PRTG Network Monitor vs VMware Aria Operations for Applications comparison

Paessler GmbH and VMware are both solutions in the Cloud Monitoring Software category. Paessler GmbH is ranked #8 with an average rating of 7.8, while VMware is ranked #22 with an average rating of 9.0. Paessler GmbH holds a 4.6% mindshare in CMS, compared to VMware’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of Paessler GmbH users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of VMware users who would recommend it.

PRTG Network Monitor

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 9, 2025

PRTG Network Monitor and VMware Aria Operations for Applications compete in the network and virtual environment monitoring category. PRTG seems to have the upper hand with easier setup and accessibility, while VMware shines with its analytics and robust cloud integration capabilities.

Features: PRTG Network Monitor offers rapid deployment, scalability, and an easy-to-use interface, supported by an extensive library of sensors. It excels with strong network monitoring and a quick learning curve. VMware Aria Operations offers real-time statistics, comprehensive monitoring across cloud platforms, and advanced analytics making it ideal for enterprise-level applications.

Room for Improvement: PRTG users seek enhancements in dashboard customizations, map flexibility, and integration with third-party applications like Office 365. Improvements are also suggested for the desktop app and customer support. VMware could enhance predictive capabilities and reporting, with easier integration for non-technical users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: PRTG provides straightforward deployment for on-premises setups, although customer service response times require improvement. VMware supports hybrid and on-premise environments, with high satisfaction in customer support and comprehensive setup assistance.

Pricing and ROI: PRTG's flexible pay-per-sensor pricing is cost-effective for small to medium-sized businesses but can scale significantly for larger environments. VMware, more expensive with bundled solutions, offers strong ROI through its extensive features and efficient large-scale management.

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Categories and Ranking

PRTG Network Monitor

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

8th

Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software

8th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

101

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (5th)

VMware Aria Operations for ...

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

29th

Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software

22nd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (27th), Container Monitoring (7th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Cloud Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of PRTG Network Monitor is 4.6%, down from 5.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Aria Operations for Applications is 1.5%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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ToniLindberg

senior consultant at Virtual Consultants Sverige AB

Troubleshooting capabilities have improved application monitoring and support engagement

I can see what happens end to end, which is pretty beneficial. The solution has troubleshooting capabilities, providing a direct connection to knowledge base articles from VMware Broadcom. When I encounter an error, I can search directly within the system to see what solutions have been employed by others. It has a familiar interface, which makes it easy to get started.

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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 remote probes a lot for our branch offices. Instead of deploying the full instance of PRTG, we'll put a remote probe out there. This simplifies the whole deployment for us."

"We can see which fiber links have been used heavily and, if they are used heavily, we can introduce more links to particular buildings or particular areas."

"There was only one feature I liked about PRTG Network Monitor a lot, and that was bandwidth monitoring, though, in the newer versions of the tool, that feature is now a bit lacking. Pricing for PRTG Network Monitor is also not as expensive. It's a good tool, even for beginners."

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

"The fact that I can use custom MIB files to customize my sensors for the things that are not there as a default is a good feature."

"The initial setup was easy. We didn't have any issues with the process and everything rolled out smoothly."

"The most valuable feature of PRTG Network Monitor is its ease of use."

"The solution is easy to manage and the reports are very accurate."

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"I find VMware Aria Operations for Applications to be very stable, and I would rate it a ten out of ten."

"People are very pleased with the implementation."

"The stability of Aria Operations for Applications has improved significantly over the years."

"I gladly recommend VMware Aria Operations for Applications because it is cost effective and has commendable AI response capabilities."

"It significantly improves application performance management by offering recommendations for resource allocation to avoid wastage or overcommitment."

"This solution allows me to have true visibility for any metrics when it comes to my cloud, and private."

"No issues with stability."

"The features I find most valuable is the querying and alerting capabilities."

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Cons

"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."

"Performance-wise, PRTG Network Monitor still needs improvement because a large number of SNMPv3 queries reduces tool performance."

"PRTG Network Monitor needs to enhance network performance monitoring. Moving towards observability, similar to what Datadog offers, could be beneficial."

"PRTG Network Monitor could improve by having descriptions for the tab usages. The dashboards or interface could be easier to understand."

