# Kentik vs PRTG Network Monitor

| Attribute | Kentik | PRTG Network Monitor |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 28.8 (3% (low)) | 34.9 (22% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Cloud-based network observability solution that provides real-time visibility into network traffic, DDoS detection and mitigation, security monitoring, and compliance visibility for network and security operators managing distributed infrastructure. | A unified monitoring solution for tracking systems, applications, and devices across IT, OT, and cloud environments. Includes dashboards, alerting, and comprehensive reporting to help teams maintain infrastructure uptime. |
| integrations.count | 9 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"PeeringDB"},{"name":"CloudFront"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Email"},{"name":"JSON"},{"name":"Custom webhooks"}]` | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"DE","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"quote","summary":"Custom quotes available; free 30-day fully-featured trial","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.paessler.com/pricing/quote","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T14:41:45.320Z","freeTrialDays":30}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | quote |
| pricing.price_level | - | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | - | no |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Network Monitoring)

| Capability | Kentik | PRTG Network Monitor |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Snmp polling | - | - |
| Netflow sflow ipfix | - | - |
| Auto discovery topology | - | - |
| Wifi monitoring | - | - |
| Sdwan monitoring | - | - |
| Synthetic active monitoring | - | - |
| Config backup change mgmt | - | - |
| Cloud VPC monitoring | - | - |
| Multi tenant msp | - | - |
| Anomaly detection | - | - |
| Open source | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:15:57.954Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*