eProsima DDS Monitor is a graphical desktop application aimed at monitoring DDS environments deployed using the eProsima Fast DDS library. Thus, the user can monitor in real time the status of publication/subscription communications between DDS entities. They can also choose from a wide variety of communication parameters to be measured (latency, throughput, packet loss, etc.), as well as record and compute in real time statistical measurements on these parameters (mean, variance, standard deviation, etc.).
Furthermore, the user can check the status of the deployed DDS network at any time, i.e. see for each DDS Domain which DomainParticipants are instantiated, as well as their publishers and subscribers and the topics they publish under or they subscribe to, respectively. It is also possible to visualize the physical architecture of the network on which the DDS applications that use Fast DDS are running.
eProsima DDS Monitor is designed to meet the following criteria:
- Monitoring: real-time tracking of network status and DDS communication.
- Intuitive: graphical user interface developed following a user experience design approach.
- Introspection: easily navigate through the deployed and active DDS entities being able to inspect their configuration and physical deployment.
- Troubleshooting: detect at a glance the possible issues or anomalous events that may occur in the communication.
DDS Monitor Pro is the commercial edition of eProsima DDS Monitor, building on the open-source version with more advanced monitoring capabilities, a richer interface, and tooling designed for real production deployments. It adds a modern dockable pane workspace, dark mode theming, and the ability to monitor multiple DDS Domains, Discovery Servers, or XML-configured environments side by side in the same session. Pro also unlocks offline analysis of recorded DDS traffic (MCAP/SQLite), on-demand statistics readers, custom JavaScript-driven data series, an image pane for live topic visualization, and direct engineering support with long-term maintenance.
The following table summarizes the differences between DDS Monitor and DDS Monitor Pro. See the full, interactive comparison for more details.
| DDS Monitor Pro | DDS Monitor (Community) | |
|---|---|---|
| Target usage | Production systems, robotics, industrial, defense | Evaluation, prototyping, development, research |
| License | Commercial (eProsima Software License Agreement) | Open Source (GPL-3.0) |
| Statistics charts | ✅ Full (dockable panes) | ✅ Full (fixed layout) |
| Spy topics | ✅ Multiple dockable panes | ✅ Single fixed tab view |
| IDL view | ✅ Multiple dockable panes | ✅ Single fixed tab view |
| Alert configuration | ✅ Configuration pane | ✅ Configuration dialog |
| DDS Domain monitoring | ✅ Multiple domains simultaneously | |
| Discovery Server monitoring | ✅ Multiple servers simultaneously | |
| XML profile monitoring | ✅ Multiple profiles simultaneously | |
| Domain graph | ✅ + Visibility control panel | |
| Support | ✅ Direct engineering support | ❌ Community-based |
| Maintenance / LTS | ✅ Long-term support with backports | ❌ No guaranteed maintenance |
| Offline mode (open recording) | ✅ MCAP / SQLite playback | ❌ |
| Custom Series (JavaScript formulas) | ✅ | ❌ |
| On-demand statistics readers | ✅ | ❌ |
| Image Pane | ✅ | ❌ |
| Topic Charts (time series) | ✅ | ❌ |
| XY Charts (scatter plot) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Publisher Pane (publish topic data) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Register Type from IDL | ✅ | ❌ |
| Dark mode and theming | ✅ | ❌ |
| Topics panel | ✅ | ❌ |
| Workspace save & restore | ✅ | ❌ |
| Help pop-ups & tooltips | ✅ | ❌ |
| Richer user experience | ✅ Entity summary bar, tab reordering, inline pane configuration, unified menu bar, domain removal... | ❌ |
DDS Monitor Pro is distributed under the eProsima Software License Agreement and requires a valid license to run.
To get a commercial license or to request commercial support, reach out to eProsima through any of the following channels:
- License request form: share your contact details
- Email: info@eprosima.com
- Web: eProsima's webpage
The open-source DDS Monitor is a separate product distributed under the GPL-3.0 license and does not require a commercial license.
You can access the documentation online, which is hosted on Read the Docs.