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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Kentik Network Observability by Kentik View product | Datadog Network Performance Monitoring by Datadog View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Kentik Network Observability delivers capacity forecasting for network latency troubleshooting. Explore its NDR capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors. | Datadog Network Performance Monitoring offers eBPF kernel network monitoring and network topology mapping. Use it for NPM and eBPF. See Network Monitoring alternatives. |
| Product type | Network Performance Monitoring & Hybrid Observability | Cloud-Scale Network Traffic & Flow Analytics Engine |
| Best for | Telecom, Enterprise NetOps, Managed Service Providers, Telecommunications, Service Providers, Enterprise IT, Retail, Financial Services | DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise IT, SaaS, FinTech |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS | Cloud (SaaS); eBPF-Powered Agent; Cloud SaaS; eBPF-powered agent |
| Data residency | US; EU regions | US; EU; Global |
| 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: no | Mobile app: yes |
| Supported platforms | Enterprise routersSwitchesFirewallsCloud gateways | KubernetesDockerLinux HostsAWSAzureGCP |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FedRAMPHIPAAGDPR |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | CiscoAristaJuniperAWSAzureGCPPagerDutyServiceNow | KubernetesDockerAWS VPCAzure VNetGoogle CloudDatadog APM |
| Industries | TelecomEnterprise NetOpsManaged Service ProvidersTelecommunicationsService ProvidersEnterprise IT+2 more | DevOpsCloud InfrastructureEnterprise ITSaaSFinTech |
| Regions | Global | GlobalUSEU |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Kentik | Datadog |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, USA | New York, New York, USA |
| Company size | 201-500 | 5,000+ |
| Founded | 2014 | 2010 |
Overview
What it is
Kentik Network Observability
Kentik Network Observability delivers capacity forecasting for network latency troubleshooting. Explore its NDR capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.Datadog Network Performance Monitoring
Datadog Network Performance Monitoring offers eBPF kernel network monitoring and network topology mapping. Use it for NPM and eBPF. See Network Monitoring alternatives.Product type
Kentik Network Observability
Network Performance Monitoring & Hybrid ObservabilityDatadog Network Performance Monitoring
Cloud-Scale Network Traffic & Flow Analytics EngineBest for
Kentik Network Observability
Telecom, Enterprise NetOps, Managed Service Providers, Telecommunications, Service Providers, Enterprise IT, Retail, Financial ServicesDatadog Network Performance Monitoring
DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise IT, SaaS, FinTechPricing
Pricing model
Kentik Network Observability
Contact VendorDatadog Network Performance Monitoring
Contact VendorFree trial
Kentik Network Observability
Free trial: yesDatadog Network Performance Monitoring
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Kentik Network Observability
Datadog Network Performance Monitoring
Deployment details
Kentik Network Observability
Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaSDatadog Network Performance Monitoring
Cloud (SaaS); eBPF-Powered Agent; Cloud SaaS; eBPF-powered agentData residency
Kentik Network Observability
US; EU regionsDatadog Network Performance Monitoring
US; EU; GlobalKey features
What it offers
Kentik Network Observability
- End-to-end path visualization
- Interface utilization metrics
- Multi-cloud VPC flow correlation
- Proactive SLA monitoring
- Capacity forecasting
- Network latency troubleshooting
- WAN path optimization
- Interface capacity forecasting
Datadog Network Performance Monitoring
- eBPF kernel network monitoring
- Network topology mapping
- TCP latency & retransmit tracking
- DNS performance
- Multi-cloud egress tracking
- Network Analytics
- Network Monitoring
- NPM
Platform & access
API access
Kentik Network Observability
API access: yesDatadog Network Performance Monitoring
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Kentik Network Observability
SSO: yesDatadog Network Performance Monitoring
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Kentik Network Observability
RBAC: yesDatadog Network Performance Monitoring
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Kentik Network Observability
Multi-tenant: yesDatadog Network Performance Monitoring
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Kentik Network Observability
Mobile app: noDatadog Network Performance Monitoring
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
Kentik Network Observability
Datadog Network Performance Monitoring
Compliance
Kentik Network Observability
Datadog Network Performance Monitoring
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Kentik Network Observability
Datadog Network Performance Monitoring
Industries
Kentik Network Observability
Datadog Network Performance Monitoring
Regions
Kentik Network Observability
Datadog Network Performance Monitoring
Vendor
Company
Kentik Network Observability
KentikDatadog Network Performance Monitoring
DatadogHeadquarters
Kentik Network Observability
San Francisco, California, USADatadog Network Performance Monitoring
New York, New York, USACompany size
Kentik Network Observability
201-500Datadog Network Performance Monitoring
5,000+Founded
Kentik Network Observability
2014Datadog Network Performance Monitoring
2010