What it does
Akvorado collects NetFlow, IPFIX and sFlow, enriches records with interface and location information, and provides a web interface backed by ClickHouse.
Connect a flow exporter and SNMP metadata source, then use time ranges, dimensions and filters to graph the collected traffic. Akvorado stores enriched records in ClickHouse; interface classification matters because its default external-ingress view avoids counting the same traffic again on internal interfaces. The repository tutorial uses Linux, Docker 23 or later, Compose v2, 16 GB RAM and 50 GB free disk, plus a router you can configure for export and SNMP. Match setup to the installed release: repository docs describe the next version, while the running console serves matching documentation. Graph-option URLs can be shared but are not guaranteed across upgrades.
Strengths
- Collection, enrichment and browsing together
- Version-specific documentation served by the application
Watch out for
- Requires configured flow exporters and storage
Sources
- GitHub - akvorado/akvorado: Flow collector, enricher and visualizer · GitHub (Oct 26, 2026)
- Akvorado graph scope and share URLs (Oct 26, 2026)
- Akvorado repository collection tutorial (Oct 26, 2026)