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Catchpoint vs Centreon comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.3
Catchpoint enhances ROI through proactive monitoring, increased visibility, real-time issue resolution, and exceptional customer support, ensuring competitiveness.
Sentiment score
8.1
Centreon enhances ROI through efficient monitoring, quick issue resolution, cost savings, and minimal impact during outages.
I believe we see a good return on investment with Catchpoint because you only need one or two people to monitor, so you do not need a larger team.
Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Centreon provides timesaving and costsaving benefits as it lets us manage multiple devices on a single platform.
Network Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
It significantly saves time by automating monitoring tasks and reduces costs as it requires fewer resources.
System Administrator at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.6
Catchpoint offers proactive 24/7 customer support with direct access to assistance, high ratings, and swift issue resolution.
Sentiment score
7.1
Centreon's customer service is responsive and knowledgeable, though availability limitations and support level improvements are needed.
If issues arise, like services appearing as down in Centreon, technical support helps check the polar-server communication.
System Administrator at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
We do not have direct access to Centreon's technical support.
Network Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Technical support from Centreon responds within 24 hours and resolves issues quickly.
Monitoring and Operations Pilot at Egis S.A.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Catchpoint scales effectively for organizations of all sizes, leveraging SaaS design and data centers to manage demand.
Sentiment score
7.0
Centreon is valued for flexibility and scalability, though improvements in data management and alert scaling are recommended.
Occasionally, for several hours, we do not receive any alerts, causing a business impact.
Network Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
We use other tools for adding and deploying configured devices, but direct access from Centreon would be beneficial.
Monitoring and Operations Pilot at Egis S.A.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.7
Catchpoint is highly reliable, receiving high stability ratings for consistent performance without downtime or disruptions, making it trustworthy.
Sentiment score
7.5
Centreon is stable and reliable, though stability may vary; support resolves issues swiftly, especially with the latest versions.
Centreon is a much more straightforward and stable tool compared to Icinga.
System Administrator at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Sometimes we do not receive alerts, causing business impact, and users ask why no alerts were received.
Network Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

Catchpoint needs improved automation, UX, API integration, documentation, and affordability to address setup and customization challenges.
Centreon users seek improved customization, monitoring, UI, documentation, integration, mobile features, auto-remediation, multilingual support, and notifications.
If we could receive similar data for the China market as we do for North America and Asia Pacific, this would be helpful.
Technical Consultant Project Lead at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
There is no auto-tuning for alerts, so auto-tuning features for alerts would be beneficial.
Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Enhancements are needed in identifying configuration issues, providing real-time alerts in case of issues, and improving the HTTP configuration tasks.
Monitoring and Operations Pilot at Egis S.A.
Reliability is sometimes an issue. Centreon has a developer mode and production mode, but sometimes alerts don't come through in production mode.
Network Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
While Centreon excels at server-level monitoring, it lacks the ability to track web app availability and latency, unlike Dynatrace, which is efficient in this area.
System Administrator at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

Catchpoint is cost-effective for large enterprises with straightforward pricing but may be costly for smaller organizations.
Centreon provides an open-source solution for SMEs but has a complex pricing model for enterprises needing premium features.
you just need to buy the licenses, and the team sends you the license keys, which is pretty easy.
Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Centreon's pricing is not very expensive.
Monitoring and Operations Pilot at Egis S.A.
 

Valuable Features

Catchpoint excels in monitoring, reducing downtime, optimizing performance, and provides user-friendly insights, elevating customer engagement and support.
Centreon offers unlimited monitoring, enhanced visualization, and customizable features for efficient oversight with extensive device compatibility and anomaly detection.
Catchpoint helps us detect issues before anybody could report them, which can impact clients because it provides prior monitoring that also sees outside the infrastructure.
Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
The scatter plot is very useful. It shows red dots wherever there are issues.
Technical Consultant Project Lead at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Monitoring is a fundamental pillar of technical support, and Centreon streamlines this process, reducing the need for extensive manual checks.
System Administrator at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Centreon's real-time monitoring, despite having some manual aspects, supports us in managing our operations effectively.
Monitoring and Operations Pilot at Egis S.A.
Centreon allows us to monitor all of our devices on one platform.
Network Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Catchpoint
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
50th
Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software
27th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (33rd), Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) (11th)
Centreon
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
26th
Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software
19th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
IT Infrastructure Monitoring (28th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Catchpoint is 0.6%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Centreon is 1.3%, down from 2.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Centreon1.3%
Catchpoint0.6%
Other98.1%
Network Monitoring Software
 

