ManageEngine OpManager vs PRTG Network Monitor comparison

ManageEngine and Paessler GmbH are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. ManageEngine is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.1, while Paessler GmbH is ranked #5 with an average rating of 7.6. ManageEngine holds a 1.9% mindshare in NMS, compared to Paessler GmbH’s 4.2% mindshare. Additionally, 83% of ManageEngine users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of Paessler GmbH users who would recommend it.

ManageEngine OpManager

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91% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 24, 2024

ManageEngine OpManager and PRTG Network Monitor are competitors in the network and device monitoring industry. ManageEngine appears to have an advantage with its robust automation and affordable pricing, especially in larger deployments.

Features: ManageEngine OpManager provides extensive network and device monitoring, automation, real-time alerting, and reporting features. It is user-friendly and allows easy threshold definition. PRTG Network Monitor offers rapid deployment, scalability, and a wide variety of sensors for extensive infrastructure monitoring but focuses on fundamental monitoring needs.

Room for Improvement: ManageEngine OpManager users have cited a need for better dashboard customization, improved backup solutions, and enhanced AI features. They also face challenges with change control and stability during upgrades. PRTG Network Monitor requires improvements in technical documentation, licensing costs, and integration with advanced features like AIOps, as well as more dynamic graphical interfaces and comprehensive mobile app usage.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ManageEngine OpManager mainly deploys on-premises and offers comprehensive support, but could improve in responsiveness and knowledge depth. PRTG Network Monitor supports various deployment models, including hybrid and cloud, and offers excellent technical support, though users seek better global accessibility and responsiveness.

Pricing and ROI: ManageEngine OpManager is considered a cost-effective solution compared to competitors like SolarWinds, with various discounts and positive ROI due to reduced need for additional administrative staff. PRTG Network Monitor offers flexibility for smaller environments with an all-inclusive license. However, costs can rise in large-scale environments. Both solutions improve uptime and operational efficiency, with ManageEngine receiving more acclaim for value and affordability in larger scales.

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Categories and Ranking

ManageEngine OpManager

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

9th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

PRTG Network Monitor

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

5th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

101

Ranking in other categories

IT Infrastructure Monitoring (6th), Cloud Monitoring Software (8th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of ManageEngine OpManager is 1.9%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PRTG Network Monitor is 4.2%, down from 5.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Tanveer Khalid

Technical Consultant at Kidan

Offers automation capabilities, ability to manage the entire network, and provides real-time monitoring of network utilization

For network performance, there are so many tools in OpManager for your network. You can manage your servers and processes as well. Processes are the Windows services running in the background. They are what you see in the task manager when you check how many are being run by Windows or the machine. OpManager can manage these processes. If one isn't running, you can reboot or start it or write a script for the situation. For example, if there's a server issue at night, a rule will automatically run in the background and reboot the services. OpManager will do all of that, and the services will come back online. It can resolve those types of issues on its own. And it's automated.

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Tochukwu Uzomba

Solutions Architect at Boch Systems Company Limited

Efficiently monitor networks across regions with seamless setup and robust feature set

PRTG Network Monitor is easy to set up. Within a few minutes, it is operational. It is an all-in-one monitoring solution without extra costs. For example, we set it up for an insurance company with branches across Africa. We are able to monitor from Lagos without installing anything in the branches, using the agentless feature. We just put in the IP address and the parameter, and we monitor from those ends. Additionally, all the sensors are very useful. Most people are interested in the bandwidth monitoring sensor to see what bandwidth the users are consuming. The pricing is affordable compared to SolarWinds.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Monitoring is the most valuable feature of this solution."

"The alerting feature has improved our organization. We can create multiple alerts and refine them to how we need to use them."

"OpManager can monitor network utilization, downtime, and services in real time."

"I am satisfied with ManageEngine OpManager's monitoring features."

"The most valuable feature is the network-related reporting."

"We use the solution to monitor links. It also helps us to track servers and monitor logs."

"I liked Network Configuration Manager. They had some pretty decent features there, and they also had pretty good monitoring and alerts."

"Device monitoring is a good tool of this solution."

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"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."

"The up-to-date graphs and the history are very good."

"PRTG gives us true visibility of the downtime of particular circuit functions. So if a circuit is up but not routing traffic, I will know with this tool. I can write a customized script for a sensor to detect specific things."

"The product is simple and easy to implement."

"The most valuable features of PRTG Network Monitor are user-friendly, and the graphical interface is good for all the network devices that are mapped in this organization. It's very easy to find reports for any devices that we are looking for."

"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 solution provides us response times to issues."

"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."

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Cons

"The licensing model is confusing."

"Some of our customers have been asking that OpManager have a feature to monitor the operating system, however, I tell them that Endpoint Central is doing that. You can buy endpoints and then OpManager, and they integrate between them, and everything is okay."

"ManageEngine OpManager could improve the default dashboards that are available. We are not able to customize them easily and they do not give us the information we need unless we customize them. You need to have the technical knowledge to be able to do it, the customization should be easier."

"We would like link monitoring included. At times we need to monitor those specific links closely."

"The solution's reports need to include the number of applications consumed."

