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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Catchpoint

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ACatchpoint is an Internet Performance Monitoring (IPM) and Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) platform designed to provide visibility into the entire "Internet Stack"—from local user devices to global network infrastructure. Following its acquisition by LogicMonitor in December 2025, the platform is being integrated as a core component of the LM Envision observability suite to bridge the gap between internal infrastructure health and external user experience.

    $10,000

    per year

    Cisco Nexus Dashboard

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ACisco Nexus Dashboard simplifies data-center networks with automation and analytics. The data-center network helps organizations to meet business demands, and provision reliable data-center networking services as fast as possible, when and where organizations need it. As network infrastructure management is becoming more complex, diverse, and distributed, with multiple configuration points, monitoring tools, and vast amounts of data being generated every second. Cisco Nexus Dashboard is…N/A
    Pricing
    CatchpointCisco Nexus Dashboard
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    CatchpointCisco Nexus Dashboard
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details- White glove migration services - Annual subscription - Professional Services - Competitive Benchmarking—
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    Community Pulse
    CatchpointCisco Nexus Dashboard
    Considered Both Products
    LogicMonitor
    No answer on this topic
    Cisco
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
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    97%
    Would buy again
    60 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    49 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
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    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    60 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    54 Answers
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    42 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    69 Answers
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    46 Answers
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    CatchpointCisco Nexus Dashboard
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Cisco ThousandEyes
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Cisco Nexus Series Switches
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Nexthink
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Cisco Nexus Series Switches
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CatchpointCisco Nexus Dashboard
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (84 ratings)
    7.6
    (64 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.6
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.1
    (3 ratings)
    7.9
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (82 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
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    8.2
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    9.1
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    User Testimonials
    CatchpointCisco Nexus Dashboard
    Likelihood to Recommend
    LogicMonitor
    I like the synthetic test feature it has from the edge which mimics the real user - that for me is one of the best features. The certificate expiration, the API monitoring, the slowness breakdown to show where the slowdown happens, and more.
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    Cisco
    We used Cisco Nexus Dashboard specifically for automating the creation of networks in our private cloud environment using a VXLAN EVPN multisite environment. It integrates into Infoblox well. It's also very suited in network troubleshooting for past and present issues. Where I don't see it being used much is in the campus but it's nice to know we have the ability to add catalyst if needed.
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    Pros
    LogicMonitor
    • Our standard operating material documents Catchpoint’s breadth on HTTP/Browser, API, Streaming, DNS, FTP, TCP, SMTP, Ping, Traceroute, SSH with content validation and custom widgets/dashboards. This gives SREs and L0/L1 a single place to validate both page flows and the underlying network/application protocols.
    • Product runbooks use Catchpoint to validate critical steps (for ex, login, overview dashboard, unit dashboards) and to detect DNS issues that break those journeys. so we catch experience regressions even when the backend looks healthy.
    • We’ve standardized Catchpoint alert categories/templates with ITSM so L0 includes the right analysis in handoffs. This tightened “first message, best message” during incidents.
    • Our operating procedures use Catchpoint for alwayson availability checks with email notifications and multi‑location verification when a site is down. This is useful for unambiguous “is it up/where is it failing” signals.
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    Cisco
    • It is a flexible tool that helps streamline and facilitate the development of new services.
    • Ideal for automating tasks such as network modification, configuration, and removal, which provides great time savings.
    • Ensures services without interruption and without difficult scheduling.
    • It has a simple user interface and excellent support, made up of several providers.
    • It facilitates the administration of managed services.
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    Cons
    LogicMonitor
    • Missing Functionality: For our organisation, we use multiple observability tools and what we miss in Catchpoint is its ability to display a list of muted monitors in the dashboard. This was a business requirement for our company where the business wanted to know at any given point of time, a list of monitors that were muted during an outage or a scheduled maintenance. This feature was unavailable in Catchpoint, however, we hope to see some enhancements in the future.
    Incentivized
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    Cisco
    • With the latest version release of Cisco Nexus Dashboard to version 3.0.1 I can say that most of the features have already improved but one of the wishlists that I want for ND is the possibility of extracting lists of Anomaly.
    • Include older versions of Firmware in the list of choices when doing the firmware upgrade analysis, currently only the recommended is in the list of choices.
