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NEOX NETWORKS vs SolarWinds

NEOX NETWORKS provides network visibility for IT and OT observability and security. 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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  • NEOX NETWORKS
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NEOX NETWORKS vs SolarWinds: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
NEOX NETWORKSNEOX NETWORKS provides network visibility for IT and OT observability and security.neoxnetworks.comSolarWindsSolarWinds sells monitoring, observability and service management capabilities on a platform offered in self-hosted and SaaS deployment models.solarwinds.com
What it sells
  • PacketRaven[1][7]Network TAPs that export a copy of data traffic so it can be evaluated with tools.
  • PacketOwl[2][3][8]A set of 10G, 25G, 40G, and 100G network security appliances for visibility and real-time threat detection.
  • PacketOwlVirtual[3]The virtual version of PacketOwl for cloud-native and virtualized deployments.
  • PacketRoo[1][9]A data diode that provides galvanic isolation of the networks and enables only unidirectional transmission.
  • NEOXSecureFileTransmitter[9]A software solution for secure, one-way file transfer from OT to IT systems.
  • NEOX PacketOps™ FrameworkA framework that unifies how organizations Access, Direct, Record, and Protect network traffic.
  • 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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Who it fits
Its pages name the Banking, Utilities, Healthcare, and Government sectors, and target verticals such as Financial Services, Manufacturing, Transportation, Energy & Utilities, and Defense. PacketOwl is described as purpose-built for enterprises, data centers, service providers, HFT/HPC environments, edge networks, and other critical deployments. PacketOwl integrates into security environments that are on-premises, in the cloud, or hybrid.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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Where they overlap

  • Network visibility and traffic brokering is the primary category of both NEOX NETWORKS and SolarWinds.

Where they differ, field by field

  • NEOX NETWORKS is also filed under Network detection and response, OT and ICS security and Unidirectional gateways and secure transfer. SolarWinds is also filed under SIEM.
  • NEOX NETWORKS lists PacketRaven, PacketOwl, PacketOwlVirtual, PacketRoo, NEOXSecureFileTransmitter and 1 more. SolarWinds lists Security Event Manager, SolarWinds Observability SaaS and SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted.

How they differ

NEOX NETWORKS sells PacketRaven network TAPs, PacketOwl appliances that operate as a unified NIDS, NSM, and NDR platform, a virtual version called PacketOwlVirtual, and the PacketRoo data diode. It also sells NEOXSecureFileTransmitter, software for one-way file transfer from OT to IT systems. CISO Tribune additionally files NEOX NETWORKS under OT and ICS security and Unidirectional gateways and secure transfer. SolarWinds sells Security Event Manager, an on-premise SIEM tool, along with SolarWinds Observability in SaaS and self-hosted forms. Its portfolio also includes SolarWinds Service Desk and monitoring products such as Network Performance Monitor and NetFlow Traffic Analyzer.

The overlap is in network and security data: NEOX NETWORKS extracts network data and alerts and forwards them to security tools, while SolarWinds Security Event Manager gathers logs from various sources and applies correlation rules. NEOX NETWORKS says its network visibility solutions are designed and built in Germany. SolarWinds offers a choice of self-hosted, SaaS or hybrid deployment.

NEOX NETWORKS pages name the Banking, Utilities, Healthcare, and Government sectors, and it works with enterprises, service providers, and government institutions. Deutsche Bahn needed a network visibility platform for its public transportation critical infrastructure. NEOX NETWORKS is establishing a partner-first channel model across North America, EMEA, and APAC. SolarWinds names the federal government as a customer and also offers small business IT solutions and IT education solutions. SolarWinds holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification for the information security management system supporting its products and services.

