We performed a comparison between PRTG Network Monitor and WhatsUp Gold based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Monitoring Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"PRTG is simple to manage. First, you can create a template for a device, then apply it to hundreds of similar devices. That's a great advantage."
"The most valuable features of PRTG Network Monitor are the threshold notification when certain traffic increases and goes beyond the defined threshold. The up and down status email notifications and other notifications are useful. Additionally, it is user-friendly, and customizable, and there are many features available."
"Its initial setup process is fast and easy."
"The most valuable feature is the dashboard interface. It's very clean, it's very simple to use."
"It is easy when it comes to dependencies of devices, so if your router goes down, the three or four switches behind it will automatically be paused so that you don't get multiple alerts."
"The technical support seems to be quick, clever, and has a comprehensive knowledge base online, which is fantastic."
"Stable solution for monitoring networks and bandwidth, with multiple functions and features such as NetFlow Collector, graphical monitoring, etc."
"PRTG Network Monitor helps us quickly and easily discover a large number of sensors, so we can spend minimal time monitoring customer sites."
"The installation and configuration process are easy."
"The threshold alerting is the most valuable feature."
"The interface in the last few years it has been a lot greater, they are much more user-friendly. I like the interface."
"The most valuable feature is the monitoring of resources."
"The most valuable features are network bandwidth monitoring and monitoring device health."
"WhatsUp Gold is very easy to deploy."
"The user interface is good enough."
"It handles the basics of monitoring."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"Maybe in the future there will be room for improvement, but currently, there is nothing pressing that I can think of"
"With custom sensors, there is a lot of work which needs to be done in the background, just for it to be tailor-made for the specific thing that we are actually monitoring. We take a lot of time with the custom sensors. I would like to see the customer sensor be more robust and a bit more varied."
"I've encountered a challenge in my functions, particularly in adding and printing."
"Once you start going above 5000 sensors, things do start to get a bit shaky. There are some best practice out there that you will need to adopt and be aware of."
"I would like to see Office 365 monitoring. Essentially, it doesn't do it. I assumed not at all, but apparently it does it slightly. However, due to issues with APIs, they currently don't provide full monitoring for O365."
"I would like the ability to monitor Cisco IRS devices."
"Along with more room for automation, more room for advanced configuration can be integrated into the solution."
"Can be slow in the way it polls the different engines."
"I think there are a few bugs now. Although they give some resolution for this, we cannot share the network remotely because of our company policy."
"Pricing is too high relative to how many devices we use. The price list is not linear to number of devices."
"Regional product team support is not very good."
"The pricing for this solution has gone up quite recently, which has led some of our customers to buy an alternative product."
"WhatsUp Gold should work on real-time monitoring and configuration management. If they succeed in doing this, the solution will cover all the network troubleshooting aspects and will be a benefit."
"You have to invest a few days to become an expert in this solution."
"Importing the maps and being able to customize them could be easier."
"The new release cadence needs to be improved. It takes a while for them to add new features and functionality. There should be a quicker turnaround with new versions."
PRTG Network Monitor is ranked 5th in Network Monitoring Software with 96 reviews while WhatsUp Gold is ranked 35th in Network Monitoring Software with 22 reviews. PRTG Network Monitor is rated 8.2, while WhatsUp Gold is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of PRTG Network Monitor writes "It's an all-in-one solution, and net flow is included in the licensing ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WhatsUp Gold writes "If CPU, memory, or disk space is over-utilized, it alerts us immediately via text or email if there is an issue". PRTG Network Monitor is most compared with Zabbix, Centreon, Nagios XI, SolarWinds NPM and SCOM, whereas WhatsUp Gold is most compared with Grafana, Zabbix, SolarWinds NPM, Nagios XI and ManageEngine OpManager. See our PRTG Network Monitor vs. WhatsUp Gold report.
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