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

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

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

"The solution's most valuable feature is its ability to reach most of our network devices and get the most from them."

"The solution gives pretty good network visibility. I am also impressed with it's monitoring."

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

"We don't have to keep an eye on it; it has a good automation option, which keeps us informed. It gives very less false positives. Overall, a really great product."

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

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

"The real-time monitoring and alerting are its most valuable features."

"The scalability is good. You can improve a remote host or the clustering. This gives it the flexibility to monitor another infrastructure remotely."

"The feature whereby it shows when my hard drives are moving towards thresholds that would be considered outages, before they reach that point - that is valuable."

"The product is easy to use and the web interface is fantastic."

"The most valuable feature of PRTG Network Monitor is real-time monitoring."

"The best feature is that it lets me know what is going on. I need to know if something has gone down, I need to know if something is running very slowly. PRTG tells me that."

"It is easy to use and intuitive, which is really important. It does what it says on the box by giving you a visual of the state of what is going on at any one time."

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Cons

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

"We have been facing an issue since last year when a lot of our users started to work from home through their mobiles or computers. We are having trouble reaching these devices. We are now planning to publish our instance to the cloud so that we can reach these devices. Its performance should be improved in terms of the discovery of the devices. I would like to feel confident with the discovery that this solution does. For example, on my dashboard, I would like to be able to view a list of all devices seen on a specific server. At present, it is difficult to find such information. This would be an excellent feature to have."

"We get a lot of false alerts."

"There are certain things that are not possible to do with Op Manager. It's a solution that still needs time to develop."

"The licensing model is confusing."

"We had some stability issues at the outset that have since been resolved."

"The pricing of the solution is high. They should work to adjust the pricing model to see if they can help reduce costs."

"It is sometimes difficult to manage the user interface. It can get very complicated."

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"Integration into service management ticketing systems could be better. They should simplify the integration into big service management platforms like ServiceNow, Remedy, and Cherwell. They're really into monitoring, but they don't do any self-resolution. It would be better if the company moved more into the AIOps space so that you could actually kick off some remedies. I know that you can execute some commands from the tool, but you need to develop those all yourself. It would be really handy if they had some auto-remedy scripts that they could develop on top."

"The solution could be better and faster when it comes to performance."

"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 could improve the price."

"The only sort of limitation is the actual probes. So, if you don't have enough probes on there, you can over flip them and cause the WMI sensors and SNMP sensors to sort of overload. Sometimes, they might timeout for a minute, but they do come back."

"In the next release, PRTG Network Monitor should add a backup solution."

"This product can be improved by updating the net flow interface. The one that is in place works – I can get all the information I need from it – but it is a little bit clunky."

"It would be nice if it gave us alerts via Gmail or SMS message."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"The solution's pricing is very low compared to other products."

"The pricing is moderate."

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

"It is reasonably priced."

"Pricing for ManageEngine OpManager depends on the number of nodes you onboard and whatever pricing is reflected on the ManageEngine portal which offers discounts from ten percent to fifteen percent. It purely depends on the sales volume and the negotiation. In my organization, there are about one thousand two hundred nodes which cost around $29,000 per year. There's no additional support fee or maintenance fee from ManageEngine OpManager. Pricing for the solution is highly competitive and I would rate it five out of five. ManageEngine OpManager is one of the most competitive options out there."

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

"It is not really expensive; it is nominal licensing."

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"It is about £4,500 for the first year, then about another 15 to 20 percent annually after that. So, we are looking at about £1000 running costs a year. When you think about how much an outage costs per minute, it's negligible."

"We looked at PRTG and SolarWinds. From a cost side perspective, compared to PRTG, and from what you get back from it, PRTG was sort of a hands down the winner."

"I'm paying something like €1000 per year for the maintenance. I've got unlimited sensors."

"While I am not the person who deals with pricing, I would say that we pay around 1000 pounds a year."

"The scalability is there, but smaller companies might need CAM software to be able afford the product."

"We pay for a perpetual license and we have a support fee."

"Right now, the smallest sensor pack that they have is just a bit out of range for me, as a business. This kills me, as I need the product. Therefore, there is always a balance between needing to buy it or continuing their free version."

"It's a cost-efficient tool."

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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%

Computer Software Company

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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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