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PRTG Network Monitor vs Splunk AppDynamics comparison

Paessler GmbH and Splunk are both solutions in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category. Paessler GmbH is ranked #8 with an average rating of 7.7, while Splunk is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.4. Paessler GmbH holds a 4.4% mindshare in IM, compared to Splunk’s 3.2% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of Paessler GmbH users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of Splunk users who would recommend it.
PRTG Network Monitor
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91% willing to recommend
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91% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on May 11, 2025

Splunk AppDynamics and PRTG Network Monitor compete in the application performance management and network monitoring space. Splunk AppDynamics appears to have the upper hand in application monitoring capabilities, while PRTG Network Monitor excels in ease of use and cost-effectiveness.

Features: Splunk AppDynamics offers robust stack trace analysis, deep code-level insights, and dynamic baselining. It provides extensive JVM performance metrics, and end-to-end transaction tracking, making it ideal for complex application environments. PRTG Network Monitor is known for its ease of deployment, vast sensor variety, and real-time network traffic monitoring, proving effective for managing infrastructure across diverse technology environments.

Room for Improvement: Splunk AppDynamics users seek better network monitoring integration and more intuitive alerting systems. There's a need for detailed integration with async calls and reduced application overhead. PRTG Network Monitor could improve its user interface customization and distributed monitoring capabilities. Users also desire enhanced graphical interfaces and reporting tools.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Splunk AppDynamics offers multiple deployment options such as public cloud, hybrid cloud, and on-premises, tailored to diverse business needs, with strong technical support and proactive customer engagement. PRTG Network Monitor primarily offers on-premises deployment, noted for user-friendly and seamless setup. Its customer support is responsive, though it requires improvement in technical support for large-scale implementations.

Pricing and ROI: Splunk AppDynamics has a premium pricing model, which some find steep yet justified by the value in monitoring and ROI improvements. It reports a significant reduction in MTTR and increased operational efficiency. PRTG Network Monitor is affordable and praised for its inclusive licensing that covers all features, providing a reliable and cost-effective network monitoring solution.

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Review summaries and opinions

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ROI

Sentiment score
6.9
PRTG Network Monitor boosts ROI by enhancing time efficiency, reducing staff needs, preventing failures, and offering cost-effective management.
Sentiment score
7.2
Splunk AppDynamics improved productivity, software quality, and customer satisfaction, offering significant operational benefits despite its cost.
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It's very hard to find ROI because we are currently focused only on the on-premises applications.
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Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.8
Users appreciate PRTG's intuitive design, often resolving issues via resources, despite email-only support and mixed service feedback.
Sentiment score
7.3
Splunk AppDynamics' customer service is responsive and customer-focused, though some users note delays and variable technical expertise.
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.
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AppDynamics is much more helpful.
We got a contact, an account manager, to work directly with for technical support.
The customer service and support are helpful and responsive.
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Tochukwu Uzomba - PeerSpot reviewer
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Muhammad Zeeshan Siddiqui - PeerSpot reviewer
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
PRTG Network Monitor is highly scalable, allowing seamless expansion with added sensors or licenses, despite potential hardware limitations.
Sentiment score
7.4
Splunk AppDynamics is scalable and suitable for enterprises, though some encounter configuration issues and licensing costs may impact perceptions.
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.
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We have reached maximum capacity in our tier, and extending capacity has not been cost-effective from Splunk's perspective.
I did not find any Docker solution available with it, and a separate instance has to be installed.
We have tried it with a maximum of 500 concurrent users, and it provided all the required information.
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Tochukwu Uzomba - PeerSpot reviewer
SA
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NM
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
PRTG Network Monitor is praised for its stability and reliability, with issues often due to user errors or limits.
Sentiment score
7.7
Splunk AppDynamics is praised for stability and reliability, with minor issues efficiently resolved, ensuring user satisfaction across environments.
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It is necessary to conduct appropriate testing before deploying them in production to prevent potential outages.
I can rate it nine out of ten.
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Room For Improvement

PRTG users seek enhancements in dashboards, cloud integration, application speed, support, reporting, pricing, and sensor expansion.
The Splunk AppDynamics UI is complex, lacking mobile support and integration ease, with network visibility and documentation issues.
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.
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Splunk AppDynamics does not support the complete MELT framework, which includes metrics, events, logging, and tracing for the entire stack.
If AppDynamics could develop a means to monitor without an agent, it could significantly improve application performance and reduce potential problems.
A good integration with Splunk would be very interesting, as Splunk is a good product for logs, and that part is currently missing in Splunk AppDynamics.
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Tochukwu Uzomba - PeerSpot reviewer
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reviewer980832 - PeerSpot reviewerreviewer2674446 - PeerSpot reviewerMuhammad Zeeshan Siddiqui - PeerSpot reviewer
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Setup Cost

