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