Paessler PRTG
Nuremberg network and infrastructure monitor, self-hosted or as PRTG Hosted Monitor, with a 30-day trial
Quick Overview
| Company | Paessler GmbH |
|---|---|
| Category | Monitoring & Observability |
| Headquarters | Nuremberg, Germany |
| EU Presence | EU (Germany) |
| Data Location | Self-hosted, or PRTG Hosted Monitor (managed cloud) |
| Open Source | No |
| Pricing | PRTG 500 from $200/month, PRTG 1000 from $358/month, PRTG 2500 from $742/month, PRTG 5000 from $1,300/month, PRTG 10000 from $1,642/month, billed annually; also available as PRTG Hosted Monitor or on-prem Enterprise Monitor for larger environments |
| Free Option | 30-day fully-featured free trial, no credit card |
| Replaces | SolarWinds, Nagios XI, ManageEngine OpManager |
Detailed Review
PRTG, from Paessler in Nuremberg, monitors servers, networks, cloud services and OT from one sensor-based console, and its age shows up as maturity rather than dust: the sensor library covers most common infrastructure out of the box, and a 30-day fully-featured trial with no credit card lets a team try the real product before licensing anything.
Licensing is sensor-count based rather than per-host, which is a different shape from Centreon or Checkmk: PRTG 500 starts at $200 per month for up to roughly 50 devices, scaling to PRTG 10000 at $1,642 per month for around 1,000 devices, billed annually. Deployment is either self-hosted or as PRTG Hosted Monitor, a managed option, with PRTG Enterprise Monitor for estates beyond 1,000 devices.
Paessler GmbH is registered in Nuremberg. Against Zabbix or Icinga, PRTG is not open source and the per-sensor pricing model can get expensive as an estate grows; against Checkmk, its discovery is more manual, sensor by sensor.
What Paessler PRTG does well
- One console for servers, network, cloud and OT
- 30-day fully-featured trial, no credit card
- Self-hosted or PRTG Hosted Monitor
- Mature sensor library covering common infrastructure
- German company, EU jurisdiction
Where Paessler PRTG falls short
- Not open source
- Sensor-based pricing can grow expensive at scale
- US-dollar pricing on a German product
- Less automatic discovery than Checkmk
Standout feature. One sensor-based console for servers, network, cloud and OT, with a trial that is the real product.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- One console for servers, network, cloud and OT
- 30-day fully-featured trial, no credit card
- Self-hosted or PRTG Hosted Monitor
- Mature sensor library covering common infrastructure
- German company, EU jurisdiction
Cons
- Not open source
- Sensor-based pricing can grow expensive at scale
- US-dollar pricing on a German product
- Less automatic discovery than Checkmk
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Paessler PRTG?
PRTG, from Paessler in Nuremberg, monitors servers, networks, cloud services and OT from one sensor-based console, and its age shows up as maturity rather than dust: the sensor library covers most common infrastructure out of the box, and a 30-day fully-featured trial with no credit card lets a team try the real product before licensing anything.
Where is Paessler PRTG based?
Paessler PRTG operates from Nuremberg, Germany, which places it under EU (Germany).
What does Paessler PRTG cost?
PRTG 500 from $200/month, PRTG 1000 from $358/month, PRTG 2500 from $742/month, PRTG 5000 from $1,300/month, PRTG 10000 from $1,642/month, billed annually; also available as PRTG Hosted Monitor or on-prem Enterprise Monitor for larger environments. 30-day fully-featured free trial, no credit card.
Who is Paessler PRTG best for?
Network teams who want one sensor-based tool for everything. One sensor-based console for servers, network, cloud and OT, with a trial that is the real product.
What are the drawbacks of Paessler PRTG?
Not open source. Sensor-based pricing can grow expensive at scale. US-dollar pricing on a German product. Less automatic discovery than Checkmk.