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Plixer FlowPro

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If CPU, memory, or disk space is over-utilized, it alerts us immediately via text or email if there is an issue
Using WhatsUp Gold has helped to improve the IT team's productivity. Once we were able to equip the staff to be able to look at the WhatsUp... Read more →
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  • "Pricing is reasonable compared to other products."
  • "I'm not sure, but it's expensive. We don't pay any additional fees."
  • "The choice of version depends on the number of points, or devices, that you want to monitor, and this makes the product expensive."
  • "The pricing can be on the expensive side when considering competing products."
  • "There are some subscription charges that are quite heavy. I need to pay for support every year and these charges can be quite expensive. Aside from the initial cost for the tool, you need to pay additionally for support."
  • "It is per device, per year. The pricing is very clear. If you have a service agreement, you get all of your major upgrades and minor upgrades. It was under $10,000 to go all-in with all of the different add-ons for it."
  • "The most valuable feature is the cost compared to other solutions."
  • "This is a well priced solution."

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    What do you like most about WhatsUp Gold?
    Top Answer:The solution effectively monitors network devices and servers.
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    Top Answer:I cannot provide a price rating because we purchased a one-time perpetual license. It's all ours, and we're still enjoying it. We renewed support until last year, but we didn't get benefits from it.
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    What needs improvement with WhatsUp Gold?
    Top Answer:There is room for improvement in server management and application monitoring. An additional feature I would like to see in the next release would be more detailed application monitoring capabilities.
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    Ranking
    18th
    out of 18 in Network Packet Broker (NPB)
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    7
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    36th
    out of 111 in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
    Views
    949
    Comparisons
    727
    Reviews
    6
    Average Words per Review
    309
    Rating
    7.2
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    Overview

    FlowPro is inserted into areas of the network when visibility is needed. It uses a deep packet inspection (DPI) to compile a flow cache, and exports traffic and threat details reflecting 100% of all communications that pass by. FlowPro is a great complement to the Scrutinizer Incident Response System and ensures the security team has insight where they need it.

    Explore and manage your entire network infrastructure effortlessly with WhatsUp Gold's robust layer 2/3 discovery, creating a detailed interactive map from the edge to the cloud. Monitor devices, wireless controllers, servers, virtual machines, applications, and traffic flows across various environments. Real-time alerts ensure optimal performance, allowing you to meet or exceed SLAs. The platform offers customizable maps, dashboards, and alerts for easy network management. Quickly resolve issues with intuitive workflows, reducing Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR). WhatsUp Gold's integrated log management provides easy visibility and control of device log data, allowing monitoring, filtering, searching, and alerting on syslogs or Windows logs. Archive logs to comply with regulatory requirements and preserve historical data, all through a user-friendly interface. Streamline network monitoring and issue resolution with WhatsUp Gold, making network management efficient and hassle-free.

    Sample Customers
    Novo Nordisk, Ford, P&G, Progressive, Sony
    Artoni Trasporti, Austin Independent School District, Banca Marche, Burke County North Carolina, Cambridge University School of Clinical Medicine, Clayco, Community Integrated Care, Desca, Deutsche Bergbau, Flexi-Van, Gropper, Hamleys, Hammonds Furniture, Knowledge IT, Idras S.P.A., Sibeg, Swann Engineering, Trivium Lindenhof
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    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm21%
    Government16%
    Energy/Utilities Company11%
    Retailer11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Government11%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Company Size
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise56%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise59%

    Plixer FlowPro is ranked 18th in Network Packet Broker (NPB) while WhatsUp Gold is ranked 36th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 22 reviews. Plixer FlowPro is rated 0.0, while WhatsUp Gold is rated 7.8. 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". Plixer FlowPro is most compared with SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer, whereas WhatsUp Gold is most compared with SolarWinds NPM, Zabbix, Grafana, PRTG Network Monitor and Nagios XI.

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