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PRTG Network Monitor

by Paessler

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NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

by NETSCOUT

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Overview

What it is

PRTG Network Monitor

Get the facts on PRTG Network Monitor: packet sniffing. Built for bandwidth bottleneck detection. Compare it with other Network Security options before you decide.

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE: hybrid cloud observability and forensic packet-level drill-down. Built for application service assurance. Compare Network Monitoring alternatives.

Product type

PRTG Network Monitor

Comprehensive Bandwidth & Network Device Monitoring

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

Deep Packet Network Monitoring & Enterprise Service Assurance

Best for

PRTG Network Monitor

Enterprise IT, Telecom, Healthcare, Education, Retail, Manufacturing

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Telecommunications, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing

Pricing

Pricing model

PRTG Network Monitor

Contact Vendor

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Free trial

PRTG Network Monitor

Free trial: yes

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

Free trial: no

Deployment

Deployment options

PRTG Network Monitor

SaaSCloudOn-Premise

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

PRTG Network Monitor

On-premises; Cloud; On-premises Server; Hosted Cloud SaaS

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

On-premises; Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cloud Virtual Appliance; Hardware Server Appliance

Data residency

PRTG Network Monitor

Customer Data Center / Hosted PRTG Cloud

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

Customer Datacenter / Hybrid Cloud Enclave Dependent

Key features

What it offers

PRTG Network Monitor

  • Distributed remote probes
  • NetFlow and sFlow analysis
  • Interface error tracking
  • Packet sniffing
  • Automated PDF SLA reporting
  • Bandwidth bottleneck detection
  • Switch port traffic auditing
  • Multi-site remote probe monitoring

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  • Adaptive Service Intelligence (ASI) packet analytics
  • Top-down service dependency mapping
  • Forensic packet-level drill-down
  • Hybrid cloud observability
  • Hybrid network performance monitoring
  • Application service assurance
  • Root-cause forensic packet analysis
  • Telco carrier traffic analytics

Platform & access

API access

PRTG Network Monitor

API access: yes

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

API access: yes

Single sign-on (SSO)

PRTG Network Monitor

SSO: yes

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

SSO: yes

Role-based access (RBAC)

PRTG Network Monitor

RBAC: yes

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

RBAC: yes

Multi-tenant

PRTG Network Monitor

Multi-tenant: yes

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

Multi-tenant: yes

Mobile app

PRTG Network Monitor

Mobile app: yes

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

Mobile app: no

Supported platforms

PRTG Network Monitor

RoutersSwitchesFirewallsNetwork appliancesVirtual hosts

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

Enterprise Network FabricsTelco 5G NetworksCloud DatacentersSD-WAN

Compliance

PRTG Network Monitor

ISO 27001 certified hostingGDPR compliant

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

ISO 27001SOC 2FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaGDPR

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

PRTG Network Monitor

CiscoJuniperHPE ArubaVMware vSphereMicrosoft Hyper-VPagerDuty

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNGCiscoVMwareAWSMicrosoft AzureServiceNow

Industries

PRTG Network Monitor

Enterprise ITTelecomHealthcareEducationRetailManufacturing

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TelecommunicationsFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturing

Regions

PRTG Network Monitor

Global

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Global

Vendor

Company

PRTG Network Monitor

Paessler

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NETSCOUT

Headquarters

PRTG Network Monitor

Nuremberg, Germany

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

Westford, Massachusetts, USA

Company size

PRTG Network Monitor

300+

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

2,500+

Founded

PRTG Network Monitor

1997

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

1984

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