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ExtraHop vs SolarWinds

ExtraHop sells RevealX, a platform that brings NDR, NPM, forensics, and IDS together. SolarWinds sells monitoring, observability and service management capabilities on a platform offered in self-hosted and SaaS deployment models. CISO Tribune files both under Network visibility and traffic brokering. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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ExtraHop vs SolarWinds: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
ExtraHopExtraHop sells RevealX, a platform that brings NDR, NPM, forensics, and IDS together.extrahop.comSolarWindsSolarWinds sells monitoring, observability and service management capabilities on a platform offered in self-hosted and SaaS deployment models.solarwinds.com
What it sells
  • RevealX[1][2][3][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]A platform that brings NDR, NPM, forensics, and IDS together.
  • RevealX NDR[3][5]Detects potential cyber threats across the attack surface.
  • RevealX NPM[3][10]Monitors potential network and application performance issues.
  • Intrusion Detection SystemAn add-on module to the RevealX platform's core NDR module.
  • Packet Forensics[1][3][6]An add-on module that provides packet-level visibility.
  • ExtraHop Premier Support[11]An enhanced support offering for large-scale enterprises and organizations.
  • Security Event Manager[1]An on-premise SIEM tool built with threat feeds designed to automatically detect and respond to user, application and network threats.
  • SolarWinds Observability SaaS[6]Observability delivered as SaaS, built to connect data from web applications, their services, and cloud and hybrid infrastructures.
  • SolarWinds Observability Self-HostedSelf-hosted observability that can be deployed behind a firewall or self-hosted in AWS, Microsoft Azure or GCP.
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  • Gartner Peer Insights: listed, seen November 10, 2026[12]
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Who it fits
From its own pages, ExtraHop sells mainly to security teams and operations teams that monitor hybrid and multicloud networks. ExtraHop describes customers ranging from lean security teams to complex global enterprises, and its premium support tier is aimed at large-scale enterprises and organizations. ExtraHop also addresses operators of bulk electric system assets that fall under NERC rules requiring internal network security monitoring.SolarWinds offers a choice of self-hosted, SaaS or hybrid deployment. SolarWinds offers small business IT solutions and IT education solutions for students, staff and faculty. The federal government is a customer of SolarWinds. SolarWinds Service Desk can be used across the entire organization as an enterprise service management solution.
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November 3, 2026October 14, 2026

Where they overlap

  • ExtraHop and SolarWinds are both filed under Network visibility and traffic brokering.

Where they differ, field by field

  • ExtraHop's primary category is Network detection and response; SolarWinds's is Network visibility and traffic brokering.
  • SolarWinds is also filed under SIEM.
  • ExtraHop lists RevealX, RevealX NDR, RevealX NPM, Intrusion Detection System, Packet Forensics and 1 more. SolarWinds lists Security Event Manager, SolarWinds Observability SaaS and SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted.

What it sells: ExtraHop

What RevealX does[1][2][3][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
RevealX combines NDR, network performance monitoring (NPM), intrusion detection (IDS), and network forensics in a single platform. The RevealX platform consists of sensors, recordstores, and a console for centralized management and unified data views. RevealX can be self-hosted or cloud delivered for use in public networks to air-gapped environments, with physical and virtual sensors available.
What RevealX NDR does[3][5]
RevealX NDR detects potential cyber threats across the attack surface. RevealX NDR can decrypt SSL/TLS (including TLS 1.3), NTLM, Kerberos, and SMBv3 network traffic. RevealX NDR uses a port mirror or tap to passively ingest network traffic.
What RevealX NPM does[3][10]
RevealX NPM is focused on performance. RevealX NPM uses wire data to troubleshoot disruptions and verify SLAs across substation automation, SCADA services, and EMS.
What Intrusion Detection System does
IDS and Packet Forensics modules are add-on modules to the RevealX platform’s core NDR module. IDS can be deployed and managed from the same RevealX NDR sensor.
What Packet Forensics does[1][3][6]
Packet Forensics provides packet-level visibility to investigate the severity and scope of activity in multi-cloud or hybrid networks. The RevealX platform integrates Packet Forensics with a scalable packet capture (PCAP) repository.

What it sells: SolarWinds

What Security Event Manager does[1]
Security Event Manager comes with hundreds of pre-built connectors that gather logs from various sources, parse their data and put it into a common readable format. Security Event Manager has built-in File Integrity Monitoring capabilities to monitor and alert on suspicious or potentially malicious activity in sensitive files. Active Response provides preconfigured, customizable actions for incident response based on which trigger conditions are satisfied. SEM provides hundreds of out-of-the-box reports for HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOX, ISO, DISA STIGs, FISMA, FERPA, NERC CIP, GLBA, GPG13 and more.
What SolarWinds Observability SaaS does[6]
The application performance monitoring solution collects metrics, logs, traces and user experience data. It is extensible with an open-source framework, a public API and out-of-the-box third-party integrations. Through Platform Connect, SolarWinds Observability, the SaaS-delivered observability solution, can consume data from self-hosted Hybrid Cloud Observability.
What SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted does
AIOps capabilities are part of SolarWinds Service Desk, SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted and SaaS. Customers running self-hosted Orion modules on version 2022.2 or later are using the SolarWinds Platform. Self-hosted Hybrid Cloud Observability data can be consumed by SolarWinds Observability through Platform Connect.

