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Paessler PRTG Enterprise Monitor vs. SolarWinds
Faster. Easier. More powerful.

 

  • All-in-one monitoring tool instead of costly modules and add-ons
  • Affordable, user-friendly, comprehensive monitoring and visualization
  • Quick, easy setup with minimal requirements – even in enterprise networks
 

Our users give top ratings for monitoring with Paessler PRTG

                                                           

 

PRTG makes enterprise network monitoring easy

Custom alerts and data visualization make it easy to monitor, identify, and prevent all kinds of network issues.

 

 

One tool for your entire enterprise network

Company IT systems and infrastructures are complex and multilayered. Sysadmins need an overview of many important components and metrics such as virtual environments, hardware, network devices (for example routers and switches), cloud systems, network traffic, performance, bandwidth usage, or storage.

Paessler PRTG Enterprise Monitor is a comprehensive, all-in-one network monitoring tool. With SolarWinds, you have to choose between individual functions or purchase several modules to access the full range of features.

Add-ons for features such as flow or server monitoring, application performance monitoring, or bandwidth management can quickly drive up costs and make it difficult to decide upon the right monitoring solution.

 

3 reasons why PRTG Enterprise Monitor is the superior alternative to SolarWinds

Unlimited monitoring of distributed sites

With PRTG Enterprise Monitor, you can install remote probes (equivalent to "polling engines" at SolarWinds) at any number of remote locations and then monitor them centrally with one installation of PRTG.

Each PRTG Enterprise Monitor subscription includes an unlimited number of remote probes, whereas with SolarWinds products, an additional polling engine costs around $20,000.

User-friendly & intuitive, with custom alerts

PRTG Enterprise Monitor is designed with an intuitive user interface and easy-to-read graphs and dashboards to keep the time you spend monitoring to a minimum. A quick glance at your monitoring dashboard is all it takes to see if everything is okay or to identify errors.

In the event of a malfunction, you’ll immediately be alerted via the notification method of your choice to see where the error lies be able to get down to troubleshooting.

Offline monitoring & license activation

If your organization’s high security demands do not allow your critical systems to be connected to the Internet, we have the perfect solution for you: offline monitoring, including the offline activation of licenses.

Choose from different licensing scenarios, depending on if you want to use PRTG Enterprise Monitor completely online, completely offline, or part online, part offline – and start keeping a close eye on your air-gapped systems.

 

Start monitoring very large infrastructures with PRTG and see how it can make your network more reliable and your job easier.


 

 

IT experts agree: Paessler PRTG is a great solution for IT infrastructure monitoring

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“All-around winning
network monitor”

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“The real beauty of PRTG is the endless possibilities it offers”

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“PRTG Network Monitor
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What enterprise network monitoring looks like in PRTG

Diagnose network issues by continuously tracking the health, availability, and performance of your very large IT infrastructures. Show hardware health, application performance, data traffic, network bandwidth usage, and other performance metrics in real time. Visualize monitoring data in clear graphs and dashboards to identify problems more easily. Gain the overview you need to troubleshoot all kinds of issues in your enterprise network environment.

 

Easily find the source of the problem with our PRTG enterprise 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 is compatible with all major vendors, products, and systems


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Save time & money with PRTG Enterprise Monitor

When you consider the “big picture,” PRTG Enterprise Monitor saves you time and money with its superior usability and reliability.

All-in-one monitoring

With SolarWinds, many of the features are subject to a surcharge. This makes it difficult to create affordable software bundles. If your monitoring needs change or you want to incorporate a new function, you’ll likely have to purchase a whole new module.

PRTG Enterprise Monitor is different: Each license comes with the full range of monitoring functions, as well as continued access to all new updates and features.

Easy scalability

PRTG Enterprise Monitor license costs are based on the number of required sensors and the duration of the subscription. The longer the subscription, the lower the annual cost.

You can easily upgrade – without having to change licenses – as your monitoring needs evolve or your IT infrastructure grows. And you’ll never have to worry about which functions are worth the extra money.

 

Video: PRTG Enterprise Monitor at a glance

 

 

 

“With SolarWinds, Cacti and SNMPC we needed three different monitoring systems to gain overview about all our systems and devices. Finding out that PRTG was able to replace all three tools was a huge additional benefit for us and helps us to save a lot of time and money.”

Stein Erik Høybakk, Senior Network Engineer at TAFJORD

 

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Your SolarWinds alternative PRTG Enterprise Monitor at a glance – even on the go

Set up PRTG in minutes and use it on almost any mobile device.

 

PRTG comes with all the features you need, plus more your IT infrastructure won't want to live without.

 

 

PRTG monitors these vendors and applications in one view!

 

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PRTG makes enterprise network monitoring easy

Custom alerts and data visualization make it easy to monitor, identify, and prevent all kinds of network issues.

 

 

Create innovative solutions with Paessler’s partners

Partnering with innovative vendors, Paessler unleashes synergies to create
new and additional benefits for joined customers.

IP Fabric

Combining the broad monitoring feature set of PRTG with IP Fabric’s automated network assurance creates a new level of network visibility and reliability.

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Rhebo

Rhebo and PRTG offer a comprehensive monitoring solution for IT and OT environments: from condition monitoring through to anomaly and threat detection.

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UVnetworks

UVexplorer integrates tightly with PRTG to bring fast and accurate network discovery, detailed device inventory, and automatic network mapping to the PRTG platform.

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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

Read the entire review at Gartner Peer Insights 

 

Easily find the source of the problem with our PRTG enterprise 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 Enterprise Monitor vs. SolarWinds: FAQ

 

Should I choose PRTG Enterprise Monitor or SolarWinds?

Choosing between Paessler PRTG Enterprise Monitor and SolarWinds depends on several factors, such as your specific network monitoring needs, budget, and technical resources available in your organization.

PRTG Enterprise Monitor is ideal:

  • If you prefer an all-in-one network monitoring software with extensive monitoring capabilities, ease of use, and minimal initial 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.

SolarWinds might be your choice:

  • If you require only a specific module for a specific monitoring feature.
  • If your organization can invest in higher costs for a feature-rich platform made up of different modules and add-ons (that cost extra).
  • If you have the technical expertise to handle the complexity of setup and configuration.

Is PRTG Enterprise Monitor a full SolarWinds replacement?

With its different approach, PRTG Enterprise Monitor can probably not replace every SolarWinds application or module one-to-one. But there is high feature coverage for a large number of SolarWinds tools like:

  • Network Performance Monitor
  • Server & Application Monitor
  • Storage Resource Monitor
  • Database Monitor
  • Web Performance Monitor
  • Network Traffic Analyzer
  • ipMonitor

There are also many overlaps with other SolarWinds tools, ask us for details. PRTG Enterprise Monitor monitors your entire IT and more in one single application. At a price that will surprise you.

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

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PRTG the multi-tool

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

 

Still not convinced?

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More than 500,000
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Paessler PRTG is used by companies of all sizes. Sysadmins love PRTG because it makes their job a whole lot easier.

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Monitor your entire IT infrastructure

Bandwidth, servers, virtual environments, websites, VoIP services – PRTG keeps an eye on your entire network.

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Everyone has different monitoring needs. That’s why we let you try PRTG for free.

 

 

Start monitoring very large infrastructures with PRTG and see how it can make your network more reliable and your job easier.

 

PRTG

Network Monitoring Software - Version 24.3.100.1361 (September 25th, 2024)

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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

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