Why choose Kentik over Catchpoint?

Get performance metrics and traffic analytics side-by-side

Gain better insight into the digital experience of your end users

Ensure that the network delivers great experiences

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Kentik’s traffic analytics tell you what’s really happening in your network — what applications are being used, and which ISPs and clouds they traverse. Performance metrics and traffic data together give you a real-world understanding.

See a problem router in Path View and determine root cause using detailed device metrics.

Why choose Kentik over Catchpoint?

		Catchpoint
Autonomous, scenario-based testing Test what matters
Tests updated automatically e.g., when traffic patterns change
Correlate real traffic to synthetic measurements Know the impact of spikes
SNMP and traffic infused path visualization Go beyond detection to root cause
Troubleshooting workflows
Richer BGP data set Number and diversity of vantage points	Thousands	Hundreds
Free state of the internet tests SaaS apps, public clouds, BGP Route Viewer, public DNS services
High-density bi-directional mesh tests
High-density grid tests Find the one bad test among thousands
Continuous testing for latency-sensitive applications SaaS apps, cloud regions, BGP Route Viewer, and DNS performance	Yes, down to 1-second frequency	Only 1-minute frequency
Integrated with AWS infrastructure See the performance of inter-VPC routing and Direct Connects to your private cloud
Integrated NetFlow + VPC flow logs + synthetics in one place
Private (enterprise) agent install	Easy / automatable / lightweight	Manual / cumbersome to install
Published pricing Millions of test credits included	Yes, see pricing
Data visualizations	Over 70 preset visualizations	13+

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Kentik is the only tool I was willing to pay for; it’s that good.

– Pedro Carvalho, Senior Network Engineer

As soon as you turn it on, you see how different Kentik is from any other solution.

– Mike Leis, Senior Network Engineer

The real-time visibility we need to deliver a great customer experience.

– Dzmitry Markovich, Senior Director of Engineering

Kentik is the only tool I was willing to pay for; it’s that good.

– Pedro Carvalho, Senior Network Engineer

As soon as you turn it on, you see how different Kentik is from any other solution.

– Mike Leis, Senior Network Engineer

The real-time visibility we need to deliver a great customer experience.

– Dzmitry Markovich, Senior Director of Engineering

Kentik is the only tool I was willing to pay for; it’s that good.

– Pedro Carvalho, Senior Network Engineer

As soon as you turn it on, you see how different Kentik is from any other solution.

– Mike Leis, Senior Network Engineer

The real-time visibility we need to deliver a great customer experience.

– Dzmitry Markovich, Senior Director of Engineering

Three reasons customers love Kentik for network observability

So simple

See the big picture in one place. Configure your own dashboards or use ours. We sort out the relationships between addresses, locations, devices, traffic, applications, names, and providers. We recommend the best tests and you simply click “go.”

See everything

Test results, device metrics, traffic flow data, threat levels, cost, and capacity projections — we bring everything together for you. Whether your network is on-prem, in the cloud, in your data center, between your sites or at your service provider, we unify the view.

Sensible pricing

Packaging tuned to meet your needs. Pay for what you use. Get lots of stuff included: SaaS application monitor, BGP Route Viewer, cloud regions, and DNS tests. Synthetic test credits are included at no additional charge and additional credits are available at low rates. See the details.