{"id":38264,"date":"2023-11-15T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zpesystems.com\/?p=38264"},"modified":"2023-11-17T15:38:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T15:38:31","slug":"best-network-performance-monitoring-tools-zs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zpesystems.com\/best-network-performance-monitoring-tools-zs\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Network Performance Monitoring Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-49px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/zpesystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Best-Network-Performance-Monitoring-Tools-scaled.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Best Network Performance Monitoring Tools&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Best Network Performance Monitoring Tools&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]Network performance monitoring tools provide visibility into the health and efficiency of networks and their underlying infrastructure of devices and software. Some platforms focus entirely on collecting and analyzing logs from various sources on the network, while others provide additional management capabilities that let you control, change, and troubleshoot network infrastructure. Choosing the right solution requires a thoughtful consideration of factors such as the cost, scalability, and interoperability of the software, as well as your team\u2019s experience and abilities. This guide compares three of the best network performance monitoring tools by analyzing these critical factors before providing advice on the most scalable and cost-effective way to deploy your solutions.<\/p>\n<h2>Comparing best network performance monitoring tools<\/h2>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left: 0pt;\" align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"border: none; border-collapse: collapse;\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"199\" \/>\n<col width=\"418\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 0pt;\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #008aab; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #434343 1.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Platform<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #008aab; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #434343 1.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Key Features<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 0pt;\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #214c64; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #434343 1.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #58c7cb; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #deeaf2; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #434343 1.5pt;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Network device, performance, and fault monitoring<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Deep packet inspection and analysis<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">LAN and WAN monitoring<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Automatic network discovery, mapping, and monitoring<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Network availability monitoring<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Network diagnostics<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Network path analysis<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Network performance testing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">SNMP monitoring<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Wi-Fi analysis<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 0pt;\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #214c64; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #434343 1.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #58c7cb; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Kentik<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #f6f9fb; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #434343 1.5pt;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Network telemetry dashboards<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Multi-vendor network monitoring<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Cloud, edge, and hybrid cloud monitoring<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">SaaS application performance &amp; uptime monitoring<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Intelligent automated alerts<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">SNMP, traffic flow, VPC, host agent, and synthetic monitoring<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Multi-cloud performance monitoring<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Kubernetes workload monitoring<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">SD-WAN monitoring<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Network security monitoring<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Network map visualizations<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">QoE monitoring<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 0pt;\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #214c64; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #434343 1.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #58c7cb; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">ThousandEyes<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #deeaf2; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #434343 1.5pt;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Network availability and performance testing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">WAN performance monitoring<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Cisco SD-WAN monitoring and optimization<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Browser session monitoring<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Network path visibility<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">User Wi-Fi connectivity monitoring<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">VPN mapping and monitoring<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Cross-layer data visualizations<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Disclaimer: This comparison was written by a 3rd party in collaboration with ZPE Systems using data gathered from publicly available data sheets and admin guides, as of 10\/20\/2023.<\/i> <i>Please email us if you have corrections or edits, or want to review additional attributes: <\/i><a href=\"mailto:Matrix@zpesystems.com\"><i>Matrix@zpesystems.com<\/i><\/a> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM)<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarwinds.com\/network-performance-monitor\">Network Performance Monitor (NPM)<\/a> is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarwinds.com\/orion-platform\">SolarWinds Orion<\/a> platform of integrated products. This mature and richly featured monitoring software is delivered as a cloud-based service and can observe SaaS (software as a service), cloud, hybrid cloud, and on-premises infrastructure. With advanced features like deep packet inspection (DPI), WAN optimization monitoring, automatic network mapping, and automated diagnostic tools, SolarWinds NPM is meant to be a complete, enterprise-grade observability solution. As part of the Orion platform, it\u2019s also extensible with other products from the SolarWinds ecosystem, such as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarwinds.com\/network-configuration-manager\">Network Configuration Manager<\/a>. As an enterprise solution, SolarWinds NPM comes with a high price tag that grows even larger as additional monitoring agents are added, limiting the scalability. Another important factor to consider is that SolarWinds recently suffered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/whatis\/feature\/SolarWinds-hack-explained-Everything-you-need-to-know\">high-profile hack<\/a> that compromised thousands of customers, so there are security risks involved in trusting the Orion supply chain. Additionally, despite a large library of integrations, SolarWinds is a closed ecosystem that doesn\u2019t work well with 3rd-party tools or custom scripts.