PRTG Manual: Available Licenses

Trial edition

The trial edition is intended for evaluation purposes:

• Allows you to use an unlimited number of sensors.
• Supports all available sensors.
• For PRTG Network Monitor, you must request a trial license key. Click the Free Trial button on the Paessler website to see the license details and the key.
• The trial edition of PRTG Network Monitor is limited to 30 days and automatically turns into a freeware edition afterward.

PRTG Hosted Monitor provides a 10-day trial. Afterward, your instance is deleted. Upgrade to a commercial edition to keep your instance.

Each PRTG Network Monitor license includes one single failover cluster that consists of two cluster nodes. A cluster with two or three failover nodes requires an additional license key. A cluster with four failover nodes requires two additional license keys.

After the trial period, the PRTG Network Monitor trial edition automatically turns into a freeware edition that lets you use up to 100 sensors for free.

Freeware edition

The freeware edition is a good solution for starters or for private use:

• Free for personal and commercial use.
• Allows you to use up to 100 sensors.
• Supports all available sensors.

If you want to use the freeware edition, install the trial edition first and get a trial license key. After the trial period, the trial edition automatically turns into a freeware edition that lets you use up to 100 sensors for free.

The freeware edition is not available in PRTG Hosted Monitor.

Commercial edition

There are several types of commercial edition available that suit the demands of smaller as well as larger customers and organizations:

• Allows you to use a maximum number of sensors (consider our recommendations).
• Supports all available sensors.

Each PRTG Network Monitor license includes one single failover cluster that consists of two cluster nodes. A cluster with two or three failover nodes requires an additional license key. A cluster with four failover nodes requires two additional license keys.

For more information about available commercial edition subscription licenses, see the Paessler Portal: PRTG Network Monitor licenses & pricing.