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Powerful & easy-to-use software to monitor your entire network 

  • Keep an eye on all systems, devices, traffic & more
  • Best fit for small & medium environments
  • Start monitoring with our on-premises solution
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5 reasons why 500,000 users trust PRTG Network Monitor 

  • Central monitoring to view your entire IT infrastructure in a single pane of glass
  • On-premises installation for full control over your data, configuration & updates
  • Transparent licensing and fair pricing that fits any budget and company size
  • High flexibility and easy scalability for IT, OT, and IoT infrastructures
  • Companies from all industries worldwide trust our 20-year monitoring expertise

Find out about the main features of Paessler PRTG and our other PRTG products 

– PRTG Network Monitor is the on-premises product of the Paessler PRTG family –

Our PRTG products

All the monitoring features you need in a single tool

monitor everything

Monitor everything in your IT, OT, and IoT infrastructure – no vendor lock-in

integrated technologies

Benefit from our integrated support of all important technologies and protocols

intelligent network discovery

Let our automatic network discovery set up the initial monitoring for you

maps and dashboards

Get an overview of your entire infrastructure with custom maps & dashboards

alerts and notifications

Receive real-time alerts via the notification channel of your choice (email, push…)

reporting

Create highly customizable reports & integrate only the information you need

distributed monitoring

Benefit from distributed monitoring across an unlimited number of remote locations

monitoring on the go

Enjoy excellent usability with our different user interfaces for web, desktop, and mobile

Hundreds of thousands of customers worldwide love Paessler PRTG

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Why PRTG Network Monitor is the perfect fit for you 

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Have full administrative control 
 

  • Runs directly in your IT infrastructure on dedicated servers
  • Full access to your configuration and data
  • Complete flexibility regarding hardware maintenance, backups, or upgrades
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Get a comprehensive monitoring feature set 
 

  • Monitors all your systems and devices out of the box
  • Preconfigured monitoring & device templates for popular vendors
  • Highly customizable alerting, notifications, and reports
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Enjoy a user-friendly monitoring tool 
 

  • Easy to install, set up, and use, even while on the go
  • No time-consuming configuration necessary
  • Great for IT allrounders and network monitoring specialists alike
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Benefit from our subscription-based pricing 
 

  • Receive security updates to keep PRTG safe and secure
  • Have access to the latest features and product enhancements
  • Get access to our premium support 

Our users give top ratings for monitoring with Paessler PRTG

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Unlimited use of PRTG for 30 days. After 30 days PRTG reverts to the freeware edition.
You can upgrade to a paid license at any time.

Flexible subscriptions to fit your needs

All license sizes are available as a subscription, giving you continued access to the latest product enhancements and feature updates. License sizes are easily upgraded as your monitoring needs grow.

License NameLicense descriptionPriceLicense DetailsGet startedPricing Details
PRTG 500Start small, upgrade later$2,149PER YEARBuy nowBuy nowMonitor up to 500 aspects of your devices in your network, which usually means about 50 devices
PRTG 1000Small & medium environments$3,899PER YEARBuy nowBuy nowMonitor up to 1,000 aspects of your devices in your network, which usually means about 100 devices
PRTG 2500Medium-sized environments$8,099PER YEARBuy nowBuy nowMonitor up to 2,500 aspects of your devices in your network, which usually means about 250 devices
PRTG 5000Large environments$14,199PER YEARBuy nowBuy nowMonitor up to 5,000 aspects of your devices in your network, which usually means about 500 devices
PRTG 10000Very large environments$17,899PER YEARBuy nowBuy now

Monitor up to 10,000 aspects of your devices in your network, which usually means about 1,000 devices

Offers are for business customers only. All prices are net without VAT.

Over 1,000 devices? Check out PRTG Enterprise Monitor.

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IT experts agree: Paessler PRTG is a great solution for IT infrastructure monitoring

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“All-around winning
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“The real beauty of PRTG is the endless possibilities it offers”

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“PRTG Network Monitor 
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Success stories from our customers

Companies around the world trust PRTG Network Monitor when it comes to ensuring that their IT systems run smoothly.

allITrooms

All data centers at a glance with Paessler PRTG Network Monitor 

As one of the leading data center operators in the Netherlands, All IT Rooms plans, builds, and operates data centers for customers of all industries. Since 2017, All IT Rooms have relied on PRTG as the basis for its self-developed DCIM solution All-BaaS®. PRTG monitors all components of the data center infrastructure, from cooling systems to uninterruptible power supplies, generators, security systems, and more. 

