APO RESEARCH · REPORT
Network Packet Broker
A Network Packet Broker (NPB) is an active device that directs selected raw data packets from network interfaces (typically via SPAN or network TAP points) to specific network service and monitoring devices, and performance management and security applications.
Product & engineering
Understand the product.
A Network Packet Broker (NPB) is an active device that directs selected raw data packets from network interfaces (typically via SPAN or network TAP points) to specific network service and monitoring devices, and performance management and security applications.
It’s a middleman for network monitoring traffic. NPBs are active “brokers”, or “dealers” of data, because they can be specific and targeted in the data that is supplied to each tool.
NPBs can…
Deal data from one network link, to one tool
Deal data from one network link, to multiple tools
Deal data from multiple network links, to one tool
Deal data from multiple network links, to multiple tools
Ultimately, NPBs make monitoring and security tools more effective, by giving them access to a range of data from across the entire network. Blind spots are reduced, giving tools the visibility they need to identify and tackle performance and security threats.
Selected research
Industry Research
Network Packet Broker Industry Research Report 2026
Market perspective
A Network Packet Broker (NPB) is an active device that directs selected raw data packets from network interfaces (typically via SPAN or network TAP points) to specific network service and monitoring devices, and performance management and security applications.
It’s a middleman for network monitoring traffic. NPBs are active “brokers”, or “dealers” of data, because they can be specific and targeted in the data that is supplied to each tool.
NPBs can…
Read the full market overview
Deal data from one network link, to one tool
Deal data from one network link, to multiple tools
Deal data from multiple network links, to one tool
Deal data from multiple network links, to multiple tools
Ultimately, NPBs make monitoring and security tools more effective, by giving them access to a range of data from across the entire network. Blind spots are reduced, giving tools the visibility they need to identify and tackle performance and security threats.
According to the Segmentation of types, all the market of Network Packet Brokers can be divided as follows: Inline and Non-inline.The first kind need to mention is Inline, it holds a comparatively larger share in global market, which accounts for about 55.61% in 2019.
Network Packet Brokers main application area is Performance Monitoring. In 2019, this sector hold a market share of 66.45%, then followed by the Security Delivery which account for 33.55%.
Keysight, NetScout, Cisco, Keysight, APCON are the key players in the global Network Packet Brokers market. These Top 5 manufacturers take up more than 60% of the global market in 2019.
Report Scope
This report quantifies the global Network Packet Broker market in terms of revenue (US$ million) and, where applicable, service volume (K Units), using 2024 as the base year and providing annual historical and forecast data for 2021–2032.
It standardizes definitions of service Types and end-use Applications, harmonizes provider attribution, and delivers comparable time series by company, Type, Application, and region or country, including indicative price bands (US$/K Units) and concentration ratios (CR5/CR10). Outputs are intended to support service design, budgeting, capacity planning, and benchmarking for providers, platforms, channel partners, and investors; the report also reviews technology shifts and notable service innovations relevant to Network Packet Broker.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section profiles leading service providers with 2021–2025 results and a 2026–2032 outlook—covering revenue, market share, price bands, service portfolio and client mix, regional and channel mix, and key developments (M&A, network expansion, certifications). It also provides global revenue, average price, and—where applicable—volume metrics by provider, and calculates CR5/CR10 and rank changes to support comparative benchmarking.
Network Packet Broker Market by Company
Keysight
Gigamon
NetScout
Cisco
Extreme Networks
Arista Networks
APCON
Datacom Systems
Pluribus Networks
Big Switch Networks
Niagara Networks
CPacket Networks
Garland Technology
Profitap
Cubro Network Visibility
Network Critical
Microtel Innovation
CGS Tower Networks
Network Packet Broker Segment by Type
Inline Network Packet Broker
Non-inline Network Packet Broker
Network Packet Broker Segment by Application
Performance Monitoring
Security Delivery
Network Packet Broker Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Spain
Russia
Netherlands
Nordic Countries
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia
Israel
United Arab Emirates
Turkey
Iran
Egypt
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
Reasons to Buy This Report
1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Network Packet Broker market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Network Packet Broker and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Network Packet Broker.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments product types, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 5: Introduces executive summary of global market size, regional market size, this section also introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by companies in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 6: Detailed analysis of Network Packet Broker companies’ competitive landscape, revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10, 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa segment by country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and capacity of each country in the world.