Featured Reviews

Gaurav-Bansal - PeerSpot reviewer
Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Proactive monitoring has built customer trust and now detects regional website and CDN issues early
In my opinion, one of the best features Catchpoint offers is the detailed alerting, which not only points out outages but also provides a lot of information in the alerts. I find the alerting details helpful because, working for hosting organizations, it is tough to identify issues due to third-party providers, such as a CDN. The alerts contain all the details, such as when a website is failing to load due to a CDN issue, such as a 503 error at the CDN. I think Catchpoint helps us detect issues before anybody could report them, which can impact clients because it provides prior monitoring that also sees outside the infrastructure, meaning outside the backend. Catchpoint positively impacts our organization by helping us build customer trust, as customers do not care if the issue comes from the backend or our infrastructure. It allows us to determine issues that are not related to our services, which builds good trust with customers, and they know we are working on downtimes. I believe Catchpoint's accuracy and reliability of output is impressive because it finds issues before anyone else does. Even if a website viewer identifies a problem, Catchpoint has good global coverage on outages and checks application statuses continuously, reporting them immediately. Catchpoint has good scalability and is stable. Catchpoint is very great software for troubleshooting APIs, websites, availability, and other third-party services such as CDNs, which makes it stand out.
Sulesh PK - PeerSpot reviewer
Monitoring and Operations Pilot at Egis S.A.
Experience enhanced monitoring with real-time alerts and efficient support
I would like to see automation in the poller features, as currently, the poller is not automated. If we could automate the addition or removal of hosts in the poller, it would improve efficiency. Sometimes, Centreon does not show the status of services as updated, which should be addressed. Additionally, enhancements are needed in identifying configuration issues, providing real-time alerts in case of issues, and improving the HTTP configuration tasks, as Centreon does not currently display issues with HTTP links, requiring manual investigation.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Construction Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Retailer
8%
Computer Software Company
11%
Construction Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise15
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise14
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Catchpoint?
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing is that you just need to buy the licenses, and the team sends you the license keys, which is pretty easy. I am not sure about cost-effectivene...
What needs improvement with Catchpoint?
I think Catchpoint should have licensing models for individuals or very small organizations, and there is no auto-tuning for alerts, so auto-tuning features for alerts would be beneficial.
What is your primary use case for Catchpoint?
My main use case for Catchpoint is to check website availability in different regions so that we can be aware of any downtimes. A specific example of how I have used Catchpoint to check website ava...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Centreon?
Centreon's pricing is not very expensive. Initially, I rated it seven, but corrected to five out of ten.
What needs improvement with Centreon?
I have certain concerns with Centreon, such as being unable to set downtime for multiple devices at once due to the limitation of adding only 50 devices in a single go. Increasing this limit would ...
What is your primary use case for Centreon?
We are using Centreon for monitoring devices, both LAN and WAN devices. There are subsidiaries for my company, so if any devices go down or there are any service alerts, we receive alerts through C...
 

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Sample Customers

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Airbus, Bollore, BT, Canal Plus, Kuehne Nagel, Limagrain, LVMH, Oberthur Technologies, Orange, Darty, Addax Petroleum, Plastic Omnium, Auchan, Valeo, Saint Gobin, Clarins, Hugo Boss, JC Decaux, French Government (Defense, Justice, Environment, Agriculture), OptiComm, Thales, Zeiss.
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