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 8.4, while Paessler GmbH is ranked #5 with an average rating of 7.9. ManageEngine holds a 1.7% mindshare in NMS, compared to Paessler GmbH’s 4.1% 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

6.9

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 (7th), Cloud Monitoring Software (8th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of ManageEngine OpManager is 1.7%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PRTG Network Monitor is 4.1%, down from 5.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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MUBDIUL ISLAM

Junior System Engineer at Corporate Projukti Limited

NetFlow monitoring has improved operations but needs better configurations

For the implementation part, I am facing issues when configuring the business view. When I create the business view, I experience problems with the port interface. When I add the interface, I am confused about which interface is connected to which endpoint. If identifying the interface was easier, it would take less time to configure. Another issue is with threshold values; sometimes, it shows kilobytes (kB) while our threshold is set to gigabytes. This can be confusing. Improving this aspect would be beneficial. In URL monitoring, there is room for enhancement.

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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

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

"The application monitoring is the solution's most valuable feature."

"It helps us a lot for monitoring our servers in one console, instead of going to individual servers."

"Defining thresholds and other alerting criteria is fairly simple and would not require a lot of training. This is very useful if you are managing a large environment."

"The product provides intensive reports."

"The most valuable feature of ManageEngine OpManager is the management of the virtual machine and the host machine."

"The most valuable feature of ManageEngine OpManager makes it easy to monitor all the network alerts on the application."

"I like being able to push configurations to multiple devices. If you have the same configurations for all the branches, it's easier to use ManageEngine OpManager and push configurations at once rather than individually pushing them to each device."

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"What I've found most valuable is the custom sensor, which allows you to write scripts or code to monitor a specific metric in your environment."

"The reporting module is easy to configure."

"The most valuable feature of PRTG Network Monitor is the dashboards. We can check to see the resources and the uptime."

"PRTG Network Monitor helps us quickly and easily discover a large number of sensors, so we can spend minimal time monitoring customer sites."

"It is a very stable solution. There are no bugs, glitches and we have not experienced any crashing."

"PRTG Network Monitor is easy to set up. Within a few minutes, it is operational."

"It allows us to directly add individual VMs independently."

"Every monitoring session features similar capabilities."

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Cons

"The dashboard has some limitations and should be more user-friendly."

"The only problem with it is that the setup isn't very intuitive. I know that they just upgraded the product to make it a little bit easier to use, but compared to some of the other platforms, it is not easy to configure it, set it up, and get it running. However, once you have set it up and got it running, it runs great."

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

"With regard to configurations, however, it would be nice to have more documentation on SNMP configurations. For example, if I want to add a new vendor, it would be great if ManageEngine provided the requirements for that vendor, such as the commands needed."

"We would like the solution's customize and build functionality to be more user-friendly."

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

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

"Needs an OVA, or more support for virtual deployments. Building a virtual instance of OpManager and OpManager Probe was a bit difficult because there was no OVA available."

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"The Desktop app is good but it can be really sluggish at times, especially when you're editing different elements."

"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."

"Along with more room for automation, more room for advanced configuration can be integrated into the solution."

"I would like a more straightforward ability to create dashboards and maps. The network maps should be a bit more flexibility in the GUI to do what we need to do."

"In our organization, we encounter performance issues with our PRTG probe service. I saw documentation from the vendor or Paessler mentioning that there are limitations for WMI sensors. Other than that, we are okay with PRTG."

"We need something that is more predictive. We would prefer if it wasn't a solution that was corrective and instead offered predictive insights so that we can handle problems before they even occur."

"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."

"PRTG Network Monitor is okay to use, but you'll need some time to analyze the data. If it can automatically locate or identify the problem area, it would be more helpful to users."

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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."

"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."

"ManageEngine OpManager is cheaper than SolarWinds."

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

"The licensing is on a yearly basis and the pricing is on the cheaper side."

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

"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."

"As far as cost, it was around six hundred thousand rands ($40,500) for the year, for the renewals. That's the total cost for a four thousand node system including support and maintenance."

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"The price of PRTG is reasonable. PRTG's competitors like SolarWinds and ManageEngine charge more for the same functionality."

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

"I rate the price of PRTG Network Monitor an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is a high price, and ten is a low price."

"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."

"There is a license to use PRTG Network Monitor and it is annually."

"We pay for PRTG Network Monitor annually. The price is approximately 10,000 rupees annually."

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

"Because we are only on the free version, we have a limited number of sensors. Therefore, we are not monitoring as much as we want to be to obtain historical information."

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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

53%

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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?

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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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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.

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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.

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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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