ManageEngine OpManager vs. PRTG Network Monitor

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ManageEngine OpManager
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
ManageEngine's OpManager is network performance monitoring software.
$95
per year
PRTG
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
PRTG Network Monitor is the flagship offering from German software company Paessler, for monitoring local and wide area networks (LANs & WANs), servers, websites, apps, and more.
$1,750
perpetual license
Pricing
ManageEngine OpManagerPRTG Network Monitor
Editions & Modules
Standard Edition
$245
for 10 devices
Professional Edition
$345
for 10 devices
Enterprise Edition
11,545
for 250 devices
PRTG 500
1,750
perpetual license
PRTG 1,000
3,200
perpetual license
PRTG 2,500
6,500
perpetual license
PRTG 5,000
11,500
perpetual license
PRTG XL 1
15,500
perpetual license
PRTG Enterprise
Custom Pricing
subscription license
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ManageEngine OpManagerPRTG
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup Fee$245 per installationNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
ManageEngine OpManagerPRTG Network Monitor
Considered Both Products
ManageEngine OpManager
Chose ManageEngine OpManager
OpManager, compared to other platforms, is much cheaper, compared to performance and performance, it has the same characteristics as other tools and is quite fast compared to its market competitors. The sensors it has are useful at the level of network equipment, although it …
Chose ManageEngine OpManager
We found ManageEngine OpManager easier to plan, implement, and train our team.
Chose ManageEngine OpManager
OpManager teams' technical support was excellent. They helped us throughout the implementation - from the initial discovery phase. It is also very easy to use. Our Infrastructure team was able to use it with minimal training.
Chose ManageEngine OpManager
OpManager's straightforward license policy simplifies our product selection process significantly. This clarity enables us to make informed decisions aligned with our business needs, facilitating efficient budgeting and resource allocation. The transparent licensing structure …
Chose ManageEngine OpManager
Reliable with almost no false positives at all
Chose ManageEngine OpManager
ManageEngine OpManager is the best, most suitable Network Device Monitoring solution I have used. It is straightforward to setup, configure, administrate and tailor. It also has a very good UI and a comprehensive device Template repository.
Chose ManageEngine OpManager
During our competitive analysis, we found ManageEngine OpManager was not expensive compared to other vendors. At the same time, there was no compromise on the features such as customized reporting or configuring alerts per our clientele's unique requirements. These are our …
Chose ManageEngine OpManager
OPManager is way easier to deploy and setup; dashboards are more flexible and easier to understand.
Chose ManageEngine OpManager
While the OpManager interface is a bit barren out of the box it is a much simpler setup and easy to understand even for a novice. This is not the case with many other products that we tested. OpManager is more robust and delivers more reliable data than any other product we …
PRTG
Chose PRTG Network Monitor
First of all, PRTG Network Monitor allowed me to use a demo with full functionality with a limited number of sensors, which the others do not allow because the demos with full functionality are for a short period of time. I consider PRTG Network Monitor superior to the others …
Chose PRTG Network Monitor
We were experience with isolate product from platform's vendor.
Later, the fist experience with an angnostic product was ManageYa te Engine OpManager. Then we change to PRTG Network Monitor because the cost of OpManager was really expensive with our infraestructure. The …
Chose PRTG Network Monitor
I have only used it once and found it good also. But whatever things I wanted, I got them from PRTG Network Monitor; so basically, my purpose was over, so further R&D was not required. I adhered with the PRTG Network Monitor tool only happily. Many other tools are also …
Chose PRTG Network Monitor
PRTG is a light weight Network Fault and performance monitoring tool with low cost and lower server specification. Although it is light weight still it covers all required network fault and performance monitoring parameters out of the box and also allows you to customize …
Chose PRTG Network Monitor
PRTG wins on price. Other tools have similar capabilities. However, there was always some trade-off to make. Products like Zabbix and Nagios are overly complicated to configure, so there is a significant time cost. Tools like Datadog and OpManager just cost too much for a small …
Chose PRTG Network Monitor
PRTG is much better than some tools in its class like ManageEngine Application Manager for example due to it's easy to use interface. Its workflow is also more streamlined and intuitive. It is probably more expensive and I am not a fan of the sensor licensing system. For …
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Features
ManageEngine OpManagerPRTG Network Monitor
Network Performance Monitoring
Comparison of Network Performance Monitoring features of Product A and Product B
ManageEngine OpManager
8.8
39 Ratings
5% above category average
PRTG Network Monitor
8.1
64 Ratings
3% below category average
Automated network device discovery8.738 Ratings8.257 Ratings
Network monitoring9.236 Ratings9.563 Ratings
Baseline threshold calculation8.935 Ratings7.954 Ratings
Alerts9.539 Ratings9.064 Ratings
Network capacity planning8.928 Ratings7.345 Ratings
Packet capture analysis8.324 Ratings6.733 Ratings
Network mapping8.028 Ratings7.945 Ratings
Customizable reports8.437 Ratings7.954 Ratings
Wireless infrastructure monitoring8.525 Ratings8.146 Ratings
Hardware health monitoring9.339 Ratings8.961 Ratings
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User Ratings
ManageEngine OpManagerPRTG Network Monitor
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(39 ratings)
9.1
(64 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.4
(3 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(6 ratings)
9.3
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(7 ratings)
8.0
(18 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
ManageEngine OpManagerPRTG Network Monitor
Likelihood to Recommend
ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
OpManager offers a set of advantages that allow it to adapt to the needs of the company, guaranteeing effective monitoring of the application networks used in our organization. It has an intuitive and easy-to-use interface. The initial setup went smoothly and in a decent amount of time.
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Paessler
It is well suited for an environment that deploys networking equipment and is needing monitoring 24/7. It works well to deliver real time data and alerts that are suited for taking action and notifying groups of members. It is less appropriate for use cases that involve only a few devices that don’t have dedicated teams looking for problems or uptime.
