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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 | Tcpdump by Tcpdump 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. | Tcpdump: real-time packet capture, Berkeley Packet Filter syntax and PCAP file format export. Built for BPF packet filtering. Compare Network Security alternatives. |
| Product type | Network Performance & Infrastructure Management Tool | Command-Line Network Packet Analyzer & Capture Utility |
| Best for | Mid-Market, Enterprise IT, Healthcare, Higher Education, Finance, Education, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Government | Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, System Administration, DevOps, Education |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudHybridOn-Premise | Cloud |
| Deployment details | On-premises; Hybrid Cloud; On-premises Windows Server; Hybrid Cloud virtual machines | Open Source; CLI Tool; Open Source Command-Line Binary (Natively Included in Unix/Linux) |
| Data residency | Customer On-Premises Infrastructure | Local Host System Only (Zero Remote Cloud Telemetry) |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: no |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: no |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: no |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: yes | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | RoutersSwitchesFirewallsWireless APsServersVMs | LinuxUnixmacOS Network InterfacesCloud VMsNetwork Switches |
| Compliance | ISO 27001GDPR compliant architecture | BSD 3-Clause LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | CiscoVMwareMicrosoft Hyper-VServiceNowSlackMicrosoft Teams | libpcapWiresharkSnortSuricataLinux TerminalNetwork Interfaces |
| Industries | Mid-MarketEnterprise ITHealthcareHigher EducationFinanceEducation+3 more | Network EngineeringCybersecuritySystem AdministrationDevOpsEducation |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Progress | Tcpdump |
| Headquarters | Burlington, Massachusetts, USA | Open Source Project |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 | 1-10 |
| Founded | 1981 | 1988 |
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.Tcpdump
Tcpdump: real-time packet capture, Berkeley Packet Filter syntax and PCAP file format export. Built for BPF packet filtering. Compare Network Security alternatives.Product type
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Network Performance & Infrastructure Management ToolTcpdump
Command-Line Network Packet Analyzer & Capture UtilityBest for
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Mid-Market, Enterprise IT, Healthcare, Higher Education, Finance, Education, Financial Services, Manufacturing, GovernmentTcpdump
Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, System Administration, DevOps, EducationPricing
Pricing model
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Contact VendorTcpdump
Contact VendorFree trial
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Free trial: yesTcpdump
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Progress WhatsUp Gold
CloudHybridOn-Premise
Tcpdump
Cloud
Deployment details
Progress WhatsUp Gold
On-premises; Hybrid Cloud; On-premises Windows Server; Hybrid Cloud virtual machinesTcpdump
Open Source; CLI Tool; Open Source Command-Line Binary (Natively Included in Unix/Linux)Data residency
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Customer On-Premises InfrastructureTcpdump
Local Host System Only (Zero Remote Cloud Telemetry)Key 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
Tcpdump
- Real-time packet capture
- Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) syntax
- PCAP file format export
- Protocol header decoding
- Terminal command-line interface
- Command-line packet capture
- Network troubleshooting
- Security incident traffic investigation
Platform & access
API access
Progress WhatsUp Gold
API access: yesTcpdump
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
Progress WhatsUp Gold
SSO: yesTcpdump
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Progress WhatsUp Gold
RBAC: yesTcpdump
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Multi-tenant: yesTcpdump
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Mobile app: yesTcpdump
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Progress WhatsUp Gold
RoutersSwitchesFirewallsWireless APsServersVMs
Tcpdump
LinuxUnixmacOS Network InterfacesCloud VMsNetwork Switches
Compliance
Progress WhatsUp Gold
ISO 27001GDPR compliant architecture
Tcpdump
BSD 3-Clause LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Progress WhatsUp Gold
CiscoVMwareMicrosoft Hyper-VServiceNowSlackMicrosoft Teams
Tcpdump
libpcapWiresharkSnortSuricataLinux TerminalNetwork Interfaces
Industries
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Mid-MarketEnterprise ITHealthcareHigher EducationFinanceEducation+3 more
Tcpdump
Network EngineeringCybersecuritySystem AdministrationDevOpsEducation
Regions
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Global
Tcpdump
Global
Vendor
Company
Progress WhatsUp Gold
ProgressTcpdump
TcpdumpHeadquarters
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Burlington, Massachusetts, USATcpdump
Open Source ProjectCompany size
Progress WhatsUp Gold
1,001-5,000Tcpdump
1-10Founded
Progress WhatsUp Gold
1981Tcpdump
1988