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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 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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IPCheck Server Monitor V5

PRTG Traffic Grapher V6

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