ExtraHop is described as 'The global leader in real-time wire data analytics. The ExtraHop Operational Intelligence platform analyzes all L2-L7 communications, including full bidirectional transactional payloads. This innovative approach provides the correlated, cross-tier visibility' and is a Network Monitor in the network & admin category. There are six alternatives to ExtraHop for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, SaaS, Mac and Web-based apps. The best ExtraHop alternative is Splunk, which is free. Other great apps like ExtraHop are IQLECT, Tivoli Business Service Manager, BMC End User Experience Management and DNIF.