"Improvements in data storage flexibility, such as allowing customers to specify data retention periods, would enhance PRTG."

"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."

"PRTG does not allow us to scan devices like we can scan software or another problem in it. Also, I cannot draw graphical graphs in Woodview/look. Another problem is that we cannot draw a good diagram in PRTG."

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

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"Its billing model is consumption-based. I understand the consumption-based model, but it is not necessarily easy to estimate and guess how many points or how much we are going to consume on a specific application up until we get to that point. So, for us, it would be helpful to have more insights or predictability into what we can expect from a cost perspective if we are starting to use specific features. This can potentially also drive our consumption a bit more."

"I would like to see integration with Kubernetes cluster and APIs so that you can manage the entire stack."

"The implementation is a long process that should be improved."

"The documentation and integration with Kubernetes could be improved."

"An area for improvement would be more in-depth reporting, such as analyzing disk IO during business hours compared to after hours."

"The solution could be expensive, which might be a limiting factor."

"In the new version, I would love to see more prediction capabilities. It would be great if one could see the alerts get a little more enriched with information and become more human-friendly instead of the technical stuff that they put in there. I think those would be really awesome outcomes to get."

"The return on investment is best suited for organizations that do not have the resources for a dedicated VM environment team. However, the cost of the product doesn't show significant benefits."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"If you are not too sure about it, try the free version. Then, if you like it, you can go to the paid version and roll it out."

"Cost was a factor when selecting this solution, but it just did everything we wanted it to do."

"Pricing for PRTG Network Monitor is a nine out of ten. It meets my company's budget and monitoring requirements. My company is on a perpetual license."

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

"The price of PRTG Network Monitor is reasonable."

"If you're looking for a cost effective software I’d suggest this product."

"When you buy PRTG, everything comes in one bundle. Licensing is very easy."

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"I would rate the pricing as three out of five."

"I don't have the details. In our case, there is a mixture in place. We have production usage, and we are also doing training for VMware. So, we also have a training instance. It is worth the money you would spend on it. That's because if you were to build all of this yourself by using some of the open source tools, then you would need a lot of time."

"Different locations require different setups. In your terms, around 300 to around 400K USD."

"The licensing costs are very high, particularly when you consider that we have to purchase a level 1 license for every integration, such as the load balancer, HAProxy, and the MSSP. And if you want to use vSAN, that's another license. Then, of course, Tanzu Observability has its own separate license."

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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

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

51%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Government

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

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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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Tanzu Observability by Wavefront?

The cost of VMware Aria Operations for Applications is fair and reasonable compared to what we receive in support and packages from VMware.

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What needs improvement with VMware Tanzu Observability by Wavefront?

I find that there could be improvements in the support service response time, as the urgency varies unless specified as Priority 2 or 1 cases.

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What is your primary use case for VMware Tanzu Observability by Wavefront?

Our primary use case for VMware Aria Operations for Applications is to enhance application monitoring tasks, allowing us to set up alerts for different components and send them via SMTP to a team d...

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Tanzu Observability, Wavefront, Wavefront by VMware, VMware Tanzu Observability

Overview

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.

Paessler GmbH

VMware Tanzu Observability by Wavefront is a powerful tool for monitoring and analyzing the performance and availability of applications and infrastructure in real-time.

With its comprehensive monitoring capabilities, visualizing and analyzing data becomes effortless. The real-time alerting system ensures timely issue resolution, while scalability and a user-friendly interface provide a seamless experience for smooth operations.

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Sample Customers

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

1. Atlassian 2. Cisco 3. Databricks 4. DigitalOcean 5. Equinix 6. Fidelity Investments 7. Google 8. Hewlett Packard Enterprise 9. Honeywell 10. IBM 11. Intel 12. JetBlue Airways 13. LinkedIn 14. Lyft 15. Mastercard 16. Microsoft 17. MongoDB 18. Netflix 19. Nvidia 20. Oracle 21. PayPal 22. Pinterest 23. Qualcomm 24. Red Hat 25. Salesforce 26. SAP 27. Spotify 28. Square 29. TMobile 30. Twitter 31. Uber 32. VMware

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