2018-07-26T06:59:00Z

What do you like most about PRTG Network Monitor?

Hi Everyone,

What do you like most about PRTG Network Monitor?

Thanks for sharing your thoughts with the community!

Miriam Tover - PeerSpot reviewer
Service Delivery Manager at PeerSpot
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MA
Senior Technical Support at Etisalat
Real User
Top 20
2023-07-07T12:34:52Z
Jul 7, 2023

The reporting module is easy to configure.

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WM
Post Sales Engineer at Corvit Networks
MSP
Top 20
2023-03-30T07:46:54Z
Mar 30, 2023

It is a user-friendly solution.

US
Student at The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
Real User
Top 20
2023-03-09T14:44:31Z
Mar 9, 2023

My opinion is that this solution is not very expensive.

JW
Solution Architect at Ultima Solutions
Real User
Top 20
2023-02-13T20:29:54Z
Feb 13, 2023

The network visualization helps us to drill down deeper.

CN
Director of Infrastructure and Technical Services at a healthcare company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Top 5
2023-02-13T20:29:05Z
Feb 13, 2023

I like the mobility of the PRTG Network Monitor and ITOps Dashboard.

HN
System Engineer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
2023-01-24T11:55:41Z
Jan 24, 2023

PRTG Network Monitor helps us quickly and easily discover a large number of sensors, so we can spend minimal time monitoring customer sites.

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RC
Manager, Information Technology Security at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
2022-12-14T17:40:42Z
Dec 14, 2022

The remote probe feature in PRTG Network Monitor helps you monitor remote systems or your network at a lower cost than other solutions.

Omar_Jaimes - PeerSpot reviewer
Cybersecurity Architecture Manager at Data Warden
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2022-11-24T16:36:05Z
Nov 24, 2022

Its initial setup process is fast and easy.

Mourice Guya - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Technical Manager at Laser Infrastructure and Technology Solutions
Real User
Top 10
2022-09-21T13:31:27Z
Sep 21, 2022

The most valuable feature of PRTG Network Monitor is the dashboards. We can check to see the resources and the uptime.

Heritier Daya - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 5
2022-09-20T17:27:58Z
Sep 20, 2022

PRTG Network Monitor is a very stable product.

MahmoudMohamed - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Professional Services Team Lead at e-finance
Real User
Top 5
2022-09-20T11:08:05Z
Sep 20, 2022

The most valuable feature of PRTG Network Monitor is real-time monitoring.

Sachin Vinay - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator at Amrita
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2022-09-07T17:19:41Z
Sep 7, 2022

It allows us to directly add individual VMs independently.

JO
CTO at Solution delivery
Reseller
Top 5
2022-07-22T19:50:39Z
Jul 22, 2022

The most valuable feature of PRTG Network Monitor is the different monitoring probes available.

RV
Regional Head of IT at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 10
2022-07-20T14:34:00Z
Jul 20, 2022

There was only one feature I liked about PRTG Network Monitor a lot, and that was bandwidth monitoring, though, in the newer versions of the tool, that feature is now a bit lacking.

Pricing for PRTG Network Monitor is also not as expensive.

It's a good tool, even for beginners.

ABHILASH R - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Engineer at Kerala State IT Mission
Real User
Top 10
2022-07-01T09:08:03Z
Jul 1, 2022

The most valuable features of PRTG Network Monitor are user-friendly, and the graphical interface is good for all the network devices that are mapped in this organization. It's very easy to find reports for any devices that we are looking for.

RC
Operational Management at Eleven
Reseller
Top 20
2022-06-24T16:16:10Z
Jun 24, 2022

PRTG Network Monitor's best features are its flexibility, ease of implementation, user-friendliness, and intuitive interfaces.

Venkatesh Koppula - PeerSpot reviewer
Tech Specialist at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 5
2022-06-09T06:26:18Z
Jun 9, 2022

The most valuable features of PRTG Network Monitor are bandwidth utilization, user-friendliness, all past report simple retrievals, and timeout features. Additionally, if the solution does go down it is simple to bring it back.

