2022-11-02T12:39:00Z

Which product would you choose: Nagios XI vs PRTG Network Monitor vs SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor?

Hello Peers, 

I am looking for the best network monitoring software.

Which product would you choose: Nagios XI, PRTG Network Monitor, or SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor? What are the pros and cons of the solution?

Thank you for your help.

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Senior Software Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
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2022-12-07T04:12:09Z
Dec 7, 2022

Hi, Please share your complete monitoring requirement along with No. of devices for monitoring with their type (Unix/Linux Server, Web Server, Routers, etc.).

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