Chapter 12: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including revenue, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 13: The main points and conclusions of the report.
More report detail
Tables and figures
Scope & coverage.
Types
- Inline Network Packet Broker
- Non-inline Network Packet Broker
Applications
- Performance Monitoring
- Security Delivery
Companies covered
- Keysight
- Gigamon
- NetScout
- Cisco
- Extreme Networks
- Arista Networks
- APCON
- Datacom Systems
- Pluribus Networks
- Big Switch Networks
- Niagara Networks
- CPacket Networks
- Garland Technology
- Profitap
- Cubro Network Visibility
- Network Critical
- Microtel Innovation
- CGS Tower Networks
Inside the report.
1 Preface
- 1.1 Scope of Report
- 1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 1.3 Research Methodology
- 1.4 Research Process
- 1.5 Data Source
- 1.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
- 2.1 Product Definition
- 2.2 Network Packet Broker by Type
- 2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 2.2.2 Inline Network Packet Broker
- 2.2.3 Non-inline Network Packet Broker
- 2.3 Network Packet Broker by Application
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 2.3.2 Performance Monitoring
- 2.3.3 Security Delivery
- 2.4 Assumptions and Limitations
3 Network Packet Broker Breakdown Data by Type
- 3.1 Global Network Packet Broker Historic Market Size by Type (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Network Packet Broker Forecasted Market Size by Type (2027-2032)
4 Network Packet Broker Breakdown Data by Application
- 4.1 Global Network Packet Broker Historic Market Size by Application (2021-2026)
- 4.2 Global Network Packet Broker Forecasted Market Size by Application (2027-2032)
5 Global Growth Trends
- 5.1 Global Network Packet Broker Market Perspective (2021-2032)
- 5.2 Global Network Packet Broker Growth Trends by Region
- 5.2.1 Global Network Packet Broker Market Size by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2.2 Network Packet Broker Historic Market Size by Region (2021-2026)
- 5.2.3 Network Packet Broker Forecasted Market Size by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Network Packet Broker Market Dynamics
- 5.3.1 Network Packet Broker Industry Trends
- 5.3.2 Network Packet Broker Market Drivers
- 5.3.3 Network Packet Broker Market Challenges
- 5.3.4 Network Packet Broker Market Restraints
6 Market Competitive Landscape by Players
- 6.1 Global Top Network Packet Broker Players by Revenue
- 6.1.1 Global Top Network Packet Broker Players by Revenue (2021-2026)
- 6.1.2 Global Network Packet Broker Revenue Market Share by Players (2021-2026)
- 6.2 Global Network Packet Broker Industry Players Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
- 6.3 Global Key Players of Network Packet Broker Head Office and Area Served
- 6.4 Global Network Packet Broker Players, Product Type & Application
- 6.5 Global Network Packet Broker Manufacturers Established Date
- 6.6 Global Network Packet Broker Market CR5 and HHI
- 6.7 Global Players Mergers & Acquisition
7 North America
- 7.1 North America Network Packet Broker Market Size (2021-2032)
- 7.2 North America Network Packet Broker Market Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.3 North America Network Packet Broker Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.4 North America Network Packet Broker Market Size by Country (2027-2032)
- 7.5 United States
- 7.5 United States
- 7.6 Canada
- 7.7 Mexico
8 Europe
- 8.1 Europe Network Packet Broker Market Size (2021-2032)
- 8.2 Europe Network Packet Broker Market Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.3 Europe Network Packet Broker Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.4 Europe Network Packet Broker Market Size by Country (2027-2032)
- 8.5 Germany
- 8.6 France
- 8.7 U.K.