What it sells: NEOX NETWORKS

What PacketRaven does[1][7]
NEOXPacketRaven Secure Modular Fiber TAPs are designed for use in critical environments (CRITIS). NEOXPacketRaven Secure Modular Fiber TAPs have an optical isolator and an optical filter with data diode functionality. NEOXPacketRaven vTAP supports tapping of inter-Docker traffic.
What PacketOwl does[2][3][8]
PacketOwl operates as a unified NIDS, NSM, and NDR platform. PacketOwl offers up to 720TB of onboard SSD/SED storage. PacketOwl is integrated with the Stamus Clear NDR solution as a 100Gbps NDR probe.
What PacketOwlVirtual does[3]
NEOX PacketOwlVirtual brings similar capabilities to cloud-native and virtualized deployments. PacketOwl Virtual supports cloud and multi-cloud threat hunting and forensics for SDDC, AWS, Azure, and GCP.
What NEOXSecureFileTransmitter does[9]
NEOXSecureFileTransmitter works independently of the manufacturer and can be integrated into existing infrastructures that already have a data diode. NEOXSecureFileTransmitter combined with PacketRoo forms a solution for Windows and Linux environments.

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 NEOX NETWORKS and SolarWinds

What do NEOX NETWORKS and SolarWinds sell?
NEOX NETWORKS sells PacketRaven, PacketOwl, PacketOwlVirtual, PacketRoo, NEOXSecureFileTransmitter and 1 more. SolarWinds sells Security Event Manager, SolarWinds Observability SaaS and SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted.
Are NEOX NETWORKS and SolarWinds in the same category?
Yes. Network visibility and traffic brokering is the primary category of both on CISO Tribune.
Who are NEOX NETWORKS and SolarWinds sold to?
Its pages name the Banking, Utilities, Healthcare, and Government sectors, and target verticals such as Financial Services, Manufacturing, Transportation, Energy & Utilities, and Defense. SolarWinds offers a choice of self-hosted, SaaS or hybrid deployment.

About NEOX NETWORKS

NEOX NETWORKS provides network visibility for IT and OT observability and security. NEOX offers network visibility solutions for hybrid-cloud IT observability, including Network TAPs, Network Packet Brokers, Packet Capture, and Packet Processing and Analysis physical and virtual appliances. NEOX products address network challenges faced by IT Security and Application Operations teams. The NEOX PacketOps™ Framework unifies how organizations Access, Direct, Record, and Protect network traffic across physical, virtual, cloud, AI, IT, and OT environments. NEOX provides access to packet data, directs traffic to tools, records traffic for investigation, and protects critical infrastructure with integrated security controls.[1][3][4]

NEOX states its mission as eliminating blind spots across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Timur Özcan is Founder and Managing Director of NEOX NETWORKS. NEOX network visibility solutions are designed and built in Germany. For security operations, NEOX extracts and forwards log, flow and packet level network data and alerts to security tools. For network operations, NEOX extracts and forwards log, flow, and packet level network data to observability and analysis tools. For cloud operations, NEOX extracts and forwards log, flow, and packet level VPC network data and alerts to security tools. Network challenges named by NEOX include demand for high-speed network traffic access, processing and manipulation to feed security and performance tools, up to 400Gbps.[4][6]

Network TAPs let users export a copy of their data traffic without affecting the active network connection and evaluate it with tools. NEOXPacketRaven Secure Modular Fiber TAPs are designed for use in critical environments (CRITIS). NEOXPacketRaven Secure Modular Fiber TAPs have an optical isolator and an optical filter with data diode functionality that prevent accidental or intentional injections of data into the monitored network. NEOXPacketRavenVirtual is a Virtual Network TAP that provides physical and virtual security and monitoring tools with network visibility in virtualised private, public and hybrid cloud environments. NEOXPacketRaven vTAP supports tapping of inter-Docker traffic, meaning communication between microservices.[1]

PacketOwl is a set of 10G, 25G, 40G, and 100G network security appliances for visibility and real-time threat detection. PacketOwl is powered by NEOX’s proprietary FPGA-based architecture and an enhanced version of Suricata, the open-source network threat detection engine, and provides real-time threat detection, logging, and alerting. PacketOwl operates as a unified NIDS, NSM, and NDR platform. PacketOwl generates real-time alerts for SIEM integration, triggered by threats, anomalies, and rules. PacketOwl creates structured logs from security events and IOCs, enriched with contextual metadata. PacketOwl captures packets on detection and IOC triggers, preserving only relevant traffic. PacketOwl offers up to 720TB of onboard SSD/SED storage. PacketOwl handles up to 10,000 events per second with up to 2GB of logs per minute. PacketOwl is described as compliant with Government/Federal EO 14028, M-21-30, and FIPS 140-2. PacketOwl is integrated with the Stamus Clear NDR solution as a 100Gbps NDR probe. PacketOwl Virtual supports cloud and multi-cloud threat hunting and forensics for SDDC, AWS, Azure, and GCP. PacketOwl integrates into existing security environments on-premises, in the cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), or hybrid. PacketOwl appliances come with NEOX SILVER Support and can be upgraded to GOLD Support for advanced replacement in case of a hardware failure.[2][3][8]

