PRTG Network Monitor vs Tenable SecurityCenter Continuous View [EOL] comparison

Paessler GmbH and Tenable are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. Additionally, 91% of Paessler GmbH users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Tenable users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 5, 2024

PRTG Network Monitor and Tenable SecurityCenter Continuous View [EOL] are two prominent tools for network monitoring and security. PRTG Network Monitor has the upper hand in terms of pricing and support, while Tenable SecurityCenter Continuous View [EOL] is recognized for its comprehensive features.

Features: PRTG Network Monitor is praised for its intuitive setup, robust monitoring capabilities, and real-time insights into network performance. Tenable SecurityCenter Continuous View [EOL] provides detailed security analytics, continuous assessment, and advanced security features for security-focused environments.

Room for Improvement: PRTG Network Monitor needs enhancements in scalability options, advanced security features, and refinement in user interface. Tenable SecurityCenter Continuous View [EOL] requires improvements in ease of use, integration capabilities, and simplification of its user interface.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: PRTG Network Monitor is noted for quick and straightforward deployment with supportive customer service. Tenable SecurityCenter Continuous View [EOL] has a more complex deployment process but offers strong support to manage its complexity.

Pricing and ROI: PRTG Network Monitor is considered cost-effective, delivering good ROI with lower setup costs, making it attractive to small to mid-sized businesses. Tenable SecurityCenter Continuous View [EOL] has higher upfront costs but provides significant ROI, especially for organizations needing advanced security analytics.

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ALEXANDRE VIANNA

CTO at Redeswirelessbrasil

May 3, 2024

Has a single dashboard, but is expensive

We use this solution to manage our mission environment The single dashboard is a valuable feature. The technical support needs improvement. The initial setup is straightforward. The solution is expensive. I rate the pricing an eight out of ten. Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of…

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Noman-Saleem

Network Support Officer at Habib Metropolitan Bank Ltd

Oct 29, 2024

Detects suden changes but significant pricing concerns affect the effectiveness of network traffic troubleshooting

We use PRTG Network Monitor for monitoring traffic on interfaces and the behavior of network traffic. If there are sudden changes in traffic or any configuration issues, we can sort them out using PRTG. It's very helpful for troubleshooting and monitoring traffic utilization on our interfaces…

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Director0e2b

Director - Information Risk Management at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees

May 20, 2019

Provides the best network-based vulnerability scanning, but the dynamic scanning is lackluster

One thing that is missing from the Predictive Prioritization is some extra context. I've given this feedback to their engineering leadership. What's missing is integrating with certain data sources like the CMDB. If you knew a given asset was supporting a Tier-1 application, you would naturally rate the vulnerability on that asset higher than you would that same vulnerability on an asset that's in a protected enclave. There are other areas with room for improvement. When it comes to traditional network-based vulnerability assessment Tenable is, hands-down, the best solution. I'm highly confident in that statement. When it comes to some of the other areas they have ventured into, like dynamic application scanning, I think they are lagging behind the curve. They have a lackluster solution, to the point where I think they need to determine, as a company, whether or not that's a space they even want to play in. And if they want to play in that space, they need a significant investment in it. In the container space, they are not really viewed as a market leader yet. I think they've got a way to go in container vulnerability management. There are a bunch of other solutions out there, like Anchor, that a lot of folks use. That's definitely an area of opportunity. Also, you see a bunch of other technologies that lay on top of platforms such as Tenable for risk prioritization. Tenable is dabbling in that with their Predictive Prioritization, dabbling in ranking solutions. That needs to be a continued focus. I think there is a lot of opportunity there, and it has gone down a good path, but that needs to be a continued focus. The difficulty with that is that it's limited. When you look at an enterprise vulnerability management program, Tenable's solutions aren't going to cover every aspect. If you think about the SDLC, aside from some of their container scanning, they don't really have much embedded in the SDLC. You're going to have a bunch of different types of scanning that all need to come together to effectively rank your priorities, or the solutions that need to be implemented. Tenable is really just looking at one piece, which is primarily your operating system, databases, and middleware. They're not really looking at any of the applications.

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

Pros

"We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."

"The single dashboard is a valuable feature."

"My opinion is that this solution is not very expensive."

"PRTG is simple to manage. First, you can create a template for a device, then apply it to hundreds of similar devices. That's a great advantage."

"The solution provides us response times to issues."

"It is a user-friendly solution."

"The solution is very easy to use and the web provides information with ease."

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

"The reporting module is easy to configure."

