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We performed a comparison between Nagios XI and PRTG Network Monitor based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two IT Infrastructure Monitoring solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Nagios XI vs. PRTG Network Monitor Report (Updated: May 2023).
709,643 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Question: Can PRTG be used to monitor Oracle SOA suite components or should we choose Nagios instead?
Answer: PRTG is quite basic for this type of application monitoring, it'll give you some general metrics but what you're asking for is better done with Nagios, though its architecture and the information it provides won't give you the best metrics either. In this case your safest bet would be Zabbix, although both Nagios and Zabbix will steal a lot of your time until you can tune them to the detail level you're expecting, since neither count on "professional" plugins like the one ZenOSS can give you, but of course that's gonna cost a hole in your company's wallet.
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  • "For our country in North Africa, it's expensive and we could purchase another solution for that price. But it's a reasonable price if we're speaking in international terms."
  • "Nagios XI is open source."
  • "Licensing costs are reasonable."
  • "It is good to contact experts for advice about what is the best solution for your specific infrastructure and enterprise."
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  • "The pricing for PRTG in our case is reasonable because we have a lot of applications to monitor within PRTG. It is not that expensive."
  • "The price is actually on the cheaper side. If you're going with the unlimited license code, it's very cheap compared to competitors unless you're going for something free, like Zabbix. But you get what you pay for, and it doesn't have the full suite of products or tools like SolarWinds or a ScienceLogic."
  • "The price of PRTG is reasonable. PRTG's competitors like SolarWinds and ManageEngine charge more for the same functionality."
  • "We are satisfied with the price."
  • "The price of PRTG Network Monitor is reasonable."
  • "When you have a lot of devices, PRTG Network Monitor can be costly."
  • "The licensing fees are billed annually and there are no costs in addition to this."
  • "We are using the premium version of PRTG Network Monitor. The price of the solution is a bit higher than competitors but it is worth the extra money. However, it would be helpful if the price was lower."
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    it_user384900 - PeerSpot reviewerit_user384900 (ENTERPRISE NETWORK : Team Leader: ICT Events Monitoring at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees)
    Vendor

    I have been given a project at work to compare PRTG and observer , is the any one with that kind of information , I need to prepare the document in a weeks time for system users . can you please assist if you have any kind of information .

    thanks

    it_user155127 - PeerSpot reviewerit_user155127 (Engineer with 51-200 employees)
    Vendor

    Hi,

    I've no experience with PRTG, but you can find that on their site:
    http://www.paessler.com/oracle_monitoring

    I used to practice some time ago Nagios, on Linux boxes with web Logic, and
    it adapted well to our needs.

    I'm no longer experimenting with supervision tools as i switched to backup and
    storage.

    Regards
    E.Boutang

    it_user70647 - PeerSpot reviewerit_user70647 (User)
    Vendor

    PRTG is a network monitoring tool that uses SNMP protocol. You can configure weblogic server to use SNMP protocol to communicate with PRTG using agents.

    The same thing for Oracle ESB, by enabling SNMP traps in the Oracle Servcie bus.

    I think your business requirement as well as budget, will determine which
    monitoring tool you can use.

    I think all network monitoring tools, using SNMP traps, can do the job. Any SW or applications can build an SNMP traps to communicate with the monitoring tool.

    You can consult Oracle's manuals for more details.

    I hope this will be helpful.
    All the best,

    Ashraf Galal

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    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Nagios XI is customization. We can customize based on our requirements. We can do… more »
    Top Answer:I don't deal with the licensing aspect of the product.
    Top Answer:Nagios XI can improve network and hardware monitoring, these parameters should be simplified to allow usage for… more »
    Top Answer:PRTG network monitor is one of the best tool i have ever used for the monitoring. It have auto discovery option. it… more »
    Top Answer:The licenses are paid on a monthly basis. My opinion is that this solution is not very expensive.
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    Overview

    The Juniper Mist Premium Analytics cloud service offers network visibility and business intelligence to drive your digital transformation journey. This service provides insights into your network and business operations while overcoming the complex challenges associated with the influx of big data from the multitude of networks and clients.

    Nagios XI provides monitoring of all mission-critical infrastructure components, including applications, services, operating systems, network protocols, systems metrics, and network infrastructure. Third-party add-ons provide tools for monitoring virtually all in-house and external applications, services, and systems.

