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Upgrade to the best WhatsUp Gold alternative: ManageEngine OpManager

Network admins need the best monitoring features at their disposal to stay ahead of outages and performance issues. Especially in the face of stringent SLA metrics and increased customer expectations. Many users look for a WhatsUp Gold replacement as it lacks many advanced monitoring features. ManageEngine OpManager comes loaded with features and tools that improve your fault identification and resolution. And the best part? it delivers all of this at a lesser cost than WhatsUp Gold. All of this makes it the best Alternative to WhatsUp Gold.

Users prefer OpManager as the best WhatsUp Gold alternative

Third party review sites like G2, Capterra, and FinancesOnline compile reviews from users like you to rate our monitoring solution. We've compiled a consolidated report to show you why OpManager is the best alternative to WhatsUp Gold (WUG).

Evaluated by
Category
OpManager
WhatsUp Gold
Capterra
Overall Score
4.5/5
4.5/5
Capterra
Customer Support
4.5/5
4.5/5
Capterra
Features & Functionality
4.5/5
4.5/5
Capterra
Value for money
4.5/5
4.5/5
FinancesOnline
Overall Score
8.8/10
8.4/10
GetApp
Overall Score
4.5/5
4.5/5
GetApp
Overall Score
4.5/5
4.5/5
GetApp
Customer Support
4.5/5
4.5/5
G2
Overall Score
4.4/5
3.6/5
G2
Meets Requirements
9.1/10
8.1/10
G2
Ease of Use
8.2/10
7.9/10
G2
Ease of Setup
8.2/10
7.4/10
G2
Ease of Admin
7.8/10
7.2/10
G2
Quality of Support
8.7/10
8.5/10
G2
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5/10
6.8/10
 

OpManager is a cost-effective WhatsUp Gold alternative

WhatsUp Gold follows a device based licensing where anything with an IP address or a domain is counted along with the licensing. This is similar to OpManager's licensing. However, the pricing for WhatsUp Gold is far more costlier than for OpManager. We've listed an example here to show the difference in pricing for OpManager and WhatsUp Gold.

Parameters
OpManager - Alternative to Whatsup Gold
WhatsUp Gold Network Monitoring
No. of devices to be monitored
50 network devices (25 routers, 25 switches.) 50 servers.
50 network devices (25 routers, 25 switches.) 50 servers.
Licensing model type
Device based
Device based
Transparency
Completely transparent to everyone
Pricing is not transparent and you have to raise a request.
Starting price
$245
$1755

MangeEngine OpManager is a WhatsUp Gold alternative that delivers better features at 8 times less the price.

A feature by feature comparison of OpManager and WhatsUp Gold

Having a ton of advanced features in your network monitoring tool helps in more ways than one. The most obvious benefit is the improvement in monitoring. But it also lets you use lesser tools to monitor your network- saving license costs, and the effort of training your employees. OpManager is a unified console packed with features and functionalities that WhatsUp Gold lacks. We've compiled some features here to show you what makes OpManager the best alternative to WhatsUp Gold.

Feature
OpManager - Best WhatsUp Gold alternative
WhatsUp Gold
Category-based Infrastructure Views
 
OpManager allows you to create more defined groups based on your requirements.
 
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Support for adding custom device types
 
OpManager allows you to add custom devices out-of-the box
 
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Real-time Perf. and Traffic Monitoring via SNMP 
 
OpManager provides comprehensive real-time performance and traffic monitoring using SNMP
 
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Hypervisor Monitoring
 
OpManager uses Hypervisor API to discover, classify and monitor Hypervisor.
 
Not Available
NetApp Monitoring (SNMP)
 
OpManager provides monitoring and management of NetApp Primary Storage series System.
 
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Hyper-V Monitoring Out-of-the-box support
 
OpManager uses WMI to discover, classify and monitor the Microsoft Hyper-V devices
 
Not Available
Hop-wise WAN link visibility
 
OpManager monitors your WAN links' bandwidth, utilization, errors, discards and helps you verify Service Level Agreements(SLAs) with your Internet Service Providers.
 
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Alarm Escalation
 
You can configure OpManager to escalate such unnoticed alarms by sending an e-mail to the person concerned.
 
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Bandwidth capacity planning reports
 
Capacity planning allows organizations to assess future IT requirements based on business forecasts.
 
