"WhatsUp Gold offered better overall functionality than SolarWinds IpMonitor at significantly less cost."
Ken Porter, VP IT/Operations, Home State Bank

Comparing WhatsUp Gold vs. Solarwinds ipMonitor™

SMB Customer: Solarwinds ipMonitor vs. WhatsUp Gold

Objective of the network manager is to monitor both up/down and performance of some server parameters and all interfaces on devices in the network.


Equipment inventory of devices to be monitored is 17 devices, broken down as follows:


Quantity Description
3 48 port switches
10 Windows and Linux servers
2 Cisco routers
2 Wireless APs



Costs For the Same Environment:


Solarwinds ipMonitor
Monitors Required: 360
Price: $2,995.00
Fits your Budget? NO
WhatsUp Gold
Devices Required: 25
Price: $995.00
Fits your Budget? YES
 

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Summary:

Compared to Solarwinds ipMonitor complex per monitor licensing model, WhatsUp Gold’s straight forward per device licensing model is very simple.

There are no hidden costs with WhatsUp Gold, so you know upfront exactly what you are going to need and how much it is going to cost to be able to completely monitor your network. You don’t need to worry about:

  • Complex formulas or calculators
  • Counting interfaces or subsystems to monitor
  • Compromising on which systems are more critical than others


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