Profitap
Profitap is a Netherlands-based hardware and software vendor that designs network TAPs, Network Packet Brokers, and IOTA packet capture/analysis probes for deep network observability, selling exclusively through a global channel of 100+ resellers to enterprise, government, telecom, financial services, and industrial/OT customers across more than 100 countries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2015
- HeadquartersEindhoven, Netherlands
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Profitap does
Profitap HQ B.V. is a Netherlands-based (Eindhoven, High Tech Campus) privately held company founded in 2015 that designs and manufactures hardware and software for deep network observability. Its portfolio centers on three product families: network TAPs (Test Access Points) that passively copy traffic for monitoring, Network Packet Brokers (NPBs) under the X2, X3, and XX-Series that aggregate, filter, deduplicate, and load-balance traffic to monitoring tools, and the IOTA family of all-in-one packet capture and analysis probes that combine a fail-safe TAP, onboard encrypted SSD storage (up to 1 TB), and metadata extraction for up to 100 KPIs. Supporting products include portable ProfiShark field TAPs, the modular MOD-TAP fiber chassis, Booster aggregation TAPs, Bypass TAPs with heartbeat protection, and centralized Supervisor/IOTA CM management software. Cloud-native visibility is addressed through virtual TAPs for VMware, Kubernetes, AWS EKS, and Azure VM.
Profitap serves enterprise and government buyers across aerospace and defense (Airbus, SpaceX, NASA, Boeing, Lockheed Martin), government and military (US Army, UK MoD, Bundeswehr), telecommunications (Vodafone, AT&T, Verizon, NTT), financial services (Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, Citibank), industrial and OT/ICS (Siemens, Schneider Electric, ABB, Rockwell, Honeywell), energy (ADNOC, Aramco), transportation (Deutsche Bahn), and healthcare (United Healthcare). Its products are deployed in more than 100 countries.
The company operates a 100% indirect go-to-market model through a global network of more than 100 trained resellers and system integrators, with quote-based pricing that is not publicly disclosed. Revenue is generated through hardware sales of TAPs, NPBs, IOTA probes, portable ProfiShark devices, and accessories, supplemented by professional services for installation and deployment. The company holds CE, RoHS, EN 45545-2 (railway), and "Cybersecurity Made in Europe" certifications, and maintains certified integrations with more than 20 security and monitoring vendors including Vectra AI, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Cisco, Claroty, Nozomi, Corelight, and Wireshark.
Profitap firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Profitap
- Legal name
- Profitap HQ B.V.
- Website
- https://profitap.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2015
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Profitap is a Netherlands-based hardware and software vendor that designs network TAPs, Network Packet Brokers, and IOTA packet capture/analysis probes for deep network observability, selling exclusively through a global channel of 100+ resellers to enterprise, government, telecom, financial services, and industrial/OT customers across more than 100 countries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Profitap industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Network Monitoring Equipment
- NAICS
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)
- SIC
- Computer Communications Equipment (3576), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Packet Brokers & Network Traffic Visibility (TAPs, NPBs) (HDADABAM)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Infrastructure & Network Monitoring (NPM/NPMD) (HDABAJAA), Network Performance, Visibility & SLA Monitoring (Managed NPM/Observability) (HDAIAFAI)
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Where Profitap is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Eindhoven
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Profitap business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- Hardware Sales: Sale of network TAPs, Network Packet Brokers, IOTA packet capture devices, ProfiShark portable TAPs, and accessories (transceivers, power supplies, rackmount kits). Products are sold through channel partners and direct sales with pricing based on port count, speed, and feature complexity.
- Professional Services: Professional services including installation, configuration, and deployment support for network monitoring solutions. Offered as an add-on service for enterprise customers requiring implementation assistance.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels7 records
Profitap product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Profitap designs, develops, and manufactures network visibility hardware and software including IOTA packet capture/analysis probes, ProfiShark portable TAPs, MOD-TAP modular fiber TAPs, and X2/X3/XX-series Network Packet Brokers (NPBs). The portfolio also covers bypass TAPs, aggregation TAPs, cloud/virtual TAPs (VMware, Kubernetes, AWS EKS, Azure), centralized management platforms (Supervisor, IOTA CM), and accessories (transceivers, data diodes, power supplies). Solutions are sold to enterprises and government/defense organizations for network performance monitoring, troubleshooting, packet forensics, cybersecurity tool optimization, and ICS/OT monitoring.
