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Overview

What is PRTG?

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.

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Paessler PRTG Network Monitor review

Rating: 9 out of 10
March 26, 2025
Vetted ReviewVerified User
We use PRTG Network Monitor as a monitoring tool and a platform to manage the capacity of the several links and interconnections on our network. It is also used as reporting t...
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Verified user
Manager
PRTG Network Monitor5 years of experience

Reasonable software with questionable capital owners

Rating: 5 out of 10
March 25, 2025
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
PRTG Network Monitor helps us stay on top of our entire IT setup. We use it to monitor our network, a large number of Windows servers, branch offices, and critical business ap...
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Administrator
PRTG Network Monitor10 years of experience

PRTG Network Monitor is a solid contributor to Network Monitoring

Rating: 9 out of 10
November 14, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Certainly! PRTG Network Monitor plays a crucial role in our organization, providing valuable insights into our network infrastructure. By monitoring switches, networking equip...
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Manager
PRTG Network Monitor8 years of experience

PRTG Network Monitor still leads in value and native app support.

Rating: 10 out of 10
June 17, 2024
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Erik Tank
Technician - Information Technology
Systems and Security Architect
East Moline School District 37
PRTG Network Monitor15 years of experience

PRTG is a solid network monitoring solution.

Rating: 8 out of 10
June 11, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use three PRTG servers, two with the free edition and the third with a paid edition. We have three different networks, and each of those is covered by one instance of PRTG....
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Carlos Coque
Analyst - Information Technology
System Administrator
IBEX Payroll Services
PRTG Network Monitor8 years of experience
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Pricing

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PRTG 500

$2,149

On Premise
per year

Hosted 500

$2,149

Cloud
per year

PRTG 1,000

$3,899

On Premise
per year

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.paessler.com/pricing

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $2,149 per year
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Product Demos

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Features

Network Performance Monitoring

A network performance monitoring system monitors the entire network for performance problems and collects performance data such as network traffic analysis performance bottlenecks, etc.

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Product Details

What is PRTG?

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. It also includes free VoIP monitoring software.

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PRTG Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows
Mobile ApplicationAndroid

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

PRTG starts at $2149.

ManageEngine OpManager, N-able N-central, and Datadog are common alternatives for PRTG.

Reviewers rate Network monitoring highest, with a score of 9.4.

The most common users of PRTG are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Monitor your devices with PRTG Network Monitor

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
February 23, 2024
Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 11-50 employees
Vetted Review
Reseller
PRTG Network Monitor
5 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use PRTG Network Monitor in our organization since 2021; we started with the free solution with 100 sensors to check with ping our customers connectivity. Now we are certified PRTG partner and we sell our services for many companies for monitoring IT infrastructure (devices as virtual machine, pc, switch, access point, firewall, storage). With alerts and maps, we can easily manage our customers.
Pros
  • We can monitor every device on the network
  • With warning and alert notifications we can solve problems
  • With maps you can show the status of your devices; green means everything ok, yellow is a warning and red something not working properly
Cons
  • They should add more specific sensors for each vendor, not only few brand
  • Improve icons for maps and the way to manage them
  • More tutorials and guide for non standard solutions (custom script)
  • More integrations with other solutions
Likelihood to Recommend
PRTG Network Monitor is very easy to deploy and setup; with autodiscovery and recommended sensors, you can get a lot of informations about your IT infrastructure. You can set warning and error limits for each sensor (for example for free disk space or running process). Then you can setup notification triggers for warnings and alerts so you can receive mail or push notification. You can use it with a browser or desktop app or mobile app.

