AppNeta by Broadcom vs PRTG Network Monitor comparison

Broadcom and Paessler GmbH are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. Broadcom is ranked #49 with an average rating of 8.0, while Paessler GmbH is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.4. Broadcom holds a 0.7% mindshare in NMS, compared to Paessler GmbH’s 3.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Paessler GmbH users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 28, 2025

AppNeta by Broadcom and PRTG Network Monitor are competing network monitoring solutions. PRTG Network Monitor may appeal more due to its extensive features.

Features: AppNeta by Broadcom offers end-to-end network performance monitoring, providing comprehensive insights into application delivery and network paths, ideal for enterprises requiring detailed network traffic analysis. It facilitates synthetic tests and automatic testing when issues are detected. AppNeta’s ability to perform continuous monitoring with minimal effort on the user's part allows IT teams to focus on more critical tasks. PRTG Network Monitor is known for its sensor-based monitoring, covering bandwidth, network devices, and infrastructure components out-of-the-box. It supports a broad range of sensors, offering flexibility and scalability in diverse IT landscapes, while also providing detailed visualizations and quick alerts across different systems.

Room for Improvement: AppNeta's interface could be simplified for ease of use by non-technical users. It may also improve alert customization, making it more user-friendly to tailor notifications as per specific needs. Some users might benefit from more localized support to handle region-specific technical issues. PRTG Network Monitor could enhance its scalability for extremely large-scale deployments and simplify cloud integration processes. Additionally, its interface, although efficient, could have more intuitive customization options for varying organizational needs. Advanced reporting functionalities could be expanded to cater to specific user metrics and detailed analytic requirements.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: AppNeta by Broadcom offers a cloud-based solution that simplifies setup, minimizing the need for extensive on-premises configurations and making it accessible from any location. However, its customer support could be bolstered with more region-specific consultation services. PRTG Network Monitor provides a robust on-premises setup with comprehensive documentation, ensuring smooth deployment. The detailed customer service options during integration are highly appreciated by users who require assistance with detailed deployment strategies.

Pricing and ROI: AppNeta by Broadcom offers competitive pricing, which drives quick ROI through its effective performance monitoring. It is often considered cost-effective for enterprises seeking comprehensive tracking solutions. PRTG Network Monitor features a scalable pricing model, offering long-term value as it allows seamless addition of more monitoring capabilities over time. This scalability aligns with a sustained ROI, especially beneficial for large-scale IT environments planning for extensive future growth. The ability to integrate additional sensors as needed provides flexibility and cost efficiency.

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Categories and Ranking

AppNeta by Broadcom

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

49th

Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software

33rd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) (11th), DX NetOps (3rd)

PRTG Network Monitor

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

5th

Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software

9th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

112

Ranking in other categories

IT Infrastructure Monitoring (4th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of AppNeta by Broadcom is 0.7%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PRTG Network Monitor is 3.3%, down from 4.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Monitoring Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
PRTG Network Monitor	3.3%
AppNeta by Broadcom	0.7%
Other	96.0%

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Featured Reviews

Cliff Chapman

Architect at Linkstatus Ltd

Excellent support, easy configuration, and a reliable tool to know what the problem is and where the problem is

They should try and make diagnostics run a bit quicker. When the problem occurs on a network, AppNeta runs automatic diagnostics on the end-to-end path. The path it was testing only to the destination, it now runs the same test to all of the devices and all the intermediate devices. Depending on the number of intermediate devices, it can take several minutes to run. If we're trying to find or diagnose a problem that only lasts two or three minutes, it may be that the diagnostics is still running by the time the problem is cleared. The only thing, which I have also mentioned to AppNeta in the past, is that there should be much faster and much more lightweight diagnostics, which can be completed within 30 seconds or one minute, rather than in 5 to 10 minutes. Currently, when we have short-duration problems, we use a different tool, but we only use that different tool for short-duration problems. With AppNeta, as long as the problem exists for more than a few minutes, such as within 10 to 15 minutes, we can normally tell where the problem is. However, most of the problems that we deal with are intermittent. They're very rarely a permanent condition that needs to be addressed. That makes it more difficult to troubleshoot. We would look to see at least two or three events and hope they show the same results to raise our confidence that we've actually found the problem, rather than just a problem.

