PRTG Manual: Differences between PRTG Network Monitor and PRTG Hosted Monitor
See below for the differences between the settings and features that PRTG Network Monitor and PRTG Hosted Monitor have to offer.
Licensing, Payment, Infrastructure
Topic |
PRTG Network Monitor |
PRTG Hosted Monitor |
|---|---|---|
Trial period |
30 days |
10 days |
Freeware edition |
Freeware (100 sensors) available |
No freeware available, smallest edition is Hosted 500 |
Payment |
Annual subscription |
Monthly or annual subscription |
Change of subscription or license size |
Up only |
Up and down, anytime |
Maximum installation size |
Max. 10,000 sensors recommended |
10,000 sensors |
PRTG update management |
Done by user |
Done by Paessler |
Feature |
PRTG Network Monitor |
PRTG Hosted Monitor |
|---|---|---|
Local probe |
Yes |
No |
Hosted probe |
No |
Yes |
Multi-platform probe |
Yes |
Yes |
Cluster |
Yes |
No |
Freeware edition (100 sensors) |
Yes |
No |
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) access to PRTG core server |
Yes |
No |
Historic data purging (manually defined) |
Yes |
No |
Active Directory integration |
Yes |
No |
License/subscription settings via PRTG web interface |
Yes |
No |
Recommended sensors on local probe/hosted probe |
Yes |
No |
Auto-discovery for groups on local probe/hosted probe |
Yes |
No |
Mini probes |
Yes |
No |
Device tools on local probe/hosted probe |
Yes |
No |
Proxy server settings |
Yes |
No |
System information on local probe/hosted probe |
Yes |
No |
PRTG Administration Tool on PRTG core server |
Yes |
No |
Notification methods: |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
No |
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Yes |
No |
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Yes |
No |
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Yes |
No |
Re-login request on setup pages after 15 minutes |
Yes |
No |
IPv6 on local probe/hosted probe |
Yes |
No |
Multi-factor authentication |
No* |
Yes |
* PRTG Network Monitor supports multi-factor authentication with Microsoft Entra ID and Okta.
- For more information, see the Knowledge Base: How can I enable Microsft Entra ID multifactor authentication?
- For more information, see the Knowledge Base: How can I enable Okta multi-factor authentication?
Sensors on the Hosted Probe of PRTG Hosted Monitor
You can use the following sensors on the hosted probe of PRTG Hosted Monitor:
Supported Sensors |
|---|
AWS Alarm v2 sensor |
AWS Cost sensor |
AWS EBS v2 sensor |
AWS EC2 v2 sensor |
AWS ELB v2 sensor |
AWS RDS v2 sensor |
Beckhoff IPC System Health sensor |
Business Process sensor |
Cisco IP SLA sensor |
Citrix XenServer Host sensor |
Citrix XenServer Virtual Machine sensor |
Cloud HTTP v2 sensor |
Cloud Ping v2 sensor |
Cluster Health sensor |
Common SaaS sensor |
Core Health sensor |
Dell EMC Unity Enclosure Health v2 sensor |
Dell EMC Unity File System v2 sensor |
Dell EMC Unity Storage Capacity v2 sensor |
Dell EMC Unity Storage LUN v2 sensor |
Dell EMC Unity Storage Pool v2 sensor |
Dell EMC Unity VMware Datastore v2 sensor |
DICOM Bandwidth sensor |
DICOM C-ECHO sensor |
DICOM Query/Retrieve sensor |
DNS v2 sensor |
Docker Container Status sensor |
FortiGate System Statistics sensor |
FTP sensor |
FTP Server File Count sensor |
HL7 sensor |
HPE 3PAR Common Provisioning Group sensor |
HPE 3PAR Drive Enclosure sensor |
HPE 3PAR Virtual Volume sensor |
HTTP sensor |
HTTP Advanced sensor |
HTTP Apache ModStatus PerfStats sensor |
HTTP Apache ModStatus Totals sensor |
HTTP Content sensor |
HTTP Data Advanced sensor |
HTTP IoT Push Data Advanced sensor |
HTTP Transaction sensor |
HTTP XML/REST Value sensor |
IMAP sensor |
IP on DNS Blacklist sensor |
LDAP sensor |
Microsoft 365 Mailbox sensor |
Microsoft 365 Service Status sensor |
Microsoft 365 Service Status Advanced sensor |
Microsoft Azure SQL Database sensor |
Microsoft Azure Storage Account sensor |
Microsoft Azure Subscription Cost sensor |
Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine sensor |
Modbus TCP Custom sensor |
MQTT Round Trip sensor |
MQTT Statistics sensor |
MQTT Subscribe Custom sensor |
NetApp Aggregate sensor |
