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| Product | Kentik Network Observability by Kentik View product | PRTG Network Monitor by Paessler 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. | Get the facts on PRTG Network Monitor: packet sniffing. Built for bandwidth bottleneck detection. Compare it with other Network Security options before you decide. |
| Product type | Network Performance Monitoring & Hybrid Observability | Comprehensive Bandwidth & Network Device Monitoring |
| Best for | Telecom, Enterprise NetOps, Managed Service Providers, Telecommunications, Service Providers, Enterprise IT, Retail, Financial Services | Enterprise IT, Telecom, Healthcare, Education, Retail, Manufacturing |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | SaaSCloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS | On-premises; Cloud; On-premises Server; Hosted Cloud SaaS |
| Data residency | US; EU regions | Customer Data Center / Hosted PRTG Cloud |
| 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 | RoutersSwitchesFirewallsNetwork appliancesVirtual hosts |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR | ISO 27001 certified hostingGDPR compliant |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | CiscoAristaJuniperAWSAzureGCPPagerDutyServiceNow | CiscoJuniperHPE ArubaVMware vSphereMicrosoft Hyper-VPagerDuty |
| Industries | TelecomEnterprise NetOpsManaged Service ProvidersTelecommunicationsService ProvidersEnterprise IT+2 more | Enterprise ITTelecomHealthcareEducationRetailManufacturing |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Kentik | Paessler |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, USA | Nuremberg, Germany |
| Company size | 201-500 | 300+ |
| Founded | 2014 | 1997 |
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.PRTG Network Monitor
Get the facts on PRTG Network Monitor: packet sniffing. Built for bandwidth bottleneck detection. Compare it with other Network Security options before you decide.Product type
Kentik Network Observability
Network Performance Monitoring & Hybrid ObservabilityPRTG Network Monitor
Comprehensive Bandwidth & Network Device MonitoringBest for
Kentik Network Observability
Telecom, Enterprise NetOps, Managed Service Providers, Telecommunications, Service Providers, Enterprise IT, Retail, Financial ServicesPRTG Network Monitor
Enterprise IT, Telecom, Healthcare, Education, Retail, ManufacturingPricing
Pricing model
Kentik Network Observability
Contact VendorPRTG Network Monitor
Contact VendorFree trial
Kentik Network Observability
Free trial: yesPRTG Network Monitor
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Kentik Network Observability
PRTG Network Monitor
Deployment details
Kentik Network Observability
Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaSPRTG Network Monitor
On-premises; Cloud; On-premises Server; Hosted Cloud SaaSData residency
Kentik Network Observability
US; EU regionsPRTG Network Monitor
Customer Data Center / Hosted PRTG CloudKey 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
PRTG Network Monitor
- Distributed remote probes
- NetFlow and sFlow analysis
- Interface error tracking
- Packet sniffing
- Automated PDF SLA reporting
- Bandwidth bottleneck detection
- Switch port traffic auditing
- Multi-site remote probe monitoring
Platform & access
API access
Kentik Network Observability
API access: yesPRTG Network Monitor
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Kentik Network Observability
SSO: yesPRTG Network Monitor
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Kentik Network Observability
RBAC: yesPRTG Network Monitor
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Kentik Network Observability
Multi-tenant: yesPRTG Network Monitor
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Kentik Network Observability
Mobile app: noPRTG Network Monitor
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
Kentik Network Observability
PRTG Network Monitor
Compliance
Kentik Network Observability
PRTG Network Monitor
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Kentik Network Observability
PRTG Network Monitor
Industries
Kentik Network Observability
PRTG Network Monitor
Regions
Kentik Network Observability
PRTG Network Monitor
Vendor
Company
Kentik Network Observability
KentikPRTG Network Monitor
PaesslerHeadquarters
Kentik Network Observability
San Francisco, California, USAPRTG Network Monitor
Nuremberg, GermanyCompany size
Kentik Network Observability
201-500PRTG Network Monitor
300+Founded
Kentik Network Observability
2014PRTG Network Monitor
1997