Network Telemetry

Network KPI and QoE Monitoring. Many locations, single pane of glass.

With an intuitive web interface and support for advanced analytics, ntopng helps network administrators monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize their infrastructure with ease.

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App Protocols

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Behavioural Checks

Solutions

What ntop can do for you

  •  <span class="lte-header lte-h4"> Bandwidth Monitoring </span> Bandwidth Monitoring Monitor network traffic in real time using flow-based technologies or analysing traffic mirrors to ensure optimal performance and detect congestions or anomalies. Also collect from NetFlow or sFlow exporters.
  •  <span class="lte-header lte-h4"> Observability </span> Observability Measure network and application performance metrics, detect performance degradation, high-latency paths, or packet drops before they impact users or services.
  •  <span class="lte-header lte-h4"> Threat Detection </span> Threat Detection Identify anomalous behaviours like lateral movements, data exfiltration or policy violations. Integrate with IDS/IPS systems and export enriched flow data for advanced correlation.
  •  <span class="lte-header lte-h4"> Activities Logging </span> Activities Logging Log and correlate user, device, and application activity across the network. Track who did what, when, and where, essential for compliance, auditing, and forensic investigations.
  •  <span class="lte-header lte-h4"> Unlimited Scalability </span> Unlimited Scalability Deploy network probes at branch offices or WAN edges to monitor local traffic, export flows, and detect issues closer to the source. Scale horizontally and monitor distributed networks at 100 Gbit and more.
  •  <span class="lte-header lte-h4"> Industrial Monitoring </span> Industrial Monitoring Bridge IT and OT/SCADA visibility, monitor industrial control systems, networked sensors, and traditional IT infrastructure in a unified view.
  •  <span class="lte-header lte-h4"> DDoS Mitigation </span> DDoS Mitigation Deploy on-premise mitigation to block volumetric attacks at the edge ensuring service continuity without relying solely on upstream providers.
  •  <span class="lte-header lte-h4"> Enterprise and Community Support </span> Enterprise and Community Support Build your monitoring infrastructure with with the help of professional consultancy services, or leverage insights from a large community of industry professionals.

Our Products

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Multi platform

Runs Anywhere You Need It.

Our software is designed for maximum flexibility — it runs seamlessly on major operating systems like Linux, Windows, and macOS, as well as on embedded platforms including Raspberry Pi, OpenWRT, and other ARM-based devices. Wherever your network lives, ntop is ready.

Turn key Solutions

nBox Appliances

Pre-packaged hardware appliances running ntop software, ideal for out-of-the-box traffic analysis, flow collection, and continuous traffic recording in enterprise and industrial environments.

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25+ Years of
Monitoring Experience

We matured a strong experience developing network monitoring solutions and supporting thousands of customers worldwide for decades.

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Years

Application

Frequently Asked Questions

  • ntop is a software company specializing in high-performance network traffic monitoring tools. We develop both open-source and commercial applications for real-time traffic analysis, cybersecurity, and enhanced network visibility. Our tools are fully compatible with industry standard network monitoring technologies including NetFlow and PCAP.
  • ntop software is available in both Community (free and open source) and Professional/Enterprise (commercial) editions. The commercial editions include additional features and support options.
  • You can download binaries for ntop software or access our repositories for major Linux distributions from the Software Installation section.
  • You can download the source code from GitHub at github.com/ntop
  • Installation guides and documentation for ntopng and the other tools are available in the Software Installation page and our User’s Guide.
  • We also provide Docker images and pre-built packages for quick deployment.
  • Yes. We provide professional support services including custom development, priority issue handling, and consulting. Visit the Professional Services page for details.
Blog

Latest Articles

nProbe

HowTo Collect Flows: the Case of Palo Alto and Fortinet

Network devices export flow data in many flavors. Some vendors stick closely to the NetFlow/IPFIX standard, so collecting their flows is essentially plug-and-play. Others extend the standard with proprietary Information Elements (IEs) to expose vendor-specific details (e.g. application names, user identities, security verdicts, etc) which requires a bit of extra configuration on the collector side. …
Technologies and Trends

Saying Goodbye to Hierarchical Clusters in ntopng

The hierarchical cluster architecture was originally introduced to allow multiple ntopng instances to be organized in a parent/child topology. Child instances collected and analyzed local traffic, while parent instances aggregated information from multiple children to provide a centralized view of the network. At the time, this approach addressed a common requirement: monitoring geographically distributed sites …
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Supercharging ntopng: Engineering a Fast, Modern Network GUI

If you’ve opened ntopng recently, you may have noticed something feels a little different — a little faster. That’s not your imagination. We’ve rebuilt the main menu, footer and top header, interfaces selector and the preferences pages using Vue.js, the first step in a broader effort to modernize ntopng’s entire interface. What Changed The menu …

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