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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Progress WhatsUp Gold

    Score8.2 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

    Splunk Cloud Platform

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASplunk Cloud Platform is a data platform service thats help users search, analyze, visualize and act on data. The service can go live in as little as two days, and with an IT backend managed by Splunk experts.N/A
    Pricing
    Progress WhatsUp GoldSplunk Cloud Platform
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Progress WhatsUp GoldSplunk Cloud Platform
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Progress WhatsUp GoldSplunk Cloud Platform
    Considered Both Products
    Progress Software
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    Cisco
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    11 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    Progress WhatsUp GoldSplunk Cloud Platform
    Network Performance Monitoring
    Comparison of Network Performance Monitoring features of Progress WhatsUp Gold and Splunk Cloud Platform
    Feature
    Progress WhatsUp Gold
    6.6
    10 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Splunk Cloud Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Automated network device discovery8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network monitoring7.49 Ratings00 Ratings
    Alerts8.710 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network capacity planning4.37 Ratings00 Ratings
    Packet capture analysis5.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network mapping6.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports6.46 Ratings00 Ratings
    Wireless infrastructure monitoring4.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    Hardware health monitoring8.98 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
    Comparison of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) features of Progress WhatsUp Gold and Splunk Cloud Platform
    Feature
    Progress WhatsUp Gold
    -
    Ratings
    Splunk Cloud Platform
    8.2
    20 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Centralized event and log data collection00 Ratings9.019 Ratings
    Correlation00 Ratings8.419 Ratings
    Event and log normalization/management00 Ratings9.220 Ratings
    Deployment flexibility00 Ratings7.220 Ratings
    Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools00 Ratings7.718 Ratings
    Custom dashboards and workspaces00 Ratings8.920 Ratings
    Host and network-based intrusion detection00 Ratings8.217 Ratings
    Data integration/API management00 Ratings7.310 Ratings
    Behavioral analytics and baselining00 Ratings7.28 Ratings
    Rules-based and algorithmic detection thresholds00 Ratings8.210 Ratings
    Response orchestration and automation00 Ratings7.48 Ratings
    Reporting and compliance management00 Ratings8.810 Ratings
    Incident indexing/searching00 Ratings8.711 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Progress WhatsUp GoldSplunk Cloud Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (13 ratings)
    8.8
    (21 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.2
    (2 ratings)
    7.2
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Progress WhatsUp GoldSplunk Cloud Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Progress Software
    [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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    Cisco
    Splunk is excellent when all your data is in one location. Its ability to correlate all that data is intuitive (once the hurdle of learning the query language is overcome). It is also easy to standardize the presentation of information to the company. When data is siloed/standalone, other systems can be cheaper and faster to implement.
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    Pros
    Progress Software
    • Monitoring the connection; performance, switching, and issues. We use a broadband connection for our primary and a cellular backup for the secondary. While we use routing protocols to make this switch and WhatsUp isn't used for Syslog monitoring. it alerts us within seconds.
    • Backup configurations and archiving. WhatsUp does this particularly well. I use it for both Cisco routers and switches.
    • The diagram feature is nice. Though I don't use it as much because of the size of our structure, it does come in handy for mapping routes of all traffic.
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    Cisco
    • This SIEM consolidates multiple data points and offers several features and benefits, creating custom dashboards and managing alert workflows.
    • Splunk Cloud provides a simple way to have a central monitoring and security solution. Though it does not have a huge learning curve, you should spend some time learning the basics.
    • Splunk Cloud enables me to create and schedule statistical reports on network use for Management.
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    Cons
    Progress Software
    • Navigating the new WhatsUp Gold 2018 is a bit complicated and not user-friendly. The best part about using a software is the user's ability to use it with ease.
    • You cannot click sites being monitored from Map Dashboard View. This feature was previously possible in the older version.
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    Cisco
    • The SPL programming language that the queries are built in is not very intuitive.
    • There should be a better repository of pre-built queries for what I would think of as common Active Directory usage monitoring.
    • I would like to see more free training/familiarization information made available.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Progress Software
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    Ease of use and have all the features we need
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    Usability
    Progress Software
    The web interface is really good, there are a few areas that could use a bit of polish but overall it is well designed and easy to navigate and use, even for a new user.
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    Cisco
    Splunk AI Assistant for SPL is good tool, as I said, it is really useful for educational purpose, taking in its hands small and simple tasks (ex:small query dashboard,...), but it's not a ten because the contextual memory for complex issues/dashboarding/reports etc can be limited, and can sometime suggets none optimized query which are not always checked by teammates and can cause issue on the long term.
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    Support Rating
    Progress Software
    We have never had an issue with support. It has always been quick and understandable
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    Cisco
    Splunk Cloud support is sorely lacking unfortunately. The portal where you submit tickets is not very good and is lacking polish. Tickets are left for days without any updates and when chased it is only sometimes you get a reply back. I get the feeling the support team are very understaffed and have far too much going on. From what I know, Splunk is aware of this and seem to be trying to remedy it.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Progress Software
    Progress WhatsUp Gold (formerly Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold) is more network focused than some of the other products we looked at, which had basic capabilities but were not as strong on the reporting or programmatic resolution of issues. Progress WhatsUp Gold (formerly Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold) is cost effective compared to some of the other upmarket solutions.
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    Cisco
    Vs elastic: - SPL's statistical functions superior to KQL for complex correlations - Better enterprise support, less operational overhead - Splunk Cloud Platform's detection engineering more mature vs Sentinel: - SPL more powerful than KQL for custom analytics - Better cross-platform visibility (non-Azure environments) vs Datadog - SPL enables deeper forensic Investigations - Superior compliance/audit capabilities
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    Return on Investment
    Progress Software
    • Alerts IT team members when things go down after regular business hours. IT team is able to fix the issue before users arrive the next day.
    • Saves on system downtime and lost productivity
    • Remote monitoring means less staff hours spent checking for potential problems.
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    Cisco
    • End-end visibility across your departmental silos
    • Strengthen the overall global monitoring posture
    • Move from Reactive to Proactive Monitoring
    • Highly secure environment at your finger-tips
    • Takes you away from managing infrastructure/administration, allows saving time & money. Reduce the overall TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)
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    ScreenShots

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