Compare Paessler PRTG and Progress WhatsUp Gold 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (49.7% of reviews)
Mid-Market (55.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial 10000 Sensors Per Year
Free Trial
Paessler PRTG
Star Rating
(206)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (49.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial 10000 Sensors Per Year
Browse all 7 pricing plansProgress WhatsUp Gold
Star Rating
(390)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (55.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Paessler PRTG excels in real-time monitoring capabilities, with users praising its user-friendly interface and the ability to set up sensors easily. One user highlighted how it effectively monitors their core and edge infrastructure, providing clear dashboards and instant alerts for any issues.
- Users say that Progress WhatsUp Gold offers a flexible and cost-effective licensing model, which charges per host rather than per feature. This approach makes pricing more predictable and affordable, allowing users to access essential features without unexpected costs.
- Reviewers mention that Paessler PRTG's auto-discovery feature is particularly impressive, as it accurately identifies devices on the network and assigns the correct templates. This functionality has been noted as a significant advantage over competitors, making network management more efficient.
- According to verified reviews, Progress WhatsUp Gold stands out for its topology-aware maps, which help users understand device dependencies. This feature reduces alert spamming by sending a single critical alert for a core switch failure, enhancing trust in the alerting system.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Paessler PRTG has a higher overall satisfaction score, reflecting its strong performance in areas like ease of setup and quality of support. Users appreciate the intuitive onboarding process and the responsive support team, which contributes to a smoother user experience.
- Users report that while both products have robust monitoring capabilities, Paessler PRTG generally provides a more comprehensive solution for server monitoring, with higher ratings in performance monitoring and alerting features, making it a preferred choice for many organizations.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Paessler PRTG
Free Trial
Free Trial
10000 Sensors Per Year
30 Day Full Access Free Trial
100% Free. No Credit Card Required
Free Version After the Trial
- Free Full Features for 30 days
Free Trial
Paessler PRTG
Free Trial is available
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.4
179
8.8
288
Ease of Use
9.1
179
8.5
300
Ease of Setup
9.0
161
8.2
222
Ease of Admin
8.9
128
8.2
197
Quality of Support
8.9
165
8.8
282
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
120
8.8
190
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
170
8.5
286
Features by Category
Configuration
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Network Automation Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Logistics
Not enough data
9.1
19
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.9
16
Security - Network Automation
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.6
19
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.9
19
Functionality
9.5
29
Not enough data
9.6
30
Not enough data
8.9
29
Not enough data
8.8
29
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
8.7
29
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Database Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
9.4
80
9.1
164
9.2
78
9.1
171
7.8
72
7.9
132
9.1
70
8.7
138
Monitoring - Network Monitoring
8.6
38
8.6
29
8.5
44
8.8
26
9.0
41
9.2
27
Management
8.9
68
8.4
145
8.8
72
8.6
142
8.0
67
8.3
126
Analytics - Network Monitoring
7.7
38
8.1
25
7.5
39
8.0
26
Security - Network Monitoring
8.2
38
8.5
25
7.6
37
7.9
25
7.1
38
8.1
26
Network Performance - Network Monitoring
7.5
38
8.3
25
7.2
39
8.3
25
AI Automation - Network Monitoring
5.7
37
7.6
25
5.5
37
7.9
25
5.8
37
7.7
25
Agentic AI - Network Monitoring
7.8
9
7.9
26
8.3
9
7.9
26
8.0
9
8.3
25
7.8
9
7.9
24
7.4
9
7.6
25
8.3
9
7.9
25
8.8
8
7.9
25
Monitoring
8.8
27
Not enough data
8.0
25
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
9.0
26
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
27
Not enough data
7.5
24
Not enough data
6.9
25
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
8.4
27
Not enough data
8.6
26
Not enough data
7.1
24
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Automation - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
8.2
46
Not enough data
8.0
45
Not enough data
8.4
52
Not enough data
8.4
55
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
55
Not enough data
8.2
51
Not enough data
8.7
64
Not enough data
8.6
59
Incident Management
Not enough data
8.8
59
Not enough data
8.8
60
Not enough data
8.4
56
Visibility
8.8
56
Not enough data
9.2
56
Not enough data
8.7
53
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
8.5
53
Not enough data
8.0
50
Not enough data
8.2
50
Not enough data
9.2
56
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Hardware Monitoring