Mokhamad Wahidin - PeerSpot reviewer
ICT Department Headquarters at Bridgestone Corporation
Real User
Top 10
2022-05-29T12:59:00Z
May 29, 2022

I think net flow is PRTG's most valuable feature because it doesn't cost much for us because the net flow sensor is already included in the PRTG license. We can monitor our traffic in our proxy and router.

Amos CLEGBAZA - PeerSpot reviewer
Technician-type internship at EIGSI La Rochelle, Ecole d'ingenieurs generalistes
Real User
Top 10
2022-04-30T18:37:42Z
Apr 30, 2022

PRTG is integrated on Windows.

MP
Systems and Network Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 20
2022-02-09T12:30:52Z
Feb 9, 2022

Stable solution for monitoring networks and bandwidth, with multiple functions and features such as NetFlow Collector, graphical monitoring, etc.

Terry Cheung - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at TopSOC
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2022-02-02T10:28:19Z
Feb 2, 2022

Stable and scalable network monitoring tool. Installation is simple and straightforward.

YA
Dev Ops Engineer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
2021-12-27T19:34:14Z
Dec 27, 2021

What I've found most valuable is the custom sensor, which allows you to write scripts or code to monitor a specific metric in your environment.

SH
IT strategist at Convergent Wireless Communications
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2021-12-13T11:56:00Z
Dec 13, 2021

PRTG is simple to manage. First, you can create a template for a device, then apply it to hundreds of similar devices. That's a great advantage.

MA
Service management specialist at a healthcare company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Top 20
2021-11-02T18:14:54Z
Nov 2, 2021

The Slack integration is fantastic, and I've actually found it to be very useful recently.

KC
Senior Manager, Enterprise Infrastructure at a manufacturing company with 1-10 employees
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2021-10-13T17:41:00Z
Oct 13, 2021

PRTG gives us true visibility of the downtime of particular circuit functions. So if a circuit is up but not routing traffic, I will know with this tool. I can write a customized script for a sensor to detect specific things.

RC
Operational Management at Eleven
Reseller
Top 20
2021-09-17T07:01:07Z
Sep 17, 2021

Ability to create a dashboard inside software monitoring.

KM
DevOps Engineer at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2021-08-11T13:13:38Z
Aug 11, 2021

It is user-friendly. It is easy to set up health checks within PRTG and use scans. It is like a self-service tool, and anyone can configure their own settings within PRTG.

PB
Project manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Reseller
2021-07-12T20:20:00Z
Jul 12, 2021

The solution is very easy to use and the web provides information with ease.

RV
ICT-Manager at Heinen & Hopman Eng BV
Real User
2021-06-01T12:07:11Z
Jun 1, 2021

Technical support has been very helpful so far.

NH
Senior Network & Security Engineer at a construction company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2021-05-05T15:19:03Z
May 5, 2021

The solution is easy to manage and the reports are very accurate.

TM
Head of Customer Service - Advanced Technologies at a logistics company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
2021-04-07T11:17:34Z
Apr 7, 2021

The initial setup is very simple.

Bien A.Vitorillo - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Atlas Fertilizer Corporation
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2021-02-12T14:02:14Z
Feb 12, 2021

It is able to satisfy all our requirements in terms of email notifications and specific errors on the devices.

JR
CEO & Founder at SISTECO
Reseller
2021-02-10T02:36:19Z
Feb 10, 2021

Network Discovery is a feature that our customers like a lot.

Nelson Sendino - PeerSpot reviewer
Coordinator, Network Architecture & Cybersecurity at San Mateo County Office of Education
Real User
Top 5
2021-02-01T23:44:43Z
Feb 1, 2021

The most valuable feature of this solution is being able to see things graphically.

JG
Senior Network Analyst at New Signal Systems
Real User
2021-01-29T21:21:19Z
Jan 29, 2021

The up-to-date graphs and the history are very good.

RP
Director - Operations at Shell Networks & Solutions Ltd
Real User
2021-01-23T17:34:56Z
Jan 23, 2021

The initial setup was easy. We didn't have any issues with the process and everything rolled out smoothly.

JR
Senior Network Engineer at Axesat S.A.
Real User
2021-01-17T09:15:28Z
Jan 17, 2021

The initial setup is pretty easy.

