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Monitor your entire IT infrastructure with Paessler PRTG monitoring tools

  • Expert IT monitoring for all kinds of infrastructures
  • For environments of all sizes: from small & mid-size to large & very large
  • On-premises or cloud-based monitoring hosted by Paessler
  • Pricing plans for your convenience: subscription or perpetual license
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IT monitoring software for every challenge: 
Discover our 3 Paessler PRTG products 

PRTG Network Monitor

PRTG Network Monitor

Monitor your IT, OT, & Industrial IT

 

  • For small and mid-sized infrastructures
  • Monitor up to 1,000 devices and services
  • Classic on-premises deployment
  • Perpetual license
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PRTG Enterprise Monitor

PRTG Enterprise Monitor

Ideal for distributed monitoring 

 

  • For large & very large environments
  • Monitor thousands of devices and services
  • Monitor multiple distributed infrastructures
  • Flexible subscription license
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PRTG Hosted Monitor

PRTG Hosted Monitor

Leave the hosting to us

 

  • For small and mid-sized infrastructures
  • Monitor up to 1,000 devices and services
  • No dedicated hardware needed
  • Flexible subscriptions
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Overview
PRTG Network Monitor
PRTG Enterprise Monitor
PRTG Hosted Monitor
Hosting
PRTG Network Monitor
On premises
PRTG Enterprise Monitor
On premises
PRTG Hosted Monitor
Cloud-based
Licensing
PRTG Network Monitor
Perpetual license
PRTG Enterprise Monitor
Subscription (annually)
PRTG Hosted Monitor
Subscription (annual and monthly) 
Pricing
PRTG Network Monitor

Starting from $ 1,899 per license

PRTG Enterprise Monitor

Starting from $ 17,599 per year

PRTG Hosted Monitor

Starting from $ 1,699 per year

Hardware requirements
PRTG Network Monitor
Windows-based server
PRTG Enterprise Monitor
Windows-based server
PRTG Hosted Monitor
No dedicated hardware needed
Server installations
PRTG Network Monitor
1 server installation
PRTG Enterprise Monitor
Unlimited server installations
PRTG Hosted Monitor
1 server installation
Monitoring aspects
PRTG Network Monitor
500 to 10,000 aspects
(up to 1,000 devices)
PRTG Enterprise Monitor
Unlimited sensors and devices
PRTG Hosted Monitor
500 to 10,000 aspects
(up to 1,000 devices)
Maintenance
PRTG Network Monitor
Renewable on request
PRTG Enterprise Monitor
Included
PRTG Hosted Monitor
Included
Technical support
PRTG Network Monitor
Email support
PRTG Enterprise Monitor
High-priority email support, Certified Enterprise Partners
PRTG Hosted Monitor
High-priority email support
Features
Maps & dashboards
PRTG Network Monitor
included
PRTG Enterprise Monitor
included
PRTG Hosted Monitor
included
ITOps Board (multi-server dashboards)
PRTG Network Monitor
not included
PRTG Enterprise Monitor
included
PRTG Hosted Monitor
not included
Alerts & notifications
PRTG Network Monitor
included
PRTG Enterprise Monitor
included
PRTG Hosted Monitor
included
Distributed monitoring
PRTG Network Monitor
included
PRTG Enterprise Monitor
included
PRTG Hosted Monitor
included
Multiple user interfaces
PRTG Network Monitor
included
PRTG Enterprise Monitor
included
PRTG Hosted Monitor
included
Customizable reporting
PRTG Network Monitor
included
PRTG Enterprise Monitor
included
PRTG Hosted Monitor
included
SLA reporting
PRTG Network Monitor
not included
PRTG Enterprise Monitor
included
PRTG Hosted Monitor
not included
Automatic network discovery
PRTG Network Monitor
included
PRTG Enterprise Monitor
included
PRTG Hosted Monitor
included
Failover cluster
PRTG Network Monitor
included
PRTG Enterprise Monitor
included
PRTG Hosted Monitor
not included
Optimized for MSPs
PRTG Network Monitor
not included
PRTG Enterprise Monitor
included
PRTG Hosted Monitor
included
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Benefit from all the monitoring features you need – no matter which PRTG product you choose