"We like the alerting system, the SNMP monitoring and the customization of the bandwidth."

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"The first of the valuable features is how easy it is to access all of the information that's gathered from the assessments... With a lot of other technologies, like Rapid7, if you're using Nexpose you effectively have to be a DBA to get some of the lower-level results from the scans. And Qualys wasn't very intuitive."

"We can manage everything with only a single console on the Tenable SecurityCenter. We can pull and define the policy. We can perform every task on the Tenable SecurityCenter."

"Through porting, we can see how the improvement is happening over a period of time. We can see the overall scenario from the last year, where were we were and where we currently stand."

"The scanning itself is really the core of the tool, and it's what we're most interested in."

"The next big one is supportability. In a large enterprise, we have many types of technologies. The technology we previously had didn't even support authentication to a lot of those technologies."

Cons

"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."

"The technical support needs improvement."

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

"PRTG Network Monitor can improve by adding prevention and detection features."

"I've encountered a challenge in my functions, particularly in adding and printing."

"When you email the support team, they take three to seven days to respond and resolve simple issues."

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

"The icons on PRTG's network diagram are hard to find. For example, finding the icons for firewalls and servers is difficult, so we're struggling to create the network topology."

"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."

"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."

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"In terms of what could be improved, some customers have a problem with SecurityCenter's ticket system. If I want them to assign one of the issues, they may want to assign someone to it or to assign it somewhere else and I may want to break up the ticket."

"When it comes to... dynamic application scanning, I think they are lagging behind the curve. They have a lackluster solution, to the point where I think they need to determine, as a company, whether or not that's a space they even want to play in."

"One area which is missing is cloud security because there are a lot of configurations. Rapid7 has a product called a DV cloud. I would like to have a similar kind of solution and feature."

"There are certain circumstances where they may have found a vulnerable service and they just removed the service completely from the device because nobody was using it. There's no way to go into SecurityCenter and mark it, to say, "This is no longer an issue. It doesn't exist anymore." Or, "The risk was accepted for one year, so let's not report it as 'high' until that one year period is done." The handling of operational flow around vulnerability management could be improved."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive."

"We've got the unlimited package... I believe it was around the £15,000 per year mark."

"We are using the basic PRTG that we can download for free. For now, we only need to monitor less than 100 devices. For more than 100 devices, we would need to buy a license. PRTG is much cheaper than SolarWinds."

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

"The price was pretty good, very competitive."

"The price is actually on the cheaper side. If you're going with the unlimited license code, it's very cheap compared to competitors unless you're going for something free, like Zabbix. But you get what you pay for, and it doesn't have the full suite of products or tools like SolarWinds or a ScienceLogic."

"Our licensing costs are 10,000 euros over three years."

"It is expensive."

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

More PRTG Network Monitor pricing and cost advice

"We did a three-year deal where the cost is amortized over the three years. The Elite Support was an additional cost to the standard licensing fees... If you use Security Center, most of the time it is on-premise, so you're going to have some sort of infrastructure to build out and there's going to be a cost associated with that."

"Pricing-wise, it's fine. It's not an expensive product. That's not an issue."

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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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Overview

Juniper Mist Premium Analytics is a comprehensive network analytics solution that provides organizations with valuable insights into their network performance and user experience. The primary use case of this product is to enable IT teams to proactively monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize their network infrastructure.

The most valuable functionality of Juniper Mist Premium Analytics is its AI-driven insights and recommendations. Leveraging machine learning algorithms, it analyzes vast amounts of network data to identify anomalies, predict potential issues, and suggest remediation actions. This proactive approach helps organizations minimize network downtime, improve user experience, and optimize network performance.

By providing real-time visibility into network performance, Juniper Mist Premium Analytics helps organizations quickly identify and resolve network issues. It offers detailed analytics on network traffic, application performance, and user behavior, allowing IT teams to pinpoint the root cause of problems and take immediate action. This not only reduces troubleshooting time but also enhances overall network reliability.

Furthermore, Juniper Mist Premium Analytics enables organizations to optimize their network infrastructure. It provides insights into network capacity utilization, application usage patterns, and user behavior, allowing IT teams to make informed decisions about network design, resource allocation, and capacity planning. This helps organizations to ensure that their network is efficiently utilized and can support the growing demands of their users.

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.

SecurityCenter Continuous View is the market-leading continuous network monitoring platform. It integrates SecurityCenter along with multiple Nessus Network Monitor sensors and Log Correlation Engine (LCE) to provide comprehensive continuous network monitoring.

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