Item: PRTG Network Monitor
Rating: 10
Author: Sam Livermore, MCP, iTIL

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We monitor all production servers, network appliances and services on each. Currently utilizing over 600 of 100 sensors, and used as our early defense mechanism for any health issues or down devices. Easy way to get a baseline of resources, and look back at historical data to track trends or look at disk consumption, etc.

Pros and Cons

Monitor servers, CPU, memory, disk, services.
Monitor network and bandwidth, port up/down.
Provide options for custom solutions to meet your environment.
Support is great and always helpful, the often forgotten value of any product.

OID/MIB import tool.
SNMP error, doesn't point you in the right direction.

Return on Investment

Ability to know of production issues quickly.
Able to know overall health of systems and network.

Alternatives Considered

SolarWinds Network Device Monitor

Price is better than SolarWinds, and cost per sensor is a direct impact in making decisions in a medium sized business.

Support Rating

Does a good job and support is very helpful resolving issues.

Key Insights

Do you think PRTG Network Monitor delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with PRTG Network Monitor's feature set?

Yes

Did PRTG Network Monitor live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of PRTG Network Monitor go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy PRTG Network Monitor again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Netwrix Auditor, Lepide Active Directory Manager

Likelihood to Recommend

Small to medium businesses where they have an on-staff SysAdmin or Network Admin who can support the on-prem server and all the services. If this is not monitored or set up properly, the app can quickly get out of date, and the sensors not work properly with correct notifications to do the intended job of letting you know that there is a problem.

PRTG. Simple, powerful and reliable

Overall Satisfaction with PRTG Network Monitor