NEOX NETWORKS

What NEOX NETWORKS does

NEOX NETWORKS GmbH is a privately-held German-headquartered (Langen, founded 2013) manufacturer and solution provider of network visibility and security infrastructure serving global enterprise and critical infrastructure customers across more than 30 countries. The company builds a unified portfolio spanning Network TAPs (PacketRaven modular/portable/virtual), Network Packet Brokers (PacketWolf, PacketLion, PacketTiger, PacketDirector), high-speed Packet Capture Appliances (PacketFalcon, PacketGrizzly integrated with Napatech FPGA SmartNICs), Network Security Appliances (PacketOwl IDS/NSM with FPGA-accelerated Suricata at up to 100Gbps, PacketHawk Inline Bypass, PacketRoo Data Diode for OT/IT air-gap, PacketShark TLS/SSL decryption, PacketDragon Policy), and the Clear NDR solution co-developed with Stamus Networks. Architecturally, NEOX differentiates on a non-blocking, zero-packet-loss design with nanosecond timestamping, 100–400Gbps throughput, and FPGA acceleration. The company serves ten named vertical segments including financial services, manufacturing, energy and utilities, transportation, HPC clusters, service providers, government, defense, data centers and HPCC, and hybrid/multi-cloud — with reference customers such as Deutsche Bahn, Reygers Systemhaus, and Frauscher Sensor Technology.

NEOX monetizes through a hybrid model combining one-time hardware appliance sales (Network TAPs, Packet Brokers, Packet Capture, Network Security Appliances) with recurring annual software subscription and support agreements renewing through product end-of-life, supplemented by professional services for implementation, training and consulting. Pricing is positioned as transparent and all-inclusive with no per-port or per-flow licensing fees, structured on multi-year contracts and pay-as-you-grow scalability — pricing itself is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is global, combining enterprise direct sales (newly expanded North American field sales team), channel and solution partner ecosystems, and an online shop for mid-market self-service. The company operates offices in Langen (Germany), Santa Clara (US headquarters), Seoul (APAC), and Istanbul (Turkey/Middle East), and maintains a recurring presence at major industry events such as RSA Conference 2026. Ownership is private with no disclosed external institutional investors or funding rounds in the available data.

Name

NEOX NETWORKS

Legal name

NEOX NETWORKS GmbH

Website

https://neoxnetworks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NEOX NETWORKS is a privately-held German-founded network visibility platform provider delivering hardware and software solutions — TAPs, packet brokers, packet capture, and security monitoring — for IT and OT environments serving global enterprise customers across financial services, transportation, manufacturing, defense, and critical infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Network Visibility Infrastructure

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Computer Communications Equipment (3576)

akta.pro primary industry

Policy, Access & NAC Administration (AAA/802.1X) (HDAFAMAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Confidential Computing & Hardware-backed Protection (TEE/HSM) (HDADAFAJ)

Keywords

• Network visibility
• Network packet brokers
• Packet capture appliances
• Network TAPs
• Network security monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Langen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hardware Appliances: Sale of network visibility hardware appliances including Network TAPs, Packet Brokers, Packet Capture Appliances, and Network Security Appliances. One-time hardware purchase with optional software subscriptions.
2. Software Subscriptions & Support: Annual support and maintenance agreements providing software updates, upgrades, and technical support. Renewals extend through the EOL date of the product.
3. Professional Services: Implementation, training, and consulting services for deployment and optimization of network visibility solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

NEOX Networks designs, manufactures, and sells a unified portfolio of network visibility hardware appliances for enterprise and critical infrastructure customers. The offering spans Network TAPs (passive, modular, portable, and virtual), Network Packet Brokers (aggregation, filtering, load balancing), high-speed Packet Capture Appliances (up to 100Gbps full-packet capture), and Network Security Appliances including IDS/NSM, inline bypass, data diode, TLS/SSL decryption, and edge policy filtering. The portfolio is targeted at IT and OT operators that need zero-loss, full-fidelity traffic visibility to feed downstream security, monitoring, and forensic tools.

Product overview

NEOX Networks offers a unified network visibility platform combining high-performance hardware and software solutions for IT and OT environments. The portfolio includes: Network Security Appliances (PacketOwl IDS/NSM, PacketHawk Inline Bypass, PacketRoo Data Diode, PacketShark TLS/SSL, PacketDragon Policy, PacketShark); Packet Capture Appliances (PacketFalcon, PacketGrizzly with Napatech SmartNIC); Network Packet Brokers (PacketWolf, PacketLion, PacketTiger, PacketTigerVirtual, PacketDirector); and Network TAPs (PacketRaven Modular, Portable, Virtual). The platform integrates with Clear NDR (developed with Stamus Networks) for real-time threat detection. Together these products provide end-to-end visibility from network tapping and traffic aggregation through deep packet capture, security monitoring, and forensic analysis across hybrid IT and OT environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PacketOwl: IDS/NSM (Intrusion Detection System/Network Security Monitoring) Appliance for threat detection and security monitoring
• PacketHawk
• PacketRoo
• PacketShark
• PacketDragon
• PacketFalcon
• PacketGrizzly
• PacketWolf
• PacketLion
• PacketTiger
• PacketDirector
• PacketRaven
• Clear NDR

