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reviewer1690251 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Manager at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
Real User
Good auto-discovery feature, and most of the sensors are available, but it should be more customizable
Pros and Cons
  • "We have asked questions of their technical support and they have a very good response time."
  • "Other monitoring tools that I have used are easier to use."

What is our primary use case?

We are a system integrator and this is one of the monitoring products that we implement for our clients.

Our customers use it for monitoring their networks.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is autodiscovery.

Most of the sensors are available for it, such as traffic sensors and SNMP sensors. They have a very wide library that we can use.

What needs improvement?

From a view perspective, it should be more customizable.

Other monitoring tools that I have used are easier to use.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with PRTG Network Monitor for two months. The company has been using it for approximately two years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Over the approximately two years that the company has been using this product, it has been very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This is a scalable product. We have six people in the company that use it.

I have specific requirements for data that I have to gather. Of more than 400 data points that are available, I only need approximately 40. So, at this point, I'm only utilizing about 10% of the capability.

How are customer service and support?

We have asked questions of their technical support and they have a very good response time. They immediately jump in and solve any issues that we have, as well as answer our inquiries.

I would rate the technical support a four out of five.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

In the past, I have worked with a lot of different monitoring tools.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very straightforward.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The licensing fees are billed annually and there are no costs in addition to this.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated several other solutions and one of the reasons that we chose PRTG is because they provided us with a free trial that included all of the sensors. This gives you the opportunity to test the product and see it work. After that, if you are satisfied with it, you can purchase it.

The other solutions that we tried will give you only a few sensors. You do not have the full functionality of the system available for testing.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, this is a good product but there are other monitoring tools that are easier to use.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Integrator
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reviewer1127835 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems and Network Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Stable software with a graphical monitoring feature for networks and bandwidth
Pros and Cons
  • "Stable solution for monitoring networks and bandwidth, with multiple functions and features such as NetFlow Collector, graphical monitoring, etc."
  • "More training videos for installing and configuring this software would have been nice, especially when working with a lot of devices."

What is our primary use case?

I have experience in configurations and troubleshooting, and I use PRTG Network Monitor for network monitoring activities, e.g. monitoring the bandwidth and where it's coming from. For example, I use NetFlow instead of SNMP only.

We had a big amount of bandwidth being used, and I wanted to check whoever was using that amount of bandwidth. We managed to find the source IP address of who was using that specific bandwidth amount, with the help of PRTG Network Monitor.

What is most valuable?

The features I like the most about PRTG Network Monitor are its NetFlow Collector and graphical monitoring functions.

What needs improvement?

More training videos for installing and configuring PRTG Network Monitor would have been nice, especially when working with a lot of devices.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using PRTG Network Monitor for three years now, but not on a daily basis.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

PRTG Network Monitor is a stable tool.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

PRTG Network Monitor is scalable, but you'll need to take care of the cost to scale up, because it can be costly.

How are customer service and support?

I had no issues with the support team for this product. I contacted support once, when I needed information on a type of configuration that could possibly be done on PRTG Network Monitor.

How was the initial setup?

The tool is easy to install, but it needs to be done by a technical team, because
you need to configure the network devices to connect with PRTG Network Monitor. It took two hours to install and configure. The configuration can be lengthy because there were a lot of devices, so more training videos could have been helpful.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

When you have a lot of devices, PRTG Network Monitor can be costly.

What other advice do I have?

We deploy PRTG Network Monitor both on the Cloud and on-premises. We use Storm Cloud, but we cater to many clients, so we implement according to what the client wants.

We have one user who handles and maintains this product, e.g. an admin who knows the type of installation. If there's configuration involved, we have one engineer who handles that. There are other products like Zabbix that you can use for free, and since PRTG Network Monitor is costly, we sometimes use Zabbix.

I'm giving PRTG Network Monitor an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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Senior Business Project Manager at Bonsai System Ltda
Real User
Reasonable priced and easy to use
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of PRTG Network Monitor is its ease of use."
  • "PRTG Network Monitor can improve by having better integration with devices."

What is our primary use case?

 PRTG Network Monitor is used to monitor our client's network.

What is most valuable?

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

What needs improvement?

PRTG Network Monitor can improve by having better integration with devices.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used PRTG Network Monitor within the past 12 months.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of PRTG Network Monitor is reasonable. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate PRTG Network Monitor a nine out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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reviewer917301 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Real User
Has a good alerting system and customizable bandwidth
Pros and Cons
  • "We like the alerting system, the SNMP monitoring and the customization of the bandwidth."
  • "The automation should be improved."

What is our primary use case?

We are using the latest update.

We use the solution for our firewall interface and bandwidth monitoring.

The solution may be modified to meet one's requirements. Mine are simply for SNMP bandwidth monitoring for my network interfaces. Others may have different needs when it comes to the solution. 

What is most valuable?

The capabilities the solution provides us meet our needs. We feel the solution and its features to be valuable.

We like the alerting system, the SNMP monitoring and the customization of the bandwidth. It dives deeply into the information concerning metrics. These are the reasons we chose to go with the solution. 

What needs improvement?

The automation should be improved. I am talking about automation by code and processes and provisioning the IP desk. Should the automation capabilities be addressed, I would raise my rating from an eight to a ten out of ten. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using PRTG Network Monitor for many years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution has good performance and I find it to be stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution suits our scalability needs. We also onboard many other systems. 

How are customer service and support?

We have our own technical team. As such, there has been no need for us to be in touch with technical support. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Prior to the solution, we made use of Zabbix and continue to do so in respect of customers and management. We also tried out another product. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was simple, really straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

Our team handled the entire setup, internally. 

