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Catchpoint vs ControlUp comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 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
7.1
Catchpoint delivers significant ROI with fewer outages, enhanced user experience, real-time insights, cost-effectiveness, and 24/7 support.
Sentiment score
7.2
Organizations achieve efficiency and cost savings with ControlUp, automating tasks, preventing disasters, and optimizing virtual environments.
There have been fewer outages, and it is very easy to identify the issue of performance bottleneck through root cause analysis and insights.
Web Developer at AT&T
Real-time monitoring of networks, websites, and apps gives insightful information which helps to make data-driven decisions.
Senior Network Engineer at AT&T
We have seen a return on investment as we have fewer outages.
Senior Security Engineer at AT&T
This is having a 24/7 junior admin who's really smart, always there, always doing work, but you have to consume his work.
Senior Systems Administrator at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Basically, what we were targeting is the response time of the virtual environment.
Senior IT Engineer Citrix at EDR Media LLC
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.8
Catchpoint's 24/7 proactive customer support is highly rated for responsiveness, reliability, and professional assistance, ensuring high user satisfaction.
Sentiment score
9.0
ControlUp's responsive, knowledgeable support enhances customer experience, offering integration flexibility and premium benefits for larger organizations.
Catchpoint customer support is very helpful and proactive.
Web Developer at AT&T
The customer support is always very friendly and responsive and always available twenty-four hours per day, seven days a week.
Senior Security Engineer at AT&T
Customer support is available 24/7 and very proactive and responsive.
Senior Network Engineer at AT&T
I was quite happy to work with ControlUp because the support is excellent.
Senior IT Engineer Citrix at EDR Media LLC
Basically, if I could take everything that you do, put it in a tool, and hand you that tool so you don't have to repeat your efforts, then you would be able to make good use of it.
Senior Systems Administrator at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Catchpoint's scalability is praised for adapting to growth, excelling in SaaS environments, though on-premises setups face challenges.
Sentiment score
7.6
ControlUp's cloud scalability eases expansion, though pricing concerns arise, highlighting the importance of strategic adaptability and monitoring.
Catchpoint's scalability is great as it grows with my organization's needs and can handle those needs very well.
Web Developer at AT&T
It scales very well; you just have to tell it what you're doing and size it for what you're asking.
Senior Systems Administrator at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.6
Catchpoint is praised for its stability, reliability, and consistent performance, earning high satisfaction and trust from users.
Sentiment score
8.9
ControlUp is praised for its stability and effective monitoring, with most users finding it reliable and well-supported.
Catchpoint is stable as I have not experienced any lagging.
Senior Network Engineer at AT&T
 

Room For Improvement

Catchpoint struggles with complex setups, UI issues, and lacks automation, needing better integration, flexibility, and cost efficiency.
ControlUp needs seamless integration, improved monitoring, GUI enhancements, and additional features for better automation and complete insights.
Dashboard customization and UX should be improved.
Web Developer at AT&T
I would also add that the script recorder needs some work due to an update by Google, deprecating the use of the current solution.
Senior Network Engineer at AT&T
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 area for improvement, maybe in the reporting.
Senior Systems Administrator at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

Catchpoint's pricing is high but cost-effective for large enterprises, offering competitive features and volume discounts, challenging smaller budgets.
ControlUp pricing involves annual agreements with varied costs; thorough evaluation of licensing options is essential for optimal use.
The cost is very effective and relatively competitive.
Senior Security Engineer at AT&T
Catchpoint's price is very cost-effective, but I don't know if it might be out of budget for a smaller organization working on a tight budget.
Senior Network Engineer at AT&T
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that the cost was very cost-effective and affordable.
Web Developer at AT&T
It is expensive.
Senior IT Engineer Citrix at EDR Media LLC
 

