Optimise Performance, Control Traffic, and Empower Your Network
The Six-in-One Network Orchestration Solution
Exinda Network Orchestrator, a GFI Software product, helps Network Managers and Administrators tackle complex IT challenges with an integrated approach. It ensures a smooth user experience for critical applications by optimising bandwidth, controlling traffic, and quickly diagnosing network issues. Combining interactive analytics, an intelligent recommendation engine, and powerful tools like traffic shaping, bandwidth monitoring, and WAN optimisation, Exinda delivers the performance, insight, and scale needed for even the most demanding networks. Boost mobility, speed up cloud applications, and enhance Internet performance—all in one easy-to-use solution.
| Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) |
Gives detailed insight into network traffic, showing applications, users, and protocols for a better understanding of activity and resource use. |
| Application Visibility & Reporting | Easy-to-use dashboards provide real-time and historical insights into network use, performance, bandwidth, and latency, helping identify bottlenecks and assess app performance by app, user, device, and location. Watch the video to learn more. |
| Quality of Service (QoS) & Traffic Shaping | Prioritises critical applications and ensures they get the bandwidth they need, even during high network traffic, improving the user experience for key apps. |
| WAN Optimisation (Acceleration & Compression) | Optimises bandwidth by compressing data, caching content, and reducing redundant transmissions, improving app performance over WANs (wide area networks) and lowering costs. Watch the video to learn more. |
| Bandwidth Management & Control | Allows administrators to allocate and control bandwidth for different applications, users, or network segments. Prevents bandwidth hogging by non-essential applications and ensures fair resource allocation. Watch the video to learn more. |
| Performance Monitoring & Alerting | Monitors network performance and alerts admins to issues, helping identify and resolve problems early to reduce downtime. |
| User Experience Monitoring | Provides insights into the end-user experience for various applications. Helps identify if network issues are impacting user productivity and satisfaction. |
| Policy-Based Management | Allows admins to set and enforce network rules based on apps, users, or other factors, ensuring consistent QoS (Quality of Service) and bandwidth management. Watch the video to learn more. |
| Integration with Other Tools | Can integrate with other network tools for a complete view of network performance. |
| Purpose-Built Reports | Take advantage of a complete library of reports designed to address the most important problems Network Managers face. View a catalogue of reports for WAN Planning, Application Performance, Network Governance and Critical IT Projects. |
| Capacity Planning | Provides data and insights to help with network capacity planning and forecasting future bandwidth needs. Allows organisations to make informed decisions about network upgrades. |
| Automatic Suggestions | Exinda studies patterns and trends in the network and automatically makes suggestions to repair issues and improve network performance. Watch the video to learn more. |
| Recurring Revenue Opportunities | The licensing model often involves subscriptions or renewals, creating a consistent and predictable revenue stream for resellers. Builds a sustainable business model. |
| Value-Added Solution Offering | Allows resellers to offer a critical solution that directly addresses customer pain points related to network performance and application delivery. Enhances their portfolio and increases their value proposition. |
| Increased Customer Satisfaction & Retention | By helping customers optimise their networks and improve application performance, resellers contribute to higher customer satisfaction and loyalty. Reduces churn and fosters long-term relationships. |
| Opportunity for Professional Services | Resellers can offer deployment, configuration, training, and ongoing management services for Exinda, creating additional revenue streams. Leverages their expertise and builds closer relationships with clients. |
| Competitive Differentiation | Exinda helps resellers stand out by offering a network performance solution that competitors may not have, providing a unique selling point. |
| Strong Partner Program Support (Typically) | Exinda (and now GFI) likely offer partner programs with resources, training, marketing materials, and technical support to help resellers succeed. Provides the tools and knowledge necessary to effectively sell and support the product. |
| Addressing Critical Customer Needs | Helps customers solve real business challenges related to slow applications, poor user experience, and inefficient bandwidth utilisation. Positions resellers as trusted advisors. |
| Scalable Solutions | Exinda likely offers various models or licensing options to cater to businesses of different sizes and network complexities. Allows resellers to serve a wider range of clients. |
| Potential for Upselling and Cross-selling | Exinda can be integrated with other networking or security solutions offered by the reseller, creating opportunities to increase the value of each client engagement. |
| Growth in the Network Optimisation Market | The increasing reliance on network applications and cloud services drives demand for network optimisation solutions, providing a growing market opportunity for resellers. |
The licensing for Exinda Network Orchestrator is based on a combination of factors, involving a subscription model and bandwidth capacity:
- Subscription Term: You purchase a subscription for a specific period, often 1, 2, or 3 years.