NEOXPacketRoo is a data diode that provides galvanic isolation of the networks and enables only unidirectional transmission. NEOXPacketRoo is offered exclusively in fixed configurations where no port settings can be changed after installation. NEOX Networks offers NEOXSecureFileTransmitter, a software solution for secure, one-way file transfer from OT to IT systems. NEOXSecureFileTransmitter works independently of the manufacturer and can be integrated into existing infrastructures that already have a data diode. NEOXSecureFileTransmitter combined with PacketRoo forms a solution for Windows and Linux environments.[9]

NEOX works with enterprises, service providers, and government institutions. PacketOwl is purpose-built for enterprises, data centers, service providers, HFT/HPC environments, edge networks, and other critical deployments. Network challenges named by NEOX include increased need for network intelligence for cybersecurity in sectors such as Banking, Utilities, Healthcare, and Government. NEOX co-creates offerings with industry specialists for verticals such as Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Transportation, Energy & Utilities, Government, and Defense. NEOX is establishing a partner-first channel model across North America, EMEA, and APAC. Apeiro Networks acts as a value-added reseller for NEOX solutions in selected Asia Pacific countries. Deutsche Bahn needed a network visibility platform to strengthen the security posture of its public transportation critical infrastructure. NEOX offers inline-bypass TAPs for security tools during updates or maintenance, and supports encrypted traffic handling and forward proxying for financial data centers and branch deployments. NEOX feeds telemetry to tools for Network Detection & Response (NDR), Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS), and Network Security Monitoring (NSM) across on-prem and hybrid infrastructures.[1][3][4][6][8][9][10][11]

NEOX NETWORKS on the record

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NEOX NETWORKS full record

  1. [1]neoxnetworks.comNEOX NETWORKS · neoxnetworks.com · undated page, accessed November 8, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Neox stamus partnership clearndrNEOX NETWORKS · neoxnetworks.com · published May 5, 2025 · Tier A
  3. [3]New PacketOwl 100Gbps Security Appliance - NEOX NETWORKSNEOX NETWORKS · published May 6, 2025 · Tier A
  4. [4]NEOX NETWORKS and APEIRO NETWORKS Partnerto Offer Next-Generation Network Visibility Solutions - NEOX NETWORKSNEOX NETWORKS · published April 15, 2024 · Tier A
  5. [5]Unified Network Visibility For IT & OT | NEOX NetworksNEOX NETWORKS · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]About Us - NEOX NETWORKSNEOX NETWORKS · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
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SolarWinds full record

  1. [1]Security Event Manager - View Event Logs Remotely | SolarWindsSolarWinds · undated page, accessed October 14, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]SolarWinds productsSolarWinds · undated page, accessed November 2, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Observability, Database, and IT Service Management | SolarWindsSolarWinds · undated page, accessed November 2, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]SolarWinds Observability Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2G2 · undated page, accessed November 2, 2026 · Tier C
  5. [5]Orion Platform now self-hosted on the SolarWinds Platform | SolarWindsSolarWinds · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Application Performance Monitoring | SolarWindsSolarWinds · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]AIOps Solutions & AI-Powered IT Operations | SolarWindsSolarWinds · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Security Resources | SolarWindsSolarWinds · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Deployment Services | Customer SuccessSolarWinds · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]IT Service Management Software Solutions | SolarWindsSolarWinds · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]IT Asset Management Solutions | SolarWindsSolarWinds · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]SolarWinds SolutionsSolarWinds · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]IT Service Desk Software | SolarWindsSolarWinds · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A

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