# Datadog Network Monitoring alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 200 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Datadog Network Monitoring holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/datadog-network-monitoring/alternatives

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

- Paessler PRTG Network Monitor: 35
- Auvik: 19
- ManageEngine OpManager: 19
- Zabbix: 18
- Domotz: 8
- LogicMonitor: 6

## Network monitoring and management

**Small business**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Datadog Network Monitoring (Datadog Network Monitoring is #10 of 11 at 0%).

- Paessler PRTG Network Monitor: first choice in 31 of those 77
- Auvik: first choice in 10 of those 77
- Domotz: first choice in 8 of those 77
- Zabbix: first choice in 7 of those 77
- NinjaOne: first choice in 5 of those 77
- ManageEngine OpManager: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Checkmk Community: first choice in 1 of those 77
- LibreNMS: first choice in 1 of those 77

**Mid-market**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Datadog Network Monitoring (Datadog Network Monitoring is #9 of 12 at 0%).

- Zabbix: first choice in 11 of those 62
- Auvik: first choice in 9 of those 62
- ManageEngine OpManager: first choice in 9 of those 62
- Paessler PRTG Network Monitor: first choice in 4 of those 62
- LibreNMS: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Cisco Catalyst Center: first choice in 1 of those 62
- LogicMonitor: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Nagios: first choice in 1 of those 62

**Enterprise**: 61 of 84 answers did not name Datadog Network Monitoring (Datadog Network Monitoring is #3 of 15 at 11%).

- ManageEngine OpManager: first choice in 6 of those 61
- LogicMonitor: first choice in 5 of those 61
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform: first choice in 5 of those 61
- Checkmk: first choice in 3 of those 61
- Cisco Catalyst Center: first choice in 3 of those 61
- Gluware Intelligent Network Automation: first choice in 2 of those 61
- SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Cisco NSO: first choice in 1 of those 61

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