PRTG Network Monitor and Azure Bastion complement each other in network management and secure remote access, respectively. While PRTG Network Monitor is praised for its pricing and support, Azure Bastion stands out with its robust security features.
Features: PRTG Network Monitor excels with comprehensive network monitoring, impressive scalability, and customizable dashboards. Azure Bastion offers secure remote access, eliminating the need for public IPs on VMs and focusing on strong access management.
Room for Improvement: PRTG Network Monitor could enhance integration with more modern tools and improve user interface aesthetics for better user experience. Azure Bastion might simplify initial configuration processes, reduce its initial learning curve, and enhance integration with non-Azure systems.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: PRTG Network Monitor ensures a straightforward setup with excellent guidance, receiving positive feedback for its customer support. Azure Bastion integrates seamlessly within the Azure ecosystem, though it requires familiarity with Azure and benefits from Microsoft's vast support resources.
Pricing and ROI: PRTG Network Monitor offers a flexible, cost-effective pricing structure that delivers clear ROI. Azure Bastion may entail higher upfront costs with subscription-based pricing; however, its advanced security and reduced need for third-party solutions can justify these expenses for organizations focused on secure remote access.
We have noticed savings of approximately twenty percent by using Azure Bastion compared to VM pricing.
Support is satisfactory but with room for improvement, primarily concerning data transfer issues.
We usually get backup within two hours.
Tutorials are available so I can manage any issue with PRTG Network Monitor easily.
The setup process is well-documented, making it easy to deploy.
It is designed to provide access over a private network without hitting the internet.
PRTG Network Monitor has the ability to scale and add new devices.
On a scale of one to ten, scalability is rated as 9.5.
For less than one hundred devices, it is stable.
Azure Bastion is stable.
A storage solution must be created to transfer data, and this requires additional permissions like ACL or NFS.
I would like to see integrated AI features with Azure Bastion, especially for connectivity issues.
It would be nice to have the capability to cut and paste across desktops, similar to old-fashioned Remote Desktop emulation.
PRTG Network Monitor can sometimes be too detailed and cluttered at the beginning, making it heavy to use.
PRTG Network Monitor should provide syslog monitoring since it is not available at this time.
They need to improve application performance monitoring, error tracing mechanisms, and log management.
Microsoft's pricing is on the higher side and could be more competitive.
The price is not necessarily cheaper, but it is acceptable.
It's not too high, nor too low, but it's reasonable.
The prices are very high for PRTG Network Monitor.
Pricing is by the number of devices, not by sensor.
Azure Bastion eliminates the need for a jump server by providing secure access to servers without hitting the public network.
The security is the main reason we use Azure Bastion because it is integrated with Azure Active Directory, ensuring that access is secure.
We use Azure AD integration to specify who has access and what they can do.
PRTG Network Monitor already provided me with 100 free sensors, which is enough for my network monitoring.
It is advantageous because it can be deployed on-premises.
PRTG Network Monitor is easy to set up. Within a few minutes, it is operational.
Azure Bastion is a service you deploy that lets you connect to a virtual machine using your browser and the Azure portal. The Azure Bastion service is a fully platform-managed PaaS service that you provision inside your virtual network. It provides secure and seamless RDP/SSH connectivity to your virtual machines directly from the Azure portal over TLS. When you connect via Azure Bastion, your virtual machines do not need a public IP address, agent, or special client software.
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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