We performed a comparison between PRTG Network Monitor and SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Monitoring Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The single dashboard is a valuable feature."
"We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"The alerting is the most valuable feature. I also like the iPhone app. I get alerts in an email on the iPhone app."
"Ease of set-up – it is quick and easy to add a probe and start collecting data from a device."
"The sensors and probes are great, nice and lightweight, they don't take up too many resources on the system. We just deploy them out and they start reporting instantly."
"The installation is not that complex."
"The tool is integrated with our email for the alerts."
"I would boldly say that this is the most scalable network monitoring tool that I know of"
"The remote probes are very useful. They allow us to provide a reference across different areas in the network. In trying to localize issues, that's very useful."
"One of its valuable features is the fact that it handles multiple operating systems... And I like the fact that it tells me when things are about to fall over, which means I can preempt it and not have to wake up at three in the morning to fix it."
"In terms of the implementation, we've actually used SAM, the server and application monitoring tools. The network configuration tools are very useful in terms of bulk upgrading switches and infrastructure. Also, the Network Traffic Analyzer was extremely useful to track down errant users soaking up bandwidth."
"What I like the most is the bandwidth assessment."
"NTA's most valuable feature is traffic analysis and visibility."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The integration with other SolarWinds products is good."
"The performance analysis is a valuable feature. With the performance analyzer, we can see the realtime monitoring, the realtime performance, and historical performance on specific components like virtualization storage, CPU, servers and network equipment."
"It helps us know when a branch is down because it has a graphic presentation of all the locations a node represents."
"It is great at telling you if your devices are working and it keeps an eye on your network's overall performance."
"The technical support needs improvement."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"When it comes to third-party integration, one of the things we were looking at was putting some sensors onto our firewall, for instance. If there were a little bit more documentation and some step-by-step guides around that, that would be useful for us."
"Its price can be better. Its price is a problem for us because it is in dollars, and there is a high conversion rate. In terms of new features, it can have BGP monitoring. It should also have a dashboard and maps editor."
"The clustering aspect needs improvement, as there is a bit of confusion about you do when hit that 5000 probe mark."
"We have had a few issues with the web elements, as far as the dashboard. With the dashboard, it has to be manually refreshed. Occasionally, we reboot the server, or at least web services, due to the web aspect."
"Sometimes, our PRTG Network Monitor system crashes and a lot of sensors go down."
"PRTG access works best from the web GUI. There are dedicated apps on Windows/Android/iOS, but they are slow and don’t work as well as the web GUI."
"Their penetration within the market could be much better. If their pricing was lower, even though it's reasonable now, it might help them achieve this."
"The technical support service should be improved."
"The licensing should be more realistic so that we can adjust the number of nodes according to my needs, rather than in fixed increments."
"One area that we struggle with is the price. Because the price of this solution is so high, we are largely unable to introduce it into the local market, and only the banking sector has the means to afford it."
"It is very slow to pick the dynamics of the network."
"This solution would benefit from having more security-based communications between the actual devices and the software itself."
"The Atlas module that is used for building the network map is very bad."
"I would like to see more training videos and additional material for learning how to use this solution."
"Customer Support is quite complex."
"As people always complain about the pricing for SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer, it's an area for improvement in the solution. People find it expensive. Another area for improvement in SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is support, as it could be better."
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PRTG Network Monitor is ranked 5th in Network Monitoring Software with 96 reviews while SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is ranked 6th in Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) with 34 reviews. PRTG Network Monitor is rated 8.2, while SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of PRTG Network Monitor writes "It's an all-in-one solution, and net flow is included in the licensing ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer writes "Displays traffic visibility and efficient traffic flows". PRTG Network Monitor is most compared with Zabbix, Centreon, SolarWinds NPM, Nagios XI and ManageEngine OpManager, whereas SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is most compared with Zabbix, Cisco Secure Network Analytics, ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer, SolarWinds NPM and Darktrace. See our PRTG Network Monitor vs. SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer report.
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