Network auditing with PRTG
24/7 overview of your devices, applications, and traffic
- Keep an eye on servers, routers, switches, firewalls, and other network components
- Monitor bandwidth, traffic, applications, virtual systems, and cloud services
- Analyze historical data for finding the root causes of issues and plan for the future
PRTG network auditing: What you’ll find on this page
PRTG makes network auditing as easy as it gets
Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent network configuration and security issues.
Individual network auditing tools vs. PRTG
Individual network auditing tools & methods
Many tools exist for performing a network inventory or audit, including Network Inventory Advisor, Spiceworks, Total Network Inventory, Lansweeper, Open-Audit, and Emco Network Inventory.
In addition, network administrators often run a quick command line check first (for example via a ping query, traceroute, or netstat) to perform a network scan and get an overview or solve a specific problem.
However, with these tools, solving a specific problem can be like trying to find a needle in a haystack. The fundamental problem often lies elsewhere, as many networks are not monitored on a permanent basis and real network management doesn’t exist.
This leads to disruptions, critical errors, and for sysadmins, the feeling they have lost all control of their networks.
Network monitoring and auditing with PRTG
Paessler PRTG is a centralized network monitoring tool, which is better at keeping disruptions and downtime to a minimum by monitoring your entire network 24/7. This includes hardware, applications, bandwidth, network traffic, and more.
You’re promptly notified if a server, switch, or router is causing a problem so you can quickly take action to keep your network in tip-top condition.
Plus, setup is easy since all devices within a specified IP address range are scanned and added automatically. PRTG’s continuous monitoring makes future network audits obsolete.
What network audits looks like in PRTG
Diagnose network issues by continuously tracking the health, availability, and performance of your entire IT infrastructure. Show hardware health, application performance, network traffic, bandwidth usage, 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 all kinds of issues in your network.
Start auditing your network with PRTG and see how it can make your network more reliable and your job easier.
6 reasons why to choose PRTG as your network auditing tool
Get a comprehensive, all-in-one solution
Tired of a mishmash of network audit and network monitoring tools? PRTG is a centralized tool for monitoring and auditing your entire IT infrastructure.
It uses standard technologies like SNMP, WMI, SSH, flow, or packet sniffing, and more, and is compatible with all the biggest manufacturers, including HPE, Cisco, or Dell.
Improve the performance of your network
PRTG lets you quickly identify loopholes. Network monitoring is essential for improving the performance parameters of your network.
When the network runs more smoothly, your coworkers and customers are happier and the support desk receives far fewer complaints. As availability improves, so does uptime, while downtime decreases.
Keep an eye on everything from anywhere
PRTG keeps a constant eye on your network devices, applications, and traffic. Our software is available for web and desktop, and comes with free apps for monitoring with mobile devices while on the go.
And thanks to PRTG’s customizable alerts, you won't have to waste a single second wondering if everything is OK. PRTG is like a pair of eyes that never loses sight of your network.
Enhance the overall security in the network
PRTG helps you make your network more secure. Among other things, it monitors firewalls, servers, open ports, and access points.
You’ll notice suspicious behavior like unusual traffic or data breaches and receive an alert if security updates have not been performed. If a critical error arises, PRTG lets you exclude a number of possible causes.
Use preconfigured sensors or create your own
PRTG gives you access to over 250 preconfigured sensor types for monitoring the health and performance of hardware, applications, cloud services, the quality of service of your VoIP, and more.
You can also easily create customizable, user-defined sensors which exactly suit the needs and requirements of your organization’s IT infrastructure.
Generate customizable, in-depth network reports
PRTG monitors your network over long stretches of time. You can therefore run analyses to identify any changes that may not be obvious in the short term.
Create custom reports manually or on demand. These reports are easy to understand for both department heads and those with little technical expertise.
Find the root cause of the problem with our PRTG network infrastructure audit 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
3 use cases for PRTG network auditing
Overview for IT managers
Newly hired IT managers usually need an overview of the company network’s structure and components. Unfortunately, such an overview is not always available. PRTG provides the necessary at-a-glance dashboards in a clear device tree structure.
Solving a specific problem
PRTG helps admins get to the root of a problem by providing a more comprehensive network audit than you’ll usually get with an individual network audit tool. This is typically the case when network connections are down, devices are acting up, or the company is dealing with malfunctions.
Managing a growing network
As companies grow, so do their IT infrastructures, including devices and applications. Things get even more complicated when a company expands to new locations. PRTG helps admins simply auditing and troubleshooting as their network grows.
Your network auditing software at a glance – even on the go
Set up PRTG in minutes and use it on almost any mobile device.
PRTG makes network auditing as easy as it gets
Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent network configuration and security issues.
“Excellent tool for detailed monitoring. Alarms and notifications work greatly. Equipment addition is straight forward and server initial setup is very easy. ...feel safe to purchase it if you intend to monitor a large networking landscape.”
Infrastructure and Operations Engineer in the Communications Industry, firm size 10B - 30B USD
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Find the root cause of the problem with our PRTG network infrastructure audit solution
Real-time notifications mean faster troubleshooting so that you can act before more serious issues occur.
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 auditing your network 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 |
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