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Synth Monitor and the enterprise suites.
If you are looking at ThousandEyes, Kentik or Catchpoint, here is an honest view of where Synth Monitor is different, and where they are stronger today.
| Synth Monitor | Typical enterprise suite | |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started | ||
| Pricing | Free during the beta; allowances published on the pricing page | Mostly quote-based, priced per test unit, agent or seat |
| Time to first useful tests | Minutes: one command installs an agent and tests start at once | Varies; often starts with a sales-led trial |
| Agents | One command on Linux, Docker, macOS, Windows, or launched in your AWS account | Software agents and appliances; laptop agents are often a separate product |
| Finding the problem | ||
| Hop-by-hop paths with networks | Yes, multi-flow, with ECMP branches | Yes, a core strength of most suites |
| Loss judged real vs. rate-limited, per hop | Yes: loss counts only if it persists downstream | Varies by vendor |
| Automatic “whose network” verdict | Yes: names the network and its role (your site, access ISP, transit, destination) | Usually left to the engineer reading the path |
| Route changes and BGP lined up with the problem | Yes, on the path timeline and in the diagnosis | Available in some suites |
| Provider-ready evidence report | Yes, printable and shareable as a public link | Varies; sharing views is common |
| Coverage | ||
| BGP hijacks, leaks, RPKI | Yes, public collectors plus your own routers (BMP) | Yes in several suites, sometimes as an add-on |
| DNS trace with DNSSEC chain validation | Yes, resolved from the root by each agent | Varies by vendor |
| Web, multi-step API, browser transactions | Yes | Yes |
| Voice (MOS) and SIP | Yes | Varies by vendor |
A general comparison based on public information as of October 2026. Capabilities differ by vendor, edition and contract; check with each vendor. Something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it.
Where they are stronger today
- Very large fleets of cloud, ISP and broadband vantage points around the world; ours is your agents plus a growing set of shared regions.
- Years of internet-wide outage data across all their customers.
- Enterprise procurement: compliance certifications, SSO, long integration catalogues and dedicated support teams.
Where Synth Monitor is the better fit
- You want the answer, not just the data: which network, which hop, since when, with evidence for the provider.
- You want to start today, without a sales cycle, and to see the price.
- You run your own vantage points (sites, laptops, your cloud) and want them set up in one command.
Try it next to what you run today
Run Synth Monitor beside your current tool on the same targets and compare the answers you get.