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| Product | PRTG Network Monitor by Paessler View product | SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor by SolarWinds View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Get the facts on PRTG Network Monitor: packet sniffing. Built for bandwidth bottleneck detection. Compare it with other Network Security options before you decide. | What does SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor do? It covers fault monitoring. See typical use cases, on-premises deployment and how it compares to rivals. |
| Product type | Comprehensive Bandwidth & Network Device Monitoring | Network Fault & Performance Monitor |
| Best for | Enterprise IT, Telecom, Healthcare, Education, Retail, Manufacturing | Cross-industry, Enterprise IT, Telecom, Service Providers |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudOn-Premise | On-Premise |
| Deployment details | On-premises; Cloud; On-premises Server; Hosted Cloud SaaS | On-premises Windows Server; On-premises Windows Server software |
| Data residency | Customer Data Center / Hosted PRTG Cloud | On-premises deployment |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: no |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: yes | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | RoutersSwitchesFirewallsNetwork appliancesVirtual hosts | Enterprise Campus NetworksData Centers |
| Compliance | ISO 27001 certified hostingGDPR compliant | SNMPWMINetPathITIL |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | CiscoJuniperHPE ArubaVMware vSphereMicrosoft Hyper-VPagerDuty | SNMPWMIICMPCiscoJuniperServiceNow |
| Industries | Enterprise ITTelecomHealthcareEducationRetailManufacturing | Cross-industryEnterprise ITTelecomService Providers |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Paessler | SolarWinds |
| Headquarters | Nuremberg, Germany | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Company size | 300+ | 3,000+ |
| Founded | 1997 | 1999 |
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.SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
What does SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor do? It covers fault monitoring. See typical use cases, on-premises deployment and how it compares to rivals.Product type
PRTG Network Monitor
Comprehensive Bandwidth & Network Device MonitoringSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Network Fault & Performance MonitorBest for
PRTG Network Monitor
Enterprise IT, Telecom, Healthcare, Education, Retail, ManufacturingSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Cross-industry, Enterprise IT, Telecom, Service ProvidersPricing
Pricing model
PRTG Network Monitor
Contact VendorSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Contact VendorFree trial
PRTG Network Monitor
Free trial: yesSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
PRTG Network Monitor
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Deployment details
PRTG Network Monitor
On-premises; Cloud; On-premises Server; Hosted Cloud SaaSSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
On-premises Windows Server; On-premises Windows Server softwareData residency
PRTG Network Monitor
Customer Data Center / Hosted PRTG CloudSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
On-premises deploymentKey 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
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
- Fault monitoring
- Multi-vendor device tracking
- NetPath packet tracing
- PerfStack performance correlation
- Network fault monitoring
- Multi-vendor tracking
- PerfStack correlation
Platform & access
API access
PRTG Network Monitor
API access: yesSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
PRTG Network Monitor
SSO: yesSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
PRTG Network Monitor
RBAC: yesSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
PRTG Network Monitor
Multi-tenant: yesSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
PRTG Network Monitor
Mobile app: yesSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
PRTG Network Monitor
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Compliance
PRTG Network Monitor
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
PRTG Network Monitor
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Industries
PRTG Network Monitor
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Regions
PRTG Network Monitor
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Vendor
Company
PRTG Network Monitor
PaesslerSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
SolarWindsHeadquarters
PRTG Network Monitor
Nuremberg, GermanySolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Austin, Texas, USACompany size
PRTG Network Monitor
300+SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
3,000+Founded
PRTG Network Monitor
1997SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
1999