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| Product | Progress WhatsUp Gold by Progress View product | Zeek by Zeek 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. | What does Zeek do? It covers file hash extraction and high-speed packet capture. See typical use cases, self-hosted deployment and how it compares to rivals. |
| Product type | Network Performance & Infrastructure Management Tool | Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis Engine |
| Best for | Mid-Market, Enterprise IT, Healthcare, Higher Education, Finance, Education, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Government | Cybersecurity, SOC Teams, Network Engineering, Defense, Research, Telecom |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudHybridOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | On-premises; Hybrid Cloud; On-premises Windows Server; Hybrid Cloud virtual machines | Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual Sensor |
| Data residency | Customer On-Premises Infrastructure | Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained) |
| 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 | Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps |
| Compliance | ISO 27001GDPR compliant architecture | BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | CiscoVMwareMicrosoft Hyper-VServiceNowSlackMicrosoft Teams | ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight |
| Industries | Mid-MarketEnterprise ITHealthcareHigher EducationFinanceEducation+3 more | CybersecuritySOC TeamsNetwork EngineeringDefenseResearchTelecom |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Progress | Zeek |
| Headquarters | Burlington, Massachusetts, USA | Berkeley, California, USA |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 | 1-10 |
| Founded | 1981 | 1994 |
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.Zeek
What does Zeek do? It covers file hash extraction and high-speed packet capture. See typical use cases, self-hosted deployment and how it compares to rivals.Product type
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Network Performance & Infrastructure Management ToolZeek
Open-Source Network Security Monitoring & Behavioral Analysis EngineBest for
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Mid-Market, Enterprise IT, Healthcare, Higher Education, Finance, Education, Financial Services, Manufacturing, GovernmentZeek
Cybersecurity, SOC Teams, Network Engineering, Defense, Research, TelecomPricing
Pricing model
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Contact VendorZeek
Contact VendorFree trial
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Free trial: yesZeek
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Progress WhatsUp Gold
CloudHybridOn-Premise
Zeek
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
Progress WhatsUp Gold
On-premises; Hybrid Cloud; On-premises Windows Server; Hybrid Cloud virtual machinesZeek
Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual SensorData residency
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Customer On-Premises InfrastructureZeek
Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)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
Zeek
- Stateful network protocol analysis
- Structured transaction logging (HTTP/DNS/TLS)
- File hash extraction
- Event-driven domain scripting language
- High-speed packet capture
- Network security monitoring
- Network forensic investigation
- Protocol transaction logging
Platform & access
API access
Progress WhatsUp Gold
API access: yesZeek
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
Progress WhatsUp Gold
SSO: yesZeek
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Progress WhatsUp Gold
RBAC: yesZeek
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Multi-tenant: yesZeek
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Mobile app: yesZeek
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Progress WhatsUp Gold
RoutersSwitchesFirewallsWireless APsServersVMs
Zeek
Enterprise NetworksDatacenter FabricsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps
Compliance
Progress WhatsUp Gold
ISO 27001GDPR compliant architecture
Zeek
BSD LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Progress WhatsUp Gold
CiscoVMwareMicrosoft Hyper-VServiceNowSlackMicrosoft Teams
Zeek
ElasticsearchSplunkSuricataKafkaArkimeWiresharkCorelight
Industries
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Mid-MarketEnterprise ITHealthcareHigher EducationFinanceEducation+3 more
Zeek
CybersecuritySOC TeamsNetwork EngineeringDefenseResearchTelecom
Regions
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Global
Zeek
Global
Vendor
Company
Progress WhatsUp Gold
ProgressZeek
ZeekHeadquarters
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Burlington, Massachusetts, USAZeek
Berkeley, California, USACompany size
Progress WhatsUp Gold
1,001-5,000Zeek
1-10Founded
Progress WhatsUp Gold
1981Zeek
1994