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Auvik vs PRTG Network Monitor

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Auvik

by Auvik

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Pricing: Quote only, priced per managed device (not per IP or interface) on annual contracts. 14-day trial with all features and unlimited devices; students and home users get a live sandbox.

Auvik is cloud-based network monitoring and management software for IT teams and MSPs, with a local collector at each site syncing to its cloud console.

11 /17 features Full profile

PRTG Network Monitor

by Paessler

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Pricing: Monitor $200 to $1,642 a month paid annually by sensor bundle; Freeware up to 100 sensors; 30-day trial

PRTG Network Monitor is network monitoring software for IT teams and MSPs, covering SNMP, NetFlow and sFlow traffic, syslog and remote sites.

10 /17 features Full profile

Feature Comparison

Network Monitoring Software features side-by-side

Feature	Auvik 11/17 features	PRTG Network Monitor 10/17 features
Automatic network device discovery Scans IP ranges and uses SNMP, CDP and LLDP to find switches, routers, firewalls and access points.	Yes	Yes
SNMP polling of network devices Polls SNMP v1, v2c and v3 counters for interfaces and device health with vendor MIB support.	Yes	Yes
NetFlow and sFlow traffic analysis Ingests NetFlow, sFlow, IPFIX or J-Flow to show top talkers, applications and conversations.	Yes	Yes
Bandwidth utilization per interface Graphs in and out throughput per port with utilization percentage against the link speed.	Yes	No
Automatic topology mapping Draws Layer 2 and Layer 3 maps of device connections that update as the network changes.	Yes	No
Device configuration backup and change alerts Backs up switch and router configurations on a schedule and shows a diff when one changes.	Yes	No
Syslog and SNMP trap collection Receives syslog messages and SNMP traps from devices and alerts on matching patterns.	No	Yes
Alerts on device down and interface errors Fires when a device stops responding or an interface shows errors, discards or flapping.	Yes	Yes
Remote probes for multiple sites Deploys collectors at branch sites or client networks that report to one central console.	Yes	Yes
Wireless access point monitoring Reports client counts, signal quality and access point status from wireless controllers.	No	Yes
Latency and packet loss path monitoring Runs ping and traceroute-style tests between sites to show latency, jitter and loss hop by hop.	No	No
Device inventory with model and firmware Lists every discovered device with model, serial number, firmware version and IP addresses.	Yes	No
Multi-tenant views for MSPs Separates client networks into tenants with their own dashboards, alerts and user access.	Yes	No
On-premise installation of the console Installs the whole product, not only the collector, on servers inside your own network.	No	Yes
Scheduled SLA reports per device Emails availability percentages per device or site against an SLA target on a schedule.	No	No
API access to device and alert data Exposes discovered devices, metrics and alerts through a documented API for other tools.	Yes	Yes
Free edition capped by device count Offers a no-cost edition limited by the number of devices or sensors it monitors.	No	Yes
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Auvik 11/17 features

Automatic network device discovery: Yes
SNMP polling of network devices: Yes
NetFlow and sFlow traffic analysis: Yes
Bandwidth utilization per interface: Yes
Automatic topology mapping: Yes
Device configuration backup and change alerts: Yes
Syslog and SNMP trap collection: No
Alerts on device down and interface errors: Yes
Remote probes for multiple sites: Yes
Wireless access point monitoring: No
Latency and packet loss path monitoring: No
Device inventory with model and firmware: Yes
Multi-tenant views for MSPs: Yes
On-premise installation of the console: No
Scheduled SLA reports per device: No
API access to device and alert data: Yes
Free edition capped by device count: No

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PRTG Network Monitor 10/17 features

Automatic network device discovery: Yes
SNMP polling of network devices: Yes
NetFlow and sFlow traffic analysis: Yes
Bandwidth utilization per interface: No
Automatic topology mapping: No
Device configuration backup and change alerts: No
Syslog and SNMP trap collection: Yes
Alerts on device down and interface errors: Yes
Remote probes for multiple sites: Yes
Wireless access point monitoring: Yes
Latency and packet loss path monitoring: No
Device inventory with model and firmware: No
Multi-tenant views for MSPs: No
On-premise installation of the console: Yes
Scheduled SLA reports per device: No
API access to device and alert data: Yes
Free edition capped by device count: Yes

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Pricing

Auvik

Quote only, priced per managed device (not per IP or interface) on annual contracts. 14-day trial with all features and unlimited devices; students and home users get a live sandbox.

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PRTG Network Monitor

Monitor $200 to $1,642 a month paid annually by sensor bundle; Freeware up to 100 sensors; 30-day trial

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