Network / NMS
Progress WhatsUp Gold
Progress Software
SMB-to-enterprise, Windows-centric network monitor with a friendly map-based UI and bundled core features.
- Category
- Network / NMS
- License
- Proprietary
- Deployment
- Self-hosted
- Cost
- Medium
- Free tier
- No
- Self-host effort
- Moderate
- Maturity
- Established
- Popularity
- Long-standing SMB/mid-market tool
The catch
Windows-only server requirement is a real constraint, and several advanced capabilities still sit behind add-on modules despite the "core included" marketing.
Monitors
NetworkServersMetrics
Protocols
SNMPWMIICMP / ping
Capabilities
AlertingDashboardsAutodiscoveryTopology mappingAPI
Built for
SMBMid-market
The honest take
A solid, unglamorous Windows-shop NMS. The map-first UI is genuinely pleasant; the Windows-only server is the dealbreaker if your monitoring box wants to be Linux.