Web server performance monitoring with PRTG
Rev up the performance of your online presence
- Keep a constant eye on web server availability, health and performance
- Monitor Apache, Nginx, and IIS web servers, or AWS web services out of the box
- Receive real-time alerts as soon as PRTG detects a potential disruption
PRTG web server performance monitoring: What you’ll find on this page
PRTG makes web server performance monitoring as easy as it gets
Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent slow-performing web servers and web applications.
PRTG web server performance monitoring performs admirably
Your online presence is important, and so is the hardware and software it runs on: your web server. To make sure your infrastructure delivers optimal performance and remains reliable, you need a comprehensive monitoring software. Paessler PRTG provides you with the insights and control you need to maintain high performance, minimize downtime, and optimize end-user experience.
Server surveillance: where big brother meets big data
Welcome to PRTG's performance monitoring – the security agency for your web server, minus the whole controversy. This digital special agent gets the goods on the most important factors to a smooth operation.
Memory allocation, throughput, and I/O operations are all prime suspects and kept under close watch. Our customizable dashboards make watching these questionable factors a simple matter.
Prevent server downtime with a quick heads-up
Sometimes it can feel like you need a crystal ball to run your network. PRTG acts as a dedicated team of “digital psychics” for your IT infrastructure – our software analyzes critical metrics such as server health, disk usage, and response time.
And when your performance thresholds are crossed, alerts you instantly. This quick heads-up lets you respond in record time, squashing issues before they get out of hand.
Keep your web server faster than user patience
Slow web servers are digital snail races – briefly amusing before users flee in boredom. Enter PRTG, your server's support in the sprint against impatience.
When your server shows any indication of performance issues, PRTG helps diagnose whether it's HTTP gridlock, data processing, or webpage delivery failures. You end up with a web server that delivers content quickly, keeping users on your page longer than their attention spans typically allow.
Be a data whisperer with dashboards that speak volumes
Turn your raw metrics into visual clarity. PRTG's intuitive, customizable dashboards are a window into your web server's inner workings and turn monitoring data into a feast for your analytical mind.
With a glance, you can diagnose your web server's health and performance quickly. Whether you're tracking response times or hunting for hidden resource hogs, PRTG's visualizations make complex data simple to understand and react to.
What web server observability looks like in PRTG
Diagnose network issues by continuously tracking the availability, health, and performance of your web servers and other endpoints. Show uptime, load times, bandwidth utilization, latency, the number of requests, disk space, 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 slow-performing web servers and prevent bottlenecks and outages.
Start monitoring web server performance with PRTG and see how it can make your network more reliable and your job easier.
5 more reasons why to choose PRTG as your web server performance monitoring tool
Comprehensive infrastructure oversight
PRTG offers more than just web server monitoring – it's a complete solution for your entire IT infrastructure. From a single platform, you can monitor everything, including network devices like servers, routers, and switches, to applications and websites.
This simplifies your monitoring management, reduces tool sprawl, and provides a holistic overview of your digital ecosystem.
Real-time alerts and instant notifications
In the fast-paced world of IT, immediate awareness is of utmost importance. PRTG delivers real-time statistics and instant notifications, keeping you informed about your web server's performance at all times.
When issues arise – a sudden traffic spike, CPU usage surge, or unexpected downtime – PRTG alerts you immediately. This rapid response capability allows you to address problems swiftly, often before users are impacted.
Proactive performance management
PRTG goes beyond reactive monitoring by offering proactive performance management. By setting custom thresholds for key metrics, you receive alerts before potential problems escalate into critical issues.
This forward-thinking approach helps maintain high uptime, optimize server performance, and prevent many issues from developing in the first place. It's an essential tool for IT teams focused on preventive maintenance and continuous improvement.
Versatile and customizable monitoring
PRTG's flexibility makes it suitable for a wide range of environments, from on-premises servers to cloud infrastructures and hybrid setups. It supports multiple operating systems including Windows and Linux, and is compatible with popular web server applications such as Apache, Nginx, and IIS.
You can customize sensors, dashboards, and alerts to match your specific requirements and focus on the metrics that matter most to your operations.
User-friendly implementation & operation
Despite its powerful functionality, our software is designed with ease of use in mind. The user-friendly interface simplifies installation, while an agentless monitoring setup allows for quick deployment.
You can start monitoring your web server's performance without lengthy setup procedures or extensive training. The intuitive dashboards make it easy to understand and manage your web server's performance, even for team members without specialized monitoring expertise.
Your web server performance monitor 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 web server performance monitoring 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 web server performance monitoring
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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“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
PRTG makes web server performance monitoring as easy as it gets
Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent slow-performing web servers and web applications.
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 web server performance 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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