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| Product | Kentik Network Observability by Kentik View product | SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor by SolarWinds 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. | What does SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor do? It covers fault monitoring. See typical use cases, on-premises deployment and how it compares to rivals. |
| Product type | Network Performance Monitoring & Hybrid Observability | Network Fault & Performance Monitor |
| Best for | Telecom, Enterprise NetOps, Managed Service Providers, Telecommunications, Service Providers, Enterprise IT, Retail, Financial Services | Cross-industry, Enterprise IT, Telecom, Service Providers |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | On-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS | On-premises Windows Server; On-premises Windows Server software |
| Data residency | US; EU regions | On-premises deployment |
| 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: no |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Enterprise routersSwitchesFirewallsCloud gateways | Enterprise Campus NetworksData Centers |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR | SNMPWMINetPathITIL |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | CiscoAristaJuniperAWSAzureGCPPagerDutyServiceNow | SNMPWMIICMPCiscoJuniperServiceNow |
| Industries | TelecomEnterprise NetOpsManaged Service ProvidersTelecommunicationsService ProvidersEnterprise IT+2 more | Cross-industryEnterprise ITTelecomService Providers |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Kentik | SolarWinds |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, USA | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Company size | 201-500 | 3,000+ |
| Founded | 2014 | 1999 |
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.SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
What does SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor do? It covers fault monitoring. See typical use cases, on-premises deployment and how it compares to rivals.Product type
Kentik Network Observability
Network Performance Monitoring & Hybrid ObservabilitySolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Network Fault & Performance MonitorBest for
Kentik Network Observability
Telecom, Enterprise NetOps, Managed Service Providers, Telecommunications, Service Providers, Enterprise IT, Retail, Financial ServicesSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Cross-industry, Enterprise IT, Telecom, Service ProvidersPricing
Pricing model
Kentik Network Observability
Contact VendorSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Contact VendorFree trial
Kentik Network Observability
Free trial: yesSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Kentik Network Observability
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Deployment details
Kentik Network Observability
Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaSSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
On-premises Windows Server; On-premises Windows Server softwareData residency
Kentik Network Observability
US; EU regionsSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
On-premises deploymentKey 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
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
- Fault monitoring
- Multi-vendor device tracking
- NetPath packet tracing
- PerfStack performance correlation
- Network fault monitoring
- Multi-vendor tracking
- PerfStack correlation
Platform & access
API access
Kentik Network Observability
API access: yesSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Kentik Network Observability
SSO: yesSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Kentik Network Observability
RBAC: yesSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Kentik Network Observability
Multi-tenant: yesSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Kentik Network Observability
Mobile app: noSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Kentik Network Observability
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Compliance
Kentik Network Observability
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Kentik Network Observability
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Industries
Kentik Network Observability
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Regions
Kentik Network Observability
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Vendor
Company
Kentik Network Observability
KentikSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
SolarWindsHeadquarters
Kentik Network Observability
San Francisco, California, USASolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Austin, Texas, USACompany size
Kentik Network Observability
201-500SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
3,000+Founded
Kentik Network Observability
2014SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
1999