Valuable Features

Catchpoint improves performance and reduces downtime with synthetic monitoring, root cause analysis, and user-friendly reporting tools.
ControlUp offers efficient ROI, real-time insights, robust automation, and proactive management with AI-enhanced performance monitoring and comprehensive visibility.
The reduction in outages is notable, with a 60 to 70% increase in outages reduction.
Human Resources Manager at AT&T
Synthetic monitoring and root cause analysis have helped my team by allowing root cause monitoring to help us understand where the threat is coming from, enabling us to catch the threat before it impacts our users.
Web Developer at AT&T
With the help of Catchpoint, we are able to address issues before our customers. Our triage time has reduced. We are able to reduce outages and unwanted user incidents.
Senior Network Engineer at AT&T
Everything works exactly the way it's meant to, a dream come true for anyone who's administering systems because it gives you all the information that you want and all the actions you want to take, all in one place.
Senior Systems Administrator at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
It's not only monitoring, but it's also detecting, and it could even fix problems with a lot of automation that you can put in place to fix problems automatically before you even detect them.
Senior IT Engineer Citrix at EDR Media LLC
 

Categories and Ranking

Catchpoint
Ranking in Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)
11th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (40th), Network Monitoring Software (57th), Cloud Monitoring Software (31st)
ControlUp
Ranking in Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)
5th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
IT Infrastructure Monitoring (21st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) category, the mindshare of Catchpoint is 3.2%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ControlUp is 9.1%, down from 10.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ControlUp9.1%
Catchpoint3.2%
Other87.7%
Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)
 

Featured Reviews

Henry Mike - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer at AT&T
Monitoring has delivered proactive issue detection and improves user experience across our apps
The best features Catchpoint offers are Catchpoint Synthetics, Catchpoint API test, Catchpoint Dashboard, and Catchpoint UI. I would like to add that Catchpoint UI is very user-friendly and with a basic introduction, anyone can just get started. When we talk about Catchpoint Dashboard, this is our one-stop shop for all our monitors. It has multiple widgets that display various application performance metrics. We use this feature immensely and it is of great value to our business. When it comes to Catchpoint Synthetics, it enables us to create our synthetic monitoring using Catchpoint. Creating the Synthetics monitors is easy and requires basic knowledge of Selenium and JavaScript. It also allows us to run the test from external, which is the backbone, and internal enterprise nodes. Additionally, Catchpoint provides detailed insights of each request that is involved in the application flow, which helps us in addressing the issue at the request level. With the help of Catchpoint, we are able to address issues before our customers. Our triage time has reduced. We are able to reduce outages and unwanted user incidents. We are able to get to the root cause of the issue efficiently post-implementing Catchpoint monitoring.
reviewer2717526 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Administrator at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Delivers comprehensive and customizable system management with increased efficiency
The best features I have found are that it is very customizable, which would be number one, and very extensible through the use of scripts and triggers. The visual look of the interface is very easy to understand what is happening and somewhat why it's happening. It may sound facetious, but it really is everything about it. Everything works exactly the way it's meant to, a dream come true for anyone who's administering systems because it gives you all the information that you want and all the actions you want to take, all in one place. The benefits I have seen from using it so far include the ability to know in advance and take actions based on the information the tool gives you.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Retailer
12%
Real Estate/Law Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Healthcare Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise12
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise8
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Catchpoint?
Catchpoint is very flexible and also provides logs for troubleshooting purposes. It helps us fix issues within the SLAs signed with the end users. The tool is easy to learn.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Catchpoint?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that the cost was very cost-effective and affordable.
What needs improvement with Catchpoint?
Catchpoint can be improved as it has a complex setup and configuration, and dashboard customization and UX should be improved.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ControlUp Real-time?
It is expensive. It is very expensive. I was working in a bank, and even in the bank, which was quite healthy, the ControlUp budget was something we had to defend very harshly.
What is your primary use case for ControlUp Real-time?
I was taking care of a Citrix infrastructure, and as ControlUp is the best monitoring tool for those environments, I was also using ControlUp to monitor those environments.
 

Comparisons

 

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Sample Customers

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B/E Aerospace, North Carolina SECU, Vancouver Island Health Authority, University of Florida
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