Kentik vs Marvis Virtual Network Assistant comparison

Kentik and Juniper are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. Kentik is ranked #29 with an average rating of 9.0, while Juniper is ranked #49 with an average rating of 9.0. Kentik holds a 1.8% mindshare in NMS, compared to Juniper’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Kentik users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Juniper users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

Kentik and Marvis Virtual Network Assistant compete in network management. Marvis has the upper hand with its advanced AI-driven insights and proactive issue resolution.

Features: Kentik provides robust network visibility, performance monitoring, and scalable insights through real-time traffic analysis. Marvis Virtual Network Assistant showcases AI-driven diagnostics, proactive network troubleshooting, and intuitive conversational interfaces that streamline issue resolution.

Room for Improvement: Kentik could enhance its customer interaction capabilities, improve support for dynamic environments, and better integrate AI-driven technologies. Marvis Virtual Network Assistant might benefit from expanded analytics capabilities, improved pricing transparency, and more flexible deployment options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Marvis offers straightforward cloud-based deployment and efficient customer service with tailored support options. Kentik integrates easily with various platforms, providing effective customer service and strategic account management, with Marvis's AI assistance enhancing user interaction and support efficiency.

Pricing and ROI: Kentik is known for flexible pricing and ROI through network insights and cost-saving opportunities. Marvis may have a higher initial cost, but its AI functionalities offer significant long-term ROI by minimizing downtime and enhancing performance.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Kentik

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

29th

Average Rating

9.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection (16th)

Marvis Virtual Network Assi...

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

49th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Kentik is 1.8%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Marvis Virtual Network Assistant is 0.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Kentik	1.8%
Marvis Virtual Network Assistant	0.4%
Other	97.8%

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Shubham-Saxena

Network Engineer III at Fortanix

Integrating synthetic tests and network monitoring enhances traffic pattern visualization

The Kentik support team is good. If you want me to rate them on a scale, I would give them eight. I had a call with the Kentik support team for fifteen minutes, so I'm going to give them eight for now. The reason for giving them an eight is that they are good and address our issues. They have monthly calls and discuss the product roadmap with us, including what is needed and what is not. However, when we are working on some real issues with Kentik, I sometimes feel there's a delay due to the busyness of their teams. We faced some outages and were not able to get the desired results from Kentik tools, so that took a little time to resolve.

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PRADIPJOSHI

Owner at Shree Atharva Sales Corporation

Used for troubleshooting and receiving real-time alerts and works on artificial intelligence

I always recommend Marvis to every customer because it requires no additional direct involvement. Marvis has been developed well using AI and machine learning technology. Its AI engine updates itself regularly, which is a beneficial feature. I request that Juniper integrate a cloud identity engine and simplify the Microsoft Azure Active Directory Services integration with the SRX hardware firewall. Additionally, the SRX firewall needs a more robust graphical user interface. Currently, we can only configure the SRX using the CLI; if a wrong command is entered, restoring it cannot be easy. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We're also using Kentik to ingest metrics. It's a useful feature, and its response time, whenever we're pulling back the data, is higher than our on-prem solution."

"Having the API access allows us to do a great deal of automation around a lot of our reporting and management tools."

"I am able to do a lot of work on the visualization end to create different visualizations and different ways to get information out of it."

"I really love the Data Explorer. I use it all the time to go in and craft exactly what I need to see. I'm able to then take that story and explain it to the executives. I've done that a couple of times and it is helpful."

"We haven't seen anything else that comes even close to Kentik's real-time visibility across our network infrastructure, and we've demo'ed everything under the sun."

"It offers a simple yet powerful feature of classifying applications, going beyond basic statistics."

"Good NetFlow visualization and analysis tools are valuable to anybody who needs to understand the traffic that flows in and out the network."

"We have been extremely happy with the features; they were exactly what we were after."

More Kentik pros

"Marvis Virtual Network Assistant uses AI to find problems or to get information from devices."

"If you ask any questions about Marvis, it will respond immediately and use some solution. It will be very easy and save you time."

Cons

"We asked for a way, regarding the potential networks that exist, to hook Kentik up with external tools like peering DBs to correlate things together and see what we can do... This is all in the [next] beta now."

"I've checked out the V4 version of the interface and it's still a little bit clunky for me to use."

"I believe they're already working on this, but I would love for them to create better integrations from network flow data to application performance — tracing — so that we could overlay that data more readily. With more companies going hybrid, flow logs and flow data, whether it be VPC or on-prem, matched with application performance and trace data, is pretty important."

"I would like to see more granular user and security rights."

"The product could strive for more improvements to become closer to perfect."

"In recent months, I've noticed that while the industry is trending towards AI, Kentik has room for improvement in this area."

"It also detects anomalies proactively, but the same is not so true when it comes to real network problems, since they tend to just happen."

"I would like to see them explore the area of cost analysis."

More Kentik cons

"It would be a good idea to integrate the solution to support other vendors besides Juniper."

"It should add real-time application visibility."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool is cheaply priced."

"We have an annual contract with Kentik that we renew each year for a set number of licenses. We also have some burstable licenses which we can spin up and spin down, and those are paid as they are used."

"Marvis Virtual Network Assistant is not an expensive solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

11%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Construction Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Healthcare Company

19%

Construction Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Retailer

10%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	8

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Kentik?

I would say Kentik's pricing is not cheap. From my perspective as part of the technical team, I would not categorize it as expensive, but I know it is not cheap.

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What needs improvement with Kentik?

There's always room for improvements and better relations when using any kind of product. We faced some issues with Kentik UI and alerting, which we asked them to fix, and they succeeded. They have...

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What is your primary use case for Kentik?

We are using Kentik mostly for synthetic tests, and from one last year, network monitoring as well. We are using it for inter DC BGP tests and server monitoring as well.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Marvis Virtual Network Assistant?

Marvis Virtual Network Assistant is not an expensive solution. On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten.

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What needs improvement with Marvis Virtual Network Assistant?

It should add real-time application visibility. Marvis's interface is good. We don't need any additional interface. However, if it could accept voice commands, that would be a great improvement

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What is your primary use case for Marvis Virtual Network Assistant?

It is mainly used for troubleshooting and receiving real-time alerts. Marvis makes it easy to track the issue by providing specific information, like the exact time the connection was lost. It simp...

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Overview

Kentik's AIOps Network Traffic Intelligence platform unifies network operations, performance, security, and business intelligence.

With a purpose-built big data engine delivered as public or private SaaS, Kentik captures a high-resolution view of actual network traffic data and enriches it with critical application and business data, so every network event or analysis can be tied to revenue & costs, customer & user experience, performance & risk.

Kentik

Marvis is the first network assistant in the industry to bring conversational AI to networking, transforming the way IT teams interact and engage with enterprise networks. In the era of AIOps, Marvis delivers streamlined operations, simplified troubleshooting, and remarkable user experiences.

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Sample Customers

Pandora, Yelp, Neustar, Box, University of Washington, Zoom, Tata, and Cogent.

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