# Scrutinizer Reviews
**Vendor:** Plixer  
**Category:** [Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/network-traffic-analysis-nta)  
**Average Rating:** 3.5/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 3
## About Scrutinizer
Scrutinizer is the foundation for Plixer's network traffic analytics system. It stands out in the industry by offering the most scalable solution on the market, delivering the fastest reporting, and providing the richest data context available anywhere. Role-based access automatically presents the network and security teams with the data they need to support fast, efficient network and security incident response. Scrutinizer is available as both physical and virtual appliances, as well as through a software-as-a-service cloud-based offering.




## Scrutinizer Reviews
  ### 1. Scurtinizer is a top notch Netflow analyzer

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Sean M. | Senior Network Admin, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** April 30, 2019

**What do you like best about Scrutinizer?**

Custom dashboards and reports make a single pane of glass type view for troubleshooting network congestion using netflow. The ability to click on most anything to drill down into details and add filters makes this product a joy to work with. 

**What do you dislike about Scrutinizer?**

There is a bit of a learning curve. It  isn't straight forward out of the box and the linux platform does take some cli know how to manage the system. 

**What problems is Scrutinizer solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Determining the cause of network congestion -- after receiving alerts for high interface utilization, one click to scrutinizer is all we need to find the culprit. 

  ### 2. Scrutinizer one of the best flow analyzer tools out there !

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Financial Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** January 13, 2019

**What do you like best about Scrutinizer?**

Scrutinizer is able to collect flows from multitude of network devices, we use it for netflow from our RIverbed, Gigamon and Cisco Devices. Its able to provide detailed reports and amazing data, based on the information that it receives 

**What do you dislike about Scrutinizer?**

If you are getting an appliance, you wont have full access to it. Over all great product, but reporting could use some polishing and advance features.

**Recommendations to others considering Scrutinizer:**

Appliance is great for enterprise grade networks, but beware you will not own the appliance and any upgrades and such will need to done by support.

**What problems is Scrutinizer solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Great troubleshooting tool. We use it daily for troubleshooting and analytics. 

  ### 3. Fails to deliver on big promises

**Rating:** 1.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Printing | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** July 19, 2018

**What do you like best about Scrutinizer?**

Once configured, gives a good overview of network activity.

**What do you dislike about Scrutinizer?**

Confusing interface
Difficult to customize
Virtual Appliance is handicapped compared to physical hardware.


**Recommendations to others considering Scrutinizer:**

If you purchase, go with the Hardware Appliance. It's much more flexible than the VM for capturing traffic. 

**What problems is Scrutinizer solving and how is that benefiting you?**

It's useful for tracking protocol usage and traffic volumes.



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## Scrutinizer Features
**Automation**
- Metadata Management
- Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
- Response Automation
- Continuous Analysis

**Functionality**
- Multi-Network Capability
- Anomaly Detection
- Network Visibility
- Scalability

**Incident Management**
- Incident Logs
- Incident Alerts
- Incident Reporting

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