Product overview
Profitap is a network observability company that provides end-to-end deep network visibility solutions. The product portfolio centers on the IOTA family of packet capture and analysis probes (IOTA 1G/1G+/10G/10G+/10 CORE/10 CORE+/100 CORE) combined with a comprehensive range of network TAPs including ProfiShark portable TAPs, MOD-TAP modular fiber TAPs, and various copper/fiber/bypass/aggregation TAPs. These hardware solutions are complemented by the X2/X3/XX-series Network Packet Brokers (NPBs) for traffic aggregation, filtering, load balancing, and distribution, plus centralized management platforms (Supervisor, IOTA CM). Cloud visibility is enabled through virtual TAPs for VMware, Kubernetes, AWS EKS, and Azure. The platform addresses network performance monitoring, troubleshooting, packet forensics, network security, and ICS/OT monitoring use cases across industries including government/defense, telecom, financial services, and industrial networks.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- IOTA 1G All-in-one network probe with integrated fail-safe TAP for real-time and historical packet capture and analysis in small enterprises, remote sites, and small data centers. Features 1 TB encrypted SSD storage and metadata collection up to 100 KPIs.
- IOTA 1G+ Multifunctional passive network probe with integrated traffic capture and analysis capabilities for 1 Gbps networks with enhanced performance monitoring features.
- IOTA 10G Multifunctional passive network probe with integrated traffic capture and analysis capabilities for 10 Gbps networks.
- IOTA 10G+ Enhanced multifunctional passive network probe with integrated traffic capture and analysis capabilities for 10 Gbps networks.
- IOTA 10 CORE High-speed packet capture and analysis solution for core networks, large branches, and data centers with advanced processing capabilities.
- IOTA 10 CORE+ Enhanced high-speed packet capture and analysis solution for core networks with additional features and performance optimizations.
- IOTA 100 CORE High-throughput packet capture and analysis solution designed for large-scale data centers and high-speed network environments up to 100 Gbps.
- ProfiShark 1G Portable aggregation TAP providing full traffic capture of Gigabit Ethernet networks to USB 3.0, designed for field service engineers with nanosecond timestamping.
- ProfiShark 100M Portable field packet capture TAP for 100 Mbps networks with USB 3.0 output for laptop-based packet analysis.
- ProfiShark 1G+ Enhanced portable aggregation TAP for Gigabit Ethernet with advanced field troubleshooting capabilities.
- ProfiShark 10G High-speed portable TAP for 10 Gbps networks with USB 3.0 interface for field packet capture and analysis.
- ProfiShark 10G+ Enhanced high-speed portable TAP for 10 Gbps networks with advanced features for field troubleshooting.
- MOD-TAP (High Density Modular TAP) Flexible, scalable, non-intrusive passive fiber optic TAP solution supporting up to 24 modules per 1U chassis. Accepts LC, MTP, BiDi, and DiodeTAP modules for mixed fiber types.
- DiodeTAP Module Fiber TAP module with integrated data diode function that physically prevents light insertion from monitor ports (>35 dB insertion loss on SM, >25 dB on MM), providing enhanced network security.
- Booster In-Line Gigabit copper aggregation TAP connecting 4 x 10/100/1G in-line links to one 1/10G output. Features lossless aggregation, fail-safe design, ingress VLAN tagging, and integrated data diode protection.
- Booster In-Line Dual Output Gigabit copper aggregation TAP connecting 4 x 10/100/1G in-line links to two replicated 1/10G outputs for redundancy.
- Booster SPAN Aggregation TAP connecting 8 x 10/100/1G SPAN ports to one 1/10G output, supporting 100-FX and speed conversion.
- Booster SPAN Dual Output Aggregation TAP connecting 8 x 10/100/1G SPAN ports to two replicated 1/10G outputs for traffic replication.
- 10G Bypass TAP Fail-safe bypass TAP for 1/10 Gbps networks with heartbeat monitoring and automatic bypass switching to maintain network connectivity when in-line security tools fail.
- XX-720G Network Traffic Aggregator Network traffic aggregator with high port density for aggregating and distributing network traffic to monitoring tools.
- XX-1800G Network Traffic Aggregator High-capacity network traffic aggregator supporting up to 1800 Gbps throughput for large-scale deployments.
- XX-3200G Network Traffic Aggregator Ultra-high-capacity network traffic aggregator supporting up to 3200 Gbps throughput.
- X2-6400G Network Packet Broker High-density next-generation network packet broker with 100 Gbps ports supporting aggregation, filtering, load balancing, and packet slicing for security tool optimization.
- X3-Series Advanced NPBs Advanced network packet brokers with intelligent traffic filtering and distribution capabilities.
- X2-2010G Network Packet Broker Network packet broker supporting 10 Gbps connectivity with advanced traffic management features.
- X2-3200G Network Packet Broker High-capacity network packet broker supporting up to 3200 Gbps with advanced packet processing.
- X2-12800G Network Packet Broker Ultra-high-capacity network packet broker supporting up to 12800 Gbps for hyperscale deployments.
- VMware Virtual TAP Virtual TAP for VMware environments enabling visibility into virtualized network traffic.
- Kubernetes Cloud TAP Cloud-native TAP for Kubernetes container environments for container network visibility.
- AWS EKS Cloud TAP Cloud TAP for AWS EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) environments for AWS cloud network visibility.