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madhan kumar hs

software engineer at Capgemini

Alerting precision has reduced incident response times and improved department-level network visibility

The auto-pause sensor during the maintenance window is good without any false alerts, and it prevents me from getting flooded with alerts during planned maintenance, helping department heads understand their own network usage better. It has reduced incident response time by giving clearer ownership of each alert, ensuring alerts go to the proper recipient. SNMP testers and auto-pause are among the best features of PRTG Network Monitor, which is particularly useful for different departments such as HR and finance, where alerts can be filtered accordingly. The alerting features and dashboard of PRTG Network Monitor are very helpful, especially in our industry. However, the dashboard can look cluttered on smaller screens, which is one negative aspect. PRTG Network Monitor has impacted us positively; we have stopped getting flooded with alerts during planned maintenance or unplanned outages. Compared to others, this gives specific alerts very quickly and helps department heads understand their own network usage better, thus reducing incident response time so that each alert has clear ownership.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"A lot of times one of the AppNeta transactions showed that there is an issue, whereas everything seemed to be working properly. Once we dug into it, we realized that it really was highlighting a problem that otherwise we would not have seen."

"This solution helps prove that, if we move to cloud, we'll still be as effective as we are on-premises."

"We get complete, hop-by-hop visibility into the internet and we can know how much latency is taking place from one hop to another. That way, we know whether a particular hop belongs to the ISP, or that it is something owned by our own client's office, or is something to do with the SaaS network."

"Delivery and experience are valuable. The usage in terms of the traffic application captures and other similar things is also valuable."

"The product helps us understand networks and user experience. It helps us to understand the issues."

"The solution's technical support is very good."

"The main feature that we use is what they call Delivery, which is the testing of network paths end-to-end."

"The initial setup is very simple."

"There is a simplicity to setting up the extra sensors. It's really easy for us to build infrastructure and start monitoring very quickly."

"The network visualization helps us to drill down deeper."

"I found PRTG Network Monitor very useful for troubleshooting and monitoring the utilization of either the network or server."

"The most valuable aspect is the diverse range of features it offers."

"Accessibility, ease of use (Web GUI, MobileApps). In general, compared with other software"

"The alerting is the most valuable feature. I also like the iPhone app. I get alerts in an email on the iPhone app."

"PRTG Network Monitor has positively impacted my organization as the hourly basis has been reduced, making a significant impact."

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Cons

"I would like to see some advanced dashboard features. It could also be integrated with third-party tools. For example, an integration with a reporting solution would be helpful. Out-of-the-box, there are few dashboards or reports. What it does have is useful, but there should be additional dashboards."

"Instead of integrating with other people, they should expand their interior capabilities."

"AppNeta by Broadcom needs to add more features to its dashboards. It also needs to work on providing out-of-the-box reports."

"I think some of the product's documentation has shortcomings and needs improvement."

"They should try and make diagnostics run a bit quicker. When the problem occurs on a network, AppNeta runs automatic diagnostics on the end-to-end path. The path it was testing only to the destination, it now runs the same test to all of the devices and all the intermediate devices. Depending on the number of intermediate devices, it can take several minutes to run. If we're trying to find or diagnose a problem that only lasts two or three minutes, it may be that the diagnostics is still running by the time the problem is cleared. The only thing, which I have also mentioned to AppNeta in the past, is that there should be much faster and much more lightweight diagnostics, which can be completed within 30 seconds or one minute, rather than in 5 to 10 minutes."

"Having to deal with configuring the end devices using a USB stick is a bit cumbersome. It would be nice if there was a better way of handling that."

"Cloud monitoring could be better. That's one of the biggest pain points for me. I have shared this feedback with them multiple times, but they're limited to some extent. That's one area where I've seen a problem."

"PRTG Network Monitor should improve the NetFlow dashboard, there is no flexibility, and the NetFlow is not meeting the business needs. Additionally, they are missing part of the configuration management."

"I know we're going to move to Docker applications and I understand that PRTG does some monitoring regarding this. I do not know if it is complete. If it's not yet complete, it's something they should consider improving."

