Omnipeek
Network traffic analysis (NTA) software
Network security software
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What is Omnipeek
Omnipeek is a packet capture and network protocol analysis tool used to troubleshoot and investigate network performance and connectivity issues. It targets network engineers and operations teams who need deep visibility into wired and wireless traffic, including application and protocol-level details. The product focuses on interactive, workstation-based analysis of captured packets and live traffic from supported capture adapters, with decoding, filtering, and reporting features for root-cause analysis.
Deep packet-level visibility
Omnipeek provides full packet capture and detailed protocol decoding to support root-cause analysis beyond flow records and high-level telemetry. This helps teams validate retransmissions, latency sources, handshake failures, and application behavior directly from packets. It is well-suited for investigations where evidence must be derived from raw traffic rather than inferred metrics.
Strong troubleshooting workflows
The product includes interactive filtering, expert-style analysis views, and reporting that support iterative troubleshooting. Engineers can pivot from symptoms (e.g., slow application response) to specific conversations, endpoints, and protocol events. This approach aligns with hands-on diagnostic work where analysts need to inspect and validate hypotheses quickly.
Wired and wireless analysis
Omnipeek supports analysis use cases across Ethernet and Wi‑Fi environments, which is useful for organizations troubleshooting campus and branch connectivity. Wireless-focused visibility (e.g., association/authentication behavior and RF-related symptoms as represented in captures) complements traditional LAN packet analysis. This can reduce tool sprawl for teams that handle both network types.
Limited SIEM/SOAR orientation
While packet analysis can support security investigations, Omnipeek is not primarily designed as a security operations platform with automated detection, response playbooks, and broad telemetry correlation. Organizations looking for centralized alerting, case management, and automated response typically need additional tools. As a result, it may function more as a forensic/diagnostic component than a standalone security solution.
Not a full observability suite
Omnipeek focuses on packet capture and analysis rather than end-to-end infrastructure monitoring, distributed tracing, or log analytics. Teams that need unified dashboards across metrics, logs, and traces will likely pair it with other monitoring systems. This can increase operational overhead for organizations seeking a single-pane-of-glass experience.
Capture deployment constraints
Packet-based analysis depends on access to traffic via SPAN/TAPs, capture appliances/adapters, or endpoint capture, which can be difficult in segmented, encrypted, or cloud-native environments. High-throughput links can require specialized capture hardware and careful sizing to avoid dropped packets. These constraints can limit coverage compared with approaches that rely on flow data or agent-based telemetry.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| OmniPeek Professional | Custom pricing — contact sales (not publicly listed) | Local packet capture and analysis, dashboards, application performance, Compass/Peer Map, limited remote engine connections (up to 2), 90-day warranty, maintenance & enhanced support available. |
| OmniPeek Enterprise | Custom pricing — contact sales (not publicly listed) | Full feature set (local captures from multiple interfaces, multi-segment analysis), voice & video dashboards, unlimited remote engine connections, CDR and Video over IP support, 90-day warranty, maintenance & enhanced support available. |
| OmniPeek Connect | Custom pricing — contact sales (not publicly listed) | Remote monitoring/analysis (no local capture), multi-segment analysis, unlimited remote engine connections, web traffic analysis, 90-day warranty, maintenance & enhanced support available. |
Seller details
LiveAction, Inc.
Santa Clara, CA, USA
2007
Private
https://www.liveaction.com/
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https://www.linkedin.com/company/liveaction/
