--- description: Learn more about WhatsUp Gold price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in South Africa. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: WhatsUp Gold Price, Reviews & Features - Capterra South Africa 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Network Monitoring Tools](/directory/30019/network-monitoring/software) > [WhatsUp Gold](/software/96050/whatsup-gold) # WhatsUp Gold Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.za/software/96050/whatsup-gold Page: 1 / 10\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/96050/whatsup-gold?page=2) > Get at-a-glance up/down status and performance info for network devices, servers, storage and wireless - in the cloud or on-premises. > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 227 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses WhatsUp Gold? Progress WhatsUp Gold enables SMB and Enterprise IT teams (network, server, application and DevOps) to easily and flexibly monitor and control their infrastructure. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 227 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Progress Software - **Location**: Bedford, US - **Founded**: 1991 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$1 169,00 - **Pricing model**: Other (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Available as a perpetual license or as a subscription. Free Version is available for countries within Europe, Middle East and Africa. - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese - **Available Countries**: Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros and 68 more ## Features - Activity Dashboard - Alerts/Escalation - Alerts/Notifications - Bandwidth Monitoring - Baseline Manager - Color Codes/Icons - Compliance Tracking - Configuration Management - Dashboard - Device Auto Discovery - Diagnostic Tools - Event Logs - For MSPs - Hierarchical Mapping - IT Asset Management - Location-Based Mapping - Map Exporting - Network Analysis - Network Monitoring - Patch Management - Performance Metrics - Performance Monitoring - Real-Time Monitoring - Real-time Alerts - Reporting/Analytics - Resource Management - Root Cause Analysis - Scheduling - Server Monitoring - Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) - Uptime Reporting ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Network Monitoring Tools](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30019/network-monitoring/software) ## Related Categories - [Network Monitoring Tools](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30019/network-monitoring/software) - [Network Mapping Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30978/network-mapping/software) - [Server Monitoring Tools](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/32713/server-monitoring/software) - [Application Performance Management Tools](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30208/application-performance-management-software/software) - [RMM Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/31715/remote-monitoring-and-management-software/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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More cost-effective than competitors > > **Cons**: Weaker support for cloud environments. Virtualization monitoring (VMware, Hyper-V). advanced configurations require technical expertise. Alert customization is not as intuitive. Some users find custom scripting and automation complex. > > WhatsUp Gold is a reliable and cost-effective choice for on-premise and hybrid network monitoring. While it excels in traditional network monitoring. WhatsUp Gold (WUG) is a solid network monitoring solution that balances ease of use, performance, and affordability. It’s particularly well-suited for SMBs and mid-sized enterprises looking for an intuitive way to monitor their network infrastructure. ----- ### "WhatsUp (is) Gold" — 5.0/5 > **John** | *28 October 2024* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I love the depth at which we can monitor not only bare metal devices, but Windows Services, ports, certificates, hardware performance, and connectivity. > > **Cons**: It is difficult to manage individual object presence in the application. > > WhatsUp Gold is the first application I check in the morning. I can see in one fast glance the state of our network. ----- ### "WhatsUp Gold is very easy to Manage diferrents Dashboards." — 4.0/5 > **jesus** | *31 October 2024* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: -Amazing dashboards, we can customize the dashboards to put exactly what type of information we need. -Is very simple monitor all interfaces of network devices, using the protocol SNMP we can monitor each port and the status and load. -Simple and efficient to see the status of the devices during the all day, the with the color green and red is very easy. - The updates and upgrades are so easy to install, always the installer is guide me and update all features and DB with some clicks. > > **Cons**: With a huge number of devices registered the Main Dashboard is too slow to load all information. > > Very good solution to monitoring network devices ----- ### "WhatsUp Gold" — 5.0/5 > **Matt** | *06 June 2024* | Automotive | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: WhatsUp Gold allows you to set up email and text alerts when your equipment goes down. > > **Cons**: The setup of WhatsUp Gold is a bit cumbersome. ----- ### "WhatsUp Gold best Network Monitoring System" — 5.0/5 > **Jaime Isai** | *23 June 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It is easy to implement and use. It enables you to map all of your network devices and access them thru it. It helps you to have a full visibility of all of your network. You can also set the performance alerts at your critical devices as servers, switches, routers and firewalls. It helps you to get the bandwidth monitoring by devices and applications. > > **Cons**: It will be great to have a full library of MIBs for all network security devices and not having to look by each brand site. > > Excellent experience, I can't complaint. It's a must have tool for every organization to perform a better approach in advance and to have a full network visibility. ----- Page: 1 / 10\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/96050/whatsup-gold?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/96050/whatsup-gold) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data