Outgrown FastNetMon Community?
You're not alone.
You've been running it in production. You know DDoS detection matters. But when you need a real dashboard, PCAP forensics, L7 visibility, or mitigation that actually orchestrates across your stack, Community Edition can't get you there. One command gets you to Flowtriq.
14-day free trial first, then $4.99/node for 3 months. No credit card to start.
The Moment You Know
Sound familiar?
"I need to automate this"
You try to script your DDoS response and discover there's no API. You're stuck copy-pasting CLI output into Slack channels.
"That attack was too big"
A serious attack lands and Community Edition can't handle it. No FlowSpec, no intelligent mitigation, no escalation. Just a threshold breach and silence.
"My boss wants a report"
You need to show attack history, response times, and trends. FNM Community gives you stdout. Your boss needs a dashboard.
What's Missing
FNM Community limitations you've been working around
No API
Can't automate anything. No programmatic access to thresholds, incidents, or mitigation. Every workflow requires manual CLI interaction.
No BGP FlowSpec
Community Edition only supports basic BGP blackhole. No granular traffic filtering. FlowSpec is Advanced-only.
No Web Dashboard
CLI only. Want a GUI? Set up Grafana + ClickHouse yourself. Or pay $70/user/month for LiveView on Advanced.
No Commercial Support
Community supports community. When you're under attack at 3am, a mailing list isn't going to help.
No Advanced Reporting
No analytics, no attack history, no trend visualization. You're flying blind between incidents.
No Multi-Tenancy
Can't run a single FNM Community instance for multiple customers or environments. No RBAC, no team roles.
No Cloud Integrations
FNM Community doesn't integrate with Cloudflare, AWS, GCP, or any cloud provider. Cloud users are on their own.
Global Thresholds Only
No per-host or per-hostgroup detection. One threshold for everything. Legitimate traffic spikes trigger false positives constantly.
Side by Side
FNM Community vs Flowtriq
| Capability | FNM Community | Flowtriq ($4.99/node) |
|---|---|---|
| REST API | ✕ | ✓ Full API |
| Web Dashboard | ✕ CLI only | ✓ Included |
| BGP FlowSpec | ✕ Advanced only | ✓ Full support |
| Auto-mitigation rules | Basic (ban/unban) | Automated mitigation |
| Detection method | Global thresholds | Per-node dynamic baselines |
| Attack classification | ✕ | 7 families + confidence scoring |
| PCAP capture | ✕ | ✓ Pre-attack buffer + AI analysis |
| Alert channels | Custom scripts only | Alerts wherever your NOC works |
| Multi-tenancy / RBAC | ✕ | ✓ Full RBAC |
| Cloud integrations | ✕ | ✓ Cloudflare, cloud FW, webhooks |
| sFlow/NetFlow/IPFIX | ✓ | ✓ 1 source included per node |
| Commercial support | ✕ Mailing list only | ✓ Unlimited, no ticket caps |
| Dashboard users | N/A (no dashboard) | Unlimited, $0 |
| Price | Free (GPLv2) | $4.99/node/mo* |
*$4.99/node/mo for first 3 months with code FNMREFUGEE. $9.99/node/mo after.
Migration
One command. Done.
No downtime. Runs alongside FNM Community without conflict.
pip install ftagent && sudo ftagent --setup
Installs the agent, registers your node, and starts detecting in under 60 seconds. Auto-learns your baseline. Dashboard is live immediately.
Install
One command. Agent installs and registers in under 60 seconds.
Baseline
Dynamic baselines auto-learn your traffic within minutes. No manual thresholds.
Validate
Run both tools in parallel. Flowtriq catches what FNM catches, plus L7, PCAPs, and classification.
Cut over
Decommission Community when ready. Your dashboard, alerts, and mitigation are already running.
FAQ
Common questions
Typically under an hour. Install the Flowtriq agent (one command), configure your alert channels in the dashboard, and run both tools in parallel for a validation period. Your detection thresholds carry over conceptually. We also offer migration support if you want help.
Yes. Full REST API with authentication, rate limiting, and documentation. You can automate everything: node management, threshold configuration, incident retrieval, mitigation triggers, PCAP downloads, and more. This is often the biggest gap that drives teams away from FNM Community.
Yes. Full BGP FlowSpec support with 4-level auto-escalation: FlowSpec rate-limit, FlowSpec drop, RTBH blackhole, and cloud scrubbing. No manual BGP session management required.
Flowtriq supports sFlow v5, NetFlow v5/v9, and IPFIX flow ingestion from routers. Every node plan includes 1 flow source. Additional flow sources start at $19/source/month with volume discounts.
No. Flowtriq includes a full real-time web dashboard out of the box. No additional infrastructure to deploy. Unlike FNM Community, which requires you to manually set up Grafana + ClickHouse for any visualization, Flowtriq's dashboard is ready the moment you sign up.
Use code FNMREFUGEE at signup. Your first 3 months are billed at $4.99/node/month instead of $9.99. After 3 months, standard pricing applies. The discount applies to all nodes in your account.
Yes. Many users run both in parallel for a week to validate detection accuracy before decommissioning FNM Community. Flowtriq's agent is lightweight and won't interfere with FastNetMon.
No. Unlimited users and seats on every plan. No per-user dashboard fees. FastNetMon Advanced charges $70/user/month for LiveView; Flowtriq's dashboard is included at $0.