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On the recordRead 30 Sep 202615 facts
Ostinato
Plans and prices
Solo
$12a month, billed yearly
Personal use only · 1 device, 4 ports · 1,000 flows per port · 1 Gbps per port
Read 30 Sep 2026 · ostinato.org
Pro
$49a month, billed yearly
Commercial use · 2 devices, 8 ports · 10,000 flows per port · 10 Gbps per port
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Business
$208a month, billed yearly
Commercial use · 4 devices, 16 ports · 1 million flows per port · No bandwidth limit
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Enterprise
Priced on request
Contact for PO, invoice, reseller procurement, or other enterprise purchasing support
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On the record
- Automation
- Ostinato provides a Python API for building streams and test scenarios, controlling runs, collecting counters, and integrating tests with CI/CD pipelines.ostinato.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Data handling
- The privacy policy says Ostinato does not sell personal data, uses Paddle for payment processing without storing full card numbers on its servers, and applies reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data.ostinato.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The maker lists GNS3, EVE-NG, Cisco CML, and Containerlab as supported lab environments, and says Ostinato works on AWS and Azure cloud VMs.ostinato.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- License requirements
- An active subscription is required to use the software, and license checks use the internet; Business supports offline license checks for Linux Drone agents in air-gapped environments.ostinato.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Notable limits
- Ostinato does not support stateful TCP connections, and the pricing comparison limits included PCAP import to 5,000 packets for Solo and 250,000 for Pro, with Business listed as unlimited.ostinato.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Packet crafting
- Users can edit supported protocol header fields, control frame size, and create custom headers with hexdumps or scripts.ostinato.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- PCAP replay
- Ostinato can edit and replay PCAP files, preserve or modify packet timing, and loop or reorder packets.ostinato.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Performance
- The site states that the Turbo add-on supports line-rate traffic up to 400G.ostinato.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Protocol emulation
- DHCP client/server, IGMP/MLD host, OSPFv2, and BGP emulation are marked Technical Preview.ostinato.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Protocol support
- Native protocols include Ethernet, VLAN, QinQ, IPv4/IPv6, UDP, stateless TCP, ICMP, ARP/NDP, IGMP/MLD, and GRE; scripts or other methods support additional headers such as MPLS and VXLAN.ostinato.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Ostinato generates, customizes, or replays L2/L3 traffic to validate throughput, QoS, multicast, routing, switching, protocol behavior, and network performance.ostinato.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Security and privacy
- The privacy policy says product telemetry is pseudonymous and excludes packet payloads, packet captures, license keys, hostnames, user-configured MAC/IP addresses, and other customer-specific network configuration data.ostinato.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- Customers with Pro or Business licenses may submit support tickets; Pro email support is available for 30 days from purchase, and community forums are available to all listed license tiers.ostinato.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Traffic analytics
- It reports port and stream transmit/receive statistics, detects per-stream packet loss, and measures latency and jitter using software timestamps.ostinato.org · read 30 Sep 2026
