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Application Performance Monitoring with PRTG

Improve application reliability with proactive monitoring to prevent downtime and performance issues

  • Identify bottlenecks in real time to optimize response times and user experience
  • Analyze dependencies to identify root causes in complex infrastructures
  • Simplify troubleshooting by visualizing performance metrics on customizable dashboards
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PRTG application performance monitoring: What you will find on this page

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  • Boost application performance and reduce downtime with PRTG
  • What application performance monitoring looks like in PRTG
  • 4 reasons why PRTG is the application performance monitoring tool of your choice
  • Preconfigured PRTG sensors for application performance monitoring
  • Application Performance Monitoring: FAQ

PRTG makes application performance monitoring as easy as it gets

Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent performance bottlenecks.

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Boost application performance and reduce downtime with PRTG

Are you struggling to keep your applications running at peak performance? PRTG makes application performance monitoring easy and effective. Get real-time insight into your application stack, identify performance bottlenecks and resolve issues before they impact end users. Take control of your applications and ensure a seamless experience for your team and customers.

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Comprehensive monitoring

Monitor applications, servers, and network devices to ensure optimal performance across your IT infrastructure. PRTG supports popular apps like Exchange, SharePoint, and SQL Server, giving you detailed insights into their performance. This helps you detect and resolve performance issues faster, ensuring smooth business operations.

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Customizable dashboards

Create intuitive dashboards that display real-time performance metrics for quick analysis and decision-making. Tailor dashboards to track key data from applications like Microsoft Teams, SAP, or VMware. Visualizations simplify complex data, helping teams spot trends and anomalies at a glance.

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Seamless integrations

Integrate PRTG with existing tools and platforms to streamline workflows and enhance monitoring efficiency. PRTG works seamlessly with APIs for DevOps tools like Kubernetes, Jenkins, or Docker. This ensures you can embed application performance monitoring into your existing IT ecosystem without disruption.

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Scalable solution

Adapt PRTG to your organization's growth, ensuring consistent monitoring as your infrastructure expands. From monitoring small business tools to enterprise-grade applications like Salesforce or Oracle, PRTG scales effortlessly. Its licensing model offers flexibility for businesses of all sizes and needs.

What application performance monitoring looks like in PRTG

Diagnose network issues by continuously tracking application performance data. Show response times, error rates 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 application performance issues.

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Device tree view of the complete monitoring setup

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Monitoring Exchange Backup in PRTG

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WMI Microsoft SQL Server sensor in PRTG

Start monitoring application performance with PRTG and see how it can make your network more reliable and your job easier.

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IT experts agree: Paessler PRTG is a great solution for IT infrastructure monitoring

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“The real beauty of PRTG is the endless possibilities it offers”

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“PRTG Network Monitor 
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4 reasons why PRTG is the application performance monitoring tool of your choice

PRTG combines powerful functionality with ease-of-use when it comes to application performance monitoring. Whether you manage a complex IT environment or a smaller infrastructure, PRTG adapts to your needs. From transparent pricing to reliable customer support, it is designed to make monitoring stress-free for everyone in the IT team.

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Flexible licensing

PRTG offers clear subscription plans, so you only pay for what you need. There are no hidden costs or surprises, making it easy to scale your monitoring efforts. This flexibility allows you to implement advanced application monitoring for companies of any size.

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Easy setup

PRTG minimizes complexity with an easy installation process and an intuitive user interface. You can start monitoring your applications and infrastructure within minutes. No steep learning curve means you can focus on getting results right away.

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Hybrid environments

Monitor everything from cloud-native applications to on-premises systems with a single tool. PRTG keeps pace with the demands of modern IT environments, including Kubernetes and serverless technologies. Its comprehensive support covers even the most dynamic infrastructures.

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Expert support

Get the help you need, when you need it, with expert support from an experienced team. With fast response times and a focus on solutions, our support team makes sure your monitoring runs smoothly. We can guide you through setup, integration, and troubleshooting.

Explore our preconfigured PRTG sensors for application 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!

WMI Exchange Server

The WMI Exchange Server sensor monitors a Microsoft Exchange Server as of version 2016. It can show the following:

  • Number of users, active users, and current unique users (OWA)
  • Average response time (OWA)
  • Number of connections
  • Number of sent, outstanding, slow, and failed RPC requests
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WMI Exchange Server

WMI Exchange Transport Queue

The WMI Exchange Transport Queue sensor monitors the length of transport queues of a Microsoft Exchange Server as of version 2016. It can show the following and more:

  • Number of items in various different groups
  • Categorizer job availability
  • Number of items with completed delivery, queued for delivery, and resubmitted
  • Number of messages with completed delivery, completing categorization, queued for delivery, submitted, and deferred
  • Number of auto discards in the shadow queue in total
WMI Exchange Transport Queue
WMI Exchange Transport Queue

WMI SharePoint Process

The WMI SharePoint Process sensor monitors a Microsoft SharePoint server. It can show the following:

  • CPU usage
  • Number of active threads and current page requests
  • Number of SQL queries being executed
  • Global heap, object cache always live, and template cache size
WMI SharePoint Process
WMI SharePoint Process

Microsoft SQL v2

The Microsoft SQL v2 sensor monitors a database on a Microsoft SQL server and executes a query. It can show the following:

  • Number of rows addressed by the query
  • Execution time of the entire request
  • Execution time of the specified query
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Microsoft SQL v2

Microsoft Azure SQL Database

The Microsoft Azure SQL Database sensor monitors the metrics of an Azure SQL Database (single database or elastic pool) in a Microsoft Azure subscription. It can show the following:

  • Number of failed connections and deadlocks
  • CPU and data space usage
  • Data I/O and log I/O operations
  • (e)DTUs, used (e)DTUs, and (e)DTU limit
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Microsoft Azure SQL Database

See the PRTG Manual for a list of all available sensor types.