Products and services

• PacketOwl IDS/NSM Appliance Enterprise-grade intrusion detection and network security monitoring appliance with a proprietary FPGA-accelerated Suricata engine delivering zero-loss 100Gbps packet capture and analysis for threat detection.
• PacketOwlVirtual IDS/NSM Appliance Virtual version of PacketOwl bringing intrusion detection and network security monitoring capabilities to cloud workloads with elastic, on-demand scalability.
• PacketHawk Inline Bypass Network TAP Inline bypass TAP that maintains continuous traffic flow through security tools during failures or maintenance, protecting network uptime while enabling deep security inspection.
• PacketRoo Data Diode Physical data diode solution that enforces full galvanic isolation between OT and IT networks while enabling unidirectional file transfer for air-gap protection in critical infrastructure.
• PacketShark TLS/SSL Appliance SSL/TLS decryption appliance enabling visibility into encrypted traffic for security monitoring, threat detection, and compliance auditing.
• PacketDragon Policy Appliance Edge filtering appliance for policy-based traffic management and security enforcement at network boundaries.
• PacketFalcon Packet Capture Appliance High-performance packet capture appliance with FPGA-based SmartNIC for full-packet capture at high speeds, supporting forensic analysis and network troubleshooting.
• PacketGrizzly Packet Capture Appliance High-capacity packet capture appliance for enterprise network forensics, compliance storage, and historical traffic analysis.
• Napatech SmartNIC (Network Capture Adapter) High-performance FPGA-based network capture adapter enabling accelerated packet processing for capture appliances, supporting up to 100Gbps sustained capture rates.
• PacketWolf Network Packet Broker High-performance packet broker with advanced packet processing capabilities including load balancing, filtering, and aggregation for distributing traffic to monitoring tools.
• PacketLion Aggregation Packet Broker Aggregation packet broker for consolidating tapped network traffic from multiple sources for centralized processing and tool distribution.
• PacketTiger Advanced Network Packet Broker Advanced packet broker for high-density traffic aggregation and intelligent distribution to security and monitoring tools.
• PacketTigerVirtual Network Packet Broker Virtual packet broker for cloud and virtualized environments enabling traffic distribution to monitoring tools in hybrid and multi-cloud deployments.
• PacketDirector Network Packet Manager Network packet manager for centralized control and orchestration of packet broker deployments.
• PacketRaven Modular Network TAP Modular fiber TAP system for passive, secure network traffic extraction in optical networks without disruption or packet loss.
• PacketRaven Portable Network TAP Portable network TAP for flexible deployment in copper and fiber networks, enabling non-intrusive traffic monitoring.
• PacketRavenVirtual Network TAP Virtual TAP for software-defined and virtualized network environments.
• Clear NDR (Network Detection & Response) Real-time network detection and response solution developed in partnership with Stamus Networks, delivering 100Gbps threat detection with guided threat hunting, automated alert triage, and high-fidelity Declarations of Compromise (DoC) and Policy Violations (DoPV).

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 90% reduction in threat dwell time with real-time detection and automated alert triage
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability3 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NapatechcoreTechnology or IntegrationNapatech SmartNIC integrated into NEOX product portfolio for high-performance packet capture. The Napatech network capture adapter provides FPGA-based acceleration for packet processing in NEOX PacketFalcon and PacketGrizzly capture appliances, enabling up to 100Gbps sustained capture rates.
• Stamus NetworkscoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic partnership for Clear NDR (Network Detection & Response) solution combining NEOX packet capture with Stamus Networks' threat detection technology. The joint solution delivers 100Gbps real-time threat detection with guided threat hunting, automated alert triage, and Declarations of Compromise (DoC) for SOC operations.
• CorelightcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partnership for network detection and response. Corelight's network security monitoring solutions integrate with NEOX packet brokers and TAP infrastructure for enhanced visibility and threat detection.
• TrellixcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partnership for extended detection and response (XDR). Trellix security solutions integrate with NEOX network visibility platform for comprehensive threat detection and response.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Keysight Technologies (Ixia): Largest independent player in network visibility and packet brokers via the Ixia business. Directly competes with NEOX in TAPs, packet brokers, and high-speed capture, serving similar enterprise and service provider customers.
• Gigamon: Pure-play network packet broker and visibility vendor. Competes head-to-head with NEOX's PacketWolf/PacketLion/PacketTiger lines, serving enterprise SOCs and NDR toolchains.
• APCON: Specialist in network packet brokers, TAPs, and aggregation switches. Closely comparable to NEOX on product scope and enterprise customer profile, including OT and data center use cases.
• Garland Technology: Network TAP and packet broker vendor with a comparable product mix (TAPs, bypass, aggregation). Overlaps with NEOX in critical infrastructure, financial services, and government verticals.
• Datacom Systems: Specialist in network TAPs, bypass switches, and packet brokers. Direct competitor to NEOX in the on-prem network visibility market, particularly in financial services and service provider segments.

Emerging players

• Corelight: Open-source-based NDR provider (Suricata/Zeek). Already a NEOX integration partner, but also a competitor in the NDR adjacency where NEOX's Clear NDR plays.

Broad incumbents

• Cisco (Secure Network Analytics / Splunk): Incumbent networking and security giant with overlapping capabilities in network visibility, NDR, and observability. Bundles visibility into broader enterprise architecture deals, creating indirect competitive pressure.
• Viavi Solutions: Broad incumbent in network test, visibility, and assurance. Overlaps with NEOX in high-speed capture, packet brokers, and service-provider visibility use cases.

Regional players

• ProfiTap: European network TAP and visibility specialist, comparable to NEOX on product scope. Overlaps in EMEA enterprise and government customers, with similar but smaller global footprint.

Others

• Stamus Networks: Suricata-based NDR partner that co-developed Clear NDR with NEOX. Enables NEOX's NDR offering but is also a potential competitor in stand-alone NDR deployments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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