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Software Monitoring with PRTG

From software to hardware – monitor everything in one place

  • Monitor the status of software or apps to find potential bottlenecks
  • Simplify log data access and identify application errors as soon as possible
  • Understand how people use software and how to improve their experience
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PRTG software monitoring: What you will find on this page

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  • 4 ways PRTG helps you improve software performance
  • What software monitoring looks like in PRTG
  • PRTG: More than just a software monitoring tool
  • Preconfigured PRTG sensors for software monitoring
  • Software monitoring: FAQ

PRTG makes software monitoring as easy as it gets

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

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4 ways PRTG helps you improve software performance

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Optimize application performance

How is your software doing? Are all applications running smoothly, or do you need to make some changes here and there? When you monitor software with Paessler PRTG, all answers to these questions are just one click away.

Use our dedicated sensors to keep an eye on system uptime and downtime. This way, everything will be under your control.

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Implement efficient troubleshooting

There are lots of reasons why your software might not be running as it should. From wrong configurations to problems with Windows operating systems to hardware-software interaction. Whatever the reason, it’s likely you’ll find the answer looking at logs.

Sensors and error tracking options are just a two ways PRTG software monitoring helps you do this in a quick and easy way.

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Observe & enhance user experience

Observability is key to understanding how users experience and work with software. When you analyze metrics like page load times, resource utilization, or response times, you can implement long-lasting optimization measures.

This type of performance monitoring will lead to necessary improvements that will take end-user experience to a whole new level.

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Make data-driven future decisions

Learning from past trends will help you succeed in the future. This isn’t only true in personal life, but also applies to software monitoring and functionality. To get you started, PRTG is equipped with a comprehensive, out-of-the-box reporting feature.

Create historical data reports automatically or on demand and start a data-driven approach to adapt the scalability of your applications to the current company requirements.

What software monitoring looks like in PRTG

Diagnose network issues by continuously tracking the availability, health, and performance of applications, processes, and services. Show software dependencies, front-end performance, 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 issues with on-premises Microsoft applications, as well as cloud-based SaaS solutions like Azure or AWS.

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Device tree view of the complete monitoring setup

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Custom PRTG dashboard for keeping an eye on the entire IT infrastructure

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Live traffic data graph in PRTG

Start monitoring your software 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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PRTG: More than just a software monitoring tool

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Advanced hardware monitoring

Even the most advanced software needs strong hardware to function properly. If this support is lacking, it can never reach its full potential. That’s why hardware monitoring is such an important part of a holistic software monitoring strategy.

To check how your hardware is doing PRTG’s dedicated hardware sensors will provide you with meaningful results. You will always know if everything is working together as it should.

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Optimize your IT infrastructure

Even the most detailed IT infrastructure plan can run into problems over time. Small issues with server performance or bandwidth can become bottlenecks. This is not only frustrating, it can also affect how the applications you use perform.

With PRTG infrastructure monitoring, it’s never been easier to keep an eye on your entire network. Distribute resources where they are needed or see which component is ready for an upgrade.

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Customize alerts and notifications

Stay informed and act fast with PRTG’s fully customizable alerting and notification system. Not everyone needs to be informed about a specific incident, even though you have a lot of people working on the project? No problem.

No matter how, when, or where you need to be informed, with PRTG you can easily set up different notification methods including escalation levels that alert only the people that need to be alerted.

Explore our preconfigured PRTG sensors for software 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!

SNMP Uptime v2

The SNMP Uptime v2 sensor monitors the uptime of a device. It can show the following:

  • Downtime
  • System uptime
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SNMP Uptime v2

Event Log (Windows API)

The Event Log (Windows API) sensor monitors event log entries via the Windows API. It can show the following:

  • Downtime
  • Number of new records
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Exchange Backup (PowerShell)

Syslog Receiver

The Syslog Receiver sensor receives and analyzes Syslog messages. It can show the following:

  • Number of dropped packets on the syslog port
  • Number of messages categorized as "error" and “warning”
  • Number of received Syslog messages
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Syslog Receiver

WMI Event Log

The WMI Event Log sensor monitors a Windows log file. It can show the following:

  • Downtime
  • Number of new records
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WMI Event Log

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 software monitoring as easy as it gets

Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent issues like applications performance or bottlenecks.

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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 software 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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We are a VMware Technology Alliance Partner

Paessler achieved VMware's highest level of endorsement due to our technological excellence, leading market position, and superior compatibility with VMware products.

What does this mean for you?

  • Easy integration of VMware components with PRTG
  • State-of-the-art features for monitoring your virtual environment
  • Expert technical support around your VMware monitoring setup

Create innovative solutions with Paessler’s IT partners

Partnering with innovative IT vendors, Paessler unleashes synergies to create
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Paessler and Plixer provide a complete solution adding flow and metadata analysis to a powerful network monitoring tool.

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UVnetworks

UVexplorer integrates tightly with PRTG to bring fast and accurate network discovery, detailed device inventory, and automatic network mapping to the PRTG platform.

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Martello 

By integrating PRTG with Martello iQ, you can add a fast analytics layer to improve uptime, visualize your IT environment, and integrate all of your IT systems into a single pane of glass.

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Find the root cause of the problem with our PRTG software monitoring solution

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

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Software Monitoring: FAQ

 

What is software monitoring?

Software monitoring is the process of tracking the performance, health, and functionality of software applications to ensure they run smoothly. It identifies issues, optimizes resource usage, and maintains overall system stability. Think of it as a kind of automation that always runs in the background. It collects data that you can use to make decisions.

Why is software monitoring critical for my business?

Software monitoring is essential for identifying issues before they lead to costly downtime and ensure smooth, uninterrupted operations. Use your monitoring system to optimize resource usage and performance monitoring. This prevents bottlenecks and maintains system reliability.

Effective monitoring also enhances application performance, leading to better user experiences and increased satisfaction.

Software monitoring ultimately helps reduce operational costs and strengthens reliability, supporting long-term business growth. It provides the data needed for you to manage and improve your workflow.

How does PRTG handle complex IT environments?

PRTG is developed to manage both simple and complex IT environments. It monitors on-premises systems, cloud-based infrastructure, or hybrid setups. It is flexible and can handle any number of networks or architectures. It has an extensive range of sensor types and customization options.

Can PRTG monitor both software and hardware?

Paessler PRTG is an all-in-one monitoring solution that provides insights into software and hardware, giving you a complete view of your IT environment. It tracks performance across all devices and applications, ensuring everything works seamlessly together.

By covering everything from server health to application performance, PRTG helps prevent potential issues. This approach simplifies IT management.

Is there a difference between open-source software monitoring and paid monitoring software?

There are significant differences between open-source and paid monitoring tools – and it’s not just the pricing or the use of Linux. Open-source tools are free and highly customizable, offering flexibility for those with in-depth technical expertise.

However, they require more setup, maintenance, and support, which is often community-driven rather than professional. Moreover, they often have a steep learning curve.

Paid solutions like PRTG are typically developed to have user-friendly interfaces, provide professional support, and include comprehensive features that work out-of-the-box. For businesses that prioritize reliability and quick deployment, paid tools with variable pricing plans are more efficient and time-saving.

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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