Of course, the solution requires maintenance once deployed, as does every software in respect of upgrade, configuration and data backup requirements. This is part of one's product governance. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Our price involves less than 5,000 tiers.

We are satisfied with the price. 

What other advice do I have?

When software version releases come out, we simply install and upgrade them. 

The solution is cloud-based. We hosted our platform into our own cloud infrastructure.

For the moment, we are not looking for integration with other products. 

There are, perhaps, 25 users making use of the solution in our organization.

The solution boasts good performance. 

I would certainly recommend the solution to others. 

I rate PRTG Network Monitor as an eight out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
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Cloud support engineer at grupo cma
Real User
Simple to set up, easy to configure, and offers good stability
Pros and Cons
  • "The installation is not that complex."
  • "The database needs improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution as a monitoring tool. We use it mostly for looking at changes in the resources' behavior. Pretty much it's the use we have primarily. The second one is to provide a report of the total consumption of the resources that we use. We pretty much have to monitor systems.

What is most valuable?

We haven't played with many options. I know it offers a lot of different plugins for certain solutions, such as a VPN monitor and also website monitor. We haven't configured those as we are under the management direction, and if they don't allow it, pretty much we use the options that we have and the plan for the department. 

The simplicity of the software is great.

The configuration is not hard to handle. 

The installation is not that complex. 

The best part of the tool is the simplicity of the tool itself.

The product can scale well.

What needs improvement?

The database needs improvement. They use plain text for the data. That's probably not a concern for them, however, sometimes we need to enhance some of the reports and we cannot do that. If they move to a transactional database, it will be better for users to get access to different kinds of reports. Right now, it's pretty straightforward in terms of what you can do, and you cannot apply customization or get specific data.

They have something called maps where you can configure or set up a view for the different devices. They have different options than the ones that we have, such as a pie chart option, and likely offer different kinds of graphs. It would be nice to show you the real-time status using these graphs. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We've been using the solution for about three years at this point. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is great. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. The performance is good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of the product is quite good.

How are customer service and support?

I contacted technical support in the past. The few times I got a pretty straightforward answer, although the service was probably not the fastest. It was by email, which can be less immediate than a phone call. In general, however, it was good.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We're also using OneView for HPE BladeSystem for monitoring.

How was the initial setup?

The product was easy to implement. The simplicity of the tool is the key to successful sales on this monitoring solution. All the options are straightforward for the users as well. It's not that complex to implement.

To fully deploy the solution into our environment took a couple of days.

What other advice do I have?

We're using the latest version of the solution. We updated the version less than a month ago.

I'd advise potential new users, if they are looking for an easy tool to deploy and manage, it's the way to go. If they are looking for complex reports, I will say stay away from this product.

I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Ahmed Nagm - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Solution Consultant at PCS
Real User
Effective network troubleshooting, simple installation, and scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "I found PRTG Network Monitor very useful for troubleshooting and monitoring the utilization of either the network or server."
  • "PRTG Network Monitor could improve by having a feature to allow uploading of preset standard network switch configurations and the ability to monitor the SLA configuration, such as uptime for the switches or internet connectivity. This would be very useful."

What is our primary use case?

RTG Network Monitor is used for monitoring many parts of our network, such as IP telephone system, internet traffic, firewall, and network utilization. Additionally, it can monitor server information, for example, CPU and memory usage.

What is most valuable?

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

What needs improvement?

PRTG Network Monitor could improve by having a feature to allow uploading of preset standard network switch configurations and the ability to monitor the SLA configuration, such as uptime for the switches or internet connectivity. This would be very useful.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using PRTG Network Monitor for approximately five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

PRTG Network Monitor is scalable, I can add more network components if I was to need them.

This solution is best fitted for small to medium-sized businesses.

How are customer service and technical support?

I have not needed to contact technical support.

How was the initial setup?

The initial installation was easy and it took approximately two weeks to cover all the network components.

What about the implementation team?

I can do the implementation of the solution myself.

What other advice do I have?

I rate PRTG Network Monitor an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Operational Management at Eleven
Reseller
Great to be able to create a dashboard inside software monitoring
Pros and Cons
  • "Ability to create a dashboard inside software monitoring."
  • "The inventory of the device should be improved."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case is for monitoring numerous services; internet providers, university campuses, etc. We are resellers. 

What is most valuable?

It's great that we can create a dashboard inside software monitoring, and access many other websites, it is a complete monitoring solution.

What needs improvement?

I'd like to see the inventory of the device improved. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for six years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is very stable. 

How are customer service and technical support?

The technical support is fine, I've never had a problem. 

How was the initial setup?

Deployment was completed within a day. 

What other advice do I have?

I recommend this solution and rate it a 10 out of 10. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Project manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Reseller
A stable troubleshooting solution with easy setup
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is very easy to use and the web provides information with ease."
  • "I would like to see network mapping."

What is our primary use case?

While I cannot say for certain, I believe we are using the latest version. 

We use it for monitoring network devices and downloads.

How has it helped my organization?

The solution helps us with troubleshooting. We benefit from high performance and it can send out alarms. 

What needs improvement?

The traffic, the status of the devices can stand improvement. 

Moreover, I would like to see network mapping. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using PRTG Network Monitor over the past 12 months. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability at the moment is good. 

How are customer service and technical support?

There is no need for much technical support. The solution is very easy to use and the web provides information with ease.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was simple and easy.

What other advice do I have?

Some clients have 500 users. Some clients have 100 users. It varies. 

I rate PRTG Network Monitor as an eight out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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