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Azure Network Watcher vs. Paessler PRTG

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricAzure Network Watcher

by Microsoft

Paessler PRTG

by Paessler GmbH

Overall rating4.44.7
Review count15214
Ease of use8.29.2
Ease of setup8.69.1
Quality of support8.29.0
Meets requirements8.69.5
NPS53.84615485.096154
Small Business33.3%14.6%
Mid-Market13.3%50.0%
Enterprise53.3%35.4%
Total page views574,196
Total LLM citations019,766

Azure Network Watcher

Azure Network Watcher is a regional service that enables you to monitor and diagnose conditions at a network scenario level in, to, and from Azure. Network diagnostic and visualization tools available with Network Watcher help you understand, diagnose, and gain insights to your network in Azure.

Pros

  • Security Protection
  • Ease of Use
  • Helpful

Paessler PRTG

Your infrastructure is complex. Your monitoring tool shouldn't be. Paessler PRTG delivers mission-critical visibility across IT and OT environments, deploying in minutes, not months. Whether you're managing servers, switches, virtual machines, cloud services, or industrial systems, PRTG monitors everything from a single platform, so your team always knows what's running, what's struggling, and what needs attention, before users do. Fast to deploy. Easy to run.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Monitoring
  • Monitoring Capabilities
  • Alerting Systems
  • Easy Setup
  • Real-time Monitoring