Paessler PRTG Pros and Cons

Best network monitoring tool in terms of availability perspective. It's netflow sensor also gives a lot of information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It works flawlessly with cisco products. Needs a lot of configurations for adding firewall and non-cisco devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

PRTG Network Monitor is an excellent and highly customizable tool for monitoring network resources. It allows us to get a better insight into the status of network devices across enterprises. As a result, we can now act proactively and take corrective measures even before problems get reported by the users. Maps can be customizable, and with some imagination, this tool can provide an awe-inspiring representation of the network and all monitored devices. It supports SNMP and variety of custom censors, as well as API integration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Map creation editor is lacking undo button. In addition, it is also a bit buggy when trying to deploy specific HTML5 code inside the sensor configuration. Sometimes it also does not render or accept custom inserted code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Most accurate tool for network monitoring.

The ping sensor is the best sensor for connectivity checks.

Bandwidth Monitor, Website Monitoring, Uptime Monitoring, Network Traffic Analyzer and the Ping Monitoring tools are awesome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Network Map drawings can be done using PRTG, If the sensors don't work properly, the entire network goes down.

Complete control is over the sensors involved in this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Out-of-the-box alerts and reporte that are highly relevant to the performance of the infrastructure.

Offers performance thresholds that spot evolving problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Any issue we faced was quickly resolved by the support team and at times we also turn to the hepful online tutorials. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Local network and server monitoring (ping, disk, CPU usage, RAM, latency) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Complicated e-mail alert setting and not giving exact log where is the problem Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The dashboard, the variety of connectors and the way to monitor, the easy way to configure, and the ease of monitoring the network out of your reach. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

So far nothing to change, for now, it is a complete tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

PTRG offers a full scope of network monitoring tools with advanced futures. You can start to monitor your network with ease. PRTG network monitor is easy to use even for someone with little experience in network monitoring. There is a free version available for small networks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is not much that I dislike. The reporting is not so easy to set up. I don't always get it right the first time. Of all the network monitor tools that I tested or used PRTG had the least problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The categories for alerts to separate the urgency of the issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The probes for each alert are very inconsistent. They very often have to be restarted or even reinstalled and report false outages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I tend to be an information junkie when it comes to technology and this suite definitely delivers. I am in love with the level of information I can see and I am still learning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The learning curve to setup some of the features is not super intiuative. Something like setting up a custom map takes more time than I would like to make it pretty but it does work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Userfriendly dashboard,Easy to configure. High quality sensor reporting, Can monitor almost all server platforms, Networking devices, an awesome product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing much to say,almost perfect. The only suggestion is to make it budget-friendly for medium-level customers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.