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Progress WhatsUp Gold

byProgress Software
in Infrastructure Monitoring Tools
4.5

Overview

Product Information on Progress WhatsUp Gold

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Progress WhatsUp Gold?

Progress WhatsUp Gold is a network monitoring software designed to deliver visibility into the status and performance of network devices, servers, virtual machines, and cloud environments. The software offers features such as real-time monitoring, customizable alerting, automated discovery of devices, configurable dashboards, and interactive network maps. It enables users to identify, diagnose, and resolve network issues, track device configurations, monitor bandwidth, and analyze traffic patterns. By providing comprehensive data and reporting capabilities, the software supports IT teams in maintaining network health, improving uptime, and managing resources effectively within complex IT infrastructures.

Progress WhatsUp Gold Pricing

Progress WhatsUp Gold software uses a subscription-based pricing model with options for perpetual licensing. Pricing typically varies based on the number of devices or nodes monitored, as well as additional modules or features chosen. The software also offers tiered packages to cater to different levels of network monitoring requirements.

Overall experience with Progress WhatsUp Gold

IT Manager
3B - 10B USD, Manufacturing
FAVORABLE

“Effortless Management and Alert System for Critical Devices in Networks”

5.0
Oct 23, 2024
This is a good product for monitoring IT infra for complete visibility of what's connected in the network.
MANAGER, IT SECURITY
<50M USD, Software
CRITICAL

“Works well after heavy customization. Good price point. Bad admin experience. ”

3.0
May 10, 2023
WhatsUp Gold is a good product for monitoring. The price is ok for what you get. The web interface is very bad.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 7th December 2023

Progress (Nasdaq: PRGS) is a company that aids businesses in achieving faster innovation cycles, fueling growth and success. It provides top quality products for the development, deployment and management of high-impact applications. The company's services ensure the creation of necessary applications and user experiences, offers flexibility in how and where to deploy and facilitates the safe and secure management of all these processes. This comprehensive solution makes Progress an essential resource for numerous enterprises, software companies and developers, supporting them in meeting their defined objectives.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1981
Head office location
Burlington, MA, United States
Number of employees
1001 - 5000
Website
https://www.progress.com/

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Progress WhatsUp Gold Likes & Dislikes

Like

The user interface is easy to customize as per our requirements. we can set alerts for critical devices like routers, switches, firewalls and servers. Easy to mange inventory of our devisees

Like

WUG seems to work well and it is reliable. It has many ways to monitor systems with simple MIB updates.

Like

What I like the most about Progress WhatsUp Gold is its logs aggregation.

Dislike

i face only one issue which is the network discovery is a little bit slow.

Dislike

The web interface is very bad. It is confusing if you are not in the product every day as you forget how to navigate to different fields. The search function does not work reliably and the menu system does not make any sense.

Dislike

Text design is not good for alerts email/sms. GUI interface is not very interactive.

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4.5

(146 Ratings)

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  • IT Manager
    1B-10B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Effortless Management and Alert System for Critical Devices in Networks

    5.0
    Oct 23, 2024
    This is a good product for monitoring IT infra for complete visibility of what's connected in the network.
  • IT MANAGER
    1B-10B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Operational Simplicity and Ease-of-use

    5.0
    Oct 23, 2024
    It is a good product for network and infrastructure devices monitoring.
  • MANAGER, PROJECT & ENGINEERING
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    Valuable feedback on Whatsup Gold

    4.0
    Feb 8, 2024
    It provides complete visibility of the network and take timely decision.
  • INSIDE SALES EXECUTIVE
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    WhatsUp Gold to the rescue!

    4.0
    Dec 24, 2023
    WhatsUp Gold has been proven to be the best ever software for all the monitoring processes. I really like the UI of it. Out of all the great features, the best thing is their customer service!
  • IT SERVICES ASSOCIATE
    1B-10B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Nice and Easy to explore

    4.0
    Jun 6, 2023
    Liked the UI of the application. The Uptime and Utilization reports were easy to export and real time was also accurate.
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