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Pros
ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
  • 3D NOC Dashboard gives granular visibility on Port in error, which saves Technician time prior to Onsite troubleshooting.
  • Separate modules such as Network Bandwidth, IPAM/SPM, APM, Server Monitoring can be opt-out Individually, huge cost saving for clients.
  • MSP version gives flexibility for Service providers, to offer Uninterrupted Infrastructure services across to their wide clientele.
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Paessler
  • Very, very configurable. You can create all kinds of monitors for all kinds of things. Plus it has loads of suggestions out of the box. It can get complicated but monitoring is complicated. Pretty decent interface and good support - active community.
  • I really liked how easy it was to add alerts by SMS. So easy to setup.
  • I like their sizing models (for purchase). We're actually small enough that we are free. But it's not free as in stripped down - it's free because we don't use many "sensors" and don't honestly have the need.
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Cons
ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
  • Adding devices to existing groups and applying a group-wide parameter.
  • Email alerts can be a bit challenging depending on how email is managed within a company, sometimes adding ManageEngine OpManager to the allowed relay list for Exchange is necessary to receive any alerts
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Paessler
  • Licensing on a per entity basis can be cumbersome for devices which have a ton of monitoring points like network switches\routers. Each sensor may count against a license, which could be a lot of you were monitoring every TX\RX of an SFP for example
  • A better method to easily template\copy monitors across devices
  • The navigation in the web GUI could be a little more straightforward in terms of the hierarchy
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Likelihood to Renew
ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
This product works very well for our organization, and it would be hard to not have a tool like this going forward
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Paessler
I would renew it because the platform has brought us many technical and economic benefits that make the cost-benefit ratio very good. Additionally, to do so does not require large investments in training, licensing or infrastructure, and at the administration level, extensive knowledge is not required to be able to bear it.
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Usability
ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
We are extremely pleased with the network discovery feature of ManageEngine OpManager. It greatly streamlines the process of discovering our network. Additionally, the bandwidth utilization feature is crucial. The detailed bandwidth and traffic reports aid in monitoring traffic at various levels.
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Paessler
The tool is very intuitive to use and it is Windows-based (everybody knows how to use Windows) so it's easy to get into. Every time is setup in a hierarchy so if you have a good initial hierarchy design, it will really reduce administrative effort down the road.
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Support Rating
ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
At first, we were not able to add our Avaya switches to the configuration backup module, our partner tried to help, but they did not find the solution, we had one remote session with tech support of ME and they solve the problem.
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Paessler
PRTG does everything we need it to do and more. Ease of use, ease of management and maintenance and clarity of monitoring of hundreds of different types of device and service gives this a large advantage over other products on the market that I have tried. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who needs a network monitoring product in their environment and even to people who don't know they need a solution yet!
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Implementation Rating
ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
No answers on this topic
Paessler
It's very important that de project's teams have different member of the TI. We have learned too late the importa of Security Analyst at the design architecture moment. We have to rebuild part of the implementation for made this big mistake.
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Alternatives Considered
ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
ManageEngine OPManager has already made its place in the market as compared to other tools available due to following reasons - 1. Monitoring capabilities for almost every infrastructure types such as Network, Servers, Virtualization etc 2. Medium Licensing Cost and not that aggressively increasing every year. 3. Good Support and steady pace of growth and marketing.
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Paessler
PRTG offers more versatility in monitoring when compared to the other solutions we tested. The other solutions were also limited as far as customization options, which made them less adaptable to our networks. When compared to Auvik, for instance, we prefer PRTG as it offers immediate notifications through the desktop client - not limited to email notifications as with Auvik. We also appreciate the fact that PRTG can be self/on-prem hosted vs Auvik's cloud model. This makes for an easier deployment and less firewall adjustments to allow traffic to cloud-hosted solutions.
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Return on Investment
ManageEngine, A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
  • Better visibility of the network
  • Better visibility of server performance which helps us to take calls on increasing or exact utilization of server
  • Report of ISP link helps us to calculate the exact bandwidth used by location which helps to take a call on fixing the requirements of each site
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Paessler
  • The ability to analyze multiple pieces of information in one place, especially with historical data, has saved our IT department time and headaches. It would be so much more difficult to trace an issue without PRTG, just relying on event logs and an open task manager window.
  • The cost is not cheap, so it's an expense that hits the bottom line like everything else. Figure in hardware costs as well, ideally a server outside of your main environment.
  • I keep saying this, but the historical data piece is worth so much. There's really no good way to collect all of that information in one place without something like PRTG. And that definitely saves time and money in the long run.
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ScreenShots

ManageEngine OpManager Screenshots

Screenshot of OpManager's DashboardScreenshot of OpManager's realtime graphsScreenshot of a device snapshot page in OpManagerScreenshot of Alarms in OpManager