Compare Splunk and PRTG Network Monitor - Jun 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Splunk or PRTG Network Monitor?

Splunk is more expensive to implement (TCO) than PRTG Network Monitor, and PRTG Network Monitor is rated higher (84/100) than Splunk (83/100). Splunk offers users more features (3) than PRTG Network Monitor (0).

Looking for the right Network Monitoring solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Splunk Inc Vs. Paessler AG

Splunk Inc: Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK) was founded to pursue a disruptive new vision: make machine data accessible, usable and valuable to everyone. Machine data is one of the fastest growing and most valuable parts of big data -- generated by every component of IT infrastructures, applications, mobile devices, website clickstreams, social data, sensors and mo...

Paessler AG: Paessler AG’s award winning PRTG Network Monitor is a powerful, affordable and easy-to-use Unified Monitoring solution. It is a highly flexible and generic software for monitoring IT infrastructure, already in use at enterprises and organizations of all sizes and industries. Over 150,000 IT administrators in more than 170 countries rely on PRTG and...

Who is more expensive? Splunk or PRTG Network Monitor?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Network Monitoring software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Splunk and PRTG Network Monitor.

Splunk price starts at $65 per host/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Splunk is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Network Monitoring software. PRTG Network Monitor price starts at $1,799 per license , When comparing PRTG Network Monitor to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Network Monitoring software cost.

Bottom line: Splunk cost is around the same cost of PRTG Network Monitor.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Splunk Vs. PRTG Network Monitor based on some of the most important and required Network Monitoring features.

Splunk: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

PRTG Network Monitor: We are still working to collect the list of features for PRTG Network Monitor.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes and a variety of types, including various Fortune 500 companies. The typical customers who benefit from using this software are those belonging to small to medium-sized business as well as large enterprises that make use of Voice over IP (VoIP) phone systems, hosting and related services, mainly in the field of IT service management.