# Kentik alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 235 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Kentik holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/kentik/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Paessler PRTG Network Monitor: 48
- Auvik: 22
- Zabbix: 21
- ManageEngine OpManager: 20
- SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor: 16
- Domotz: 12

## Network monitoring and management

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Kentik.

- Paessler PRTG Network Monitor: first choice in 41 of those 84
- Zabbix: first choice in 11 of those 84
- Domotz: first choice in 10 of those 84
- ManageEngine OpManager: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Auvik: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Atera: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Checkmk: first choice in 2 of those 84
- NinjaOne: first choice in 2 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Kentik (Kentik is #11 of 12 at 0%).

- Auvik: first choice in 14 of those 83
- ManageEngine OpManager: first choice in 12 of those 83
- Zabbix: first choice in 10 of those 83
- Paessler PRTG Network Monitor: first choice in 7 of those 83
- SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor: first choice in 5 of those 83
- LibreNMS: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Datadog Network Monitoring: first choice in 2 of those 83
- LogicMonitor: first choice in 2 of those 83

**Enterprise**: 68 of 84 answers did not name Kentik (Kentik is #4 of 12 at 5%).

- SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor: first choice in 11 of those 68
- Cisco Catalyst Center: first choice in 8 of those 68
- LogicMonitor: first choice in 5 of those 68
- Datadog Network Monitoring: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Auvik: first choice in 3 of those 68
- Ansible: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Domotz: first choice in 2 of those 68
- ManageEngine OpManager: first choice in 2 of those 68

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