- Bandwidth Capacity: Licensing is based on the maximum bandwidth the Exinda device will manage and optimise, with different pricing for different bandwidth tiers.
- Hardware/Virtual Appliance: Exinda is offered as both hardware appliances and virtual appliances. The licensing differs slightly depending on the deployment method. Hardware appliances involve a one-time hardware cost in addition to the subscription.
- Features & Modules: Depending on the specific features you need (e.g., WAN optimisation, application acceleration, advanced reporting), you might need to license specific modules or tiers, impacting the overall cost.
- Number of Managed Sites/Locations (Potentially): In some cases, particularly for distributed organisations, the number of managed sites or locations also factor into the licensing.
- Support and Maintenance: The subscription typically includes access to technical support and software updates during the subscription period.
- Trial Period: Exinda (or GFI) usually offers a free trial period or proof-of-concept (POC) to allow potential customers to evaluate the solution in their environment.
Pricing is highly dependent on the specific model, bandwidth capacity, features required, subscription term, and any applicable reseller discounts.
To obtain accurate pricing, please contact us and we’ll put you in touch with one of our authorised resellers.
Exinda Network Orchestrator competes with other network performance monitoring and WAN optimisation solutions. Here’s a comparison with some key competitors:
Product |
Strengths |
Weaknesses |
Target Audience |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exinda Network Orchestrator (GFI) | User-friendly interface, strong visibility and reporting, effective QoS and traffic shaping capabilities, and good value for money, particularly for mid-sized organisations. | May not have the same level of advanced features or scalability as some enterprise-grade solutions. Market presence might be less prominent compared to some larger players. | Small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and mid-sized organisations looking for a comprehensive and easy-to-manage network performance optimisation solution. |
| Riverbed SteelHead | Market leader in WAN optimisation, very comprehensive feature set, strong acceleration and optimisation capabilities, robust reporting and analytics. | Can be significantly more expensive than Exinda, potentially more complex to deploy and manage, and might be overkill for smaller organisations. | Large enterprises and organisations with complex, geographically dispersed networks require the most advanced WAN optimisation capabilities. |
| Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect (Aruba) | SD-WAN focused with integrated WAN optimisation, a cloud-first approach, strong security features, and centralised management. | Might require a broader adoption of SD-WAN principles, and potentially a shift in network architecture. Pricing can vary depending on the SD-WAN deployment model. | Organisations adopting SD-WAN and looking for a tightly integrated WAN optimisation solution with a cloud-first approach. |
| Cisco WAAS (Wide Area Application Services) | Integration with Cisco networking infrastructure and comprehensive WAN optimisation features are good for organisations heavily invested in Cisco. | Can be more expensive and potentially complex to manage if you don’t have a predominantly Cisco environment. Licensing can be intricate. | Organisations with a significant investment in Cisco networking infrastructure looking for tightly integrated WAN optimisation. |
| Citrix SD-WAN (formerly NetScaler SD-WAN) | Strong integration with Citrix Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), comprehensive SD-WAN features including WAN optimisation, good for organisations using Citrix. | Most beneficial for organisations heavily invested in the Citrix ecosystem. Pricing can depend on the SD-WAN deployment model and features. | Organisations that heavily utilise Citrix VDI and are looking for an integrated SD-WAN and WAN optimisation solution. |
- Exinda Network Orchestrator (GFI): Exinda is positioned as a strong, user-friendly, and cost-effective option for SMBs and mid-sized organisations looking for comprehensive network performance monitoring and optimisation without the complexity or cost of some enterprise-grade solutions.
- Riverbed Steelhead & Silver Peak (Aruba): These solutions are generally considered leaders in the WAN optimisation space, offering the most advanced features and scalability, but at a higher price point.
- Cisco WAAS: A good fit for Cisco-centric environments.
- Citrix SD-WAN: Particularly relevant for organisations using Citrix VDI.