Item: PRTG Network Monitor
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

[PRTG] Network Monitor system is used as our primary network monitoring solution for monitoring critical business application servers as well as production servers. I had implemented this solution in PSMCL long time ago when I joined, since [then] I have deployed the solution on multiple times. [It's] very simple to deploy, maintain and manage. The auto discovery function along with sensor recommendation works well with minimal configuration. The best thing is that for smaller environments it has 100 sensors for lifetime. That is one more reason I deploy free version on smaller environment for trial then user decides to keep it or not.

Pros and Cons

Ping Jitter to identify connection problems
Traffic monitor for monitoring performance of wan links
Snmp sensors

Maps are difficult to make

Most Important Features

Sensor recommendations according to hardware.
Autodiscovery of network equipment
Reports.

Return on Investment

Reduced number of complaints from users
Improved network throughput by identifying bottlenecks in network.
Identification of problematic hardware

Alternatives Considered

Progress WhatsUp Gold (formerly Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold), Zabbix and Microsoft Network Monitor (Discontinued)

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 maps, reports and little tweaking is required. [Then] it would go through its process of recommendation that took some time to complete, while [on] other hand other software's took lot of time to install and configure. And features were also missing, which resulted in decision in favor of [PRTG Network Monitor].

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

Nagios XI, ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer

Likelihood to Recommend

For medium to small organizations [PRTG Network Monitor is] very well suited. I found it very easy to deploy and manage, updates are easy to perform, its very rare but if for any reason the system gets problematic it could be redeployed in few minutes and old data could be restored very easily. I recommend to deploy free version for evaluation first use it for as long as you want in that way you can get actual feel of product.

PRTG NMS easier than you think.

Overall Satisfaction with PRTG Network Monitor