- Azure VM Cloud TAP Cloud TAP for Azure Virtual Machines enabling visibility into Azure cloud network traffic.
- Supervisor Centralized management platform for network packet brokers and IOTA devices across the infrastructure.
- IOTA CM (Centralized Manager) Centralized management solution for IOTA probes enabling fleet management and configuration.
- Data Diodes Unidirectional data diodes providing hardware-enforced network security by preventing data injection from monitor ports.
Quantifiable outcome
- Flow metadata reduces data volume by 90% compared to full PCAP traces while maintaining analysis capability
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Profitap
Customer profileNamed customers31 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Profitap technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature8 records
Profitap partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- Synergix InternationalminorRegional technology distributor and system integrator for Middle East region. Jointly showcased Profitap solutions at GITEX'21 technology week in Dubai.
- Vectra AIcoreStrategic partnership to provide enterprises with complete network visibility for real-time detection and response. Profitap's network TAPs and NPBs feed traffic to Vectra's AI-driven threat detection platform, enabling comprehensive visibility for cybersecurity operations. Joint solution brief available.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Profitap competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Corelight: Corelight provides open-source-based network detection and response built on Zeek, often deployed alongside Profitap TAPs/NPBs as an integration partner — adjacent in the network security observability stack.
Direct peers
- APCON: APCON specializes in network packet brokers, aggregation, and TAP solutions for enterprise security and monitoring — a direct competitor in the same NPB product category as Profitap.
- Garland Technology: Garland Technology is a specialist TAP and packet broker vendor focused on network visibility for security and monitoring — a direct head-to-head competitor in the physical-layer access market Profitap serves.
- VIAVI Solutions: VIAVI offers network test, assurance, and visibility products including TAPs and NPBs — competing with Profitap in telecom and enterprise network monitoring deployments.
- Keysight Technologies (Ixia): Keysight's Ixia division provides network TAPs, NPBs, and visibility solutions for cybersecurity and performance monitoring — overlapping almost 1:1 with Profitap's TAP/NPB portfolio and serving many of the same telecom and enterprise buyers.
- Gigamon: Gigamon is the market leader in network packet brokers and deep observability, offering TAP aggregation and traffic intelligence for security and monitoring tools — directly competing with Profitap's NPB and IOTA product lines across enterprise and service provider customers.
- cPacket Networks: cPacket Networks provides high-performance network packet brokers and observability fabric for data centers and enterprises, competing directly with Profitap's X2- and XX-series NPBs.
- Network Critical: Network Critical is a specialist provider of network access TAPs and intelligent visibility solutions, comparable in scale and product focus to Profitap.
Broad incumbents
- Arista Networks (DANZ Monitoring Fabric): Arista's DANZ Monitoring Fabric provides packet broker and visibility functionality integrated with its switching platforms — a broader incumbent offering comparable NPB capabilities bundled with networking hardware.
- Cisco (Nexus Dashboard / ThousandEyes): Cisco offers embedded network visibility and telemetry across its networking portfolio — including Cisco's own TAP/broker capabilities and ThousandEyes — and is both a Profitap customer (per select_customers) and an indirect competitor offering bundled alternatives.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Profitap social profiles
Digital presenceProfitap compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance3 records
Profitap financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Profitap leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Profitap funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Profitap M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Profitap
What does Profitap do?
Profitap designs, develops, and manufactures network visibility hardware and software including IOTA packet capture/analysis probes, ProfiShark portable TAPs, MOD-TAP modular fiber TAPs, and X2/X3/XX-series Network Packet Brokers (NPBs). The portfolio also covers bypass TAPs, aggregation TAPs, cloud/virtual TAPs (VMware, Kubernetes, AWS EKS, Azure), centralized management platforms (Supervisor, IOTA CM), and accessories (transceivers, data diodes, power supplies). Solutions are sold to enterprises and government/defense organizations for network performance monitoring, troubleshooting, packet forensics, cybersecurity tool optimization, and ICS/OT monitoring.
Is Profitap a public or private company?
Profitap is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Profitap founded?
Profitap was founded in 2015. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Profitap based?
Profitap is headquartered in Eindhoven, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does Profitap make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Hardware Sales are the primary driver. The others are professional Services.
Who are Profitap's main competitors?
Corelight is listed as an emerging player. Direct peers are APCON, Garland Technology, VIAVI Solutions, Keysight Technologies (Ixia), Gigamon, cPacket Networks and Network Critical. Broad incumbents are Arista Networks (DANZ Monitoring Fabric) and Cisco (Nexus Dashboard / ThousandEyes).
Does Profitap have an API?
No public API is recorded for Profitap.
What industry is Profitap in?
Profitap's product category is Network Monitoring Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDADABAM, Packet Brokers & Network Traffic Visibility (TAPs, NPBs), with a secondary code of HDABAJAA, Infrastructure & Network Monitoring (NPM/NPMD). Its NAICS code is 5415 and its SIC code is 3576.