- 8.8 Italy
- 8.9 Spain
- 8.10 Russia
- 8.11 Netherlands
- 8.12 Nordic Countries
9 Asia-Pacific
- 9.1 Asia-Pacific Network Packet Broker Market Size (2021-2032)
- 9.2 Asia-Pacific Network Packet Broker Market Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.3 Asia-Pacific Network Packet Broker Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.4 Asia-Pacific Network Packet Broker Market Size by Country (2027-2032)
- 9.5 China
- 9.6 Japan
- 9.7 South Korea
- 9.8 India
- 9.9 Australia
- 9.10 China Taiwan
- 9.11 Southeast Asia
10 South America
- 10.1 South America Network Packet Broker Market Size (2021-2032)
- 10.2 South America Network Packet Broker Market Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.3 South America Network Packet Broker Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.4 South America Network Packet Broker Market Size by Country (2027-2032)
- 10.5 Brazil
- 10.6 Argentina
- 10.7 Chile
- 10.8 Colombia
- 10.9 Peru
11 Middle East & Africa
- 11.1 Middle East & Africa Network Packet Broker Market Size (2021-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East & Africa Network Packet Broker Market Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.3 Middle East & Africa Network Packet Broker Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.4 Middle East & Africa Network Packet Broker Market Size by Country (2027-2032)
- 11.5 Saudi Arabia
- 11.6 Israel
- 11.7 United Arab Emirates
- 11.8 Turkey
- 11.9 Iran
- 11.10 Egypt
12 Players Profiled
- 12.1 Keysight
- 12.1.1 Keysight Company Information
- 12.1.2 Keysight Business Overview
- 12.1.3 Keysight Revenue in Network Packet Broker Business (2021-2026)
- 12.1.4 Keysight Network Packet Broker Product Portfolio
- 12.1.5 Keysight Recent Developments
- 12.2 Gigamon
- 12.2.1 Gigamon Company Information
- 12.2.2 Gigamon Business Overview
- 12.2.3 Gigamon Revenue in Network Packet Broker Business (2021-2026)
- 12.2.4 Gigamon Network Packet Broker Product Portfolio
- 12.2.5 Gigamon Recent Developments
- 12.3 NetScout
- 12.3.1 NetScout Company Information
- 12.3.2 NetScout Business Overview
- 12.3.3 NetScout Revenue in Network Packet Broker Business (2021-2026)
- 12.3.4 NetScout Network Packet Broker Product Portfolio
- 12.3.5 NetScout Recent Developments
- 12.4 Cisco
- 12.4.1 Cisco Company Information
- 12.4.2 Cisco Business Overview
- 12.4.3 Cisco Revenue in Network Packet Broker Business (2021-2026)
- 12.4.4 Cisco Network Packet Broker Product Portfolio
- 12.4.5 Cisco Recent Developments
- 12.5 Extreme Networks
- 12.5.1 Extreme Networks Company Information
- 12.5.2 Extreme Networks Business Overview
- 12.5.3 Extreme Networks Revenue in Network Packet Broker Business (2021-2026)
- 12.5.4 Extreme Networks Network Packet Broker Product Portfolio
- 12.5.5 Extreme Networks Recent Developments
- 12.6 Arista Networks
- 12.6.1 Arista Networks Company Information
- 12.6.2 Arista Networks Business Overview
- 12.6.3 Arista Networks Revenue in Network Packet Broker Business (2021-2026)
- 12.6.4 Arista Networks Network Packet Broker Product Portfolio
- 12.6.5 Arista Networks Recent Developments
- 12.7 APCON
- 12.7.1 APCON Company Information
- 12.7.2 APCON Business Overview
- 12.7.3 APCON Revenue in Network Packet Broker Business (2021-2026)
- 12.7.4 APCON Network Packet Broker Product Portfolio
- 12.7.5 APCON Recent Developments
- 12.8 Datacom Systems
- 12.8.1 Datacom Systems Company Information
- 12.8.2 Datacom Systems Business Overview
- 12.8.3 Datacom Systems Revenue in Network Packet Broker Business (2021-2026)