"I would like to see more enhancements made to the product."

"You cannot resolve 100 percent of the issues yourself. You would need to reach out to the support. It needs to be cheaper."

"ManageEngine OpManager could improve by having a better cloud presence."

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"I would like to see more updates available in this solution."

"Technical support is an area with concerns in PRTG Network Monitor, where improvements are required."

"The solution has to evolve as an end-to-end monitoring solution. It has to do better at understanding the application at the deepest level."

"I know we're going to move to Docker applications and I understand that PRTG does some monitoring regarding this. I do not know if it is complete. If it's not yet complete, it's something they should consider improving."

"PRTG Network Monitor can improve Layer 2 and Layer 3 network maps and the GUI more user-friendly. Additionally, they should bundle the features so I can monitor everything on one particular device."

"PRTG Network Monitor should provide syslog monitoring since it is not available at this time. There are very limited features as compared to other solutions."

"We're using more cloud services now. It would be useful to be able to get information back from these cloud services in detail, and display any issues within PRTG for the rest of our systems."

"PRTG Network Monitor needs to show bandwidth utilization in proper graphs. It isn't easy to learn."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We had perpetual licenses. The cost was around 36,000 for OPManager, and then you'd have the yearly maintenance fee of 2,000 or 3,000."

"I rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten."

"We have a standard license for ManageEngine OpManager. We purchased the license for one year and now we are upgrading it soon."

"ManageEngine OpManager has a three-tier licensing model."

"The initial cost is low and the add-ons are reasonable."

"The price of ManageEngine OpManager is reasonable. We have an annual license and the cost comes from how many devices are being monitored. There is not anything extra cost for maintenance and support."

"The solution's licensing costs are yearly and based on the number of applications."

"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."

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"The pricing is comparable."

"The ability to use the base version with 100 free sensors is great. The cost on other packages can be very reasonable."

"We are using the premium version of PRTG Network Monitor. The price of the solution is a bit higher than competitors but it is worth the extra money. However, it would be helpful if the price was lower."

"The licensing fees are billed annually and there are no costs in addition to this."

"The price of PRTG Network Monitor is more expensive than other solutions, such as OP Network Manager."

"At the moment I'm only using 500 sensors. I pay yearly, so it's a cost that's easily swallowed."

"I would like better pricing models for smaller businesses. The free version is fantastic, but it's too restrictive. If they could just get up to 200 sensors for a reasonable fee for on-premise, I would give PRTG my credit card right now."

"The price is pretty comparable."

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it_user174738

IT Developer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

May 31, 2015

Nagios vs. Zabbix vs. PRTG vs. Spiceworks vs. Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor

I have researched a quite a few network monitoring tools which can be used for various monitoring purposes of not only the servers, but the intermediate routers as well. There are majorly three types of these softwares. Ones which are completely open-source, you can do almost anything you want…

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Top Industries

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Educational Organization

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Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

54%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ManageEngine OpManager?

The product provides intensive reports.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine OpManager?

The pricing was okay. However, it has been increasing a lot lately. The product is not worth the money.

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What needs improvement with ManageEngine OpManager?

The product has only basic functionalities. It is not like SolarWinds. The data provided by the tool is not accurate. SolarWinds is more accurate.

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What is the best network monitoring software for large enterprises?

PRTG network monitor is one of the best tool i have ever used for the monitoring. It have auto discovery option. it avoid the configuring the device in PRTG. It automatically discover the device an...

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What do you like most about PRTG Network Monitor?

The tool is integrated with our email for the alerts.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PRTG Network Monitor?

The prices are very high for PRTG Network Monitor. That's why I'm using the free100 sensor license.

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ManageEngine

Paessler GmbH

Overview

ManageEngine OpManager is a network, server, and virtualization monitoring software that helps SMEs, large enterprises and service providers manage their data centers and IT infrastructure efficiently and cost effectively. Automated workflows, intelligent alerting engines, configurable discovery rules, and extendable templates enable IT teams to setup a 24x7 monitoring system within hours of installation.

PRTG Network Monitor runs on a Windows machine within your network, collecting various statistics from the machines, software, and devices which you designate. PRTG comes with an easy-to-use web interface with point-and-click configuration. You can easily share data from it with non-technical colleagues and customers, including via live graphs and custom reports. This will let you plan for network expansion, see what applications are using most of your connection, and make sure that no one is hogging the entire network just to torrent videos.

To monitor a large IT environment, it's important to be able to scale PRTG up. Paessler PRTG Enterprise Monitor includes all the proven capabilities of PRTG Network Monitor, which are enhanced by exclusive ITOps Board for a service-oriented, central overview of multiple PRTG servers.

Sample Customers

Bonita, Thorp Reed & Armstrong, Galaxy, Fiserv Credit Union Division, Universitas 21 Global, ERP Suites LLC

Jameson Bank, Sidnix, RungeICT, MedicalAnimal, Truck-lite, GamingGrids, The Covell Group, Forsythn County Schools, NetMass, Musgrove Park Hospital, Lanes Health, Columbia Southern University, Vodafone, Intrust Bank

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