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PRTG Network Monitor

Powerful & easy-to-use software to monitor your entire network 

  • Keep an eye on all systems, devices, traffic & more
  • Best fit for small & medium environments
  • Start monitoring with our on-premises solution
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5 reasons why 500,000 users trust PRTG Network Monitor 

  • Central monitoring to view your entire IT infrastructure in a single pane of glass
  • On-premises installation for full control over your data, configuration & updates
  • Transparent licensing and fair pricing that fits any budget and company size
  • High flexibility and easy scalability for IT, OT, and IoT infrastructures
  • Companies from all industries worldwide trust our 20-year monitoring expertise

Find out about the main features of Paessler PRTG and our other PRTG products 

– PRTG Network Monitor is the on-premises product of the Paessler PRTG family –

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Have full administrative control 
 

  • Runs directly in your IT infrastructure on dedicated servers
  • Full access to your configuration and data
  • Complete flexibility regarding maintenance, backups, or upgrades
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Get a comprehensive monitoring feature set 
 

  • Monitors all your systems and devices out of the box
  • Preconfigured monitoring & device templates for popular vendors
  • Highly customizable alerting, notifications, and reports
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Enjoy a user-friendly monitoring tool 
 

  • Easy to install, set up, and use, even while on the go
  • No time-consuming configuration necessary
  • Great for IT allrounders and network monitoring specialists alike
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Benefit from our perpetual licenses 
 

  • Only pay once to get all monitoring features in one license
  • Have maintenance for one year included
  • Fully transparent licensing and pricing

Our users give top ratings for monitoring with Paessler PRTG

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Unlimited use of PRTG for 30 days. After 30 days PRTG reverts to the freeware edition.
You can upgrade to a paid license at any time.

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All PRTG Network Monitor licenses are indefinitely valid. Each license is perpetual while maintenance plans need to be renewed. A maintenance plan gives you continued access to product updates and technical support.

License NameLicense descriptionPriceLicense DetailsGet started
PRTG 500Start small, upgrade later$1,899Per server licenseGet startedGet startedMonitor up to 500 aspects of your devices in your network, which usually means about 50 devices
PRTG 1000Small & medium environments$3,599Per server licenseGet startedGet startedMonitor up to 1,000 aspects of your devices in your network, which usually means about 100 devices
PRTG 2500Medium-sized environments$7,399Per server licenseGet startedGet startedMonitor up to 2,500 aspects of your devices in your network, which usually means about 250 devices
PRTG 5000Large environments$12,999Per server licenseGet startedGet startedMonitor up to 5,000 aspects of your devices in your network, which usually means about 500 devices
PRTG XLVery large environments$16,899Per server licenseGet startedGet startedMonitor up to 10,000 aspects of your devices in your network, which usually means about 1,000 devices*

*Over 1,000 devices? Check out PRTG Enterprise Monitor.
 
Offers are for business customers only. All prices are net without VAT.

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

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Success stories from our customers

Companies around the world trust PRTG Network Monitor when it comes to ensuring that their IT systems run smoothly.

allITrooms

All data centers at a glance with Paessler PRTG Network Monitor 

As one of the leading data center operators in the Netherlands, All IT Rooms plans, builds, and operates data centers for customers of all industries. Since 2017, All IT Rooms have relied on PRTG as the basis for its self-developed DCIM solution All-BaaS®. PRTG monitors all components of the data center infrastructure, from cooling systems to uninterruptible power supplies, generators, security systems, and more. 

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bosch rexroth

PRTG supports intelligent manufacturing at Bosch Rexroth 

Bosch Rexroth AG develops and produces electric drives with open control systems, which form the basis for intelligent production plants and thus the basis for industry 4.0 plants that make production significantly more efficient. The monitoring solution PRTG Network Monitor is used to ensure the reliable operation of the plants’ complex IT infrastructure. 

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Jena University Hospital: 12,000 sensors ensure uninterrupted patient care 

The Jena University Hospital (UKJ) can look back on a history of more than 200 years. With over 5,600 employees in healthcare, research, and teaching, the UKJ is the largest employer in the region. The fail-safe operation of IT systems and the medical infrastructure has become essential to ensure smooth patient care in hospitals. The UKJ uses PRTG Network Monitor to keep an eye on, for example, MRTs, CTs, ultrasound devices, and much more.  

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Get an overview of OT network components in your supervisory and control systems

You want the FULL overview of your OT environment in your supervisory and control systems – including the network components like routers, switches, firewalls, and more. Paessler PRTG OPC UA Server brings monitoring data from your OT network and the IIoT into your control overview to give you centralized monitoring and alarms. See everything in one place.

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PRTG Network Monitor: FAQ

What is PRTG Network Monitor?

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor is a proprietary network monitoring software by Paessler AG. It is best suited for small & medium IT infrastructures and offers extensive features for monitoring OT & IoT environments as well. The powerful on-premises monitoring tool runs on Windows servers and is easily scalable. 

Is PRTG Network Monitor free?

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor offers a free 30-day trial that includes all monitoring, alerting, and reporting features as well as historical data analysis. There’s also a freeware edition of PRTG Network Monitor that is free of charge for up to 100 PRTG sensors (or monitored aspects). If your trial period expires or you need more than 100 sensors, you have to purchase one of the various perpetual PRTG licenses. 

What are the advantages of PRTG Network Monitor?

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor has several benefits: 

  • Easy installation and setup including one-click installer and automatic network discovery 
  • Great usability via different user interfaces for web, desktop, and smartphone 
  • Customizable dashboards and network maps including drag-and-drop widget editor 
  • Customizable alerting, notification, and reporting system 
  • Vendor agnostic and agentless monitoring software for on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments 
  • Quick and easy configuration due to preconfigured PRTG sensors and device templates 
  • Out-of-the-box support of numerous technologies and protocols as well as the most popular manufacturers 
What can you use PRTG Network Monitor for?

You can use Paessler PRTG Network Monitor to monitor the health and performance of your physical and virtual IT, OT, and IoT infrastructures – on premises or in the cloud. Monitor, for example, network devices (servers, switches, routers, firewalls), virtual environments, applications, services, websites, operating systems, network traffic, environmental parameters, entire data centers, resource consumption, and much more. 

What is a sensor in PRTG Network Monitor?

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.

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      PRTG Network MonitorMonitoring for small & medium IT
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      PRTG Enterprise MonitorMonitoring for large & very large IT
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      PRTG Hosted MonitorHosted monitoring for cloud & hybrid IT
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Since 1997, we offer monitoring solutions for businesses across all industries and all sizes, from SMB to large enterprises. Today, more than 500,000 users in over 170 countries rely on PRTG and other Paessler solutions to monitor their complex IT, OT and IoT infrastructures. We believe monitoring plays a vital part in reducing humankind's consumption of resources. Our products help our customers optimize their IT, OT and IoT infrastructures, and reduce their energy consumption or emissions – for our future and our environment.

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