We performed a comparison between DX Spectrum and PRTG Network Monitor based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Monitoring Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The single dashboard is a valuable feature."
"We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"It does correlation so instead of producing 20 alarms if a site goes down, it only creates one."
"It's a good tool. It's simple to do the configuration."
"The most valuable feature is automatic discovery."
"As the kind of enterprise that straddles the line between telco size and enterprise size, it scales for us, because we're not all the way at telco yet."
"This product provides good visibility into applications at the backend."
"The fault management is perfect."
"The tool is very mature, and its valuable features are monitoring and configuration management."
"It creates transparency and makes everything work by being more transparent."
"The scalability is good. You can improve a remote host or the clustering. This gives it the flexibility to monitor another infrastructure remotely."
"The sensors and remote probes are phenomenal. We use them for all of our global sites. The problem with our global sites are that they are all VPNs. If the link goes down, you can't monitor other solutions, as it just goes off the grid. Having remote probes allows them to still carry on and get the information that we need when it comes back up, sending the information to us."
"PRTG gives us true visibility of the downtime of particular circuit functions. So if a circuit is up but not routing traffic, I will know with this tool. I can write a customized script for a sensor to detect specific things."
"The bandwidth monitoring is a very attractive feature, it can tell you the bandwidth utilization while it is attempting to connect to the host for feedback."
"This solution provides us with the needed feedback on our IT infrastructure. It allows us to grab all the information from a single point of view."
"The initial setup was easy. We didn't have any issues with the process and everything rolled out smoothly."
"It improves the status of my infrastructure, from networking devices to real-time machines."
"The solution provides us response times to issues."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The technical support needs improvement."
"It was somewhat complex to implement."
"From a functionality perspective, the product is not doing what it should. Also, there are some concerns about the accessibility. I would appreciate additional out-of-the-box troubleshooting scripts, like templates for addressing various issues. Currently, when troubleshooting online, I need to create my scripts. It would be beneficial if the platform could provide pre-built scripts or templates to help automate certain troubleshooting tasks."
"Make it easier to certify devices."
"A better integration with the UIM, as far as being able to do root cause analysis and that type of analytics."
"I think the management or configuration of devices needs some improvement."
"There's a little bit of complexity to the initial install because you're dealing with operating systems. You have to make sure all the prerequisites are done, anti-virus exceptions, etc. Then there's the bringing it up and then there's discovery of the network and setting that up. It takes time."
"Event correlation only works on one server, rather than on all of the servers in the same cluster environment."
"If the integration is simplified or improved, it will be a unique selling point in comparison to the competition on the market."
"PRTG could use reporting tools and mobile alert tools. It should be easier to diagnose and respond to problems from a mobile device on the go."
"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."
"I wouldn't mind better categories for the sensors. When I go to add a new sensor for a new device, there are some categories in there already, and they can be filtered out, but there's quite a large pool of sensors... When I want to go in and find something quite specific, I have got to scroll down and scroll down to find what I'm actually looking for,"
"PRTG would be improved if it required less memory to run."
"PRTG's application monitoring sensor is not strong."
"I would like to see network mapping."
"It would be good if there were better graphical interfaces when you have it on multiple monitors... Because we have so many servers, things can get lost in the fog a little bit. Maybe having a better way of showing different geographies, Flash, etc., would help."
"Needs ability to monitor standard notification time (notify after X time)."
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DX Spectrum is ranked 13th in Network Monitoring Software with 115 reviews while PRTG Network Monitor is ranked 5th in Network Monitoring Software with 96 reviews. DX Spectrum is rated 8.4, while PRTG Network Monitor is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of DX Spectrum writes "Comprehensive alerts, beneficial overall network viability, and scalability not limited". On the other hand, the top reviewer of PRTG Network Monitor writes "It's an all-in-one solution, and net flow is included in the licensing ". DX Spectrum is most compared with DX NetOps, Zabbix, SolarWinds NPM, Cisco DNA Center and DX Performance Management, whereas PRTG Network Monitor is most compared with Zabbix, Centreon, Nagios XI, SolarWinds NPM and ManageEngine OpManager. See our DX Spectrum vs. PRTG Network Monitor report.
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