NetApp I/O sensor |
NetApp LIF sensor |
NetApp LUN sensor |
NetApp NIC sensor |
NetApp Physical Disk sensor |
NetApp SnapMirror sensor |
NetApp System Health sensor |
NetApp Volume sensor |
NetApp Volume v2 |
OPC UA Certificate sensor |
OPC UA Custom sensor |
OPC UA Server Status sensor |
Ping sensor |
Ping Jitter sensor |
POP3 sensor |
Probe Health sensor |
RADIUS v2 sensor |
RDP (Remote Desktop) sensor |
Redfish Power Supply sensor |
Redfish System Health sensor |
REST Custom sensor |
Sensor Factory sensor |
SFTP Secure File Transfer Protocol sensor |
SIP Options Ping sensor |
SMTP&IMAP Round Trip sensor |
SMTP&POP3 Round Trip sensor |
SNMP APC Hardware sensor |
SNMP Buffalo TS System Health sensor |
SNMP Cisco ADSL sensor |
SNMP Cisco ASA VPN Connections sensor |
SNMP Cisco ASA VPN Traffic sensor |
SNMP Cisco ASA VPN Users sensor |
SNMP Cisco CBQoS sensor |
SNMP Cisco System Health sensor |
SNMP Cisco UCS Blade sensor |
SNMP Cisco UCS Chassis sensor |
SNMP Cisco UCS Physical Disk sensor |
SNMP Cisco UCS System Health sensor |
SNMP CPU Load sensor |
SNMP Custom sensor |
SNMP Custom v2 sensor |
SNMP Custom Advanced sensor |
SNMP Custom String sensor |
SNMP Custom String Lookup sensor |
SNMP Custom Table sensor |
SNMP Dell EqualLogic Logical Disk sensor |
SNMP Dell EqualLogic Member Health sensor |
SNMP Dell EqualLogic Physical Disk sensor |
SNMP Dell Hardware sensor |
SNMP Dell PowerEdge Physical Disk sensor |
SNMP Dell PowerEdge System Health sensor |
SNMP Disk Free sensor |
SNMP Disk Free v2 sensor |
SNMP Fujitsu System Health v2 sensor |
SNMP Hardware Status sensor |
SNMP HP LaserJet Hardware sensor |
SNMP HPE BladeSystem Blade sensor |
SNMP HPE BladeSystem Enclosure Health sensor |
SNMP HPE ProLiant Logical Disk sensor |
SNMP HPE ProLiant Memory Controller sensor |
SNMP HPE ProLiant Network Interface sensor |
SNMP HPE ProLiant Physical Disk sensor |
SNMP HPE ProLiant System Health sensor |
SNMP IBM System X Logical Disk sensor |
SNMP IBM System X Physical Disk sensor |
SNMP IBM System X Physical Memory sensor |
SNMP IBM System X System Health sensor |
SNMP interSeptor Pro Environment sensor |
SNMP Juniper NS System Health sensor |
SNMP LenovoEMC Physical Disk sensor |
SNMP LenovoEMC System Health sensor |
SNMP Library sensor |
SNMP Linux Disk Free sensor |
SNMP Linux Load Average sensor |
SNMP Linux Meminfo sensor |
SNMP Linux Physical Disk sensor |
SNMP Memory sensor |
SNMP NetApp Disk Free sensor |
SNMP NetApp Enclosure sensor |
SNMP NetApp I/O sensor |
SNMP NetApp License sensor |
SNMP NetApp Logical Unit sensor |
SNMP NetApp Network Interface sensor |
SNMP NetApp System Health sensor |
SNMP Nutanix Cluster Health sensor |
SNMP Nutanix Hypervisor sensor |
SNMP Poseidon Environment sensor |
SNMP Printer sensor |
SNMP QNAP Logical Disk sensor |
SNMP QNAP Physical Disk sensor |
SNMP QNAP System Health sensor |
SNMP Rittal CMC III Hardware Status sensor |
SNMP RMON sensor |
SNMP SonicWall System Health sensor |
SNMP SonicWall VPN Traffic sensor |
SNMP Synology Logical Disk sensor |
SNMP Synology Physical Disk sensor |
SNMP Synology System Health sensor |
SNMP System Uptime sensor |
SNMP Traffic sensor |
SNMP Windows Service sensor |
SNTP sensor |
Soffico Orchestra Channel Health sensor |
SSH Disk Free sensor |
SSH INodes Free sensor |
SSH Load Average sensor |
SSH Meminfo sensor |
SSH Remote Ping sensor |
SSH SAN Enclosure sensor |
SSH SAN Logical Disk sensor |
SSH SAN Physical Disk sensor |
SSH SAN System Health sensor |
SSH Script sensor |
SSH Script Advanced sensor |
SSL Certificate sensor |
SSL Security Check sensor |
System Health sensor |
TFTP sensor |
Traceroute Hop Count sensor |
Veeam Backup Job Status sensor |
Veeam Backup Job Status Advanced sensor |
VMware Datastore (SOAP) sensor |
VMware Host Hardware (WBEM) sensor |
VMware Host Hardware Status (SOAP) sensor |
VMware Host Performance (SOAP) sensor |
VMware Virtual Machine (SOAP) sensor |
Zoom Service Status sensor |
Sensors on a Classic Remote Probe Device
You can use the following sensors only on a classic remote probe device.
For performance reasons, you cannot add these sensors to the hosted probe of PRTG Hosted Monitor.