Monitor everything

  • Monitor all systems, devices, traffic, and applications
  • Monitor LANs, WANs, servers, and more
  • Monitor websites, applications, services, and more

Integrated technologies

  • All important technologies are supported 
  • Ping, SNMP, WMI, SSH, HTTP requests, and more 
  • Flow protocols (IPFIX, jFlow, sFlow, NetFlow) 

Intelligent network discovery

  • Quick setup with our automatic network discovery
  • Intelligently discover all devices in your network
  • Automatically create suitable sets of sensors

Maps & dashboards

  • Visualize your network they way you need
  • Use real-time maps with live status information
  • Create helpful dashboards with the PRTG map designer

Alerts & notifications

  • Receive alerts when there are problems or unusual metrics
  • Set custom thresholds for your monitoring
  • Benefit from built-in notification methods (email, push, HTTP requests, and more)

Highly customizable reporting

  • Reports from PRTG are more than just columns of numbers
  • Customize report templates according to your needs 
  • Inform others about the status of your IT infrastructure efficiently & reliably

Distributed monitoring

  • Distributed monitoring in a single pane of glass
  • Monitor an unlimited number of remote locations
  • Unify your insights in one centralized, easy-to-read dashboard

Monitoring from wherever you are 

  • Enjoy the possibilities of our web interface
  • Create multi-server dashboards with the PRTG Desktop app
  • Use our PRTG apps for iOS and Android for monitoring on the go

Easy installation & fast setup 
Start monitoring with PRTG now!

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Success stories from our customers

Companies around the world trust PRTG when it comes to ensuring the function of their IT systems.

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Truma secures production, business processes, and IT with Derdack and PRTG

Just about every camper in Europe has heard of Truma. Truma was founded in 1949 and has been offering accessories for recreational vehicles (RVs) ever since. Truma requires an IT infrastructure that incorporates distributed locations, provides a centralized overview, and above all, is always available and efficient. Truma uses Paessler PRTG and Derdack Enterprise Alert to monitor and secure the company’s network.

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Paessler PRTG helps SMS group to digitize the production of steel

SMS group GmbH uses Paessler PRTG Enterprise Monitor to ensure performance and reliability – as well as identify and eliminate weak spots – during the construction, testing, and start-up of metallurgical plants (steel production plants), and thereby optimizes the quality of its production lines.

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Carbon Drawdown Initiative monitors ground data related to CO₂ sequestration

The Carbon Drawdown Initiative GmbH was founded in January 2020 and is focused on promoting research, public discourse, and impact investment in the field of negative emissions. The Carbon Drawdown Initiative launched its own enhanced weathering project: “Project Carbdown” which uses PRTG Hosted Monitor as an important building block in the overall data collection.

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FAQ about PRTG

What is PRTG used for?

Paessler PRTG is an IT monitoring software that helps businesses monitor their entire IT infrastructure – no matter if it is an on-premises, cloud, or hybrid environment. 

With PRTG, system administrators can keep an eye on the health and performance of their network devices, traffic, applications, services, and much more, to make sure that their IT and business processes run smoothly at all times.  

If there is an issue in the IT infrastructure, PRTG alerts the responsible person or team immediately via customizable notifications so that they can react quickly before a failure causes more severe problems.

Is PRTG free? 

The freeware edition of PRTG always includes up to 100 monitoring aspects – or PRTG sensors – which can be distributed over your network devices as needed.  

Commercial editions of PRTG differ in license types and pricing depending on the PRTG product you choose. For PRTG Network Monitor, there are perpetual licenses from 500 to 10,000 sensors. With PRTG Hosted Monitor, you can choose from flexible subscription plans for more scalability. PRTG Enterprise Monitor offers subscription licenses with an opex-based cost model. 

