Per-server DDoS detection
without inline hardware
Corero SmartWall ONE is an inline appliance with opaque pricing, enterprise sales cycles, and weeks-long deployments. Flowtriq installs on any Linux server in 5 minutes at $9.99/node/month. No hardware. No quote request. Start today.
Why operators look for alternatives
SmartWall ONE is built for large service providers. Most teams are not large service providers.
SmartWall ONE is a serious inline mitigation platform. But its deployment model, cost structure, and sales process put it out of reach for most infrastructure teams.
Opaque pricing
SmartWall ONE has no public pricing page. You cannot get a quote without going through a channel partner or enterprise sales process. For teams evaluating options, this means weeks of back-and-forth before you know whether the product fits your budget. Flowtriq's pricing is on the website: $9.99/node/month, $7.99 on annual.
Inline hardware required
SmartWall ONE sits in the physical network path. It only protects traffic that passes through it. Every data center, PoP, or peering location needs its own deployment. Cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure) requires traffic backhauling through a SmartWall location. Flowtriq runs on the server itself, regardless of where that server lives.
Multi-week deployment
SmartWall ONE requires procurement, rack installation, inline network placement, professional services for configuration, and policy tuning. Independent reviewers note deployment takes days to a week at minimum. Flowtriq installs in under 5 minutes per server with no network changes.
Network-level only
SmartWall ONE protects at the network perimeter. It does not tell you which specific server is under attack, what the per-host traffic breakdown looks like, or provide server-side PCAP captures. Per-server visibility requires a separate host-based tool. Flowtriq provides per-node baselines, per-attack PCAPs, and server-level classification out of the box.
Side-by-side comparison
SmartWall ONE vs Flowtriq
SmartWall ONE provides inline packet filtering at the network edge. Flowtriq provides per-server detection, classification, and forensics. Different architectures for different needs.
| Capability | Flowtriq | SmartWall ONE |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment model | Software agent on existing servers | Inline appliance or COTS x86 server in network path |
| Setup time | 5 minutes per server | Days to weeks (procurement + inline placement + tuning) |
| Hardware required | None | Appliance or dedicated COTS server |
| Network changes | None, agent runs on server OS | Requires inline placement in traffic path |
| Multi-site coverage | Install agent at any location | Separate deployment per network location |
| COTS hardware support | Any Linux server (no dedicated hardware) | Yes, as of 2025 (still requires inline deployment) |
| Cloud & Infrastructure | ||
| AWS / GCP / Azure | Full support, native Linux agent | No (inline hardware only) |
| Bare metal / colocation | Full support | Full support (primary use case) |
| Hybrid / multi-cloud | Single dashboard for all environments | Only covers traffic through appliance location |
| Detection & Mitigation | ||
| Inline mitigation | No (detection and alerting) | Always-on surgical packet filtering |
| Detection latency | 1-2 second detection per server | Sub-second (always inline) |
| Per-server baselines | Per-node dynamic baselines | Network-level baselines only |
| Attack classification | Automatic multi-vector with confidence scoring | DPI-based automatic classification |
| Server-side PCAP | Automatic PCAP on every attack | Appliance-side capture only |
| SmartRules / FlexRules | N/A (different architecture) | Configurable threat response rules |
| Edge mitigation via BGP | BGP blackhole (RTBH) integration | BGP edge mitigation support |
| Alerting & Visibility | ||
| Alert channels | Slack, Discord, PagerDuty, OpsGenie, SMS, email, webhook | SecureWatch, SNMP, syslog, email |
| Management interface | Cloud dashboard + REST API | CLI, web UI, REST API |
| Analytics platform | Built-in dashboard with Prometheus export | SecureWatch Analytics |
| Pricing & Procurement | ||
| Public pricing | $9.99/node/month ($7.99 annual) | Not published, quote required |
| Pricing model | OpEx, per-node, cancel anytime | CapEx hardware + licensed software |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card | No public trial |
| Self-serve signup | Sign up and deploy in minutes | Enterprise sales process required |
True cost of ownership
SmartWall ONE vs Flowtriq pricing
SmartWall ONE pricing is not publicly available. These ranges reflect industry pricing for typical SmartWall deployments through Corero's channel partner network.
SmartWall ONE Deployment
- 10G appliance: $80,000-$150,000
- 40-100G appliance: $200,000-$500,000+
- COTS deployment: lower CapEx, same licensing
- Professional services: $15,000-$50,000
- Annual support: 18-22% of appliance cost/year
- Per-location deployment (racks, power, engineering)
- Pricing requires sales engagement
- Always-on inline packet filtering
- Sub-second mitigation
- SecureWatch Analytics
Flowtriq
- 50 nodes: $499.50/month ($4,794/year annual)
- 150 nodes: $1,498.50/month ($14,382/year annual)
- 500 nodes: $4,995/month ($47,940/year annual)
- No hardware, no CapEx, no rack space
- Covers cloud, bare metal, VPS, edge
- Per-server PCAP capture and forensics
- Automatic multi-vector attack classification
- Slack, Discord, PagerDuty, OpsGenie, SMS, webhook
- Built-in dashboard, REST API, Prometheus export
- BGP blackhole integration (optional)
Who each tool serves
Different architectures for different needs
SmartWall ONE and Flowtriq solve different problems. The right choice depends on your threat model, infrastructure, and budget.
Flowtriq works well for
Hosting providers, ISPs, game server operators, cloud-hosted infrastructure, organizations without CapEx budget for inline hardware, multi-site and hybrid deployments, teams that need per-server visibility and PCAP forensics, operators who rely on upstream BGP-based or cloud scrubbing mitigation, and teams that want to evaluate a product today without a sales cycle.
SmartWall ONE works well for
Large ISPs and carriers with dedicated network engineering teams, operators with CapEx budget for inline hardware, data centers that need sub-second surgical per-packet filtering at the network edge, and service providers where every packet must be inspected before reaching customer infrastructure. SmartWall ONE's COTS support reduces hardware cost but maintains the same operational model.
Use both together
SmartWall ONE at the edge handles volumetric filtering. Flowtriq agents on servers behind it provide per-server detection, below-threshold attack visibility, server-side PCAP captures, and independent mitigation validation. For hosting providers, this combination gives your customers per-server forensic evidence that edge-only solutions cannot provide.
Flowtriq as standalone detection
If your mitigation strategy relies on upstream provider scrubbing, BGP RTBH, or cloud-based DDoS services rather than inline hardware, Flowtriq provides the detection trigger. Its 1-2 second detection can initiate webhook-driven BGP automation for upstream mitigation, replacing SmartWall's inline model with a software-defined detection and response architecture at a fraction of the cost.
Getting started
Deploy Flowtriq in
5 minutes
Whether you are adding Flowtriq behind existing SmartWall hardware or evaluating it as a standalone detection layer, the install is the same: one command, no network changes, no hardware.
Next Steps
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