Netmon 1U Server Appliance vs. Progress WhatsUp Gold

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Netmon 1U Server Appliance
Score 0.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Netmon is an all-in-one network monitoring appliance solution featuring real-time packet sniffing technology, device performance monitoring, syslog & event log monitoring and custom alerting in a centralized platform. With this solution, users can monitor their entire network with no device limits or per device license fees.
$5,995
Installation
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Score 7.2 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
WhatsUp Gold developed by Ipswitch (acquired by Progress Software May 2019) offers network performance monitoring and mapping. It supports core monitoring features, including automated workflows and network capacity planning, and monitors across hybrid environments.N/A
Pricing
Netmon 1U Server ApplianceProgress WhatsUp Gold
Editions & Modules
Netmon Software Edition (Netmon-VM-250)
$5,995.00
Installation
Netmon 1U Server Appliance
$9,995.00
Appliance
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Netmon 1U Server ApplianceProgress WhatsUp Gold
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredOptional
Additional DetailsNetmon Maintenance Package - Appliance Edition - $1,595 /USD - Annual Subscription: Toll Free Technical Support, Software Upgrades, Software Updates and Patches, Limited Hardware Warranty Netmon Maintenance Package - Appliance Edition - $1,095 /USD - Annual Subscription: Toll Free Technical Support, Software Upgrades, Software Updates and Patches
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Community Pulse
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
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8.3
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Support Rating
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4.2
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
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[Progress WhatsUp Gold (formerly Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold)] is good for what it is. An inexpensive but accurate monitor for alerting on systems and services. However, it is time consuming to configure, The GUI leaves a lot to be desired and the formatting for txt alerts stinks (I just use it now as an alert to check my email to view the actual alert.)
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Pros
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  • Easy to install and manage.
  • While it does require a whole server with IIS and a SQL db it is low impact on resources but still quick to respond.
  • Great for quick notifications about a server going above a configured resource threshold. We don't have to look at every server's resource utilization individually anymore.
  • Quick and easy to setup a service up or down notification.
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Cons
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  • While it is easy to get up and running, I know I could utilize the software better if I had some formal training on it. There are a wealth of features available, but I don't have time to learn them all in depth.
  • The training classes offered are very expensive. I'd love it if IPSwitch offered some kind of reasonably priced training options.
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Support Rating
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Not too much to support as it doesn't do that much.
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Alternatives Considered
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WhatsUp Gold gives you a much better in-depth analysis and understanding of both your network and endpoint devices but the emphasis should be laid more on report generation. WhatsUp Gold has the ability to generate a report (e.g device uptime, bandwidth utilization, device health etc) and track events that took place even as low as 5 minutes ago.
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Return on Investment
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  • As I mentioned earlier, the monitoring of the external environment and uptime is a necessity. An hour down is a 1% loss of revenue per day which may not sound like much but in a million dollar company, that 1% is a huge chunk.
  • The backup configuration has been very handy in turn around time for failed equipment. I did have a homegrown way of backing up configurations but had to check daily and verify every backup. This becomes very time consuming and a waste of company time.
  • Only negative is the mapping. In the Cisco world CDP is a great way to map connections and they don't seem to do it that way.
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ScreenShots

Netmon 1U Server Appliance Screenshots

Screenshot of Netmon 6.2 - Home Dashboard - Showing  (Left) Alerts, Device Performance and (Right) Network Traffic AnalyzerScreenshot of Netmon 6.2 - Visual Network Explorer (VNE) - Showing Real-Time Internal and External Network Conversations and Bandwidth UsageScreenshot of Netmon 6.2 - Network Activity Report - Showing Source, Destination, Bandwidth Used and Ports.Screenshot of Netmon 6.2 - Network Devices Dashboard -Widget View - Showing Device Name, Type, Status and Alerts.Screenshot of Netmon 6.2 - Device Performance Dashboard - Showing Device information, CPU & RAM utilization, server processes & servicesScreenshot of Netmon 6.2 - Alert Management - Showing Centralized Alert Management View allows full network alert management with flexible and recurring scheduling.

Progress WhatsUp Gold Screenshots

Screenshot of WhatsUp Gold Alert CenterScreenshot of WhatsUp Gold Cloud InfrastructureScreenshot of WhatsUp Gold Configuration ManagementScreenshot of WhatsUp Gold Custom MapScreenshot of WhatsUp Gold DashboardScreenshot of WhatsUp Gold Device Properties