7.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Visibility
Not enough data
8.8
60
Not enough data
9.1
59
Not enough data
8.5
59
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.4
55
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
56
Agentic AI - Log Monitoring
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Visibility
9.1
57
8.5
101
9.3
58
8.8
102
8.9
55
8.3
97
Monitoring and Management
8.9
54
8.6
87
8.0
51
8.0
80
8.5
53
8.3
90
9.4
58
8.9
100
9.2
51
8.8
104
8.6
48
8.4
93
Cloud environment support
8.3
41
8.0
69
8.3
43
8.1
71
Agentic AI - Server Monitoring
8.6
6
7.5
14
8.6
6
7.9
14
8.3
6
8.0
14
8.6
6
7.5
14
8.3
6
7.7
14
8.3
6
8.0
14
8.6
6
7.7
14
Functionality
9.5
74
Not enough data
9.0
61
Not enough data
8.8
55
Not enough data
7.1
47
Not enough data
Management
9.1
67
Not enough data
9.2
70
Not enough data
9.0
52
Not enough data
9.3
74
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Monitoring
9.1
19
Not enough data
9.2
18
Not enough data
9.2
19
Not enough data
9.3
19
Not enough data
9.3
19
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
9.1
19
Not enough data
Monitoring
9.2
19
8.9
60
8.8
19
9.0
61
9.3
19
9.2
62
6.8
19
Feature Not Available
9.3
20
9.0
59
Response
9.3
20
8.8
64
9.0
20
9.0
60
8.5
19
8.6
54
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Performance
8.7
21
Feature Not Available
8.3
21
Feature Not Available
Functionality
8.6
21
Feature Not Available
8.9
21
Feature Not Available
8.4
21
Feature Not Available
8.3
22
Feature Not Available
Functionality
Not enough data
9.7
15
Not enough data
9.2
15
Not enough data
9.6
16
Not enough data
9.2
15
Not enough data
9.6
16
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.6
16
Not enough data
9.6
16
Management
Not enough data
8.7
31
Not enough data
8.9
32
Not enough data
8.8
30
Not enough data
8.7
32
Not enough data
8.9
33
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.8
33
Not enough data
8.7
33
Not enough data
8.7
33
Support
Not enough data
8.9
32
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
8.4
32
Agentic AI - Network Management Tools
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Telemetry Collection & Ingestion - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Observability Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visualization & Dashboards - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Correlation & Root Cause Analysis - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scalability & Ecosystem Integration - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Features - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Paessler PRTG and Progress WhatsUp Gold are categorized as Server Monitoring, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), and Network Monitoring
Unique Categories
Paessler PRTG is categorized as Hardware Monitoring, Database Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, Enterprise Monitoring, and Observability Software
Progress WhatsUp Gold is categorized as Dark Web Monitoring, Log Monitoring, Network Traffic Analysis (NTA), Network Automation Tools, and Network Management Tools
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Paessler PRTG
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
32.5%
Telecommunications
7.3%
Computer & Network Security
4.2%
Computer Software
3.1%
Hospital & Health Care
2.6%
Other
50.3%
Information Technology and Services
14.3%
Hospital & Health Care
5.3%
Education Management
5.0%
Higher Education
4.2%
Financial Services
4.2%
Other
66.9%
Discussions
Paessler FAQ
1 Comment
GR
https://www.paessler.com/support/faqsRead more
What are the benefits and drawbacks of using PRTG Network Monitor for your IT infrastructure, and what improvements would you suggest?
1 Comment
MA
Flexible Licensing:
The licensing model is based on the number of sensors, allowing organizations to choose a plan that fits their specific needs and budget.Read more
Has anyone else found the learning curve for custom sensors and reports slows real projects?
1 Comment
AB
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Have you tried starting with the built-in sensor templates and REST/custom sensor docs before building from scratch...Read more
Can we monitor F5 load balancer and VPN Tunnels through WhatsUp Gold tool?
1 Comment
Official Response from Progress WhatsUp Gold
Yes, you can monitor anything the device could populate data about. Note that, directly out of the box there are no built-in F5 specific monitors. However,...Read more
What is the best option for reporting to cell phones without paying for some of the SMS services needed for this? What is the best option to make sure we don't get alot of alerts that are basically white noise.
1 Comment
Official Response from Progress WhatsUp Gold
Hi Eric, I would love to assist you with this further. Do you mind clarifying your end goal or problem so we can direct you better?
Thanks,
The Progress...Read more
What is WhatsUp Gold monitoring tool?
1 Comment
NP
Progress WhatsUp Gold is a network monitoring and management software designed to help IT professionals keep track of their network's performance,...Read more
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