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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 | Progress WhatsUp Gold by Progress View product | PRTG Network Monitor by Paessler View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Progress WhatsUp Gold: Interactive Layer 2/3 topology mapping and SNMP and WMI polling. Built for network topology visualization. Compare Network Monitoring alternatives. | Get the facts on PRTG Network Monitor: packet sniffing. Built for bandwidth bottleneck detection. Compare it with other Network Security options before you decide. |
| Product type | Network Performance & Infrastructure Management Tool | Comprehensive Bandwidth & Network Device Monitoring |
| Best for | Mid-Market, Enterprise IT, Healthcare, Higher Education, Finance, Education, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Government | Enterprise IT, Telecom, Healthcare, Education, Retail, Manufacturing |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudHybridOn-Premise | SaaSCloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | On-premises; Hybrid Cloud; On-premises Windows Server; Hybrid Cloud virtual machines | On-premises; Cloud; On-premises Server; Hosted Cloud SaaS |
| Data residency | Customer On-Premises Infrastructure | Customer Data Center / Hosted PRTG Cloud |
| 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 | RoutersSwitchesFirewallsWireless APsServersVMs | RoutersSwitchesFirewallsNetwork appliancesVirtual hosts |
| Compliance | ISO 27001GDPR compliant architecture | ISO 27001 certified hostingGDPR compliant |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | CiscoVMwareMicrosoft Hyper-VServiceNowSlackMicrosoft Teams | CiscoJuniperHPE ArubaVMware vSphereMicrosoft Hyper-VPagerDuty |
| Industries | Mid-MarketEnterprise ITHealthcareHigher EducationFinanceEducation+3 more | Enterprise ITTelecomHealthcareEducationRetailManufacturing |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Progress | Paessler |
| Headquarters | Burlington, Massachusetts, USA | Nuremberg, Germany |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 | 300+ |
| Founded | 1981 | 1997 |
Overview
What it is
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.PRTG Network Monitor
Get the facts on PRTG Network Monitor: packet sniffing. Built for bandwidth bottleneck detection. Compare it with other Network Security options before you decide.Product type
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Network Performance & Infrastructure Management ToolPRTG Network Monitor
Comprehensive Bandwidth & Network Device MonitoringBest for
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Mid-Market, Enterprise IT, Healthcare, Higher Education, Finance, Education, Financial Services, Manufacturing, GovernmentPRTG Network Monitor
Enterprise IT, Telecom, Healthcare, Education, Retail, ManufacturingPricing
Pricing model
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Contact VendorPRTG Network Monitor
Contact VendorFree trial
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Free trial: yesPRTG Network Monitor
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Progress WhatsUp Gold
PRTG Network Monitor
Deployment details
Progress WhatsUp Gold
On-premises; Hybrid Cloud; On-premises Windows Server; Hybrid Cloud virtual machinesPRTG Network Monitor
On-premises; Cloud; On-premises Server; Hosted Cloud SaaSData residency
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Customer On-Premises InfrastructurePRTG Network Monitor
Customer Data Center / Hosted PRTG CloudKey features
What it offers
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
PRTG Network Monitor
- Distributed remote probes
- NetFlow and sFlow analysis
- Interface error tracking
- Packet sniffing
- Automated PDF SLA reporting
- Bandwidth bottleneck detection
- Switch port traffic auditing
- Multi-site remote probe monitoring
Platform & access
API access
Progress WhatsUp Gold
API access: yesPRTG Network Monitor
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Progress WhatsUp Gold
SSO: yesPRTG Network Monitor
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Progress WhatsUp Gold
RBAC: yesPRTG Network Monitor
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Multi-tenant: yesPRTG Network Monitor
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Mobile app: yesPRTG Network Monitor
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
Progress WhatsUp Gold
PRTG Network Monitor
Compliance
Progress WhatsUp Gold
PRTG Network Monitor
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Progress WhatsUp Gold
PRTG Network Monitor
Industries
Progress WhatsUp Gold
PRTG Network Monitor
Regions
Progress WhatsUp Gold
PRTG Network Monitor
Vendor
Company
Progress WhatsUp Gold
ProgressPRTG Network Monitor
PaesslerHeadquarters
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Burlington, Massachusetts, USAPRTG Network Monitor
Nuremberg, GermanyCompany size
Progress WhatsUp Gold
1,001-5,000PRTG Network Monitor
300+Founded
Progress WhatsUp Gold
1981PRTG Network Monitor
1997