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Oracle Enterprise Manager vs PRTG Network Monitor comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.6
Oracle Enterprise Manager offers proactive monitoring, reduces downtime, and enhances management efficiency, balancing costs with DBA expenses.
Sentiment score
6.9
PRTG Network Monitor boosts ROI by enhancing time efficiency, reducing staff needs, preventing failures, and offering cost-effective management.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.5
Oracle Enterprise Manager customer service is praised, but technical support experiences vary, with concerns over responsiveness and expertise.
Sentiment score
6.8
Users appreciate PRTG's intuitive design, often resolving issues via resources, despite email-only support and mixed service feedback.
I would rate Oracle Enterprise Manager's technical support at an eight.
The setup process is well-documented, making it easy to deploy.
Tutorials are available so I can manage any issue with PRTG Network Monitor easily.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Oracle Enterprise Manager is scalable, efficiently managing extensive infrastructures and databases with seamless expansion despite setup complexities.
Sentiment score
7.3
PRTG Network Monitor is highly scalable, allowing seamless expansion with added sensors or licenses, despite potential hardware limitations.
When trying to connect with non-Oracle products and applications, the connection process is not very straightforward.
On a scale of one to ten, scalability is rated as 9.5.
PRTG Network Monitor has the ability to scale and add new devices.
For less than one hundred devices, it is stable.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Oracle Enterprise Manager is highly stable and reliable, despite minor initial issues, with effective monitoring, updates, and high availability.
Sentiment score
7.9
PRTG Network Monitor is praised for its stability and reliability, with issues often due to user errors or limits.
We have not faced any challenges or difficulties with it.
 

Room For Improvement

Oracle Enterprise Manager faces issues with performance, ease of use, integration, and requires improved scalability, documentation, and AI-enhancements.
PRTG users seek enhancements in dashboards, cloud integration, application speed, support, reporting, pricing, and sensor expansion.
Adding AI features for automated replies or helpdesk support would improve Oracle Enterprise Manager.
Setting up the Oracle Enterprise Manager is challenging as it requires setting up a separate server.
The areas where Oracle Enterprise Manager could improve include the dashboarding, which could be made more intuitive.
They need to improve application performance monitoring, error tracing mechanisms, and log management.
PRTG Network Monitor should provide syslog monitoring since it is not available at this time.
PRTG Network Monitor can sometimes be too detailed and cluttered at the beginning, making it heavy to use.
 

Setup Cost

Oracle Enterprise Manager pricing is often high due to licensing, setup complexity, and additional costs for advanced features.
PRTG Network Monitor provides flexible, cost-effective licensing for enterprises, appealing for intuitive setup and competitive pricing against other solutions.
In terms of pricing, Oracle Enterprise Manager is on the premium side compared to other monitoring tools.
The licensing is based on the core.
The prices are very high for PRTG Network Monitor.
Pricing is by the number of devices, not by sensor.
It's not too high, nor too low, but it's reasonable.
 

Valuable Features

Oracle Enterprise Manager provides integrated monitoring, management, and automation tools to enhance productivity and efficiency in IT administration.
PRTG Network Monitor is praised for its scalability, user-friendly interface, real-time monitoring, and seamless integration across various technologies.
The tool allows us to monitor 24/7, configure dashboards, and quickly check the status of databases that are in critical states.
It also has features like the AWR report, which helps analyze resource usage during specific times.
One of the most valuable features of Oracle Enterprise Manager has been the preventive reporting capability.
PRTG Network Monitor already provided me with 100 free sensors, which is enough for my network monitoring.
The pricing is affordable compared to SolarWinds.
It is advantageous because it can be deployed on-premises.
 

Categories and Ranking

Oracle Enterprise Manager
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
127
Ranking in other categories
Database Development and Management (1st), Server Monitoring (4th)
PRTG Network Monitor
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
102
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (5th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (6th), Cloud Monitoring Software (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Systems Management solutions, they serve different purposes. Oracle Enterprise Manager is designed for Database Development and Management and holds a mindshare of 5.1%, down 8.5% compared to last year.
PRTG Network Monitor, on the other hand, focuses on Network Monitoring Software, holds 4.3% mindshare, down 4.7% since last year.
Database Development and Management
Network Monitoring Software
 

Featured Reviews

Muhammad Usman Muzaffar - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides good stability and has an easy implementation process
It is a good tool for monitoring databases. It enhances the overall visibility within the database The older version of the product works with Flash technology. Although the latest version works with Java, it still requires Flash technology. It should utilize only a Java plugin to visualize your…
Noman-Saleem - PeerSpot reviewer
Detects suden changes but significant pricing concerns affect the effectiveness of network traffic troubleshooting
We use PRTG Network Monitor for monitoring traffic on interfaces and the behavior of network traffic. If there are sudden changes in traffic or any configuration issues, we can sort them out using PRTG. It's very helpful for troubleshooting and monitoring traffic utilization on our interfaces…
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Comparison Review

it_user174738 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 31, 2015
Nagios vs. Zabbix vs. PRTG vs. Spiceworks vs. Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor
I have researched a quite a few network monitoring tools which can be used for various monitoring purposes of not only the servers, but the intermediate routers as well. There are majorly three types of these softwares. Ones which are completely open-source, you can do almost anything you want…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
60%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Computer Software Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
3%
Educational Organization
35%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Oracle Enterprise Manager?
What I like most about Oracle Enterprise Manager are its features, particularly the active session history. It provides insights into SQL, and I use it regularly to identify potential issues.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Enterprise Manager?
In terms of pricing, Oracle Enterprise Manager is on the premium side compared to other monitoring tools. While I cannot comment definitively on whether it is high or low, this depends on the custo...
What needs improvement with Oracle Enterprise Manager?
Currently, we are using version 13.5, which is very helpful. However, adding AI features for automated replies or helpdesk support would improve Oracle Enterprise Manager ( /products/oracle-enterpr...
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...
What do you like most about PRTG Network Monitor?
The tool is integrated with our email for the alerts.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PRTG Network Monitor?
The pricing is in the middle. It's not too high, nor too low, but it's reasonable.
 

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Sample Customers

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