    Nagios XI uses a powerful Core 4 monitoring engine that provides users with the highest levels of server monitoring performance. This high degree of performance enables nearly limitless scalability and monitoring powers.

    With Nagios XI, stakeholders can check up on their infrastructure status using the role-based web interface. Sophisticated dashboards enable access to monitoring information and third-party data. Administrators can easily set up permissions so users can only access the infrastructure they are authorized to view.

    Nagios XI Benefits and Features

    Some of the benefits and top features of using Nagios XI include:

    • Extensive IT infrastructure monitoring: Comprehensively monitor all of your organization’s infrastructure’s components. Hundreds of third-party add-ons let you monitor virtually any internal application, service, or system.

    • Proactivity: With built-in, automated trend analysis and capacity planning charts, organizations can plan infrastructure upgrades before legacy systems encounter unexpected issues. IT staff, business stakeholders, and end users are notified via email or SMS with details of the outage so they can begin handling the issue immediately.

    • Multiple integration options: Numerous available APIs allow seamless integration with in-house and third-party applications. Thousands of community-developed add-ons that extend monitoring and native alerting capabilities as well as custom interfaces are available, allowing you to customize Nagios XI to your company's needs.

    • Complete visibility: Get a single view of your entire IT operations network and business processes. The Nagios XI dashboards provide at-a-glance access to monitoring information and third-party data. Views give users quick access to the most useful information.

    • User-friendly interface: Customize the layout, design, and settings for each user’s GUI, providing clients and team members with the flexibility they need. Administrators can easily delegate control over monitoring configuration management, system settings, and more to end users and team members using the built-in web-based configuration interface. A configuration wizard guides users through the process of monitoring new devices, services, and applications without understanding complex monitoring concepts.

    • Configuration snapshots: Snapshots allow you to save and archive your most recent configurations. Later on, you can revert back to them whenever you like.

    • Advanced user management: Ensure a secure infrastructure environment by easily setting up and managing user accounts and assigning custom roles with just a few mouse clicks.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Nagios XI stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Several major ones are its integration options and monitoring abilities, as well as its alerting features.

    David P., a senior DevOps engineer at EML Payments Ltd, writes, “We use Nagios as a network discovery tool. We use Nagios to maintain our uptime statistics and to monitor our services. It has allowed us to be much more sophisticated in our monitoring and alerting.”

    An IT-OSS manager at a comms service provider notes, “Nagios XI has a custom API feature, and we can expose custom APIs for our integration. This is a great feature.”

    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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    Nagios has over one million users globally, including AOL, DHL, McAfee, MCI, MTV, Yahoo!, Universal, Toshiba, Sony, Siemens, and JPMorgan Chase.
    Jameson Bank, Sidnix, RungeICT, MedicalAnimal, Truck-lite, GamingGrids, The Covell Group, Forsythn County Schools, NetMass, Musgrove Park Hospital, Lanes Health, Columbia Southern University, Vodafone, Intrust Bank
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    Computer Software Company16%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Government8%
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    Comms Service Provider32%
    Manufacturing Company24%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Retailer8%
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    Educational Organization31%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Government7%
    Comms Service Provider6%
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    Comms Service Provider13%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Construction Company8%
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    Educational Organization27%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Government8%
    Comms Service Provider6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise62%
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    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise27%
    Large Enterprise35%
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    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise38%
    Large Enterprise46%
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    Small Business47%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise36%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise36%
    Large Enterprise42%
    Buyer's Guide
    Nagios XI vs. PRTG Network Monitor
    May 2023
    Find out what your peers are saying about Nagios XI vs. PRTG Network Monitor and other solutions. Updated: May 2023.
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    Nagios XI is ranked 9th in IT Infrastructure Monitoring with 14 reviews while PRTG Network Monitor is ranked 7th in IT Infrastructure Monitoring with 40 reviews. Nagios XI is rated 8.0, while PRTG Network Monitor is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Nagios XI writes "Easy to use and deploy with helpful technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of PRTG Network Monitor writes "Easy to use, has a remote probe feature and a lower annual support cost; it doesn't require much manpower to deploy and manage". Nagios XI is most compared with Zabbix, Nagios Core, Icinga, SolarWinds NPM and Wireshark, whereas PRTG Network Monitor is most compared with Zabbix, Centreon, SolarWinds NPM, ManageEngine OpManager and Fortinet FortiSIEM. See our Nagios XI vs. PRTG Network Monitor report.

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