Nagios Network Analyzer
Network monitoring software
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What is Nagios Network Analyzer
Nagios Network Analyzer is a network traffic analysis and monitoring product focused on collecting and reporting on flow data (such as NetFlow and sFlow) to help teams understand bandwidth usage and network conversations. It is used by network and operations teams for troubleshooting, capacity planning, and identifying top talkers and applications. The product provides dashboards, reports, and alerting based on observed traffic patterns and can be deployed on-premises.
Flow-based traffic visibility
The product centers on ingesting network flow records to show who is talking to whom, over which ports, and at what volume. This supports common network operations tasks such as identifying top talkers, spotting unusual spikes, and validating traffic engineering changes. Flow analysis can provide broad coverage without requiring packet capture on every segment.
Reporting and dashboards
Nagios Network Analyzer includes prebuilt dashboards and scheduled reports for bandwidth utilization, conversations, and protocol/application breakdowns. These outputs help with recurring operational reviews and capacity planning discussions. The reporting orientation can be useful for teams that need shareable summaries rather than only real-time charts.
Alerting on traffic patterns
The product supports alerting when traffic thresholds or behavioral conditions are met, enabling faster response to congestion or unexpected usage. Alerts can complement device and service monitoring by focusing on what the network is carrying rather than only whether interfaces are up. This can help correlate user-impacting issues with traffic changes.
Narrower scope than observability
Nagios Network Analyzer focuses on network flow analytics and does not provide full-stack application performance monitoring or broad log analytics as a single integrated platform. Organizations seeking unified infrastructure, application, and user-experience monitoring may need additional tools. This can increase operational overhead for correlation across domains.
Depends on flow export quality
Accuracy and completeness depend on routers, switches, and firewalls exporting flow data correctly and at sufficient sampling rates. In environments with heavy sampling, NAT, or asymmetric routing, flow records may not fully represent end-to-end behavior. Teams may still require packet capture or endpoint telemetry for certain investigations.
On-prem administration required
As an on-premises product, it requires server sizing, storage management for retained flow data, upgrades, and backups. High-volume networks can drive significant storage and compute needs, especially for longer retention and detailed reporting. This can be a constraint for small teams without dedicated platform administration.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nagios Network Analyzer (Enterprise License) | $4,995 (one-time perpetual license) | Single-license perpetual model; no user limit; includes network flow analysis, custom reports, Nagios XI integration. |
| Maintenance & Support (Renewal) | $2,495 per year | Annual maintenance & support renewal: access to product updates, Nagios Answer Hub, up to 10 support cases per year; required for upgrades/support after initial purchase. |
Seller details
Nagios Enterprises, LLC
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
2007
Private
https://www.nagios.com/
https://x.com/nagiosinc
https://www.linkedin.com/company/nagios/
