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Product	Azure Network Watcher by Microsoft View product	Progress WhatsUp Gold by Progress View product
Overview
What it is	Evaluating Azure Network Watcher? See how this Network Security tool handles topology and IP flow verify, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.	Progress WhatsUp Gold: Interactive Layer 2/3 topology mapping and SNMP and WMI polling. Built for network topology visualization. Compare Network Monitoring alternatives.
Product type	Network Monitoring and Diagnostics Service	Network Performance & Infrastructure Management Tool
Best for	Cross-industry	Mid-Market, Enterprise IT, Healthcare, Higher Education, Finance, Education, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Government
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: no	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	Cloud	CloudHybridOn-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud; Azure	On-premises; Hybrid Cloud; On-premises Windows Server; Hybrid Cloud virtual machines
Data residency	Selected Azure region	Customer On-Premises Infrastructure
Key features
What it offers	Connection troubleshoot IP flow verify Packet capture Topology Traffic analytics NSG diagnostics Network monitoring Connectivity troubleshooting	Interactive Layer 2/3 topology mapping SNMP and WMI polling NetFlow traffic analysis Automated config backups Virtual machine monitoring Network topology visualization Bandwidth consumption analysis Device configuration archiving
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: yes
Supported platforms	Azure networking	RoutersSwitchesFirewallsWireless APsServersVMs
Compliance	Azure compliance portfolioregion dependent	ISO 27001GDPR compliant architecture
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Azure MonitorLog AnalyticsAzure Virtual Network	CiscoVMwareMicrosoft Hyper-VServiceNowSlackMicrosoft Teams
Industries	Cross-industry	Mid-MarketEnterprise ITHealthcareHigher EducationFinanceEducation+3 more
Regions	Azure regions	Global
Vendor
Company	Microsoft	Progress
Headquarters	Redmond, Washington, USA	Burlington, Massachusetts, USA
Company size	200,000+	1,001-5,000
Founded	1975	1981

Azure Network Watcher

by Microsoft

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Progress WhatsUp Gold

by Progress

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Overview

What it is

Azure Network Watcher

Evaluating Azure Network Watcher? See how this Network Security tool handles topology and IP flow verify, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.

Progress WhatsUp Gold

Progress WhatsUp Gold: Interactive Layer 2/3 topology mapping and SNMP and WMI polling. Built for network topology visualization. Compare Network Monitoring alternatives.

Product type

Azure Network Watcher

Network Monitoring and Diagnostics Service

Progress WhatsUp Gold

Network Performance & Infrastructure Management Tool

Best for

Azure Network Watcher

Cross-industry

Progress WhatsUp Gold

Mid-Market, Enterprise IT, Healthcare, Higher Education, Finance, Education, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Government

Pricing

Pricing model

Azure Network Watcher

Contact Vendor

Progress WhatsUp Gold

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Azure Network Watcher

Progress WhatsUp Gold

Deployment

Deployment options

Azure Network Watcher

Cloud

Progress WhatsUp Gold

CloudHybridOn-Premise

Deployment details

Azure Network Watcher

Cloud; Azure

Progress WhatsUp Gold

On-premises; Hybrid Cloud; On-premises Windows Server; Hybrid Cloud virtual machines

Data residency

Azure Network Watcher

Selected Azure region

Progress WhatsUp Gold

Customer On-Premises Infrastructure

Key features

What it offers

Azure Network Watcher

Connection troubleshoot
IP flow verify
Packet capture
Topology
Traffic analytics
NSG diagnostics
Network monitoring
Connectivity troubleshooting

Progress WhatsUp Gold

Interactive Layer 2/3 topology mapping
SNMP and WMI polling
NetFlow traffic analysis
Automated config backups
Virtual machine monitoring
Network topology visualization
Bandwidth consumption analysis
Device configuration archiving

Platform & access

API access

Azure Network Watcher

Progress WhatsUp Gold

Single sign-on (SSO)

Azure Network Watcher

Progress WhatsUp Gold

Role-based access (RBAC)

Azure Network Watcher

Progress WhatsUp Gold

Multi-tenant

Azure Network Watcher

Progress WhatsUp Gold

Mobile app

Azure Network Watcher

Progress WhatsUp Gold

Supported platforms

Azure Network Watcher

Azure networking

Progress WhatsUp Gold

RoutersSwitchesFirewallsWireless APsServersVMs

Compliance

Azure Network Watcher

Azure compliance portfolioregion dependent

Progress WhatsUp Gold

ISO 27001GDPR compliant architecture

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Azure Network Watcher

Azure MonitorLog AnalyticsAzure Virtual Network

Progress WhatsUp Gold

CiscoVMwareMicrosoft Hyper-VServiceNowSlackMicrosoft Teams

Industries

Azure Network Watcher

Cross-industry

Progress WhatsUp Gold

Mid-MarketEnterprise ITHealthcareHigher EducationFinanceEducation+3 more

Regions

Azure Network Watcher

Azure regions

Progress WhatsUp Gold

Global

Vendor

Company

Azure Network Watcher

Microsoft

Progress WhatsUp Gold

Progress

Headquarters

Azure Network Watcher

Redmond, Washington, USA

Progress WhatsUp Gold

Burlington, Massachusetts, USA

Company size

Azure Network Watcher

200,000+

Progress WhatsUp Gold

1,001-5,000

Founded

Azure Network Watcher

1975

Progress WhatsUp Gold

1981