\u200b<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left: 0pt;\" align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"border: none; border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;\">\n<colgroup>\n<col \/>\n<col \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 0pt;\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #214c64; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #ffffff 1pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Pros<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #214c64; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #ffffff 1pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Cons<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 0pt;\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #f6f9fb; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #ffffff 1pt;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Supports SaaS, cloud, and on-premises networks<\/li>\n<li>Includes advanced monitoring features like DPI<\/li>\n<li>Part of a large ecosystem of observability and management solutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #f6f9fb; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #ffffff 1pt;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Pricing is expensive and limits scalability<\/li>\n<li>Recently suffered a high-profile breach that impacted thousands of customers<\/li>\n<li>Closed ecosystem may not support your 3rd-party tools<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Kentik<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kentik.com\/\">Kentik<\/a> is an end-to-end network observability platform for cloud, multi-cloud, hybrid cloud, SaaS, and data center infrastructure. In addition to network performance monitoring, the platform includes monitoring solutions for SaaS application performance and SD-WAN performance. Other observability features include SaaS uptime monitoring, AI-driven insights and alerts, network security monitoring, and QoE (Quality of Experience) monitoring. Kentik also recently launched a Kubernetes network monitoring solution called<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kentik.com\/solutions\/kubernetes-networking\/\"> Kentik Kube<\/a> that provides end-to-end cluster visibility. Overall, Kentik is a powerful network observability platform that includes many of its most innovative features in its \u201cEssentials\u201d and \u201cPro\u201d pricing packages, providing a lot of bang for your buck. The downside is that you can\u2019t subscribe to features individually and must purchase a whole package, meaning you could end up paying for features you don\u2019t need. Because Kentik is not a large vendor, its customer service may be slow to respond in some cases. Additionally, although Kentik does have a large library of integrations, it is not a<a href=\"https:\/\/zpesystems.com\/vendor-agnostic-platform-zs\/\"> vendor-neutral platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left: 0pt;\" align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"border: none; border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;\">\n<colgroup>\n<col \/>\n<col \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 0pt;\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #214c64; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #ffffff 1pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Pros<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #214c64; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #ffffff 1pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Cons<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 0pt;\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #f6f9fb; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #ffffff 1pt;\">\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Supports cloud, multi-cloud, hybrid cloud, SaaS, and data center infrastructure<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Includes many advanced features and solutions at no additional cost<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Provides AI-driven network insights and intelligent alerts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #f6f9fb; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #ffffff 1pt;\">\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Products aren\u2019t available a la carte<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Customer service and technical support can be slow to respond<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Isn\u2019t entirely vendor-neutral<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>ThousandEyes<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thousandeyes.com\/\">ThousandEyes<\/a> is a digital experience monitoring platform primarily focused on network and application synthetic testing, end-user performance monitoring, and ISP Internet monitoring for SaaS, cloud, and on-premises networks. Additionally, ThousandEyes is part of the Cisco family and can be used to monitor and optimize Cisco SD-WAN architectures. Across its family of observability products, ThousandEyes includes features like wireless network visibility, SaaS performance visualizations, cloud application outage detection, and SD-WAN performance forecasting. The major advantage of the ThousandEyes platform is that it provides true end-to-end visibility of the entire service delivery chain, including end-user device performance and third-party provider availability. One downside is the endpoint agent-based monitoring solution requires on-premises VMs to run, which can be cumbersome to maintain and limits scalability. The pricing is expensive compared to similar solutions, and you may have to combine products to get all the features you need. Additionally, ThousandEyes is not a<a href=\"https:\/\/zpesystems.com\/vendor-agnostic-platform-zs\/\"> vendor-neutral platform<\/a> and has a relatively small library of integrations.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left: 0pt;\" align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"border: none; border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;\">\n<colgroup>\n<col \/>\n<col \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 0pt;\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #214c64; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #ffffff 1pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Pros<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #214c64; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #ffffff 1pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Cons<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 0pt;\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #f6f9fb; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #ffffff 1pt;\">\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Supports SaaS, cloud, and on-premises networks<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Works with Cisco DNA software for SD-WAN monitoring<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Provides end-to-end visibility of the entire service delivery chain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #f6f9fb; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #ffffff 1pt;\">\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Agent-based monitoring requires on-premises VMs, limiting scalability<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Pricing is expensive compared to similar solutions<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Limited integrations, preventing interoperability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>Each of the solutions on this list has advantages that make it well-suited to certain environments, as well as limitations to consider. Solarwinds NPM is part of a large ecosystem of observability and management solutions that includes advanced features like DPI, but it\u2019s suffering from a major security incident and has a closed ecosystem. Kentik packs a lot of innovative, AI-driven monitoring capabilities into its platform offerings, but its pricing tiers are inflexible, and it doesn\u2019t have the large, enterprise-grade support team of its larger competitors. ThousandEyes provides end-to-end visibility of the entire service delivery chain and works seamlessly with Cisco DNA software, but it has a steep learning curve and a limited library of integrations.<\/p>\n<h2>How to run the best network performance monitoring tools<\/h2>\n<p>Most network performance monitoring tools \u2013 even cloud-based SaaS offerings \u2013 communicate with endpoint agents using software deployed on VMs (virtual machines) running on-premises in each business location. Running these VMs on fully provisioned servers or PCs is expensive, but deploying them on<a href=\"https:\/\/zpesystems.com\/intel-nuc-use-cases-zs\/\"> NUCs<\/a> is highly insecure, especially as organizations scale out with distributed branches and edge computing sites. What\u2019s needed is a consolidated hardware solution that combines critical branch, edge, and data center networking functionality with vendor-neutral VM and application hosting, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/zpesystems.com\/products\/\">Nodegrid platform<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/zpesystems.com\/\">ZPE Systems<\/a>. Nodegrid\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/zpesystems.com\/products\/data-center-solutions\/rs232-serial-switch-zs\/\">serial switches<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/zpesystems.com\/products\/branch-solutions\/gate-sr\/\">network edge routers<\/a> run the open, Linux-based Nodegrid OS, which can host your choice of third-party software \u2013 including Docker containers \u2013 for network performance monitoring, SD-WAN, security, automation, and more. Nodegrid\u2019s versatile, modular hardware solutions also provide <a href=\"https:\/\/zpesystems.com\/solutions\/out-of-band-management-solutions-zs\/\">out-of-band (OOB) management<\/a> access to critical remote infrastructure and monitoring solutions, giving teams a lifeline to recover from outages and ransomware attacks. Nodegrid uses innovative, enterprise-grade security features like Secure Boot, self-encrypted disk, and two-factor authentication (2FA), and its onboard software is frequently patched for vulnerabilities to defend against a breach. Deploying Nodegrid at each business site consolidates your network to reduce hardware overhead, streamlining management and enabling easy scalability. 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