Paessler PRTG – A better alternative to Auvik
- Comprehensive network monitoring, on-premises or as cloud-based SaaS solution
- Automation functionality such as auto-discovery or automatic issue resolution
- Ideal monitoring solution for managed service providers, multi-tenancy included
PRTG as an Auvik alternative: What you’ll find on this page
PRTG vs. Auvik: All-in-one monitoring software for your entire network, all features included
PRTG is a comprehensive monitoring tool for your entire IT infrastructure. It lets you keep a constant eye on your servers, applications, virtual environment, and important hardware, as well as many other network components.
With other tools like Auvik, you have to pay more to access the full range of features such as flow and syslog monitoring or traffic analysis. And purchase different modules for network monitoring, cloud services monitoring, or Wi-Fi monitoring. This can quickly drive up costs and make it difficult to decide upon the right package.
PRTG solves all this with its unparalleled set of included features, its intuitive feel, easy-to-read dashboards, customizable alarms, network mapping, and more. This means you can stop juggling separate specialized tools that offer only isolated solutions and cost precious time.
Fast setup and intuitive usability
Network monitoring should be quick and easy, as cumbersome and complicated network management software creates unnecessary work for IT teams. PRTG makes monitoring as user-friendly as possible – no matter if you choose an on-prem installation or our cloud-based product.
Quick installation with automatic network discovery and smart setup for instant monitoring
Custom dashboard and topology map creation via drag & drop with easy-to-read visualized overviews
Different user interfaces for web, desktop, and mobile apps for monitoring on the go
Network of qualified implementation partners to support you with a smooth migration to PRTG
Start monitoring your network with PRTG and see how it can make your network more reliable and your job easier.
What network infrastructure monitoring looks like in PRTG
Diagnose network issues by continuously monitoring the health, availability, connectivity, uptime, and performance of your entire IT infrastructure. Show hardware, application, network traffic, bandwidth metrics, and more in real time and visualize data in graphic maps & dashboards to identify problems more easily. Gain the visibility you need to troubleshoot outages and downtime.
Easily find the source of the problem with our PRTG network monitoring solution
Real-time alerts and custom notifications make it easy to solve issues with servers, hardware, applications, network traffic, backups, and much more.
PRTG is compatible with all major vendors, products, and systems
6 reasons why PRTG beats Auvik as a choice for MSPs
On-premises or hosted
Auvik is a cloud-based tool, which means you can only access it while online. You also have no control over the installation of the main server. With PRTG, you have the choice: you can install our software on a server in your local network or opt for our hosted version.
Secure & flexible architecture
PRTG’s special architecture allows your customers to access their monitoring remotely. You as an MSP can host the central PRTG server in the cloud or on-premises in your own data center. Remote probes, included for free, provide for secure remote monitoring of your customers’ networks.
Multi-tenancy included
Customers can remotely access their monitoring environment themselves. PRTG Network Monitor and PRTG Hosted Monitor come with a single application, single database multi-tenancy, while PRTG Enterprise Monitor offers a single application, multiple databases multi-tenancy.
Personalized management
Our network monitoring software comes with a comprehensive roles and permissions system that lets you manage the access rights of your customers to their monitoring. For each customer, you can define the sensors that they can set up or which dashboards, reports, and other data they can see.
Custom alerts & notifications
PRTG's highly customizable alerting & notifications system lets you choose if you want to send alerts directly to the customer or to yourself – or both, also as part of different escalation steps. With our real-time alerts, you can even react before your customer realizes that there’s an issue.
Reports on different levels
Generate deep-dive or high-level reports, exactly as your customers need them, and include detailed value tables or only charts and graphs. It’s even possible to set schedules for report creation to automatically send the reports to your customers via email.
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PRTG vs. other monitoring tools
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“Excellent tool for detailed monitoring. Alarms and notifications work greatly. Equipment addition is straight forward and server initial setup is very easy. ...feel safe to purchase it if you intend to monitor a large networking landscape.”
Infrastructure and Operations Engineer in the Communications Industry, firm size 10B - 30B USD
Easily find the source of the problem with our PRTG network monitoring solution
Real-time alerts and custom notifications make it easy to solve issues with servers, hardware, applications, network traffic, services, and much more.
PRTG vs. Auvik: FAQ
Should I choose PRTG or Auvik?
Choosing between Paessler PRTG and Auvik depends on several factors, such as your specific network monitoring needs, budget, and technical resources available in your organization.
PRTG is ideal:
- If you prefer an all-in-one, easy-to-use solution with minimal setup time.
- If you need sophisticated, customizable visualizations like dashboards and network maps.
- If you want to monitor an unlimited number of remote locations and networks at no extra cost.
- If you prefer high scalability and a software tailored to large, complex environments.
- If you want to get real-time alerting, custom notifications, and automated reporting.
- If you want to have the choice between an on-premises or cloud-based solution.
- If you want a straightforward licensing model at a comparatively low price.
Auvik might be your choice:
- If you have an environment where ease of use and cloud-based management are prioritized.
- If you don’t need a solution that’s highly customizable.
- If you need automated network mapping.
Which monitoring technologies does PRTG support?
PRTG offers a comprehensive overview of your IT systems in real time. It supports all the leading monitoring technologies, including:
What is a sensor in PRTG?
In PRTG, “sensors” are the basic monitoring elements. One sensor usually monitors one measured value in your network, for example the traffic of a switch port, the CPU load of a server, or the free space on a disk drive.
On average, you need about 5-10 sensors per device or one sensor per switch port.
More than just a monitoring tool:
Reasons our customers love PRTG
PRTG: The multi-tool for sysadmins
Adapt PRTG individually and dynamically to your needs and rely on a strong API:- HTTP API: Access monitoring data and manipulate monitoring objects via HTTP requests
- Custom sensors: Create your own PRTG sensors for customized monitoring
- Custom notifications: Create your own notifications and send action triggers to external systems
- REST Custom sensor: Monitor almost everything that provides data in XML or JSON format
Paessler PRTG is used by companies of all sizes. Sysadmins love PRTG because it makes their job a whole lot easier. Bandwidth, servers, virtual environments, websites, VoIP services – PRTG keeps an eye on your entire network. Everyone has different monitoring needs. That’s why we let you try PRTG for free.Still not convinced?
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PRTG |
Network Monitoring Software - Version 24.3.100.1361 (September 25th, 2024) |
Hosting |
Download for Windows and cloud-based version PRTG Hosted Monitor available |
Languages |
English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese |
Pricing |
Up to 100 sensors for free (Price List) |
Unified Monitoring |
Network devices, bandwidth, servers, applications, virtual environments, remote systems, IoT, and more |
Supported Vendors & Applications |