RV
Regional Head of IT at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 10
2021-01-11T16:25:05Z
Jan 11, 2021

The bandwidth monitoring is a very attractive feature, it can tell you the bandwidth utilization while it is attempting to connect to the host for feedback.

PA
Senior System Engineer at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2021-01-06T20:40:06Z
Jan 6, 2021

It is easy when it comes to dependencies of devices, so if your router goes down, the three or four switches behind it will automatically be paused so that you don't get multiple alerts.

RC
Operational Management at Eleven
Reseller
Top 20
2020-12-06T15:19:03Z
Dec 6, 2020

It is very flexible, and we can monitor many aspects of IT as well as ERP and CRM services. It has a very powerful interface and APIs for customization.

it_user1422201 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Department MAnager at Engineering Consultants Group S.A.
Real User
2020-11-04T14:46:49Z
Nov 4, 2020

It gives me a live view of the traffic on the WAN.

SH
IT strategist at Convergent Wireless Communications
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2020-07-15T07:13:00Z
Jul 15, 2020

I would boldly say that this is the most scalable network monitoring tool that I know of

LW
President at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
2020-07-09T06:27:06Z
Jul 9, 2020

Good compilation of the system's information.

TG
Engineer at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
2020-06-15T07:33:00Z
Jun 15, 2020

The feature I like is that it can easily do a lot of mapping.

DP
Head of Technology Architecture - Head of Network and Security Centre of Excellence at a paper AND forest products with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2019-06-13T12:36:00Z
Jun 13, 2019

The most valuable feature is the ability to span multiple technologies and multiple vendors.

DC
Infrastructure Team Lead at a recreational facilities/services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2019-04-10T09:43:00Z
Apr 10, 2019

We use the remote probes a lot for our branch offices. Instead of deploying the full instance of PRTG, we'll put a remote probe out there. This simplifies the whole deployment for us.

AG
Infrastructure Manager at a non-profit with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2019-04-10T09:43:00Z
Apr 10, 2019

The solution provides us with needed feedback on our IT infrastructure. It gives us really good quality of service when it comes to monitoring of available space and available resources. It allows us to preempt issues before they become a problem for the business.

SK
Infrastructure Engineer at Lookers plc
Real User
2019-04-10T09:43:00Z
Apr 10, 2019

It is a central solution in terms of how to actually use it. It has a very easy dashboard. Everything is concise. We are able to create custom sensors. For different parts of the business, we have many products across many environments, and it works for everything.

AG
Network Engineer at TeleWare
Real User
2019-04-10T09:43:00Z
Apr 10, 2019

The technical support seems to be quick, clever, and has a comprehensive knowledge base online, which is fantastic.

AB
Network Administrator at a construction company with 201-500 employees
Real User
2019-04-10T09:43:00Z
Apr 10, 2019

The best feature is that it lets me know what is going on. I need to know if something has gone down, I need to know if something is running very slowly. PRTG tells me that.

MH
IT Manager at Berrys Ltd.
Real User
2019-04-10T09:43:00Z
Apr 10, 2019

Its proactiveness is its most valuable feature. We already know when we come in, in the morning, if a server or site is down, as opposed to someone telling us.

AJ
IT Manager at SILVERSTRING LTD
Real User
2019-04-10T09:43:00Z
Apr 10, 2019

One of its valuable features is the fact that it handles multiple operating systems... And I like the fact that it tells me when things are about to fall over, which means I can preempt it and not have to wake up at three in the morning to fix it.

AW
IT Coordinator at ENGIE Renewables Ltd
Real User
2019-04-10T09:43:00Z
Apr 10, 2019

The fact that I can use custom MIB files to customize my sensors for the things that are not there as a default is a good feature.

CB
Senior Security Engineer at Fletchers Solicitors Ltd.
Real User
2019-04-10T09:43:00Z
Apr 10, 2019

The sensors and probes are great, nice and lightweight, they don't take up too many resources on the system. We just deploy them out and they start reporting instantly.

PM
Systems Specialist at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2019-04-10T09:43:00Z
Apr 10, 2019

Speed of deployment is one of the most valuable features.