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Traffic reports
Provides detailed reports on incoming and outgoing traffic
 
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Forensic reports
 
OpManager provides Forensic reports which gives you the flexibility to select a particular time period and get required information about your bandwidth usage.
 
Not Available
API based integration with existing IT management ecosystem
 
OpManager uses REST APIs for integration with an existing IT management ecosystem.
 
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App for iOS and Android devices
 
OpManager provides mobile apps for both iOS and Android devices. Choose your WhatsUp Gold replacement today!
 
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Integrations between network management modules
 
OpManager integrates data from various modules such as bandwidth monitoring, network configuration management, firewall management, IP address management, and switch port management and provides a single integrated management.
 
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To summarize, OpManager brings better features at your disposal while costing significantly less. In terms of return of investment and monitoring capabilities, OpManager is the best alternative to WhatsUp Gold. OpManager can monitor network devices, storage devices, servers, and virtual devices. It complements this with advanced AIOps and automation tools. It also makes device onboarding, alert management, and report generation convenient. If you're looking for a WhatsUp Gold Alternative, look no further- download OpManager or try our free 30 day trial.

Customer reviews

OpManager

OpManager - 10 Steps Ahead Of The Competition, One Step Away From Being Unequalled.

- Network Services Manager, Government Organization

  • Reviewer Role

    Infrastructure and Operations

  • Company Size

    Gov't/PS/ED 5,000 - 50,000 Employees

"I have a long-standing relationship with ManageEngine. OpManager has always missed one or two features that would make it truly the best tool on the market, but over it is the most comprehensive and easy to use the product on the market."

OpManager

Easy Implementation, Excellent Support & Lower Cost Tool

- Team Lead, IT Service Industry

  • Reviewer Role

    Infrastructure and Operations

  • Company Size

    500M - 1B USD

"We have been using OpManager since 2011 and our overall experience has been excellent. The tool plays a vital role in providing the value to our organisation and to the customers we are supporting. The support is excellent and staff takes full responsibilities in resolving the issues. Innovation is never stopping and clearly visible with newer versions"

OpManager

Easy Implementation With A Feature Rich Catalogue, Support Has Some Room For Improvement

- NOC Manager in IT Service Industry

  • Reviewer Role

    Program and Portfolio Management

  • Company Size

    500M - 1B USD

"The vendor has been supporting during the implementation & POC phases providing trial licenses. Feature requests and feedback is usually acted upon swiftly. There was sufficient vendor support during the implementation phase. After deployment, the support is more than adequate, where the vendor could make some improvements."

OpManager

Great Monitoring Tool

- CIO in Finance Industry

  • Reviewer Role

    CIO

  • Company Size

    1B - 3B USD

"Manage Engine provides a suite of tools that have made improvements to the availability of our internal applications. From monitoring, management and alerting, we have been able to peak performance within our data center."

OpManager

Simple Implementation, Easy To Use. Very Intuitive.

- Principal Engineer in IT Services

  • Reviewer Role

    Enterprise Architecture and Technology Innovation

  • Company Size

    250M - 500M USD

"Manage Engine support was helpful and responsive to all our queries"

 
 
 

IT operations management

OpManager

Hinduja Global Solutions saves $3 million a year using OpManager

Industry : IT

Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS) is an Indian business process management (BPM) organization headquartered in Bangalore and part of the Hinduja Group. HGS combines technology-powered automation, analytics, and digital services focusing on back office proces

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OpManager

USA-Based Healthcare Organization Monitor's Network Devices Using OpManager and Network Configuration Manager

Industry : Healthcare

One of the largest radiology groups in the nation, with a team of more than 200 board-certified radiologists, provides more than 50 hospital and specialty clinic partners with on-site radiology coverage and interpretations.

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OpManager

Netherlands-based real estate data company avoids system downtime using OpManager and Firewall Analyzer

Industry : Real Estate

Vabi is a Netherlands-based company that provides "real estate data in order, for everyone." Since 1972, the company has focused on making software that calculates the performance of buildings. It has since then widened its scope from making calculations

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OpManager

Global news and media company

Industry : Telecommunication and Media

The company specializes in cable network programming, direct broadcast satellite (DBS), television, new media, and multicultural education.

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OpManager

Bonita

Industry : Businesses and Services

Bonita uses OpManager to monitor their network infrastructure and clear bottlenecks

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OpManager

Thorp Reed & Armstrong

Industry : Government

Randy S. Hollaway from Thorp Reed & Armstrong relies on OpManager for prompt alerts and reports

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