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bosch rexroth

PRTG supports intelligent manufacturing at Bosch Rexroth 

Bosch Rexroth AG develops and produces electric drives with open control systems, which form the basis for intelligent production plants and thus the basis for industry 4.0 plants that make production significantly more efficient. The monitoring solution PRTG Network Monitor is used to ensure the reliable operation of the plants’ complex IT infrastructure. 

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Jena-university

Jena University Hospital: 12,000 sensors ensure uninterrupted patient care 

The Jena University Hospital (UKJ) can look back on a history of more than 200 years. With over 5,600 employees in healthcare, research, and teaching, the UKJ is the largest employer in the region. The fail-safe operation of IT systems and the medical infrastructure has become essential to ensure smooth patient care in hospitals. The UKJ uses PRTG Network Monitor to keep an eye on, for example, MRTs, CTs, ultrasound devices, and much more.  

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Paessler PRTG Training

We'll make you a monitoring expert

Gain practical knowledge on how to monitor your infrastructure with Paessler PRTG. Our training sessions are planned and provided by Paessler system engineers and are suitable for different experience levels.

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Bring your monitoring experience to the next level with our PRTG product extensions

Enhance the functionality of Paessler PRTG and benefit from an extended feature set for industrial IT/OT monitoring, SLA reporting, data export, or advanced database monitoring.

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Consolidated IT/OT overview

  • Bring monitoring data from your IT & OT environment into your supervisory and control system using OPC UA
  • Benefit from a central endpoint for your PRTG alarms and notifications
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Powerful SLA reporting tool

  • Create SLA reports across multiple PRTG installations based on historic monitoring data
  • Inform your stakeholders about SLA compliance in an easy-to-understand way
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Effortless data extraction tool

  • Export raw monitoring data from PRTG & store it in your relational database – no programming skills needed
  • Have all important data available in a single database for third-party tools
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Extended database monitoring tool

  • Monitor the health & performance of databases that go beyond the standard PRTG set
  • Use predefined SQL queries for easier setup of your database monitoring
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PRTG Data Hub

Do you need an advanced log forwarder?

Our new PRTG product extension improves your log analysis while meeting compliance standards across your IT infrastructure. The powerful UDP relay forwards syslog messages and SNMP traps to endpoints such as SIEM systems.

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PRTG Network Monitor: FAQ

What is PRTG Network Monitor?

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor is a proprietary network monitoring software by Paessler GmbH. It is best suited for small & medium IT infrastructures and offers extensive features for monitoring OT & IoT environments as well. The powerful on-premises monitoring tool runs on Windows servers and is easily scalable. 

Is PRTG Network Monitor free?

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor offers a free 30-day trial that includes all monitoring, alerting, and reporting features as well as historical data analysis. There’s also a freeware edition of PRTG Network Monitor that is free of charge for up to 100 PRTG sensors (or monitored aspects). If your trial period expires or you need more than 100 sensors, you will need to purchase a PRTG Network Monitor subscription.

What are the advantages of PRTG Network Monitor?

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor has several benefits: 

  • Easy installation and setup including one-click installer and automatic network discovery 
  • Great usability via different user interfaces for web, desktop, and smartphone 
  • Customizable dashboards and network maps including drag-and-drop widget editor 
  • Customizable alerting, notification, and reporting system 
  • Vendor agnostic and agentless monitoring software for on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments 
  • Quick and easy configuration due to preconfigured PRTG sensors and device templates 
  • Out-of-the-box support of numerous technologies and protocols as well as the most popular manufacturers 
What can you use PRTG Network Monitor for?

You can use Paessler PRTG Network Monitor to monitor the health and performance of your physical and virtual IT, OT, and IoT infrastructures – on premises or in the cloud. Monitor, for example, network devices (servers, switches, routers, firewalls), virtual environments, applications, services, websites, operating systems, network traffic, environmental parameters, entire data centers, resource consumption, and much more. 

What is a sensor in PRTG Network Monitor?

In PRTG, “sensors” are the basic monitoring elements. One sensor usually monitors one measured value in your network, for example the traffic of a switch port, the CPU load of a server, or the free space on a disk drive. 

On average, you need about 5-10 sensors per device or one sensor per switch port.

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    Paessler PRTGMonitor your whole IT infrastructure
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