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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Cisco ThousandEyes by Cisco View product | Progress WhatsUp Gold by Progress View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Cisco ThousandEyes by Cisco: BGP route monitoring. Ideal for end-to-end digital experience monitoring. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top NDR alternatives. | 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 | Digital Experience Monitoring & Network Visibility Platform | Network Performance & Infrastructure Management Tool |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Technology, Financial Services, Retail, Healthcare, Telecommunications | Mid-Market, Enterprise IT, Healthcare, Higher Education, Finance, Education, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Government |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudOn-Premise | CloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; SaaS cloud management platform with Cloud, Enterprise, and Endpoint Agents | On-premises; Hybrid Cloud; On-premises Windows Server; Hybrid Cloud virtual machines |
| Data residency | Cloud hosting regions across North America and Europe | Customer On-Premises Infrastructure |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| 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: yes | Mobile app: yes |
| Supported platforms | Global internet vantage pointsenterprise networksuser endpointsAWSAzureGCP | RoutersSwitchesFirewallsWireless APsServersVMs |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR | ISO 27001GDPR compliant architecture |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Catalyst SwitchesCisco SD-WANCisco WebexSplunkAppDynamicsServiceNowPagerDutySlack | CiscoVMwareMicrosoft Hyper-VServiceNowSlackMicrosoft Teams |
| Industries | Cross-industryTechnologyFinancial ServicesRetailHealthcareTelecommunications | Mid-MarketEnterprise ITHealthcareHigher EducationFinanceEducation+3 more |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | Progress |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Burlington, Massachusetts, USA |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 1,001-5,000 |
| Founded | 1984 | 1981 |
Overview
What it is
Cisco ThousandEyes
Cisco ThousandEyes by Cisco: BGP route monitoring. Ideal for end-to-end digital experience monitoring. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top NDR alternatives.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
Cisco ThousandEyes
Digital Experience Monitoring & Network Visibility PlatformProgress WhatsUp Gold
Network Performance & Infrastructure Management ToolBest for
Cisco ThousandEyes
Cross-industry, Technology, Financial Services, Retail, Healthcare, TelecommunicationsProgress WhatsUp Gold
Mid-Market, Enterprise IT, Healthcare, Higher Education, Finance, Education, Financial Services, Manufacturing, GovernmentPricing
Pricing model
Cisco ThousandEyes
Contact VendorProgress WhatsUp Gold
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco ThousandEyes
Free trial: yesProgress WhatsUp Gold
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco ThousandEyes
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Deployment details
Cisco ThousandEyes
Cloud SaaS; SaaS cloud management platform with Cloud, Enterprise, and Endpoint AgentsProgress WhatsUp Gold
On-premises; Hybrid Cloud; On-premises Windows Server; Hybrid Cloud virtual machinesData residency
Cisco ThousandEyes
Cloud hosting regions across North America and EuropeProgress WhatsUp Gold
Customer On-Premises InfrastructureKey features
What it offers
Cisco ThousandEyes
- Hop-by-hop network path visualization
- Synthetic transaction testing
- BGP route monitoring
- Internet Insights outage tracking
- Real-user browser experience monitoring
- Automated WAN anomaly detection
- API alerting
- End-to-end digital experience monitoring
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
Cisco ThousandEyes
API access: yesProgress WhatsUp Gold
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco ThousandEyes
SSO: yesProgress WhatsUp Gold
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco ThousandEyes
RBAC: yesProgress WhatsUp Gold
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco ThousandEyes
Multi-tenant: yesProgress WhatsUp Gold
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco ThousandEyes
Mobile app: yesProgress WhatsUp Gold
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
Cisco ThousandEyes
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Compliance
Cisco ThousandEyes
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco ThousandEyes
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Industries
Cisco ThousandEyes
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Regions
Cisco ThousandEyes
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Vendor
Company
Cisco ThousandEyes
CiscoProgress WhatsUp Gold
ProgressHeadquarters
Cisco ThousandEyes
San Jose, California, USAProgress WhatsUp Gold
Burlington, Massachusetts, USACompany size
Cisco ThousandEyes
80,000+Progress WhatsUp Gold
1,001-5,000Founded
Cisco ThousandEyes
1984Progress WhatsUp Gold
1981