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ElastiFlow
What it is
ElastiFlow collects and analyzes network flow and telemetry data for network observability and security analytics. Its performance and availability solution is intended to help network operations and engineering teams find and resolve issues in complex, distributed environments. It handles NetFlow, IPFIX, and sFlow, with application visibility, conversation analysis, and bandwidth monitoring. NetObserv provides immediate visibility, open-data-platform integration, pre-built dashboards, and machine-learning jobs. ElastiFlow extracts more than 6,200 standard and vendor-specific fields from flow records and enriches them with external GeoIP, autonomous-system, and IP-reputation information. Supported platforms include Elasticsearch, Elastic Cloud, OpenSearch, Kafka, Confluent Platform, Redpanda, Splunk, and Cribl Stream, among others. Deployment options include Docker, Linux, Ansible, and Helm. The virtual appliance supports VMware ESX, Proxmox, and KVM and is intended for up to 16,000 flows per second from one location. Basic is free and supports up to 4,000 records per second and 25 SNMP devices; a 30-day trial is also listed.
For and against
For
- Handles NetFlow, IPFIX, and sFlow.
- Extracts more than 6,200 flow fields.
- Includes pre-built dashboards and machine-learning jobs.
- Basic plan supports 40+ dashboards and 120+ ML detections.
- Offers Docker, Linux, Ansible, and Helm deployment.
Against
- Basic is limited to 4,000 records per second.
- Basic supports up to 25 SNMP devices.
The verdict
ElastiFlow combines flow analysis, enrichment, dashboards, and deployment options for network observability. The free Basic plan has stated record-rate and device limits, while prices for higher plans are unspecified.
Who it suits
ElastiFlow suits network operations and engineering teams seeking flow-based visibility and analytics across complex, distributed environments.
Plans and prices
Basic
4,000 records/s · 25 SNMP devices · 40+ dashboards · 120+ ML detections
Read 15 Oct 2026 · elastiflow.com
Enterprise
1M+ records/s · Premium features · ElastiFlow-assisted dashboards, enrichments and training · dedicated 24x7 support representative
Read 15 Oct 2026 · elastiflow.com
Premium
1M+ records/s · cloud and application enrichment · NetIntel threat feed · MITRE ATT&CK mapping
Read 15 Oct 2026 · elastiflow.com
On the record
- Bandwidth monitoring
- Dashboards identify bandwidth usage, top talkers, top listeners and high-consuming applications.elastiflow.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Capacity planning
- Historical flow analysis is used to identify trends, plan upgrades and avoid bottlenecks.elastiflow.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Community
- ElastiFlow says more than 40,000 users leverage its products.elastiflow.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Community activity
- The official forum lists recurring topics about interface recognition, collector resource use, dashboard deployment, storage and flow-processing errors.forum.elastiflow.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company profile
- LinkedIn lists ElastiFlow as a privately held software-development company founded in 2020 with 11–50 employees and Atlanta headquarters.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- The Trust Center lists a SOC 2 Type 2 report dated January 31, 2026.trust.elastiflow.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Dashboards and ML
- NetObserv includes prebuilt dashboards and machine-learning jobs; the Basic plan lists 40-plus dashboards and 120-plus detections.elastiflow.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Data platforms
- Supported data platforms include Elasticsearch, Elastic Cloud, Elastic Cloud Enterprise, OpenSearch, AWS OpenSearch Service, Apache Kafka, Confluent Platform, Redpanda, Splunk, and Cribl Stream.docs.elastiflow.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- NetObserv installation documentation provides Docker, Linux, Ansible, and Helm deployment options.docs.elastiflow.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- The docs cover NetObserv, NetIntel, configuration reference, quickstart deployment and community support through Slack and a forum.docs.elastiflow.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Enrichment
- Official materials describe GeoIP, autonomous-system, IP-reputation, cloud-service and application enrichment.elastiflow.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Flow fields
- ElastiFlow extracts more than 6,200 standard and vendor-specific fields from flow records.elastiflow.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Founders
- Crunchbase names Robert Cowart as co-founder and CEO and Sven Cowart as co-founder and CTO.crunchbase.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Funding
- ElastiFlow announced a $3 million seed round led by Venture Guides on December 20, 2023.elastiflow.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Granular visibility
- The product exposes flow details such as source and destination addresses, ports, protocols and traffic attributes.elastiflow.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Growth recognition
- Inc. lists ElastiFlow as a 2026 Inc. 5000 honoree ranked No. 593, with 588% three-year growth.inc.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The documentation provides a virtual-appliance quickstart, and the appliance guide supports VMware, KVM and Proxmox deployment.go.elastiflow.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Documented data platforms include Elasticsearch, Elastic Cloud, Elastic Cloud Enterprise, OpenSearch, AWS OpenSearch Service, Apache Kafka, Confluent, Redpanda, Splunk and Cribl Stream.docs.elastiflow.com · read 15 Oct 2026