PRTG is compatible with all major vendors, products, and systems

compatible with all major vendors, products, and systems

PRTG makes application performance monitoring as easy as it gets

Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent performance bottlnecks.

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“Since using PRTG, we have matured how we report out overall application uptime, maintenance, and mean time between failure for all critical applications to our board of directors. PRTG allows us to not just look at a single event, but to leverage historical data to prevent future failures and to measure how we are making improve­ments over time.”

Bill Sorrells, CTO
Dayton Children's Hospital

“We have found these sophisticated levels of monitoring to be highly effective, improving the end user’s experience of the systems and applications in use, giving us the opportunity to provide a proactive resolution rather than having the end user raise issues.”

Saif Akil, Head of Service Management
Acurus

“Before PRTG, applications and hardware all gave messages, but all separately, so we had to search through hundreds of e-mails to find the problem. It was always only afterwards that we saw that something was going on within the infrastructure. To mitigate the issue, we also considered other software. PRTG stood out because of its user-friendliness, flexibility and minimal consultancy investment.”

Wim Vandenberghe, ICT Manager
Soenen Golfkarton

Your application performance monitor at a glance – even on the go

PRTG is set up in a matter of minutes and can be used on a wide variety of mobile devices.

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What does this mean for you?

  • Easy integration of AWS services and CloudWatch data with PRTG
  • State-of-the-art features for monitoring your cloud environment
  • Expert technical support around your AWS monitoring setup

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Partnering with innovative IT vendors, Paessler unleashes synergies to create
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baramundi and PRTG create a secure, reliable and powerful IT infrastructure where you have everything under control - from the traffic in your firewall to the configuration of your clients.

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Rittal

IT that works constitutes a business-critical basis for a company's success. Availability and security must be defined for the respective purpose and closely monitored – by OT and IT alike.

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NetBrain

Integrating monitoring results from PRTG into NetBrain maps makes the foundation for network automation.

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Find the root cause of the problem with our PRTG application performance monitoring solution

Real-time notifications mean faster troubleshooting so that you can act before more serious issues occur.

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Application Performance Monitoring: FAQ

 

What is an application performance monitoring tool?

An application performance monitoring (APM) tool tracks the performance of software applications to ensure they are running efficiently and delivering a seamless end-user experience. APM tools monitor key metrics such as response times, error rates, and resource utilization to detect performance issues. These tools help identify bottlenecks, improve digital experiences, and ensure high availability for modern applications.

How does PRTG help with application performance monitoring?

PRTG provides a comprehensive APM solution for IT teams by monitoring application performance across infrastructure and networks. It provides full-stack observability with insight into latency, resource utilization and end-user experience. Using advanced dashboards and customizable alerts, IT teams can troubleshoot performance issues and ensure application reliability in both cloud and on-premises environments.

Can PRTG monitor modern applications such as microservices and SaaS platforms?

Yes, PRTG supports modern application architectures including microservices, SaaS and serverless platforms. With its flexible instrumentation and compatibility with observability platforms such as OpenTelemetry, PRTG monitors the performance of distributed applications and detects problems in backend and frontend components. This ensures the seamless operation of web applications and cloud-native software.

How does PRTG support database monitoring?

PRTG includes database monitoring features that allow users to track query performance, response times and resource utilization. These insights help to optimize database efficiency, reduce bottlenecks and ensure high performance for software applications that rely on backend databases. This makes PRTG an essential tool for maintaining seamless workflows and customer experiences.

Can PRTG help reduce MTTR for application performance problems?

Yes, PRTG helps reduce Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR) by providing real-time diagnostics and root cause analysis. Our monitoring solution uses telemetry data to pinpoint performance problems and provides actionable insights for faster troubleshooting. IT teams can quickly identify the root cause of problems, minimize downtime and improve overall application lifecycle management.

Is PRTG suitable for IT operations, IoT and machine learning use cases?

PRTG is very versatile and supports a wide range of use cases, including IT operations, IoT and machine learning applications. It tracks resource utilization, performance metrics and network dependencies in hybrid environments. Whether monitoring IoT devices or machine learning workloads, PRTG ensures reliable performance and supports decision-making with actionable data.

How does PRTG improve the observability of end-to-end monitoring?

PRTG improves observability by providing end-to-end monitoring of applications, infrastructure and networks. The tool integrates data from multiple sources, such as APIs, to provide a comprehensive view of performance. This approach helps IT teams maintain control over application performance and deliver consistent customer experiences in complex environments.

What is a sensor in PRTG?

In PRTG, “sensors” are the basic monitoring elements. One sensor usually monitors one measured value in your network, for example the traffic of a switch port, the CPU load of a server, or the free space on a disk drive. On average, you need about 5-10 sensors per device or one sensor per switch port.

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Start application performance monitoring with PRTG and see how it can make your network more reliable and your job easier.

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Monitoring with PRTG

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