IBM SevOne vs. PRTG Network Monitor

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM SevOne
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
IBM SevOne’s app-centric, hybrid network observability empowers NetOps teams with ML-driven insights, enabling proactive issue prevention and resolution. With a single source of truth for network performance, it delivers visibility to optimize operations and support agility in complex, multi-cloud environments.N/A
PRTG
Score 8.9 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
IBM SevOnePRTG Network Monitor
Editions & Modules
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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
IBM SevOnePRTG
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
IBM SevOnePRTG Network Monitor
Considered Both Products
IBM SevOne

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PRTG
Chose PRTG Network Monitor
Again, it's one of the best deals for the dollars. There is very little it is not capable of and it's robust enough to serve the needs of most enterprise environments I've worked in. PRTG has a robust set of sensors and if those are not enough you can import your own MIBs.
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Features
IBM SevOnePRTG Network Monitor
Network Performance Monitoring
Comparison of Network Performance Monitoring features of Product A and Product B
IBM SevOne
8.9
2 Ratings
8% above category average
PRTG Network Monitor
8.1
64 Ratings
1% below category average
Automated network device discovery10.02 Ratings8.257 Ratings
Network monitoring10.02 Ratings9.563 Ratings
Baseline threshold calculation9.02 Ratings7.954 Ratings
Alerts10.02 Ratings9.064 Ratings
Network capacity planning8.02 Ratings7.345 Ratings
Packet capture analysis8.02 Ratings6.733 Ratings
Network mapping8.02 Ratings7.945 Ratings
Customizable reports8.52 Ratings7.954 Ratings
Wireless infrastructure monitoring9.02 Ratings8.146 Ratings
Hardware health monitoring9.02 Ratings8.961 Ratings
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User Ratings
IBM SevOnePRTG Network Monitor
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(2 ratings)
9.2
(64 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(18 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM SevOnePRTG Network Monitor
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
SevOne can be used as an alternative to network fault and performance monitoring. Below are some of the reasons when you can go for SevOne. 1. Network Fault and Performance Monitoring. 2. Network Traffic Analysis 3. MPLS, Internet Bandwidth Monitoring. 4. Alternative to Solarwinds, Microfocus, LogicMonitor 5. Out of the box parameters availability.
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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
IBM
  • Out-of-the-box Network Fault and Performance Monitoring
  • Netflow data analysis
  • Alerting, Reporting
  • Integration with ITSM tools
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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
IBM
  • Network Configuration Management
  • Orchestration
  • API Based Monitoring
  • SDWAN, SDN networks monitoring
  • Cloud Network Monitoring
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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
IBM
No answers on this topic
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
IBM
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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
IBM
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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
IBM
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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
IBM
SevOne from Turbonomic is not as popular in network monitoring space as Solarwinds, MicroFocus, Broadcom etc. However, it is equally effective in monitoring. One unique feature that SevOne has over other software is that its framework is built on the latest technologies which are going to a very edge advantage over other tools in terms of current requirements but future, too.
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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
IBM
  • Good Alternative Solution to Solarwinds, microfocus, LogicMonitor
  • Complete Network Monitoring solution except Configuration Management
  • Capacity Planning is not fully fledged available but still manageable
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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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