Best FirstWave opFlow Alternatives & Competitors in 2026

NIKSUN FlowAggregator™

Flow-based network monitoring platform for performance and security visibility

Genie Networks GenieATM FLB

Flow load balancer for distributing & filtering NetFlow records to collectors.

Solana Networks SmartFlow

Flow-based network security monitoring tool using anomaly detection.

ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer

Flow-based network traffic monitoring and bandwidth analysis tool

Array NTB Series

Network traffic broker for visibility, monitoring, and traffic optimization

cPacket Network Observability Platform

Packet-based network observability platform for hybrid environments.

Repacket

Enterprise network monitoring via deep packet inspection & traffic classification.

Cynamics SOC-AI

Autonomous AI-powered NDR platform using a proprietary LLM for SOC automation.

Garland Technology EdgeLens

Bypass TAP/packet broker hybrid for before-and-after inline tool traffic analysis.

Hyprfire Firebug

Managed NDR solution delivering network threat hunting via passive traffic metadata.

ipoque R&S PACE 2 (DPI Engine)

Embeddable DPI engine for real-time protocol/app classification up to L7.

Exabeam NetMon

Network monitoring and detection solution for threat analysis

GQUIC Protocol Analyzer

A Zeek-based protocol analyzer that parses GQUIC traffic to extract connection metadata and create fingerprints for detecting anomalous network behavior.

Apache Spot (Incubating)

Apache Spot is an open source big data platform that analyzes network flows and packet data to identify security threats and provide visibility into enterprise computing environments.

Trend Micro Network Detection and Response

NDR solution providing network visibility, threat detection, and intrusion prevention

Stamus Networks Clear NDR

Network detection and response platform for threat detection and analysis

Exeon NDR

AI-powered NDR platform with UEBA for threat detection and network visibility

TEHTRIS NTA

Network traffic analysis tool for real-time intrusion detection and monitoring

Gatewatcher NDR

Network Detection and Response platform for threat detection and investigation

Gatewatcher TAP Qualifié

Qualified network TAPs for traffic duplication and network monitoring

Viettel VCS-NSM

Real-time network security monitoring for threat detection using DPI and sandbox

Corelight Open NDR Platform

Network detection and response platform with IDS, NSM, and threat intel.

ExtraHop RevealX NDR

NDR solution that analyzes network traffic to detect threats and risks.

Gigamon TLS/SSL Decryption

TLS/SSL decryption for network traffic visibility and security analysis

Plixer One Security

Network visibility and security insights platform for IT environments

ScoutDNS Network Visibility

DNS-layer network visibility and monitoring with query logging and analytics

Nubeva SKI

TLS decryption solution that extracts session keys from memory for traffic inspection

cPacket Unified Observability Platform

Modular network observability platform for packet brokering, capture & analytics.

Cyberspatial Teleseer

Passive network intelligence platform for gov/defense with real-time visibility.

AI EdgeLabs NDR

AI-native NDR for cloud, edge, and hybrid network threat detection.

Kentik Network Security and Compliance

Network intelligence platform for detecting, and responding to security incidents

MetaFlows

Network security monitoring platform with IDS, PCAP capture, and asset discovery.

Jizô AI

AI-powered NDR platform for IT/OT threat detection across encrypted traffic.

Solana Networks TrafficWiz

Deep learning-based encrypted traffic classification up to 25 Gbps w/o decryption.

Hypergraph AI

GNN-based NDR platform for agentless threat detection across IT, IoT, and OT.

EfficientIP SOLIDserver DDI

DDI platform with DNS security, DHCP, and IPAM for enterprise networks.

Cienaga Systems

AI-driven network security platform for MSPs serving SMBs.

Allentis Tapics Copper TAP

Passive copper TAP range for non-intrusive Ethernet traffic monitoring.

Netis Cloud Probe

An open source packet capture and forwarding tool that captures network packets on one machine and sends them to another for remote monitoring and analysis.

Passive Network Audit Framework (PNAF) v0.1.2

Passive Network Audit Framework (PNAF) v0.1.2 provides passive network auditing capabilities and is now a project of COSMIC-Chapter of The Honeynet Project.

Gatewatcher Plateforme NDR

NDR platform for IT/OT environments with threat detection and CTI

MixMode AI Cyber Defense

AI-powered threat detection platform using self-supervised learning for NDR

Red Piranha Crystal Eye NDR

NDR solution with threat intelligence, PCAP analysis, and SOC services

Trend Micro Deep Discovery Inspector

Network appliance detecting advanced threats via sandboxing & traffic analysis

DBAppSecurity DAS Network Detection and Response (DAS-NDR)

Network detection and response system for threat detection and analysis

WatchGuard ThreatSync NDR

Cloud-native NDR with AI-based threat detection for SMBs

Sangfor Cyber Command NDR Platform

NDR platform for threat detection and response via network traffic monitoring

Absolute Insights for Network

Digital experience monitoring for network, device, and app performance