JB
Cloud Engineer at Software Cloud Limited
MSP
2019-04-10T09:43:00Z
Apr 10, 2019

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

PB
Security Engineer at a wellness & fitness company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
2019-04-10T09:43:00Z
Apr 10, 2019

The real-time monitoring and alerting are its most valuable features.

DB
Cybersecurity Engineer at a tech services company
Reseller
2019-04-10T09:43:00Z
Apr 10, 2019

It is pretty simple to use, which is always a good thing. It's been very reliable in updating us if any issues crop up.

JR
Network Engineer at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
Real User
2019-04-10T09:43:00Z
Apr 10, 2019

The feature whereby it shows when my hard drives are moving towards thresholds that would be considered outages, before they reach that point - that is valuable.

GB
Network Engineer
Real User
2019-04-10T09:43:00Z
Apr 10, 2019

The sensors and remote probes are phenomenal. We use them for all of our global sites. The problem with our global sites are that they are all VPNs. If the link goes down, you can't monitor other solutions, as it just goes off the grid. Having remote probes allows them to still carry on and get the information that we need when it comes back up, sending the information to us.

GM
Group Information Security Manager at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees
Real User
2019-04-10T09:43:00Z
Apr 10, 2019

One of the valuable features is the diversity of metrics available to us to monitor. It's all there, it's all in the box. It's all made very easy, by virtue of it being pre-configured.

AS
Information Security Analyst at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Real User
2019-04-10T09:43:00Z
Apr 10, 2019

The most valuable feature is the dashboard interface. It's very clean, it's very simple to use.

it_user1062024 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Analyst
Real User
2019-04-10T09:43:00Z
Apr 10, 2019

The authentication links into our standard Active Directory authentication, which is very good.

DA
IT Infrastructure Engineer at Runshaw College
Real User
2019-04-10T09:43:00Z
Apr 10, 2019

We can see which fiber links have been used heavily and, if they are used heavily, we can introduce more links to particular buildings or particular areas.

TD
Infrastructure Manager at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2019-04-10T09:43:00Z
Apr 10, 2019

The solution provides us response times to issues.

CW
IT Manager at a marketing services firm with 51-200 employees
Real User
2019-04-10T09:43:00Z
Apr 10, 2019

The most valuable feature is the notifications. As long as you spend time and think about what and when you want to be notified, it's always accurate. It is always there. I find things out before my Internet provider.

LS
Engineer at Datacentreplus
Real User
2019-04-10T09:43:00Z
Apr 10, 2019

It's very easy to manage when you've got time to do some work on it: things like adding devices, adding groups, adding sensor clusters, and being able to clone and move stuff around.

CW
Systems Engineer at Converse Pharma Group
Real User
2019-04-10T09:43:00Z
Apr 10, 2019

We can see trends for a lot of different things, such as hard drive space and bandwidth usage. We can see and plan for the future by knowing, "We're sort of at 75% capacity now. In three months time, we know we're going to be up to 90%,so we need to plan ahead for it, getting upgrades booked in place." Since things like this take time and effort, it's handy to see trends into the future of where our company is going.

it_user865332 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineering and Pre-Sales Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
2018-10-29T15:46:00Z
Oct 29, 2018

I really love the activity library. It gives the flexibility to discover data and metrics about my interface and data server.

SH
IT strategist at Convergent Wireless Communications
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2018-07-26T06:59:00Z
Jul 26, 2018

The product is simple and easy to implement.

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Hi to all. On my view, the PRTG would be the better decisionт as external independent solution. In addition, based on my own experience, PRTG is a more flexible tool that can be quickly configured for any task
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SH
IT strategist at Convergent Wireless Communications
Jul 26, 2018
We sell the product to customers and handle their problems. From every problem that we handle, we learn from it. As a company, we deploy WiFi network in major hotels (four or five star level). The guests who come to stay in those hotels are very sensitive to availability and performance. So, we have to monitor the bandwidth high availability, as well as the basic infrastructure, such as checking the system and all the IT infrastructure in those hotels. Today, we have a lot of customers, hundreds in India and neighboring countries, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Some of our customers have taken us to Malaysia because they did business with us in India. We also work with two countries in Africa, Congo and Nigeria.
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Engineering and Pre-Sales Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Oct 29, 2018
We use this solution for monitoring servers in our data center. It performs pretty well.
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