Supported Sensors |
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Active Directory Replication Errors sensor |
ADO SQL v2 sensor |
Dell PowerVault MDi Logical Disk sensor |
Dell PowerVault MDi Physical Disk sensor |
DHCP sensor |
Enterprise Virtual Array sensor |
Event Log (Windows API) sensor |
Exchange Backup (PowerShell) sensor |
Exchange Database DAG (PowerShell) sensor |
Exchange Database (PowerShell) sensor |
Exchange Mailbox (PowerShell) sensor |
Exchange Mail Queue (PowerShell) sensor |
Exchange Public Folder (PowerShell) sensor |
EXE/Script sensor |
EXE/Script Advanced sensor |
File sensor |
File Content sensor |
Folder sensor |
HTTP Full Web Page sensor |
HTTP Push Count sensor |
HTTP Push Data sensor |
HTTP Push Data Advanced sensor |
Hyper-V Cluster Shared Volume Disk Free sensor |
Hyper-V Host Server sensor |
Hyper-V Virtual Machine sensor |
Hyper-V Virtual Network Adapter sensor |
Hyper-V Virtual Storage Device sensor |
IPFIX sensor |
IPFIX (Custom) sensor |
IPMI System Health sensor |
jFlow v5 sensor |
jFlow v5 (Custom) sensor |
Microsoft SQL v2 sensor |
MySQL v2 sensor |
NetFlow v5 sensor |
NetFlow v5 (Custom) sensor |
NetFlow v9 sensor |
NetFlow v9 (Custom) sensor |
Oracle SQL v2 sensor |
Oracle Tablespace sensor |
Packet Sniffer sensor |
Packet Sniffer (Custom) sensor |
PerfCounter Custom sensor |
PerfCounter IIS Application Pool sensor |
Port sensor |
Port Range sensor |
PostgreSQL sensor |
Python Script Advanced sensor |
QoS (Quality of Service) One Way sensor |
QoS (Quality of Service) Round Trip sensor |
sFlow sensor |
sFlow (Custom) sensor |
Share Disk Free sensor |
SMTP sensor |
SNMP Trap Receiver sensor |
Syslog Receiver sensor |
Windows CPU Load sensor |
Windows IIS Application sensor |
Windows MSMQ Queue Length sensor |
Windows Network Card sensor |
Windows Pagefile sensor |
Windows Physical Disk I/O sensor |
Windows Print Queue sensor |
Windows Process sensor |
Windows SMTP Service Received sensor |
Windows SMTP Service Sent sensor |
Windows System Uptime sensor |
Windows Updates Status (PowerShell) sensor |
WMI Battery sensor |
WMI Custom sensor |
WMI Custom String sensor |
WMI Disk Health sensor |
WMI Event Log sensor |
WMI Exchange Server sensor |
WMI Exchange Transport Queue sensor |
WMI File sensor |
WMI Free Disk Space (Multi Disk) sensor |
WMI HDD Health sensor |
WMI Logical Disk I/O sensor |
WMI Memory sensor |
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2005 sensor (Deprecated) |
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2008 sensor |
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2012 sensor |
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2014 sensor |
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2016 sensor |
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2017 sensor |
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2019 sensor |
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2022 sensor |
WMI Remote Ping sensor |
WMI Security Center sensor |
WMI Service sensor |
WMI Share sensor |
WMI SharePoint Process sensor |
WMI Storage Pool sensor |
WMI Terminal Services (Windows 2008+) sensor |
WMI Terminal Services (Windows XP/Vista/2003) sensor |
WMI UTC Time sensor |
WMI Vital System Data v2 sensor |
WMI Volume sensor |
WSUS Statistics sensor |
These settings are only available in PRTG Network Monitor.
Setting Title |
Setting Name |
|---|---|
Auto-Update |
When a New Version is Available |
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Installation Time |
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Release Channel |
Notification Templates |
Add Entry to Event Log |
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Send Syslog Message |
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Send SNMP Trap |
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Execute Program |
Core & Probes |
Proxy Configuration |
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Probe Connection IP Addresses |
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Mini Probes |
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Mini Probe Port |
Administrative Tools For Probes |
Restart Probe (local probe) |
Scanning Intervals |
Available Intervals (definition of individual intervals) |
Notification Delivery |
SMTP Delivery (everything but sender email address and name) |
Recommended Sensors Detection |
Detection Handling |
User Interface (PRTG Web Interface) |
DNS Name |
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Google Analytics Tracking ID |
User Interface (PRTG Web Server) |
IP Address for PRTG Web Server |
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TCP Port for PRTG Web Server |
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PRTG Web Server Port |
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PRTG Web Server Security |
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Connection Security |
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Active IP Address/Port Combinations |
User Accounts |
Login Name |
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Password |
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Passhash |
Administrative Tools For The PRTG Core Server |
Create Configuration Snapshot |
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Write Core Status File |
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Clear Caches |
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Load Lookups and File Lists |
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Recalculate PRTG Graph Data Cache |
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Restart PRTG Core Server Service |
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Reload Logging Configuration |
Advanced Network Analysis |
System Information |
Scheduled Restart Settings (Local Probe) |
Restart Options |
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Restart Schedule |
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Specify Day |
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Specify Hour |
