2Steps vs ControlUp vs Login Enterprise vs Goliath.
Four tools that get lumped together in the same evaluation - and answer different questions. Here's what each one actually tests, in plain terms.
They're not really competing for the same job
"Digital experience monitoring" covers a wide range of tools, and it's easy to shortlist four that don't actually solve the same problem. Here's the honest split.
ControlUp & Goliath
CPU, GPU, session, hypervisor, and protocol-level metrics. They tell you whether the infrastructure underneath a session is healthy or degraded.
Login Enterprise
Simulates hundreds or thousands of concurrent sessions on VDI, AVD, Citrix, and Horizon to validate a change or an image before it ships.
2Steps
Logs in and completes the real, multi-step business workflow - inside Citrix, VDI, web, mobile, or legacy apps - and proves it worked, with video, 24/7 in production.
Capability by capability
Based on each vendor's publicly available product pages as of August 2026. Feature sets change - if we've mischaracterized something, let us know and we'll correct it.
| Capability | 2Steps | ControlUp | Login Enterprise | Goliath |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full login-to-completion workflow simulation (multi-step, MFA-aware) | ✓ | Partial - Scoutbees add-on, web transactions only | ✓ | Partial - logon-focused |
| Native reach inside Citrix / VDI sessions | ✓ | Partial - endpoint-level, not session workflows | ✓ | ✓ |
| Works beyond VDI - thick-client, legacy Windows, mobile iOS/Android | ✓ | Partial - endpoint OS coverage, not workflow testing | ✕ | ✕ |
| Full video replay of every run | ✓ | ✕ | Timestamped screenshots, not video | Screenshot evidence, not video |
| Can execute the workflow for real (business process automation), not just test it | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| No-code visual workflow/test builder | ✓ | Partial - Scoutbees recorder, web only | ✓ Script Recorder | Not published |
| Deep infrastructure / hypervisor / protocol correlation (ICA, HDX, PCoIP) | ✕ | ✓ | Partial | ✓ core strength |
| Native Splunk streaming (HTTP Event Collector) | ✓ | Not published | Not published | Not published |
The detail on each
2Steps vs ControlUp
ControlUp's core product is real-time DEX telemetry and remediation across physical and virtual endpoints - CPU, GPU, session, and device metrics, with automated fixes. Its separate Scoutbees add-on can run scripted synthetic tests of web transactions. 2Steps is purpose-built to log in and complete full multi-step business workflows - including inside Citrix and VDI sessions, not just in a browser - with video proof of every run, and can also execute the workflow for real as business process automation.
for broad endpoint telemetry and remediation.
to know whether the actual business transaction completed, with evidence.
2Steps vs Login Enterprise
Login Enterprise (Login VSI) is built primarily for load and capacity testing of VDI, AVD, Citrix, and Horizon environments - simulating hundreds or thousands of concurrent sessions before a change ships - plus agentless continuous validation with a no-code Script Recorder. 2Steps overlaps on continuous workflow validation but is not a load-testing tool. It adds full video replay of every run rather than timestamped comparisons, and reaches beyond VDI into standalone web, mobile, and legacy thick-client apps that never touch a virtual desktop.
if capacity and load testing at scale is the priority.
for continuous proof that specific business workflows work, everywhere they run.
2Steps vs Goliath
Goliath Performance Monitor specializes in Citrix and VMware Horizon infrastructure diagnostics - correlating hypervisor, protocol (ICA/HDX/PCoIP), and logon-process data to find root cause. Its logon testing and screenshot evidence focus on getting into the session, not on what happens once a user is inside a business application. 2Steps focuses on the other side of that line: completing the actual multi-step workflow inside the session and proving it worked, with full video.
for infrastructure root-cause diagnostics.
for workflow-level proof. Many teams run both.