PRTG Traffic Grapher - User Manual
Choosing the right software - PRTG Traffic Grapher vs. IPCheck® Server Monitor
While PRTG is specialized in bandwidth and traffic monitoring (but also monitors any other value accessible by SNMP) its sister product IPCheck Server Monitor is more specialized in monitoring uptimes/downtimes and notifying the administrators in case of failures.
Since both products can do some similar tasks the following matrix will help you to choose the right software:
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PRTG® Traffic Grapher |
IPCheck® Server Monitor |
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Monitoring bandwidth usage using SNMP |
specialized |
only basic functionality |
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Monitoring various network parameters using SNMP (e.g. CPU Loads, disk usage, temperatures) |
Yes |
Yes |
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Analyzing network packets passing through local network cards |
Yes |
No |
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Analyzing Cisco NetFlow data streams |
Yes |
No |
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Monitoring network for uptimes and downtimes |
only basic functionality |
specialized |
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Monitoring any OID value |
Yes |
Yes |
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Sending notifications for slow or failing devices, downtimes, etc. |
only email, EXE/BAT file execution and HTTP Request |
Lots of options |
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Daily Reports via email |
Yes |
Yes |
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Daily/Monthly bandwidth usage reports and billing system |
Yes |
No |
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Number of sensors that can be monitored simultaneously |
Hundreds and thousands |
Hundreds and thousands |
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Runs on Windows |
2000, XP, 2003 |
NT, 2000, XP, 2003 |
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Type of remote access |
Built-in web-server |
Built-in web-server |
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Freeware Edition or |
Yes |
Yes |
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X% percentile calculation |
Yes |
No |
What is PRTG Traffic Grapher?
PRTG Traffic Grapher is an easy to use Windows software for monitoring and classifying bandwidth usage. It provides system administrators with live readings and long-term usage trends for their network devices. The most common usage is bandwidth usage monitoring, but you can also monitor many other aspects of your network like memory and CPU utilizations.