Questions about ExtraHop and SolarWinds

What do ExtraHop and SolarWinds sell?
ExtraHop sells RevealX, RevealX NDR, RevealX NPM, Intrusion Detection System, Packet Forensics and 1 more. SolarWinds sells Security Event Manager, SolarWinds Observability SaaS and SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted.
Are ExtraHop and SolarWinds in the same category?
They share Network visibility and traffic brokering. ExtraHop's primary category is Network detection and response and SolarWinds's is Network visibility and traffic brokering.
Who are ExtraHop and SolarWinds sold to?
From its own pages, ExtraHop sells mainly to security teams and operations teams that monitor hybrid and multicloud networks. SolarWinds offers a choice of self-hosted, SaaS or hybrid deployment.

About ExtraHop

ExtraHop sells RevealX, a platform that brings NDR, NPM, forensics, and IDS together. ExtraHop turns network traffic into real-time context for analysts and AI agents. RevealX combines NDR, network performance monitoring (NPM), intrusion detection (IDS), and network forensics in a single platform. NDR, short for network detection and response, is a category of cybersecurity solution that ingests and analyzes network traffic to detect suspicious activity and understand security risks and exposure.[1][2][3][4]

RevealX NDR is focused on cybersecurity, and RevealX NPM is focused on performance. RevealX NDR detects potential cyber threats across the attack surface, and RevealX NPM monitors potential network and application performance issues. The RevealX platform enables users to integrate modules for Intrusion Detection System (IDS) and Packet Forensics with a scalable packet capture (PCAP) repository. IDS and Packet Forensics modules are add-on modules to the RevealX platform’s core NDR module and cannot be purchased as standalone products.[1][3]

IDS can be deployed and managed from the same RevealX NDR sensor. Sensors with restricted access receive health and rule updates through automated cloud updates. Packet Forensics provides packet-level visibility to investigate the severity and scope of activity in multi-cloud or hybrid networks.[5]

RevealX NDR can decrypt SSL/TLS (including TLS 1.3), NTLM, Kerberos, and SMBv3 network traffic. RevealX NDR decodes 90+ protocols, including SMBv3, Kerberos, Active Directory, and MSRPC. RevealX NDR combines real-time detection of the latest CVEs with continuous behavioral machine learning. ExtraHop creates structured records from raw network packets and transports those records to ExtraHop Cloud Services. RevealX uses ML models to baseline performance and behaviors and to spot anomalies, unexpected changes, and risks. RevealX sensors discover and profile every device, user, and application and analyze over 5,000 metrics. RevealX provides information on weak ciphers and expiring certificates, and offers manual triage or AI-powered Smart Triage.[3][7][8]

RevealX sensors receive network packets via port mirroring, physical and virtual network taps, SPANs, and aggregation switches. RevealX sensors are not in-line like a firewall. RevealX sensors passively ingest traffic at up to 100 Gbps. RevealX sensors range from virtual sensors for AWS, Azure, and GCP to physical sensors designed for full 100 Gbps line rate high-speed networks. The RevealX platform consists of sensors, recordstores, and a console for centralized management and unified data views. RevealX can be self-hosted or cloud delivered for use in public networks to air-gapped environments, with physical and virtual sensors available. RevealX NDR can be deployed in on-premises, remote, and cloud environments.[1][3][7]

RevealX NDR can be purchased directly from ExtraHop, through channel partners and distributors, or via listings on marketplaces such as the AWS Marketplace. RevealX NDR is available as a managed security service via partners such as Binary Defense. ExtraHop has integrations with vendors including CrowdStrike, Splunk, Netskope, AWS, Microsoft, and Gigamon. RevealX can use the CrowdStrike Falcon agent for push-button response from ExtraHop detections. RevealX was designed to combine with tools like EDR, SIEM, SOAR, and SASE. RevealX NDR data can be sent to data lakes.[3][7][8]

RevealX can discover unmanaged OT devices like PLCs, RTUs, and IEDs without installing agents. RevealX decodes 90+ protocols, including native DNP3 and Modbus, at speeds up to 100 Gbps. ExtraHop offers a credit-based system for professional services, including implementation assistance, training, integrations, support, and more. Standard Support is included with the RevealX subscription or license. ExtraHop offers support in native languages across over 150 countries. ExtraHop support teams are distributed across the United States, Asia Pacific, and EMEA. All RevealX subscriptions include access to the ExtraHop Learning Hub.[3][5][7][9][10][11]

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ExtraHop full record

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SolarWinds full record

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