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Metric Tower vs Paessler PRTG Network Monitor

Metric Tower

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Paessler PRTG Network Monitor

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FigureMetric TowerPaessler PRTG Network Monitor
Price fromFree$16.67/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trialYesYes
Open source——
WebYesYes
Windows—Yes
macOS—Yes
Linux—Yes
iOS—Yes
Android—Yes
APIYesYes
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published16
Spec score · DNS Monitoring Software7.6 (#25)8.2 (#11)

Plans

Metric Tower

  • Free tierFree

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Paessler PRTG Network Monitor

  • Freeware EditionFree
  • PRTG 500$200 a year
  • PRTG 1000$358 a year
  • PRTG 2500$742 a year
  • PRTG 5000$1,300 a year
  • PRTG 10000$1,642 a year

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Paessler PRTG Network Monitor

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor monitors systems, devices, network traffic, applications, and other infrastructure metrics from an on-premises installation. It runs on Windows servers and includes more than 250 preconfigured sensors, each measuring one or more aspects of a device. Monitoring tools include customizable alerts, scheduled reports, distributed monitoring, and dashboards with live status information. Paessler also lists adaptive AI-driven anomaly detection and smart sensor recommendations. PRTG provides an API for monitoring data and custom features, and can send webhook notifications to Slack and Microsoft Teams. Its free iOS and Android apps display monitoring data and send push notifications, but do not support cluster setups. The free plan covers up to 100 sensors; paid plans start at $200 per month paid annually. Each server accepts one license key, so license sizes cannot be combined on a server.

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