PRTG Network Monitor

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
PRTG
Score 8.7 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.
$2,149
per year
Pricing
PRTG Network Monitor
Editions & Modules
PRTG 500
$2,149
per year
Hosted 500
$2,149
per year
PRTG 1,000
$3,899
per year
Hosted 1000
$3,899
per year
PRTG 2,500
$8,099
per year
Hosted 2500
$8,099
per year
PRTG 5,000
$14,199
per year
Hosted 5000
$14,199
per year
PRTG 10000
$17,899
per year
PRTG Enterprise
Custom Pricing
subscription license
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PRTG
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
PRTG Network Monitor
Considered Both Products
PRTG
Chose PRTG Network Monitor
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 …
Chose PRTG Network Monitor
PRTG Network Monitor is very much easier to manage and much cheaper with set of features more suited for our needs
Chose PRTG Network Monitor
When I evaluated Centreon back in 2014, it felt overly complex compared to PRTG Network Monitor. Centreon's configuration required deeper technical expertise, involving manual setup and extensive scripting. The interface seemed less intuitive and demanded more time to manage …
Chose PRTG Network Monitor
One universal package is offered regardless of organization and that is very important to us as a non profit org as well as they offered the sensoring features without additional cost. This was an easier decision to make knowing this would likely cover all our interests and we …
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
The native iOS apps and desktop apps for alerts and easy visibility set PRTG Network Monitor apart from others. Websites are available with the others and Checkmk has connections to telegram or splunk to get push notifications, but not as easy to see the whole organization at …
Chose PRTG Network Monitor
Each tool that we evaluated had their benefits. For a company our size, we were look at something simple, easy to manage, and fast to get started with. PRTG Network Monitor fit that bill the best. If we needed more than just the monitoring, we could potentially choose something …
Chose PRTG Network Monitor
We haven't looked for any other tool than PRTG. We've been using it for almost 10 years now, and it has been a good and reliable tool.
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
Setup for PRTG Network Monitor is much easier. SW npm requires two servers to run (One to run the product, and one for the SQL Database). PRTG Network Monitor only needs one server. From my experience SolarWinds requires a license per device, where PRTG Network Monitor is …
Chose PRTG Network Monitor
We selected PRTG Network Monitor because it's very easy to deploy and setup. It doesn't require too many skills or resources. With the trial license you can test it and see how many info you can get about your infrastructure and choose what to put under control and how to send …
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 Network Manager is an easy to get going tool, easy to implement, and can go really deep into the monitoring. It's a powerful tool to store monitoring data and to do network dashboards. Paessler, the PRTG Network Monitor proprietary has an excellent partnership with other …
Chose PRTG Network Monitor
We find that the annual support for the product fits our budget, the capabilities and capacity of the product fit very well.
Chose PRTG Network Monitor
PRTG is much simpler to use than SolarWinds. SolarWinds wins in the category of a massive amount of purpose built bolt-ons. If the intention is to go after a system which you can fully use to customize and integrate into your needs easily, PRTG wins. This was what the need was …
Chose PRTG Network Monitor
PRTG is much simpler to implement than both Nagios and Zenoss; mind you, this was before Zenoss released their cloud option.

It has a wide range of sensors and some are specific to both storage and network devices. The previous version didn't have any NetApp reporting at the …
Chose PRTG Network Monitor
In my opinion, there are many products in the market that provide vast monitoring options and a lot of customization flexibility and out-of-the-box integration with 3rd party tools such as Service Now, Splunk, and reporting tools. I find PRTG as a good tool for the following …
Chose PRTG Network Monitor
PRTG is with us for years, the same goes for pingdom. We didn't select one over the other, we use all of them but sometimes for different monitoring needs and sometimes in parallel for the same needs. Some of these tools were chosen not for monitoring purposes (for example, for …
Chose PRTG Network Monitor
I have deployed and tested three products for evaluation I found [PRTG Network Monitor] very easy to deploy, the deployment literally took not more than one hour including basic configuration and network discovery. After deployment few configuration changes and creation of …
Chose PRTG Network Monitor
In My organization we are using both solutions (1. PRTG & 2. Nagios)but almost Users are prefer PRTG due to its
1. simplicity (Dashboard features)
2. Brief Reporting (Logs etc.)
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
Cost and feature set was the biggest reason we went with PRTG. You get a ton of functionality for what you pay for. The ease of setup was a bonus once we started working with it. After working with Solarwinds and Nagios - I can't imagine going back to those solutions.
Chose PRTG Network Monitor
Compared to SolarWinds licensing model on monitors, we bought PRTG xl-1 unlimited license monitoring any device without any difficulty and not specific to servers, devices, network devices. We monitor any device in our organisation. We monitor location, temperature, specific …
Chose PRTG Network Monitor
In comparison with two other similar tools I have used in the past, I would put PRTG in the middle strictly in terms of features/performance, but at the top when overall value is considered. While SolarWinds does have some features that PRTG lacks, it comes at a much higher …
Features
PRTG Network Monitor
Network Performance Monitoring
Comparison of Network Performance Monitoring features of Product A and Product B
PRTG Network Monitor
7.7
65 Ratings
5% below category average
Automated network device discovery8.158 Ratings
Network monitoring9.464 Ratings
Baseline threshold calculation7.655 Ratings
Alerts8.765 Ratings
Network capacity planning6.746 Ratings
Packet capture analysis6.833 Ratings
Network mapping6.946 Ratings
Customizable reports7.055 Ratings
Wireless infrastructure monitoring7.447 Ratings
Hardware health monitoring8.962 Ratings
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User Ratings
PRTG Network Monitor
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(66 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(4 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(18 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
PRTG Network Monitor
Likelihood to Recommend
Paessler
integrates seamlessly with Windows servers via WMI and PowerShell, providing deep insights into resource usage, performance metrics, and system health. It's excellent at tracking CPU, memory, disk space, and event logs, enabling rapid troubleshooting and proactive maintenance. PRTG Network Monitor also effectively monitors Fortigate devices, providing detailed data on firewall health, traffic patterns, bandwidth utilization, VPN status, and security alerts. This visibility helps detect and resolve network security issues promptly.
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Pros
Paessler
  • Switch monitoring and finding out if there are communication issues or throughput alerts are reached
  • Big picture view of the whole infrastructure and what is functioning and what is not
  • Uptime tracking is great and lets us know for how long a device is down or overall uptime
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Cons
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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