The PRTG texting solutions are all enterprise-level, which makes sense since PRTG is an enterprise-focused tool. But you just need to start getting texts for you (and maybe a small team) ASAP<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We can do that today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Here’s the easiest way<\/strong> to get PRTG Network Monitor SMS alerts set up in a matter of a few minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The setup is short because you’re not configuring PRTG’s And we’ll do that by using a drop-in email-to-text option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We’re going to use text.email<\/a> as our email to SMS option here because it’s the quick option<\/strong>: You sign up and it works instantly, without requiring a bunch of regulatory paperwork or any other lengthy approval process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Create a text.email account and you’ll get a special email-to-text address. (Need to send to a team? You can also put together a distribution list<\/a> where multiple people will get text alerts on their own schedules<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n This looks like a normal email recipient to PRTG<\/strong>. But when PRTG sends an alert email to that address, text.email automatically converts that email into a text message which goes out immediately to you and\/or your team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can add the text.email address in either of the places PRTG already supports sending alert emails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Use Use Open its Choose the notification template and make sure it’s configured to send to the text.email address. (In the prior step, you may or may not have done that; if not, do it now.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n PRTG’s default notification gives you the key info: site name, device, sensor, status, downtime, and message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you find the email body of their notifications is noisy, you can switch the email format to You can also set up the formatting on text.email’s end<\/strong>. Use the SMS formatting<\/a> there; that way, PRTG Network Monitor can keep sending email, while text.email pares it down into a more actionable text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So that’s the quick way to get SMS alerts from PRTG Network Monitor and Hosted Monitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It’s not the only way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are the other methods<\/strong> that may or may not work better for you, depending on your specific needs and situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes, PRTG has a native SMS messaging feature. It’s called But… that SMS delivery feature isn’t just waiting for you handily inside your license or subscription. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Paessler requires you to use a third-party SMS provider<\/strong> (either one of their recommendations, or one you provide). So in a way, they’re also<\/em> using a somewhat hacky workaround. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can tell the type of SMS providers by their recommendations. They recommend BulkSMS, Agile Telecom, or Esendex \u2014 all enterprise-grade, technically-complex options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And even if you don’t care about the “technically-complex” part, this is still a configuration project<\/em><\/strong>. You’ve got to connect the API, set up a whole slew of settings from encoding to virtual hosting, and then manage your team recipients manually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It’s a lot. Your company (or your boss’s boss’s boss) might require it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But if they don’t, and you just want to start getting text alerts ASAP, it’s too much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Similar to all of the above, PRTG also has an Amazon SNS notification method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And same as above, this will or won’t make sense depending on your setup<\/strong>. If your company already uses Amazon SNS, or you want total control and don’t mind the configuration and maintenance overhead to get it, then this could work for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But otherwise, it’s a more complicated route to the same destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alright. So you don’t want to route your text alerts through a third-party API. How about routing them through a hardware modem instead?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another option that PRTG offers is connecting a GSM modem to send your texts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The pros and cons there are pretty clear. The pros: This can work even if the internet is down and you’re in full hardware control of the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The cons: I mean, you need to get your hands on a GSM modem<\/strong>, connect it to a network, configure it, and maintain it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Once again, if you found this article because you were looking for a quick option for alert SMS messages, this is pure overkill<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As we continue our slow and decision fatigue-inducing hike through PRTG’s suggested SMS alerting options, we arrive next at custom HTTP actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can build your own path with PRTG can call a URL, pass alert details, and let something else turn that into a text. You’ll need to set up that “something else”, whether it’s a provider like Twilio or an even more DIY option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (We have a separate rundown of Twilio alternatives for critical alerts<\/a> if you are comparing that route.)<\/p>\n\n\n\nPRTG Network Monitor SMS Alerts: Table of Contents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Setting Up PRTG SMS Alerts: The Quick Way<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
SMS Delivery<\/code> settings. You’re giving PRTG an email recipient that happens to text you.<\/p>\n\n\n\nStep 1: Get your email-to-text address<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Step 2: Put that email address into PRTG<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Setup -> Account Settings -> Notification Contacts<\/code> if you want the to use the email-to-text address as a contact. Add an email contact and put the text.email address in Recipient<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSetup -> Account Settings -> Notification Templates<\/code> if you want to add the address directly to a template. In the Send Email<\/code> section, put the text.email address in Send to Email Address<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nStep 3: Connect template to the alerts that matter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Notification Triggers<\/code> tab for a sensor, device, group, probe, or root group \u2014 anywhere you should get a text alert when something goes horribly wrong<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nStep 4 (optional): Keep the text message readable<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Text<\/code> or Custom text<\/code> in the notification template and keep only the pieces someone needs on a phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOther Options for Getting SMS Alerts from PRTG Network Monitor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Using PRTG’s native SMS option<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Send SMS\/Pager Message<\/code>. And it doesn’t require a bit of a workaround like we just set up earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/text.email\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/prtg-smsdelivery-tinified-1024x148.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nUsing Amazon SNS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Using GSM hardware<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Using custom HTTP actions and SMS APIs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Execute HTTP Action<\/code> or an SMS API.<\/p>\n\n\n\n