- 12.8.4 Datacom Systems Network Packet Broker Product Portfolio
- 12.8.5 Datacom Systems Recent Developments
- 12.9 Pluribus Networks
- 12.9.1 Pluribus Networks Company Information
- 12.9.2 Pluribus Networks Business Overview
- 12.9.3 Pluribus Networks Revenue in Network Packet Broker Business (2021-2026)
- 12.9.4 Pluribus Networks Network Packet Broker Product Portfolio
- 12.9.5 Pluribus Networks Recent Developments
- 12.10 Big Switch Networks
- 12.10.1 Big Switch Networks Company Information
- 12.10.2 Big Switch Networks Business Overview
- 12.10.3 Big Switch Networks Revenue in Network Packet Broker Business (2021-2026)
- 12.10.4 Big Switch Networks Network Packet Broker Product Portfolio
- 12.10.5 Big Switch Networks Recent Developments
- 12.11 Niagara Networks
- 12.11.1 Niagara Networks Company Information
- 12.11.2 Niagara Networks Business Overview
- 12.11.3 Niagara Networks Revenue in Network Packet Broker Business (2021-2026)
- 12.11.4 Niagara Networks Network Packet Broker Product Portfolio
- 12.11.5 Niagara Networks Recent Developments
- 12.12 CPacket Networks
- 12.12.1 CPacket Networks Company Information
- 12.12.2 CPacket Networks Business Overview
- 12.12.3 CPacket Networks Revenue in Network Packet Broker Business (2021-2026)
- 12.12.4 CPacket Networks Network Packet Broker Product Portfolio
- 12.12.5 CPacket Networks Recent Developments
- 12.13 Garland Technology
- 12.13.1 Garland Technology Company Information
- 12.13.2 Garland Technology Business Overview
- 12.13.3 Garland Technology Revenue in Network Packet Broker Business (2021-2026)
- 12.13.4 Garland Technology Network Packet Broker Product Portfolio
- 12.13.5 Garland Technology Recent Developments
- 12.14 Profitap
- 12.14.1 Profitap Company Information
- 12.14.2 Profitap Business Overview
- 12.14.3 Profitap Revenue in Network Packet Broker Business (2021-2026)
- 12.14.4 Profitap Network Packet Broker Product Portfolio
- 12.14.5 Profitap Recent Developments
- 12.15 Cubro Network Visibility
- 12.15.1 Cubro Network Visibility Company Information
- 12.15.2 Cubro Network Visibility Business Overview
- 12.15.3 Cubro Network Visibility Revenue in Network Packet Broker Business (2021-2026)
- 12.15.4 Cubro Network Visibility Network Packet Broker Product Portfolio
- 12.15.5 Cubro Network Visibility Recent Developments
- 12.16 Network Critical
- 12.16.1 Network Critical Company Information
- 12.16.2 Network Critical Business Overview
- 12.16.3 Network Critical Revenue in Network Packet Broker Business (2021-2026)
- 12.16.4 Network Critical Network Packet Broker Product Portfolio
- 12.16.5 Network Critical Recent Developments
- 12.17 Microtel Innovation
- 12.17.1 Microtel Innovation Company Information
- 12.17.2 Microtel Innovation Business Overview
- 12.17.3 Microtel Innovation Revenue in Network Packet Broker Business (2021-2026)
- 12.17.4 Microtel Innovation Network Packet Broker Product Portfolio
- 12.17.5 Microtel Innovation Recent Developments
- 12.18 CGS Tower Networks
- 12.18.1 CGS Tower Networks Company Information
- 12.18.2 CGS Tower Networks Business Overview
- 12.18.3 CGS Tower Networks Revenue in Network Packet Broker Business (2021-2026)
- 12.18.4 CGS Tower Networks Network Packet Broker Product Portfolio
- 12.18.5 CGS Tower Networks Recent Developments
13 Report Conclusion
14 Disclaimer
GET THE RESEARCH
Choose your license.
Choose who needs access.
All options are for this report and research series.
PDF by email within 3–5 working days after payment confirmation.
Talk to an analyst