PRTG - YOUR Network & Device Monitoring Platform

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
May 22, 2017
BA
Bill Artinger
Lead Technical Engineer
TechFox (Computer Networking, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
PRTG Network Monitor
3 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use PRTG to monitor many VPN tunnels to our clients' sites from ours and in between client sites themselves. We also use PRTG for disk usage/free space in addition to keys Dell server metrics. Its software and e-mail alerts make sure you KNOW what's going on when it's happening. The customization and ease of use are what sold us on PRTG for our company!
Pros
  • Alerting you to changes in statuses
  • Customization and granular tweaking
  • Installation and setup is a breeze
  • Maintaining and growing PRTG is super easy
Cons
  • Sometimes there is A LOT of information to digest
  • Sometimes finding out how to name your alerts/metrics is tough
  • More followup/personal touch from PRTG sales
Likelihood to Recommend
MSPs can greatly benefit from PRTG. Turning information into action or upsells is crucial to the success of an MSP. A home user or end user group would not have much use for PRTG as it is A) more geared toward professionals who know what they're doing and B) the cost would be tough to justify. PRTG is also well-suited for in-house management and monitoring of small to medium to large businesses wanting to gather their own info or do their own monitoring of equipment and services

PRTG Review

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
October 12, 2017
Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
PRTG Network Monitor
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
PRTG is currently monitoring all network devices for our enterprise clients. We have 2 clients being monitored, but have multiple sites with several hundred devices being monitored. We are specifically monitoring from the ISP/MPLS connection, all the way down to the switch and all devices in between.
Pros
  • Alerting is pretty accurate. Rarely are we getting a false alert due to ping or packet loss.
  • Real time bandwidth usage monitors are pretty easy to deal with and being able to see back 365 days is nice.
  • Having both a web based UI and fat client is great.
Cons
  • Well the only issue I have had personally is that the fat client tries to load the previous view point you have been looking at after you closed it last, making the application lock up. This could be due to our implementation of it, so I don't really view this as a con.
  • Nothing else to add.
Likelihood to Recommend
From the way we use it currently, it is just superior to other tools. We are also using Auvik on some of our smaller clients and used PacketTrap previously. Between those previous tools and others that I have had access to, PRTG seems to be very efficient. As I mentioned before, there are no issues with false alerts and the tool is easy to use, so I would recommend it over Auvik or PacketTrap.

PRTG Network Monitor-Great for Network Administrators

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
June 11, 2024
MV
Matt VanDerburgh
Assistant Technology Director
Falmouth Public Schools (Primary/Secondary Education, 501-1000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
PRTG Network Monitor
8 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use PRTG Network Monitor to monitor all our network devices, which includes switches, wireless access points, servers, Battery backups, and other critical devices. Using SNMP, we can monitor any important sensors we deemed critical. If any equipment should go offline, our department would get a push notification and email, so we can take a look right away.
Pros
  • Setting up the system/server is easy. Web interface is easy to use.
  • Lots of options to monitor specific sensors, rather than the whole device, so you don't get stuff you don't want.
  • Works will all vendors. I am monitoring, servers and devices from Meraki, Cisco, and APC.
Cons
  • The interface isn't fancy. However, they are pushing an updated one, which is better.
  • I would like an easier way to turn off notifications during updates. Right now, I get bombarded with alerts if I do firmware updates.
  • I would like a template set up for a group. If I want to use custom sensors, I need to add this one by one. I would like a way to add a custom sensor, and choose which devices I would like to monitor.
Likelihood to Recommend
The notification system is extremely important to us. During a major storm over the winter, a majority of our state lost power. Getting alerts on what devices went down and when they came back helps us with our time management. Because of this, I was able to come in after hours and already knew which area of the buildings I needed to go.

This platform only adds value to your department. Right now, I don't know of anything where it's not appropriate.

PRTG Network Monitor is a solid contributor to Network Monitoring

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
November 14, 2024
Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Hospital & Health Care Company, 1001-5000 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
PRTG Network Monitor
8 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Certainly! PRTG Network Monitor plays a crucial role in our organization, providing valuable insights into our network infrastructure. By monitoring switches, networking equipment, and servers, it ensures uptime and alerts us to potential issues. With PRTG Network Monitor’s quick setup and network-wide visibility, we can proactively address any anomalies, maintain system health, and optimize performance. We utilize PRTG Network Monitor to keep our department informed by the minute of our network and server infrastructure in the entire organization and the multiple states we operate in.
Pros
  • 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
Cons
  • GUI is very dated looking and basic
  • Being able to have visibility easily on when someone is looking at a device issue in the org
  • More alert settings for specific situations or providing a pause on certain devices
Likelihood to Recommend
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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