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| Product | Cisco ThousandEyes by Cisco View product | Network Performance Management by Riverbed View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Cisco ThousandEyes by Cisco: BGP route monitoring. Ideal for end-to-end digital experience monitoring. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top NDR alternatives. | Network Performance Management: full-fidelity packet capture and flow-based telemetry analytics. Built for bandwidth optimization. Compare Network Security alternatives. |
| Product type | Digital Experience Monitoring & Network Visibility Platform | Network Performance Monitoring & Security Analytics Platform |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Technology, Financial Services, Retail, Healthcare, Telecommunications | Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Retail |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudOn-Premise | CloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; SaaS cloud management platform with Cloud, Enterprise, and Endpoint Agents | Hybrid Cloud; On-premises; Virtual Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Physical Hardware Appliance; Cloud VM (AWS, Azure) |
| Data residency | Cloud hosting regions across North America and Europe | Customer On-Premises Datacenter / Private Cloud Dependent |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: yes | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Global internet vantage pointsenterprise networksuser endpointsAWSAzureGCP | Hybrid Enterprise NetworksCloud Data CentersSD-WAN Infrastructure |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR | ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIHIPAAPCI-DSSGDPR |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Catalyst SwitchesCisco SD-WANCisco WebexSplunkAppDynamicsServiceNowPagerDutySlack | Riverbed AternityCiscoVMwareSplunkServiceNowMicrosoft Azure |
| Industries | Cross-industryTechnologyFinancial ServicesRetailHealthcareTelecommunications | Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturingRetail |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | Riverbed |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 1,001-5,000 |
| Founded | 1984 | 2002 |
Overview
What it is
Cisco ThousandEyes
Cisco ThousandEyes by Cisco: BGP route monitoring. Ideal for end-to-end digital experience monitoring. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top NDR alternatives.Network Performance Management
Network Performance Management: full-fidelity packet capture and flow-based telemetry analytics. Built for bandwidth optimization. Compare Network Security alternatives.Product type
Cisco ThousandEyes
Digital Experience Monitoring & Network Visibility PlatformNetwork Performance Management
Network Performance Monitoring & Security Analytics PlatformBest for
Cisco ThousandEyes
Cross-industry, Technology, Financial Services, Retail, Healthcare, TelecommunicationsNetwork Performance Management
Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, RetailPricing
Pricing model
Cisco ThousandEyes
Contact VendorNetwork Performance Management
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco ThousandEyes
Free trial: yesNetwork Performance Management
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco ThousandEyes
Network Performance Management
Deployment details
Cisco ThousandEyes
Cloud SaaS; SaaS cloud management platform with Cloud, Enterprise, and Endpoint AgentsNetwork Performance Management
Hybrid Cloud; On-premises; Virtual Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Physical Hardware Appliance; Cloud VM (AWS, Azure)Data residency
Cisco ThousandEyes
Cloud hosting regions across North America and EuropeNetwork Performance Management
Customer On-Premises Datacenter / Private Cloud DependentKey features
What it offers
Cisco ThousandEyes
- Hop-by-hop network path visualization
- Synthetic transaction testing
- BGP route monitoring
- Internet Insights outage tracking
- Real-user browser experience monitoring
- Automated WAN anomaly detection
- API alerting
- End-to-end digital experience monitoring
Network Performance Management
- Full-fidelity packet capture
- Flow-based telemetry analytics
- Automated anomaly detection
- Hybrid network mapping
- Deep packet inspection
- Hybrid network observability
- Automated root cause analysis
- Forensic packet reconstruction
Platform & access
API access
Cisco ThousandEyes
API access: yesNetwork Performance Management
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
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SSO: yesNetwork Performance Management
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco ThousandEyes
RBAC: yesNetwork Performance Management
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco ThousandEyes
Multi-tenant: yesNetwork Performance Management
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco ThousandEyes
Mobile app: yesNetwork Performance Management
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco ThousandEyes
Network Performance Management
Compliance
Cisco ThousandEyes
Network Performance Management
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco ThousandEyes
Network Performance Management
Industries
Cisco ThousandEyes
Network Performance Management
Regions
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Network Performance Management
Vendor
Company
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CiscoNetwork Performance Management
RiverbedHeadquarters
Cisco ThousandEyes
San Jose, California, USANetwork Performance Management
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
Cisco ThousandEyes
80,000+Network Performance Management
1,001-5,000Founded
Cisco ThousandEyes
1984Network Performance Management
2002