# Kentik: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 11 judge labels across 2 categories by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/kentik/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Network monitoring and management | 0% | 18 | 10% | 10 |
| Network detection and response | 0% | 56 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Choose Kentik or ThousandEyes if your biggest headaches are internet outages, complex cloud routing" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Network monitoring)
- "Cloud-First Option: Kentik" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, NDR)

## And against it

- "too specialized and costly for standard mid-market networks" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Network monitoring)

## In its own words

What Kentik's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Kentik is the network intelligence platform for modern infrastructure teams. (https://kentik.com/)
- For: modern infrastructure teams (https://kentik.com/)
- Free plan or trial: START TRIAL (https://www.kentik.com/products/)
- Certifications: SOC 2, GDPR, EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, US Data Privacy, Microsoft Supplier Security & Privacy Assurance Program, Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Network Performance Monitoring and Diagnostics
- Hosting: USA
- Customers named: ServiceNow, New Relic, Box, Seaborn Networks, Zoom, Booking.com, Superloop, Packet

## What it publishes

Every page kentik.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 1617 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 810 pages, 8 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- case study: 31 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 12 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 36 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-18
- report or ebook: 18 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 32 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-22
- glossary or explainer: 22 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-22
- podcast or video: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 109 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-16 blog: Transforming network operations with ai advisor https://www.kentik.com/resources/transforming-network-operations-with-ai-advisor
- Recent: 2026-09-02 blog: Latest bgp hijack targets hosting software vendor https://www.kentik.com/blog/latest-bgp-hijack-targets-hosting-software-vendor
- Recent: 2026-08-13 blog: New alert policy templates for kentik protect security and compliance visibility in minutes https://www.kentik.com/blog/new-alert-policy-templates-for-kentik-protect-security-and-compliance-visibility-in-minutes
- Recent: 2026-08-06 blog: Kentik Joins Infoblox: Network Observability & AI https://www.kentik.com/blog/welcoming-kentik-closing-the-gap-with-network-truth-opening-the-door-to-agentic-operations
- Recent: 2026-07-31 blog: AI Policy Governance and Enforcement https://www.kentik.com/resources/ai-policy-governance-and-enforcement
- Recent: 2026-07-29 blog: Introducing ai platform traffic visibility in kentik https://www.kentik.com/blog/introducing-ai-platform-traffic-visibility-in-kentik

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.