SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 4, 2025 - Info-Tech Research Group has released its 2025 Network Monitoring Data Quadrant Report, spotlighting six user-rated "champion" platforms that promise deeper visibility, faster incident response and stronger operational resilience for enterprise networks. Built entirely on verified end-user feedback from its SoftwareReviews platform, the new rankings give CIOs and network leaders a peer-validated lens on which tools are delivering real value in increasingly complex and threat-exposed environments.
Data-Driven Rankings for an Always-On Network Economy
As hybrid infrastructures, cloud workloads and edge traffic all expand, network monitoring has shifted from a tactical IT function to a core enabler of business continuity. Info-Tech's Data Quadrant evaluates vendors using a composite score that blends likelihood to recommend, feature satisfaction, emotional footprint and vendor capabilities into a single benchmark of user experience.
For the 2025 report, the firm drew on 943 reviews from IT professionals, spanning procurement, implementation and long-term operations. The goal is to filter out marketing noise and analyst bias, and instead surface the platforms that practitioners trust to keep networks performant, secure and available.
From Basic Monitoring to Proactive, AIOps-Driven Control
According to Info-Tech, organizations are moving decisively beyond basic up/down monitoring and manual dashboard triage. Modern network monitoring solutions are expected to provide real-time oversight, proactive issue detection and intelligent diagnostics that feed directly into reliability and cyber-resilience strategies.
"Enterprises can no longer afford to manage complex networks with legacy tools. The days of chasing alerts and stitching together dashboards are over," said Justin St-Maurice, Technical Counselor at Info-Tech Research Group. "AIOps is not a luxury; it is a strategic necessity. Modern AIOps platforms deliver the single pane of clarity and control that traditional monitoring systems failed to provide. They offer real-time visibility and intelligent, predictive diagnostics, empowering teams to move from reactive firefighting to proactive anticipation of issues. Leading solutions enable IT leaders to not only strengthen reliability and optimize performance, but also fundamentally safeguard business continuity in an environment where network health is the bedrock of customer experience and operational success."
Champions in Network Monitoring for 2025
Within this year's Data Quadrant, six enterprise-grade platforms emerged as champions based on their Composite Scores and feature-level ratings:
- Datadog (CS 8.2) - Recognized for strong traffic monitoring capabilities, particularly in dynamic, cloud-heavy environments.
- LogicMonitor Platform (CS 8.1) - Rated highly for overall feature quality, appealing to organizations seeking broad, extensible observability.
- Paessler PRTG (CS 8.1) - Highlighted for network analytics that help teams understand patterns and capacity needs across distributed assets.
- Riverbed Observability (CS 8.1) - Scored strongly on traffic monitoring, aligning with enterprises focused on user experience and application performance.
- SolarWinds NPM (CS 8.0) - Noted for effective network performance management across complex, multi-site deployments.
- Progress WhatsUp Gold (CS 8.0) - Distinguished by vendor support quality, a key consideration for IT teams with lean internal resources.
These products are positioned as top choices for enterprises that need both deep technical capabilities and strong vendor partnership as they modernize network operations.
What IT Leaders Can Learn from Peer-Validated Scores
Because the rankings are based exclusively on end-user assessments, they offer pragmatic insight into how solutions perform under real-world constraints: mixed vendor environments, legacy dependencies, staffing limitations and evolving security requirements.
The Data Quadrant's emotional footprint scores also surface softer, but increasingly important factors such as ease of use, vendor responsiveness and overall relationship quality. For many organizations, these elements can be decisive when selecting a long-term monitoring partner to underpin AIOps and automation initiatives.
Strategic Implications for CIOs and Network Operations
For CIOs, network directors and infrastructure leaders, the 2025 Network Monitoring Data Quadrant provides a curated shortlist of platforms that can support strategic goals such as:
- Building an AIOps-ready observability stack that spans on-premises, cloud and edge.
- Reducing mean time to detect and resolve incidents through predictive diagnostics.
- Aligning network health metrics with business-level uptime and customer experience KPIs.
- Strengthening operational resilience against performance degradation and cyber-driven disruption.
By grounding selection decisions in peer-driven benchmarks, enterprises can narrow the field faster and focus evaluation resources on the solutions most likely to deliver measurable gains in reliability and operational control.
For detailed rankings, feature comparisons and user sentiment insights, organizations can access the full 2025 Network Monitoring Data Quadrant Report at https://www.softwarereviews.com.