AppNeta vs Cisco ThousandEyes

AppNeta8.7Visit Cisco ThousandEyes8.6Visit

Higher score AppNeta #7 in Network Performance Monitoring Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Broadcom

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Cisco ThousandEyes #8 in Network Performance Monitoring Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request · 15-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 4 features Visit ThousandEyes

• AppNeta fits best

  Synthetic and packet-level application monitoring

• Cisco ThousandEyes fits best

  Global network and application experience monitoring

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Side by side

Feature	AppNeta 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Cisco ThousandEyes 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.6
Ranking	#7 in Network Performance Monitoring Software	#8 in Network Performance Monitoring Software
Best for	Synthetic and packet-level application monitoring	Global network and application experience monitoring
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request · 15-day trial
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	15 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted, Browser extension, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Android
Integrations	2 integrations	8 integrations
Features AppNeta 4/4 · Cisco ThousandEyes 0/4
Packet loss monitoring	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Jitter monitoring	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Path visualization	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Synthetic network tests	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Monitored devices	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment	Hybrid	Hybrid
Data retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines synthetic testing with passive traffic and packet monitoring Measures packet loss, jitter, latency, and hop-by-hop network paths Supports Selenium tests, packet capture, flow visibility, and API integration	Combines synthetic tests, path views, DNS, BGP, SNMP, and traffic analysis. Maps network topology and monitors performance from global vantage points. Connects with Webex, Teams, PagerDuty, ServiceNow, Splunk, and Slack.
Cons	Pricing requires a contact-sales process Conditional Freemium instances are limited to eligible DX NetOps subscribers Its broad monitoring scope may exceed the needs of teams seeking a narrow tool	No free plan is available. Pricing requires contacting sales for an annual subscription. Its broad feature set may exceed basic uptime monitoring needs.
Our verdict	AppNeta is Broadcom’s network performance monitoring software for network operations, cloud operations, and IT teams managing distributed environments. It combines active synthetic testing with passive traffic analysis across offices,… Read the review →	Cisco ThousandEyes monitors network, application, Internet, cloud, and end-user performance for enterprise network, operations, and IT teams. The platform combines Cloud Agents, customer-managed Enterprise Agents, and Endpoint Agents with… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• AppNeta — where it wins

  • Combines synthetic testing with passive traffic and packet monitoring
  • Measures packet loss, jitter, latency, and hop-by-hop network paths
  • Supports Selenium tests, packet capture, flow visibility, and API integration

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a contact-sales process
  • Conditional Freemium instances are limited to eligible DX NetOps subscribers
  • Its broad monitoring scope may exceed the needs of teams seeking a narrow tool

• Cisco ThousandEyes — where it wins

  • Combines synthetic tests, path views, DNS, BGP, SNMP, and traffic analysis.
  • Maps network topology and monitors performance from global vantage points.
  • Connects with Webex, Teams, PagerDuty, ServiceNow, Splunk, and Slack.

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available.
  • Pricing requires contacting sales for an annual subscription.
  • Its broad feature set may exceed basic uptime monitoring needs.

• AppNeta8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad monitoring platform for synthetic tests, packet analysis, and application paths.

  Visit BroadcomFull verdict →
• Cisco ThousandEyes8.6/10 · Pricing on request · 15-day trial

  Broad visibility for teams monitoring networks, applications, cloud services, and Internet paths.

  Visit ThousandEyesFull verdict →