PRTG Network Monitor provides flexible, cost-effective licensing for enterprises, appealing for intuitive setup and competitive pricing against other solutions.
AppDynamics is costly but valuable, requiring careful assessment and negotiation for better pricing compared to alternatives like Dynatrace or Datadog.
Pricing is by the number of devices, not by sensor.
The prices are very high for PRTG Network Monitor.
It's not too high, nor too low, but it's reasonable.
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Customers have to pay a premium price, however, they receive considerable value from the product.
All these solutions at the moment are cheap, but it is like paying for insurance; you pay insurance to avoid major damage.
We find its pricing reasonable and competitive.
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Tochukwu Uzomba - PeerSpot reviewer
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reviewer980832 - PeerSpot reviewerMuhammad Zeeshan Siddiqui - PeerSpot reviewerreviewer2674446 - PeerSpot reviewer
NM
 

Valuable Features

PRTG Network Monitor is praised for its scalability, user-friendly interface, real-time monitoring, and seamless integration across various technologies.
Splunk AppDynamics users appreciate its easy interface and features for performance monitoring, real-time alerts, and detailed diagnostics.
PRTG Network Monitor already provided me with 100 free sensors, which is enough for my network monitoring.
PRTG Network Monitor is easy to set up. Within a few minutes, it is operational.
It is advantageous because it can be deployed on-premises.
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The feature that I appreciate in AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring is the intuitive and user-friendly dynamic mapping it creates for workflows.
What I like the most about Splunk AppDynamics is the end-to-end observability for the application, along with traces.
The baseline of all metrics in the Splunk AppDynamics database is very interesting. It can send alarms or alerts when the database baseline is not correct.
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Tochukwu Uzomba - PeerSpot reviewerreviewer980832 - PeerSpot reviewerMuhammad Zeeshan Siddiqui - PeerSpot reviewerreviewer2674446 - PeerSpot reviewer
EG
 

Categories and Ranking

PRTG Network Monitor
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
8th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
102
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (5th), Cloud Monitoring Software (9th)
Splunk AppDynamics
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
247
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (3rd), IT Operations Analytics (2nd), Mobile APM (2nd), Container Monitoring (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of PRTG Network Monitor is 4.4%, down from 4.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk AppDynamics is 3.2%, down from 4.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Tochukwu Uzomba - PeerSpot reviewer
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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Muhammad Zeeshan Siddiqui - PeerSpot reviewer
Dynamic mapping enhances workflows that are user-friendly
One aspect that requires improvement is the agent. Without an agent, gathering sufficient information on applications is challenging. Additionally, the agent sometimes creates performance issues in production environments. If AppDynamics could develop a means to monitor without an agent, it could significantly improve application performance and reduce potential problems. Moving to an agentless solution, like what some competitors are doing, would be beneficial.
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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…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
46%
Computer Software Company
8%
Government
5%
Financial Services Firm
5%
Educational Organization
45%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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 pricing is in the middle. It's not too high, nor too low, but it's reasonable.
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Any advice about APM solutions?
There are many factors and we know little about your requirements (size of org, technology stack, management systems, the scope of implementation). Our goal was to consolidate APM and infra monitor...
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APM tools for a Managed Service Provider - Dynatrace vs. AppDynamics vs. Aternity vs. Ruxit
Hi Avi! It's great to see your thorough approach to selecting an APM package for your MSP company. Considering your focus on SMBs and enterprises in Israel, Dynatrace seems like a solid choice with...
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What do you like most about AppDynamics?
The solution saves time and cost.
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Overview

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.

Paessler GmbH

Splunk AppDynamics enhances application performance monitoring with advanced diagnostics and real-time insights, offering seamless end-to-end transaction tracking and infrastructure visibility.

AppDynamics provides critical tools for businesses to analyze application behavior and performance. Through innovative features like transaction snapshot analysis and adaptable dashboards, users can quickly identify and address issues, ensuring high levels of system uptime and efficiency. It is designed to support complex environments including Kubernetes and AWS, enhancing user experience by detecting performance issues early. Despite needing improvements in network monitoring and integration, it remains a robust option for tracking application health.

What are the key features of AppDynamics?
  • Real-time Performance Monitoring: Offers immediate insights into application behavior.
  • Business Transaction Tracking: Tracks transactions from start to finish for bottleneck identification.
  • JVM Memory Monitoring: Provides detailed JVM metrics and memory use information.
  • Deep-dive Diagnostics: Enables in-depth analysis of code and stack traces.
  • Adaptable Dashboards: Customizable views for better data interpretation.
How does AppDynamics benefit users?
  • Improved Incident Resolution: Faster problem detection and solution implementation.
  • Enhanced Application Performance: Real-time monitoring optimizes system operations.
  • Comprehensive Visibility: Provides a full view of application infrastructure.
  • Informed Decision Making: Detailed analytics guide performance improvements.
  • Customer Satisfaction: Enhances user experience through faster issue resolutions.

In industries like financial services and e-commerce, AppDynamics facilitates performance tracking across distributed systems, optimizing infrastructure to meet consumer demands. It excels in environments needing precise transaction monitoring and is pivotal in delivering high value and satisfaction.

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Sample Customers

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