Progress WhatsUp Gold (formerly Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold) Lets You Know What's Up
July 23, 2021

Progress WhatsUp Gold (formerly Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold) Lets You Know What's Up

Joshua Van Camp | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Progress WhatsUp Gold (formerly Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold)

Progress WhatsUp Gold (formerly Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold) is used to monitor network devices and endpoints and perform reporting and health checks regarding those devices. It allows us to visualize our network and make more informed decisions when troubleshooting or examining performance related issues. We can schedule reports and collect log data. It is a useful tool for administrators.
  • The depth of detail collected and accessible
  • The interface is clean
  • Upgrades are easy and straightforward
  • More wizards for beginning the utilization of new functionalities
  • The feature depth can be intimidating
  • Scope of what it can monitor and alert on
  • Reporting
  • Value to organization compared to other products
  • Quicker turnaround on seeing/visualizing networking issues
  • Alerting on certain types of events make responses quicker
  • Support of the product itself is straightforward once set up
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.

Do you think Progress WhatsUp Gold delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Progress WhatsUp Gold's feature set?

Yes

Did Progress WhatsUp Gold live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Progress WhatsUp Gold go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Progress WhatsUp Gold again?

Yes

Well suited for organizations looking to monitor their network and their servers and/or endpoints. Nice to have a third-party tool outside that can work with multiple hardware vendors. Not as well suited to smaller shops that may or may not have the time and expertise to set it up properly in order to leverage it.