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Do I need PRTG Traffic Grapher or IPCheck Server Monitor?
Since both products can perform similar tasks the following matrix will help you choose the right software for managing your bandwidth:
| PRTG Traffic Grapher | IPCheck Server Monitor | |
|---|---|---|
| Monitoring of bandwidth and network usage | Specialized | Only basic functionality |
| Monitoring of failures, uptimes, and downtimes | Only basic functionality | Specialized |
| Monitoring network parameters using SNMP (e.g. CPU loads, disk usage, temperatures) | Yes | Yes |
| Analyzing network packets passing through local network cards | Yes | No |
| Analyzing Cisco Netflow data streams | Yes | No |
| Classifying bandwidth usage by protocol or IP address | Yes | No |
| Reasons for notifications | Device failure, overloaded resource, breached threshold | Device failure, downtime, recovery, slow responses |
| Notification types | Email, popup, sound, ICQ, SMS, pager, HTTP-request, NETSEND, custom scripts | |
| Daily/monthly email reports | Yes | Yes |
| X% percentile calculation | Yes | No |
| Runs on | Win98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003 | Only on NT, 2000, XP, 2003 |
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