ManageEngine OpManager vs PRTG Network Monitor comparison

ManageEngine and Paessler GmbH are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. ManageEngine is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.4, while Paessler GmbH is ranked #5 with an average rating of 7.8. ManageEngine holds a 1.7% mindshare in NMS, compared to Paessler GmbH’s 4.2% mindshare. Additionally, 83% of ManageEngine users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of Paessler GmbH users who would recommend it.

ManageEngine OpManager

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91% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 9, 2025

ManageEngine OpManager and PRTG Network Monitor are key competitors in the network monitoring category. ManageEngine OpManager appears to have a slight edge due to its comprehensive monitoring capabilities and user-friendly alert system, as highlighted in user reviews.

Features: ManageEngine OpManager provides robust network device monitoring, automation, and a real-time alerting system for servers and workstations. Users value its extensive network monitoring and customizable triggers. PRTG Network Monitor excels in rapid deployment and scalability, offering detailed monitoring through remote probes and a vast sensor library. Its flexibility across diverse IT environments without customization requirements is another strength.

Room for Improvement: ManageEngine OpManager could improve its stability during upgrades and dashboard customization. Users encourage enhancements in AI and intuitive dashboard designs to better support large-scale enterprises. PRTG Network Monitor faces challenges with app interfaces and scalability. Further development in remote probes, sensors, and improved graphical presentation is desired to support newer technologies and cloud environments better.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Both products offer deployment flexibility across on-premises and cloud environments. ManageEngine OpManager is generally easy to deploy, though initial setup issues were noted by some users. Customer service is responsive but may be delayed by time zone differences. PRTG Network Monitor users commend its straightforward installation and proactive support team, ensuring smooth operations and issue resolution.

Pricing and ROI: ManageEngine OpManager is priced competitively, often being more affordable than alternatives like SolarWinds. Its flexible licensing based on the number of monitored devices and applications offers a quick return on investment thanks to reduced operational costs. PRTG Network Monitor also provides a cost-effective solution, with pricing scaling based on sensor usage. Users find its pricing reasonable, with all essential features included in the package, ensuring substantial returns through enhanced network monitoring efficiencies.

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Categories and Ranking

ManageEngine OpManager

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

9th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

PRTG Network Monitor

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

5th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

101

Ranking in other categories

IT Infrastructure Monitoring (8th), Cloud Monitoring Software (8th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of ManageEngine OpManager is 1.7%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PRTG Network Monitor is 4.2%, down from 5.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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MUBDIUL ISLAM

Junior System Engineer at Corporate Projukti Limited

NetFlow monitoring has improved operations but needs better configurations

For the implementation part, I am facing issues when configuring the business view. When I create the business view, I experience problems with the port interface. When I add the interface, I am confused about which interface is connected to which endpoint. If identifying the interface was easier, it would take less time to configure. Another issue is with threshold values; sometimes, it shows kilobytes (kB) while our threshold is set to gigabytes. This can be confusing. Improving this aspect would be beneficial. In URL monitoring, there is room for enhancement.

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Tochukwu Uzomba

Solutions Architect at Boch Systems Company Limited

Efficiently monitor networks across regions with seamless setup and robust feature set

PRTG Network Monitor is easy to set up. Within a few minutes, it is operational. It is an all-in-one monitoring solution without extra costs. For example, we set it up for an insurance company with branches across Africa. We are able to monitor from Lagos without installing anything in the branches, using the agentless feature. We just put in the IP address and the parameter, and we monitor from those ends. Additionally, all the sensors are very useful. Most people are interested in the bandwidth monitoring sensor to see what bandwidth the users are consuming. The pricing is affordable compared to SolarWinds.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The alerting feature has improved our organization. We can create multiple alerts and refine them to how we need to use them."

"The integration with the firewall monitoring, the security monitoring, is great."

"It is easy to use and deploy."

"I am satisfied with ManageEngine OpManager's monitoring features."

"You can put all of your work on there, they'll send you an email or send you a text. That functionality as a network engineer is the one I like the most. I do like the fact that we can schedule reports. That works too because that's a lot fewer spreadsheets that I have to create."

"Some of the useful features are NetFlow and analytics."

"In my three years of experience with OpManager, we haven't encountered any issues. So, I'd rate it a nine out of ten. It's very stable."

"Device backups are smooth and managed centrally, with a nice dashboard, so you can quickly see the status."

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"The solution provides us response times to issues."

"Every monitoring session features similar capabilities."

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

"We like the alerting system, the SNMP monitoring and the customization of the bandwidth."

"The installation is not that complex."

"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."

"I found PRTG Network Monitor very useful for troubleshooting and monitoring the utilization of either the network or server."

"The most valuable feature of PRTG Network Monitor is its ease of use."

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Cons

"If you have a ton of devices, it might slow down a bit."

"This product is little bit slow sometimes. It may be that we need to change the configuration to improve performance."

