We performed a comparison between Instana Infrastructure Monitoring and PRTG Network Monitor based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two IT Infrastructure Monitoring solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The product's initial setup is easy."
"The product is easy to deploy."
"Accessibility, ease of use (Web GUI, MobileApps). In general, compared with other software"
"The reporting module is easy to configure."
"The solution is very easy to use and the web provides information with ease."
"I think net flow is PRTG's most valuable feature because it doesn't cost much for us because the net flow sensor is already included in the PRTG license. We can monitor our traffic in our proxy and router."
"It is user-friendly. It is easy to set up health checks within PRTG and use scans. It is like a self-service tool, and anyone can configure their own settings within PRTG."
"The scalability is good. You can improve a remote host or the clustering. This gives it the flexibility to monitor another infrastructure remotely."
"The real-time monitoring and alerting are its most valuable features."
"The sensors and remote probes are phenomenal. We use them for all of our global sites. The problem with our global sites are that they are all VPNs. If the link goes down, you can't monitor other solutions, as it just goes off the grid. Having remote probes allows them to still carry on and get the information that we need when it comes back up, sending the information to us."
"Instana Infrastructure Monitoring needs to support monitoring of the .NET framework since it is one of the areas where the solution currently has shortcomings."
"The product’s scalability is an area with certain limitations, making it an area where improvements are required."
"They just released a newer version of the desktop app, a beta version, that I have been trialing out. I prefer the older version, only because of how the layout is designed"
"Having a Unix implementation or Unix installation could be an improvement. Right now, it's based just on Windows, and that's a problem for some customers."
"PRTG would be improved if it required less memory to run."
"PRTG's application monitoring sensor is not strong."
"The licensing policy needs more flexibility."
"I've encountered a challenge in my functions, particularly in adding and printing."
"I would like to have a VM version that can be installed on a cloud such as Azure. We're using Azure, and we're eliminating on-premise servers. It would be helpful to have a PRTG version that can be installed on the Azure cloud."
"Scalability is the only major sticking point for me. There is a recommended number of sensors, which is around 10,000 and we're double that... The only option we have to scale is to buy another core, which would be a separate, stand-alone instance..."
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Instana Infrastructure Monitoring is ranked 37th in IT Infrastructure Monitoring with 2 reviews while PRTG Network Monitor is ranked 6th in IT Infrastructure Monitoring with 96 reviews. Instana Infrastructure Monitoring is rated 9.6, while PRTG Network Monitor is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Instana Infrastructure Monitoring writes "Has the capability to automatically integrate with a large number of products". On the other hand, the top reviewer of PRTG Network Monitor writes "It's an all-in-one solution, and net flow is included in the licensing ". Instana Infrastructure Monitoring is most compared with IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM), Zabbix, Amazon CloudWatch, Opsview and Checkmk, whereas PRTG Network Monitor is most compared with Zabbix, Centreon, SolarWinds NPM, Nagios XI and ManageEngine OpManager. See our Instana Infrastructure Monitoring vs. PRTG Network Monitor report.
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