"This solution is a good product so far, but I haven't been using it long enough to know how it could be improved."

"They could improve the process of updating the license."

"I've encountered a challenge in my functions, particularly in adding and printing."

"While the desktop app is good, they could slightly improve it. We would like it to be a single pane of glass. At the moment, you can only see certain portions of information. You have to scroll through to make it more granular. We want them to develop the desktop app to be more user-friendly."

"The inventory of the device should be improved."

"It would be nice if it gave us alerts via Gmail or SMS message."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"AppNeta by Broadcom is not expensive."

"I inherited this from a different version, and I haven't yet gone through a renewal because we had purchased three years upfront. So, to me, that still remains to be seen. Once it comes up for renewal, we'll see what happens. Especially because now it is Broadcom, it is going to change anyway."

"I find the solution's price to be fairly good."

"Broadcom software is always a little expensive because they provide quality."

"The small probe is probably around $3,000 and the very large probe that they make for massive data centers might be $50,000 or $60,000. It's a subscription model, so the payment is per year."

"We typically don't get involved in the commercial side, but the list price is probably something like $3,000 for a small probe. However, that gives all of the features that the probe can do, whether or not you use them. In the old days, up until two or three years ago, each of the separate features was a separately licensable module so that you could add things that you wanted, and you didn't have to add things that you didn't want. They've changed all that now, and everything the probe can do is a part of the base license."

"It's worth the money."

"We are licensed for 2500 endpoints."

"We've got the unlimited package... I believe it was around the £15,000 per year mark."

"We used a product called SolarWinds in the past, and its cost was high. Whereas, PRTG came in at a third of SolarWind's cost."

"If you're looking for a cost effective software I’d suggest this product."

"We have an unlimited license for this solution."

"The price of PRTG Network Monitor is reasonable for the features that the solution provides. They charge you per monitoring, not per node, it is per port that you need for a device."

"Because we are only on the free version, we have a limited number of sensors. Therefore, we are not monitoring as much as we want to be to obtain historical information."

"The ability to use the base version with 100 free sensors is great. The cost on other packages can be very reasonable."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

10%

Insurance Company

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	8

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	59
Midsize Enterprise	19
Large Enterprise	47

Questions from the Community

What open source tool can one use to measure bandwidth from one's upstream service provider?

One I am looking closely at is AppNeta. They have an appliance that can digest the flow and do a better job than Netflow. The other one we are using is ExtraHop. This has both a Datacenter Hig...

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What do you like most about AppNeta?

The product helps us understand networks and user experience. It helps us to understand the issues.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AppNeta?

AppNeta by Broadcom is not expensive.

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What is the best network monitoring software for large enterprises?

PRTG network monitor is one of the best tool i have ever used for the monitoring. It have auto discovery option. it avoid the configuring the device in PRTG. It automatically discover the device an...

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What do you like most about PRTG Network Monitor?

The tool is integrated with our email for the alerts.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PRTG Network Monitor?

The pricing was higher at the beginning, but the recurring licensing cost is affordable and reasonable. Overall, the pricing, setup cost, and licensing is fair for our industry. They have quoted us...

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Overview

AppNeta is the leader in proactive end-user performance monitoring solutions built for the distributed digital enterprise. With AppNeta, IT and Network Ops teams can assure continuous and exceptional delivery of business-critical applications. AppNeta’s SaaS-based solutions give IT teams essential application and network performance data, allowing them to constantly monitor user experience across any application, network, data center or cloud.

For more information, visit www.appneta.com.

Broadcom

PRTG Network Monitor runs on a Windows machine within your network, collecting various statistics from the machines, software, and devices which you designate. PRTG comes with an easy-to-use web interface with point-and-click configuration. You can easily share data from it with non-technical colleagues and customers, including via live graphs and custom reports. This will let you plan for network expansion, see what applications are using most of your connection, and make sure that no one is hogging the entire network just to torrent videos.

To monitor a large IT environment, it's important to be able to scale PRTG up. Paessler PRTG Enterprise Monitor includes all the proven capabilities of PRTG Network Monitor, which are enhanced by exclusive ITOps Board for a service-oriented, central overview of multiple PRTG servers.

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