Datadog Network Performance Monitoring vs ThousandEyes Network Monitoring

Datadog Network Performance Monitoring8.9Visit TNThousandEyes Network Monitoring8.3Visit

Higher score Datadog Network Performance Monitoring #3 in Network Topology Mapping Software 8.9/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Datadog

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TN ThousandEyes Network Monitoring #7 in Network Topology Mapping Software 8.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit ThousandEyes

• Datadog Network Performance Monitoring fits best

  Teams pairing topology with cloud network monitoring

• ThousandEyes Network Monitoring fits best

  Enterprise teams mapping network and application paths

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Side by side

Feature	Datadog Network Performance Monitoring 8.9/10 Visit ↗	TNThousandEyes Network Monitoring 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.3
Ranking	#3 in Network Topology Mapping Software	#7 in Network Topology Mapping Software
Best for	Teams pairing topology with cloud network monitoring	Enterprise teams mapping network and application paths
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$5/device/mo	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs	Email, Live chat, Phone, Community, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	1,000+ integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise, Mid-market
Features Datadog Network Performance Monitoring 2/2 · ThousandEyes Network Monitoring 2/2
Automated discovery	✓	✓
Dependency mapping	✓	✓
Specs
Topology views	Mixed	Mixed
Deployment	Hybrid	Cloud
Device limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Network data sources	Datadog Agent, SNMP metrics, SNMP traps, APIs, NetFlow, syslogs, eBPF	SNMP, LLDP, CDP, NetFlow v9, IPFIX
Our review
Pros	Maps device topology and hop-by-hop network paths Combines NetFlow, SNMP, syslog, and device monitoring Correlates traffic across applications, infrastructure, and devices	Discovers infrastructure with SNMP and maps LLDP- and CDP-derived links Correlates device health, traffic flows, and application performance Offers REST API access and integrations including Slack and PagerDuty
Cons	The $5 annual price requires Infrastructure Pro or Enterprise coverage No free plan; the product is paid after a 14-day trial Its broad monitoring focus may not suit topology-only teams	Annual subscription pricing requires contacting sales Topology rendering is limited to 250 devices Cloud delivery requires agents deployed in customer environments
Our verdict	Datadog Network Performance Monitoring brings network topology views, device discovery, path visualization, and performance monitoring into Datadog’s broader monitoring environment. It is aimed at engineering, IT operations, and enterprise… Read the review →	ThousandEyes Network Monitoring brings network device, path, application, and Internet service visibility into a cloud service. It is aimed at enterprise and mid-market network teams investigating failures, bottlenecks, and dependencies… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Datadog Network Performance Monitoring — where it wins

  • Maps device topology and hop-by-hop network paths
  • Combines NetFlow, SNMP, syslog, and device monitoring
  • Correlates traffic across applications, infrastructure, and devices

  Where it doesn't

  • The $5 annual price requires Infrastructure Pro or Enterprise coverage
  • No free plan; the product is paid after a 14-day trial
  • Its broad monitoring focus may not suit topology-only teams

• ThousandEyes Network Monitoring — where it wins

  • Discovers infrastructure with SNMP and maps LLDP- and CDP-derived links
  • Correlates device health, traffic flows, and application performance
  • Offers REST API access and integrations including Slack and PagerDuty

  Where it doesn't

  • Annual subscription pricing requires contacting sales
  • Topology rendering is limited to 250 devices
  • Cloud delivery requires agents deployed in customer environments

• Datadog Network Performance Monitoring8.9/10 · 14-day trial

  Pairs topology and path views with traffic monitoring and application correlation.

  Visit DatadogFull verdict →
• TNThousandEyes Network Monitoring8.3/10 · Pricing on request

  Cloud network monitoring that links device topology, traffic, and application paths.

  Visit ThousandEyesFull verdict →