We performed a comparison between SolarWinds NPM 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."
"What I've found most valuable about the solution is that it's scalable."
"The most valuable features of SolarWinds NPM are network performance monitoring and the overall benefit for servers."
"Their support team is efficient, and it is easy to set up."
"We don't have any issues with the stability of SolarWinds NPM."
"A product that is well-tested and trusted in demanding situations."
"The benefit of this solution is the reporting. We're able to report on and see our network in a graphical form. We are able to detect when a device is added to a network."
"I believe the ease of setup and use, including everything, from the initial installation to the discovery of devices is the most valuable."
"Technical support has always been great. They are very responsive. We've been satisfied with their level of support."
"The interactive mapping interface for scrolling, zooming, and drilling down on an element to learn about a network issue is good. When we see a network there will sometimes be a spot that has one link. You can go into a particular part of the topology map, scroll in, and see exactly which module it is."
"The most valuable feature is the monitoring of resources."
"WhatsUp Gold is very easy to deploy."
"The installation and configuration process are easy."
"The threshold alerting is the most valuable feature."
"The product is reasonably priced."
"It handles the basics of monitoring."
"The most important features of WhatsUp Gold are the server health and uptime it provides. Additionally, WhatsUp Gold is a Windows-based solution which is a benefit."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"Robustness of network element mapping tool could be better"
"The scalability can be better."
"We'd like to see a bit more automation in the future."
"The solution needs to integrate with additional SDN technologies that are part of the hyper market."
"It is difficult for stakeholders to translate technical requirements, which results in difficulties selecting a platform or implementing a solution."
"The solution could be more secure."
"The reporting module that got integrated into the system itself, used to be a standalone solution and I preferred that."
"The integration with video apps could be better."
"Importing the maps and being able to customize them could be easier."
"We can never achieve or get a good picture of the network topology."
"I would like to see them do an enhancement to the application monitoring. A lot of other products do better application monitoring so they should do some improvements to the application monitoring."
"One of the biggest things that made us start to look at another product is we're not able to have an end to end monitoring from a user perspective throughout the system and back to the user. All the monitoring is from inside out, we need something that also can give us from outside in."
"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."
"The initial setup of WhatsUp Gold is a medium range of difficulty levels. However, if it is your first time it could be difficult."
"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."
"Adding on services increases the cost and on the version we have there is no option for ATM monitoring."
SolarWinds NPM is ranked 4th in Network Monitoring Software with 147 reviews while WhatsUp Gold is ranked 40th in Network Monitoring Software with 22 reviews. SolarWinds NPM is rated 8.2, while WhatsUp Gold is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of SolarWinds NPM writes "High-level, comprehensive, and proactive monitoring in a user-friendly interface". 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". SolarWinds NPM is most compared with Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, ManageEngine OpManager, ThousandEyes and Datadog, whereas WhatsUp Gold is most compared with Zabbix, Grafana, PRTG Network Monitor, Nagios XI and ManageEngine OpManager. See our SolarWinds NPM vs. WhatsUp Gold report.
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