WhatsUp Gold
WhatsUp Gold monitors availability and performance across networks, systems, applications, and cloud environments.
What WhatsUp Gold is
WhatsUp Gold monitors availability and performance across networks, systems, applications, and cloud environments. Its interactive map shows devices, connections, and dependencies, helping administrators investigate problems. The software monitors devices and applications, analyzes traffic, and automates configuration backups and restores. Alerts can be delivered by SMS, email, web, or Slack. Integrated monitoring covers Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, and Cisco Meraki resources, while Flowmon adds traffic-analysis and security dashboards inside the interface. REST API performance monitors are included, and REST API use is supported. The 2026 release supports Windows Server 2025 and Windows Server 2022. A free edition costs nothing for up to 10 devices, and Progress offers a 30-day Enterprise Plus evaluation for up to 2,000 devices. Deployment requires Microsoft SQL Server and Windows Server; Log Management additionally needs a separately installed Elasticsearch instance. Technical support is tied to active maintenance, support services, or subscriptions.
Good
- Interactive topology maps show dependencies
- Alerts through SMS, email, web, or Slack
- Cloud monitoring for Azure, AWS, and Meraki
- Traffic analysis and configuration backups
- Free edition for up to 10 devices
Watch out
- Requires Microsoft SQL Server
- Requires a Windows Server platform
- Log Management needs separate Elasticsearch
- Free edition limited to 10 devices
Who it suits
WhatsUp Gold is intended for network administrators and managers who need visibility into infrastructure, services, applications, and cloud resources. It fits organizations using Windows Server deployments.
Verdict
WhatsUp Gold brings network mapping, monitoring, traffic analysis, alerts, and backup automation into one product. Its Windows and database requirements should be checked before deployment.
Plans and prices
From WhatsUp Gold's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| WhatsUp Gold Free Edition | Free | up to 10 devices |
The facts
Each one read from WhatsUp Gold's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Alerts
- It can send alerts through SMS, email, web or Slack.checked 4 Oct 2026
- API
- WhatsUp Gold includes REST API performance monitors and supports REST API use.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Cloud integrations
- WhatsUp Gold provides integrated monitoring for Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS and Cisco Meraki resources.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The 2026 release supports Windows Server 2025 and Windows Server 2022, and its installer enables IIS where supported.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Flowmon integration
- The Flowmon integration displays Flowmon traffic analysis and security dashboards in the WhatsUp Gold interface.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The product is designed for network administrators and managers who need visibility into network infrastructure, services and applications.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Monitoring features
- The product monitors devices and applications, analyzes network traffic, and automates configuration backups and restores.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- WhatsUp Gold monitors availability and performance across networks, systems, applications and cloud environments.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security
- WhatsUp Gold 2026.0 introduces a Master Secret Key encryption mechanism, generated during installation or upgrade and unique to each server.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- Technical support is available to customers with active maintenance and support services or subscriptions; the guide also describes business-hours phone support and optional 24x7x365 emergency support for business-critical issues.checked 4 Oct 2026
- System requirements
- WhatsUp Gold requires Microsoft SQL Server and a Windows Server platform; Log Management requires a separately installed Elasticsearch instance.checked 4 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1981checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Burlington, Massachusetts, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Network mapping
- Its interactive network map shows devices, connectivity and dependencies to help diagnose issues.checked 4 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial
- Progress offers a 30-day evaluation of Enterprise Plus for up to 2,000 devices.checked 4 Oct 2026
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