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PRTG Network Monitor pricing
PRTG Network Monitor publishes 5 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 1 September 2026, PRTG Network Monitor pricing is on request across 5 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- On request
- Model
- Per sensor tier, billed monthly on an annual contract
- Tiers
- 5
- Free tier
- Not on record
PRTG Network Monitor plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRTG 500 | $200/month | 1 | Entry tier |
| PRTG 1000 | $358/month | 1 | +$158/month, 1 more feature |
| PRTG 2500 | $742/month | 1 | +$384/month, 1 more feature |
| PRTG 5000 | $1300/month | 1 | +$558/month, 1 more feature |
| PRTG 10000 | $1642/month | 1 | +$342/month, 1 more feature |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
PRTG 500
$200/monthThe entry tier. It covers up to 500 sensors.
PRTG 1000
$358/monthOver PRTG 500, this tier adds:
- Up to 1,000 sensors
PRTG 2500
$742/monthOver PRTG 1000, this tier adds:
- Up to 2,500 sensors
PRTG 5000
$1300/monthOver PRTG 2500, this tier adds:
- Up to 5,000 sensors
PRTG 10000
$1642/monthOver PRTG 5000, this tier adds:
- Up to 10,000 sensors
What the product covers
The full PRTG Network Monitor feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Sensor-based monitoring
- Auto-discovery
- Multiple monitoring technologies
- Maps and dashboards
- Cloud and hybrid deployment
People bring PRTG Network Monitor in for an it team wanting network, server and application monitoring in one product rather than assembling separate open source tools, an organisation that wants a windows-installable on-premises monitoring server with a polished ui out of the box, a team sizing a monitoring purchase that needs to calculate sensor density per device carefully before committing to a tier, a company wanting hybrid on-premises and cloud monitoring from the same licence and dashboard. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to PRTG Network Monitor are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Networking
Too few networking tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRTG Network Monitor (this page) | On request | Per sensor tier, billed monthly on an annual contract | - | |
| MikroTik RouterOS | On request | One-time purchase, per licence level | - | vs PRTG Network Monitor |
| Cisco Meraki | On request | quote, hardware plus mandatory recurring licence | - | vs PRTG Network Monitor |
| OpenVPN | Free | Open source core is free; Access Server billed per simultaneous connection | - | vs PRTG Network Monitor |
| Icinga | Free | Open source core, with paid repository, module and support subscriptions sold separately | - | vs PRTG Network Monitor |
| pfSense | Free | Open source Community Edition, free; commercial Plus edition sold separately by Netgate | - | vs PRTG Network Monitor |
| Auvik | On request | quote, per managed device | - | vs PRTG Network Monitor |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the PRTG Network Monitor badges page.
Before you pay for PRTG Network Monitor
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 5 tiers between $200/month and $1642/month, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare PRTG Network Monitor against the tools that do have one before committing.
PRTG Network Monitor runs on windows, web, ios, android, and is published by Paessler of Nuremberg, Germany. The full record is on the PRTG Network Monitor review, and the rest of the category is under best networking tools.
PRTG Network Monitor pricing questions
- How much does PRTG Network Monitor cost?
- PRTG Network Monitor publishes 5 tiers, from $200/month for PRTG 500 up to $1642/month for PRTG 10000. The cheapest paid tier is $200/month.
- Does PRTG Network Monitor have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: PRTG Network Monitor is listed as Per sensor tier, billed monthly on an annual contract. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between PRTG 500 and PRTG 1000 on PRTG Network Monitor?
- PRTG 1000 costs $358/month against $200/month, and adds up to 1,000 sensors.
- Is the PRTG 10000 plan on PRTG Network Monitor worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is up to 10,000 sensors. It costs $1642/month against $200/month for PRTG 500. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Which networking tools can I use without paying?
- 4 of the 8 networking tools listed alongside PRTG Network Monitor have a free tier: OpenVPN, Icinga, pfSense, ZeroTier.
- What am I actually paying for with PRTG Network Monitor?
- The record lists 5 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for an it team wanting network, server and application monitoring in one product rather than assembling separate open source tools, an organisation that wants a windows-installable on-premises monitoring server with a polished ui out of the box, a team sizing a monitoring purchase that needs to calculate sensor density per device carefully before committing to a tier.
- Does PRTG Network Monitor charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 5 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these PRTG Network Monitor prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare PRTG Network Monitor against before paying?
- The closest networking tools in this directory are MikroTik RouterOS, Cisco Meraki, OpenVPN, Icinga. Each has a side-by-side comparison with PRTG Network Monitor covering price, platforms and features.