    • If possible, include all the prechecks in the Firmware pre-upgrade analysis same in the script provided by Cisco.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    LogicMonitor
    The Catchpoint tool has now become an integral part of our DevOps toolkit due to its extensive range of capabilities, including application performance monitoring, network health tracking, DNS visibility, and edge performance analysis. Its seamless integration with our existing monitoring infrastructure has significantly enhanced our ability to detect potential issues proactively, analyze root causes in real time, and resolve incidents much faster, ultimately improving overall system reliability and user experience.
    Incentivized
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    Cisco
    We observe significant product development with each release, along with substantial expansion of functionality. The program code has been consolidated into a single image, which simplifies installation and routine system update operations. Additionally, it is possible to install it outside the production network, which further enhances the solution’s availability.Additionally, the new graphical interface is very simplified and user-friendly.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    LogicMonitor
    It's hard to find the functionalities that I am looking for in the application. Even if I did something in the past, after a time I have to re-learn again where the functionalities are. This is a powerful tool, but not user-friendly. Texts in the buttons and menus are not always meaningful or easily comprehensible.
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    Cisco
    For the end user, it is relatively easy to use. However, some training and practice is a must because the NSO is not as straightforward as the traditional router CLI. For the administrator, Cisco Network Service Orchestrator (NSO) is just like another program running on the Linux system--there is no big difference.
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    Performance
    LogicMonitor
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    For us, it's not yet a single pane of glass for the ACI network as Network Assurance Engine is not yet integrated into the [Cisco] Nexus Dashboard. This will be the case after the next update we plan to do. Today it's a tool I use daily to figure out if something unusual or unexpected happened in the SDN part of our network. The legacy network is still monitored with different tools.
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    Support Rating
    LogicMonitor
    The customer support is fantastic as they keep you updated and follow up even though we may not even follow up. Make sure they send a communication so that we remain updated. They value engineers who will get on a call with you to understand any requirement we have on any test, and they bring in the best developers on call.
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    Cisco
    here was never a need to contact support, as the system includes several commands that allow for self-healing. Even if, after the upgrade process, one of the processes was not running, I was able to quickly find the appropriate sequence of commands that definitively resolved the issue. The entire architecture was designed in such a way as to be resilient to the failure of one node in a three-server setup.
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    Implementation Rating
    LogicMonitor
    very easy to implement as the product is user-friendly
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    Cisco
    Honestly, the product implementation took 1–2 days to comprehensively manage the client’s entire infrastructure. The delivered on-premise solution, provided as physical servers, quickly builds the required environment in which individual data centers are rapidly added. The data collection process takes some time but also depends on the number of devices in the network.
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    Alternatives Considered
    LogicMonitor
    Smart Bear Foglight Dynatrace CEM Catchpoint: I have used many synthetic monitoring products. Honestly, there are no big differences in features among all the products listed above or that I have used before. Probably, price and support might play big roles in selecting the products. I do not know the prices of these products.
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    Cisco
    The Cisco Nexus Series switches perform admirably in our blended distributed system. We have been dealing with any of these sorts of switches for over 5 years and have been exceptionally happy with their functionality. Several of our other computer networks in our data rooms have proved effective with Cisco equipment. Because of the simplicity of maintenance and the high quality of technical support provided by Cisco representatives, there is a high level of trust in these switches.
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    Scalability
    LogicMonitor
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    It's a very secure platform that can manage all the business networks, monitor various network traffic, and is easy project management software. Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller can centralize all the network traffic in one room for easy and secure management and threat detection capability and even the secure channels offered are excellent.
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    Return on Investment
    LogicMonitor
    • Catchpoint is not the only monitoring tool we use for our web properties. The test alerts raised by Catchpoint serves as a confirmation of possible outages/problems with an application. This has helped to reduce false-positive alerts thus improving the response of the operations team; they don't have spend time chasing ghosts
    • The unlimited scheduled tests we can run on the enterprise nodes has been a very cost effective solution compared to similar web monitoring tools
    • The ability to quickly dive into the test result details help to get to the root cause of a test failure quickly
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    Cisco
    • Bit pricey.
    • Need to be purchased with vendor support. As far as I know, now support other vendors.
    • It's upgrade from DCNM and worth looking into.
    • It's still evolving and may need minor cosmetic adjustment
    • Easy to create and maintain vxlan and non vxlan fabrics.
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