# robcowart/elastiflow

Network flow analytics (Netflow, sFlow and IPFIX) with the Elastic Stack

Repository: https://github.com/robcowart/elastiflow
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/elastiflow
Language: Shell
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: netflow, ipfix, sflow, elasticsearch, logstash, kibana, elk
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-03-22T22:03:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3410, "days_push": 894, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2511, forks 597 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:57.430109+00:00)

## What it is
ElastiFlow (legacy) is a network flow analytics solution that collects and visualizes NetFlow v5/v9, IPFIX, and sFlow data using the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana). This Logstash-based repository is deprecated and no longer receives updates, having been replaced by the next-generation ElastiFlow Unified Flow Collector.

## Use cases
- collect and analyze netflow data with elasticsearch
- visualize network flow data in kibana
- monitor sflow traffic on my network
- self-hosted netflow collector and dashboard
- analyze ipfix flow records
- network traffic analytics without commercial tools

## When to choose
- you are already invested in the Elastic Stack and need historical reference for a legacy deployment
- you need to maintain an existing legacy ElastiFlow installation

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new network flow analytics project - use the new ElastiFlow Unified Flow Collector instead
- you need updates, support, or modern scalability features
- you do not want to run the full Elastic Stack

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: monitoring, analytics, data-visualization, search-engine
- domain: networking, monitoring, analytics, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: netflow, ipfix, sflow, elastic-stack, logstash, kibana, network-flow-analytics, deprecated, linux, docker, elasticsearch

## Member repositories
- robcowart/elastiflow (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:57.430109+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:26:23.489968+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/robcowart/elastiflow (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:57.430109+00:00, sha 24a3b4ef250c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.