"The integration with various OEM products could be simplified."

"For the implementation part, I am facing issues when configuring the business view."

"For the implementation part, I am facing issues when configuring the business view. When I create the business view, I experience problems with the port interface."

"What I'd like ManageEngine OpManager to improve on is artificial intelligence. In particular, the machine learning feature should be integrated with the sensor flow. Doing this will give leverage, especially when you look at other products such as the Cisco DNA Center. When a switch goes down, I should be able to build on the correlation of other physical devices it's connected to so that I can integrate that with my CA CMDB. The ManageEngine OpManager team needs to draw a long-term roadmap where that feature becomes an integral part of the solution because right now, machine learning in ManageEngine OpManager is a long process. The solution doesn't have MLS search and I want to see ML being developed and applied for CA CMDB to greatly reduce the burden of tying everything. For example, if I have a data center switch that goes down now, I should know what server it's connected to, and when that switch goes down at twenty-four ports, I would get twenty-four alerts for different devices plugged in. I should be able to make a correlation that the major problem lies in the switch and not with the twenty-four elements connected to that switch. That is where machine learning should come into play and the ManageEngine OpManager AI should indicate "This is where the root of your problem is." It could be difficult, but this is a feature that should be improved or added to the solution."

"We would like link monitoring included. At times we need to monitor those specific links closely."

"I would like to see more enhancements made to the product."

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"When it comes to third-party integration, one of the things we were looking at was putting some sensors onto our firewall, for instance. If there were a little bit more documentation and some step-by-step guides around that, that would be useful for us."

"We need something that is more predictive. We would prefer if it wasn't a solution that was corrective and instead offered predictive insights so that we can handle problems before they even occur."

"I would like to see them take their graphing tools and convert them into a collector so that we can point telemetry to them"

"Their penetration within the market could be much better. If their pricing was lower, even though it's reasonable now, it might help them achieve this."

"PRTG Network Monitor can improve the reports. In the reports, you have to give an alert for that SMS and email, the emergency calls and downtimes have to be reported accordingly. You have to enable email services or an SMS gateway service to receive more alerts at the proper time."

"The clustering aspect needs improvement, as there is a bit of confusion about you do when hit that 5000 probe mark."

"In our organization, we encounter performance issues with our PRTG probe service. I saw documentation from the vendor or Paessler mentioning that there are limitations for WMI sensors. Other than that, we are okay with PRTG."

"Technical support is an area with concerns in PRTG Network Monitor, where improvements are required."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is moderate."

"The price of ManageEngine OpManager is reasonable. We have an annual license and the cost comes from how many devices are being monitored. There is not anything extra cost for maintenance and support."

"We had perpetual licenses. The cost was around 36,000 for OPManager, and then you'd have the yearly maintenance fee of 2,000 or 3,000."

"It is not really expensive; it is nominal licensing."

"The product is not worth the money."

"The licensing costs depend on the number of devices and accounts that are being monitored by the solution."

"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."

"The licensing is on a yearly basis and the pricing is on the cheaper side."

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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."

"Pricing for PRTG Network Monitor is a nine out of ten. It meets my company's budget and monitoring requirements. My company is on a perpetual license."

"We pay nothing for it. Its 100 sensors have allowed us to put a magnifying glass on some systems, providing an extra layer of detail. Therefore, our outgoing is nothing and our incoming is a lot of useful data that we can react to proactively."

"The price of PRTG Network Monitor is reasonable."

"It is about £4,500 for the first year, then about another 15 to 20 percent annually after that. So, we are looking at about £1000 running costs a year. When you think about how much an outage costs per minute, it's negligible."

"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."

"We are satisfied with the price."

"The price of PRTG is reasonable. PRTG's competitors like SolarWinds and ManageEngine charge more for the same functionality."

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IT Developer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

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…

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Top Industries

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Educational Organization

47%

Computer Software Company

10%

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Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

52%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ManageEngine OpManager?

The product provides intensive reports.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine OpManager?

The pricing was okay. However, it has been increasing a lot lately. The product is not worth the money.

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What needs improvement with ManageEngine OpManager?

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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...

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What do you like most about PRTG Network Monitor?

The tool is integrated with our email for the alerts.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PRTG Network Monitor?

The prices are very high for PRTG Network Monitor. That's why I'm using the free100 sensor license.

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Overview

ManageEngine OpManager is a network, server, and virtualization monitoring software that helps SMEs, large enterprises and service providers manage their data centers and IT infrastructure efficiently and cost effectively. Automated workflows, intelligent alerting engines, configurable discovery rules, and extendable templates enable IT teams to setup a 24x7 monitoring system within hours of installation.

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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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Sample Customers

Bonita, Thorp Reed & Armstrong, Galaxy, Fiserv Credit Union Division, Universitas 21 Global, ERP Suites LLC

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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