Paessler PRTG Network Monitor vs Progress Flowmon

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor9.0Visit Progress Flowmon8.6Visit

Higher score Paessler PRTG Network Monitor #4 in Network Monitoring 9.0/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Paessler PRTG

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Progress Flowmon #8 in Network Monitoring 8.6/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 3 features Try Progress Flowmon

• Paessler PRTG Network Monitor fits best

  Teams wanting sensor-rich network monitoring

• Progress Flowmon fits best

  Flow analytics and capacity planning

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Side by side

Feature	Paessler PRTG Network Monitor 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Progress Flowmon 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.6
Ranking	#4 in Network Monitoring	#8 in Network Monitoring
Best for	Teams wanting sensor-rich network monitoring	Flow analytics and capacity planning
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$200/mo	Pricing on request · 30-day trial
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	30 days	30 days
Free trial length	30 days	30 days
Deployment	Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, iOS, Android	Web
Integrations	6 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Paessler PRTG Network Monitor 3/3 · Progress Flowmon 2/3
Synthetic checks	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Traffic monitoring	✓	✓
Topology maps	✓	✓
Specs
Device limit	50 devices	Not checked yet
Alert channels	Not checked yet	Email
Deployment	Self_hosted	Hybrid
Our review
Pros	More than 250 preconfigured sensor types and custom sensor options Maps, discovery, traffic analysis, reports, probes, and broad alerting Freeware Edition supports up to 100 sensors with no stated time limit	Ingests NetFlow, IPFIX, sFlow, jFlow, cflowd and NetStream Combines topology, response-time measurement and predictive capacity analysis Adds ML anomaly detection, packet capture and REST API automation
Cons	Paid plans start at $200 per month when billed annually Sensor usage can make device capacity vary by deployment Runs on Windows servers rather than as a hosted deployment	Pricing is quote-based and routed through Progress's partner network No perpetual free plan is documented More traffic-centric than general network monitoring suites
Our verdict	Paessler PRTG Network Monitor is proprietary, self-hosted infrastructure monitoring software for small, medium-sized, and larger IT environments. It is designed for teams monitoring network devices, servers, applications, virtual… Read the review →	Progress Flowmon is a network and security monitoring platform for NetOps and SecOps teams managing on-premises, cloud or hybrid environments. It collects flow data from infrastructure such as firewalls, routers and switches, along with… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Paessler PRTG Network Monitor — where it wins

  • More than 250 preconfigured sensor types and custom sensor options
  • Maps, discovery, traffic analysis, reports, probes, and broad alerting
  • Freeware Edition supports up to 100 sensors with no stated time limit

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid plans start at $200 per month when billed annually
  • Sensor usage can make device capacity vary by deployment
  • Runs on Windows servers rather than as a hosted deployment

• Progress Flowmon — where it wins

  • Ingests NetFlow, IPFIX, sFlow, jFlow, cflowd and NetStream
  • Combines topology, response-time measurement and predictive capacity analysis
  • Adds ML anomaly detection, packet capture and REST API automation

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is quote-based and routed through Progress's partner network
  • No perpetual free plan is documented
  • More traffic-centric than general network monitoring suites

• Paessler PRTG Network Monitor9.0/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A sensor-rich, self-hosted monitor with broad coverage and a useful free edition.

  Visit Paessler PRTGFull verdict →
• Progress Flowmon8.6/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A traffic-focused platform for flow analytics, topology and capacity planning.

  Try Progress FlowmonFull verdict →