Computer inventory management with PRTG
Take accurate stock of your organization's hardware and software
- Accurately map out your entire network device inventory
- Monitor your hardware, applications, virtualized environments, and more
- Proactively prevent issues and plan future capacity
PRTG computer inventory management: What you’ll find on this page
- What does your organization’s network look like?
- 4 reasons to choose PRTG as your computer inventory management tool
- What computer inventory management looks like in PRTG
- PRTG's computer inventory management software in action
- Explore our preconfigured PRTG sensors for computer inventory management
- Computer inventory management: FAQ
What does your organization’s network look like?
Do you know how many workstations, laptops, routers, mobile devices, and other hardware assets, software solutions, and other components and endpoints are connected to your network?
It’s not a rhetorical question.
IT inventory management is critically important. How can you make sure your network is performing optimally, and that it’s secure, let alone carry out prompt and effective troubleshooting, when you don’t even know what’s connected to your network and who’s using it?
Paessler PRTG’s IT asset management maps out your entire network in minutes.
You’ll have a crystal clear idea of what’s connected to your network and the condition it’s in. And, with comprehensive inventory data at your fingertips, your service desk will have an easier time solving issues, optimizing performance, and planning ahead so your network is always well-placed to meet your colleagues’ and customers’ needs.
PRTG makes hardware inventory management as easy as it gets
Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent hardware failures, data loss, and security vulnerabilities.
4 reasons to choose PRTG as your computer inventory management tool
Effortless setup
Install PRTG, key in your preferred IP address range, and you're good to go. The automatic network discovery automatically creates a comprehensive IT inventory.
Better still, it assigns the right monitoring sensors, so you can start tracking all your network devices and other key metrics straight away.
End-to-end visibility
A complete, clear view of laptops, routers, and other hardware assets, software solutions, upgrades, and other components, plus all your data in one place.
With PRTG, you won’t have to switch between multiple environments, which means more effective IT inventory management.
Faster troubleshooting
Prevent data loss, underperformance, crashes, and other disruptions, before they, well, disrupt your organization.
Pick your preferred performance thresholds, and you'll get notified as soon as anything looks like it might put your network at risk.
Early warning system
No more security loopholes. PRTG monitors every aspect of your network around the clock – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Problems with firewalls are detected immediately. And in the event of an incident (e.g., a malware attack related to a sudden spike in bandwidth), PRTG automatically notifies you at once.
What computer inventory management looks like in PRTG
Diagnose network issues by continuously monitoring hardware, applications, operating systems, and other network components. Show software and hardware asset lifecycle, configuration details, user permissions, updates, and other key metrics in real time. Visualize monitoring data in clear graphs and dashboards to identify problems more easily. Gain the overview you need to troubleshoot inefficient resource allocation, security vulnerabilities, and other network health problems.
Start monitoring and managing your computer inventory with PRTG and see how it can make your network more reliable and your job easier.
PRTG's computer inventory management software in action
Automatic network discovery
The heart of PRTG's computer inventory management system is the auto-discovery, which launches automatically when you install our monitoring tool.
Define an IP address range, and PRTG detects and categorizes every hardware and software device in that range, creating a comprehensive, central asset inventory you can access from the monitoring dashboard.
Preconfigured and custom sensors
PRTG also has preconfigured sensors for round the clock asset tracking, including:
- Files and folders
- Active Directory, including users, user groups, and successful and failed login attempts
- Windows services and updates
You can also create custom sensors to monitor software licenses and other parameters, such as purchase dates, warranty status, and patch management.
Your computer inventory tool at a glance – even on the go
Set up PRTG in minutes and use it on almost any mobile device.
Find the root cause of the problem with our PRTG computer inventory management solution
Real-time notifications mean faster troubleshooting so that you can act before more serious issues occur.
PRTG is compatible with all major vendors, products, and systems
Explore our preconfigured PRTG sensors for computer inventory management
PRTG comes with more than 250 native sensor types for monitoring your entire on-premises, cloud, and hybrid cloud environment out of the box. Check out some examples below!
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PRTG makes hardware inventory management as easy as it gets
Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent hardware failures, data loss, and security vulnerabilities.
PRTG: The multi-tool for sysadmins
Adapt PRTG individually and dynamically to your needs and rely on a strong API:- HTTP API: Access monitoring data and manipulate monitoring objects via HTTP requests
- Custom sensors: Create your own PRTG sensors for customized monitoring
- Custom notifications: Create your own notifications and send action triggers to external systems
- REST Custom sensor: Monitor almost everything that provides data in XML or JSON format
We asked: would you recommend PRTG?
Over 95% of our customers say yes!
Paessler conducted trials in over 600 IT departments worldwide to tune its network monitoring software closer to the needs of sysadmins.
The result of the survey: over 95% of the participants would recommend PRTG – or already have.
Still not convinced?
More than 500,000
sysadmins love PRTG
Paessler PRTG is used by companies of all sizes. Sysadmins love PRTG because it makes their job a whole lot easier.
Monitor your entire IT infrastructure
Bandwidth, servers, virtual environments, websites, VoIP services – PRTG keeps an eye on your entire network.
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Start monitoring and managing your computer inventory with PRTG and see how it can make your network more reliable and your job easier.
PRTG |
Network Monitoring Software - Version 25.1.102.1373 (January 9th, 2025) |
Hosting |
Download for Windows and cloud-based version PRTG Hosted Monitor available |
Languages |
English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese |
Pricing |
Up to 100 sensors for free (Price List) |
Unified Monitoring |
Network devices, bandwidth, servers, applications, virtual environments, remote systems, IoT, and more |
Supported Vendors & Applications |