Both freeware and commercial editions of PRTG always include all features.

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. 

What is a monitoring aspect? 

“Monitoring aspect” is a more descriptive term for “sensor”. 

Why is PRTG a good monitoring solution?

PRTG is an all-in-one monitoring solution, which means that all licenses and subscription plans include all features. You don’t need to purchase expensive add-ons or plug-ins to be able to set up comprehensive monitoring for your entire IT infrastructure. With PRTG, you always get the full package: 

  • Supports the most important monitoring technologies and protocols 
  • Includes preconfigured PRTG sensors and device templates 
  • Is easy to install and set up 
  • Has great usability 
  • Comes with different user interfaces for web, desktop, and mobile devices 
  • Offers customizable maps and dashboards 
  • Provides custom reports that are easy to publish and share 
  • Offers customizable alerts and notifications 
  • Includes basic IT automation tasks 
  • Can be set up for remote monitoring of multiple distributed locations 
  • And more 
What is IT monitoring?

IT monitoring is the process of monitoring an IT infrastructure such as a LAN, WAN, or any other computer system – no matter if it is an on-premises, cloud-based, or hybrid infrastructure. The purpose of IT monitoring is to ensure that all components in a network run smoothly and to be able to quickly troubleshoot issues if they occur. 

To keep an eye on the entire IT environment, there are specialized IT monitoring tools that constantly collect, log, and analyze data about the health, availability, and performance of all hardware and software in the respective network. This includes, for example: 

  • Devices like printers, switches, routers, or firewalls 
  • Physical servers like web, mail, or storage servers 
  • Virtual environments 
  • Databases 
  • Operating systems 
  • Applications 
  • Services 
  • Processes 
  • User activities 
  • And more 
Why is IT monitoring important?

In modern business environments, there are practically no work modes, tasks, or processes anymore that do not rely on any kind of IT infrastructure. Therefore, it is all the more important that a company’s IT infrastructure runs flawlessly and that issues are detected and resolved as quickly as possible. The best way to do this is via IT monitoring, which has several benefits:  

  • Full transparency about what’s going on in the network 
  • Quicker identification and analysis of the root causes of issues 
  • Faster troubleshooting 
  • Outages can be prevented before they actually happen 
  • More security because of insights into suspicious activities 
  • Increased productivity and efficiency of employees 
  • More customer satisfaction and conversions 
  • Data-based capacity planning for hardware and software 
  • Corporate compliance, for example with SLAs, is ensured 
  • Energy and other resources can be saved 

IT monitoring is our passion. 
Make it your passion, too! 

Here you find useful Paessler network tools, our official PRTG development roadmap, as well as user testimonials of Paessler PRTG. 

Freeware tools

Free network tools

We provide free network tools from our innovative programming labs. Here you can find useful helpers that will support you in your everyday job – no matter if your goal is to troubleshoot network issues or to optimize performance. 

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PRTG development roadmap 

At Paessler, we place great value on transparency in all areas. PRTG is constantly evolving and with our official PRTG roadmap, you will always know what’s going on in the PRTG product development. 
 

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User testimonials

Our users love PRTG and praise it on popular IT portals, writing reviews and sharing how PRTG helps them meet their IT challenges every day. Have a look at our users' feedback to see if PRTG is the right fit for your monitoring needs, too. 

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  • Paessler PRTG
    Paessler PRTGMonitor your whole IT infrastructure
    • PRTG Network Monitor
      PRTG Network MonitorMonitoring for small & medium IT
    • PRTG Enterprise Monitor
      PRTG Enterprise MonitorMonitoring for large & very large IT
    • PRTG Hosted Monitor
      PRTG Hosted MonitorHosted monitoring for small & medium IT
  • IoT
    Paessler IoTSolutions for monitoring your IoT

About us

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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