmon official website). Free tier/trial: 30-day guided free trial / PoC available (no-cost, 30-day evaluation supported by Progress or a certified partner). Public list prices: Not published on vendor site; customers are instructed to request a quote or contact a partner/sales representative. How to buy: Purchases are handled via Progress sales or through Flowmon channel partners; a Request-a-Quote form is provided on the official site. Discounts / special programs (official): Flowmon Hardware Replacement Program — eligible customers with active support can get a 50% discount on new hardware at the end of a 5-year lifecycle. Notes: Individual modules (Flowmon Probe, Collector, ADS, FPI, APM) are offered as appliances or virtual/cloud appliances; technical/specification PDFs are available per module but no module-level prices are published publicly on the site.
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Progress Software Corporation
Burlington, Massachusetts, USA
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