Nagios Network Analyzer vs WhatsUp Gold comparison

Nagios and Progress Software are both solutions in the Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) category. Nagios is ranked #13, while Progress Software is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.7. Nagios holds a 3.4% mindshare in NTA, compared to Progress Software’s 1.7% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Nagios users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 85% of Progress Software users who would recommend it.

Nagios Network Analyzer

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85% willing to recommend

WhatsUp Gold

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85% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between Nagios Network Analyzer and WhatsUp Gold based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Nagios Network Analyzer

Ranking in Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)

13th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

WhatsUp Gold

Ranking in Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)

10th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (29th), Network Monitoring Software (30th), Server Monitoring (16th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (29th), Configuration Management (19th), Log Management (31st), Cloud Monitoring Software (24th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) category, the mindshare of Nagios Network Analyzer is 3.4%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WhatsUp Gold is 1.7%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
WhatsUp Gold	1.7%
Nagios Network Analyzer	3.4%
Other	94.9%

Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)

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Gilbert Mwiinga

Baobab College logo System Administrator at Baobab College

Effectively monitors the uptime of all equipment and network connectivity

There is room for improvement on the setup side. It's not very user-friendly, especially for those who aren't tech-savvy. I find it a bit hard to set up initially. It could be done better to make it easier to configure. It would be beneficial for users. For additional features, I have an idea. I'm not sure if it's already there, but it would be great to have a feature that maps the network and shows which devices are connected. It could provide information about how traffic flows and offer a visual representation of how devices are physically connected to each other. It would be like a network audit feature that displays the connections between switches and other devices. So, in future releases, a network mapping and visualization feature would be valuable.

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Erik Cheng

Technical Manager at Quan Hung Gourmet

Efficient monitoring with detailed customization, yet complexity remains

The best feature of WhatsUp Gold is the automatic generation of topology and its integration with virtualization and wireless. I have used the automated device discovery with this topology feature. The interactive map feature helps me manage the topology because sometimes we cannot draw the topology correctly, so we need to manually edit the connections. The alerting system is very tunable and customizable, but it's a little complicated to use. Many customers cannot manage it by themselves and need support from us, the provider. We always use the dashboards in the SOC, where we constantly display a dashboard or multiple dashboards. This allows us to know immediately if the connection or bandwidth is full or if the connection is broken.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The solution offers very good system monitoring. It's easy to manage your network, as well as your hardware and software. It's really useful."

"I have found that it has a good GUI and user-friendly administration."

"The network monitoring feature, especially, stands out to me."

"Its initial setup process is straightforward."

"It is highly customizable and can be integrated well with third-party software."

"The initial setup is easy."

"Network tracking is the most valuable feature of Network Analyzer."

"The solution is useful for monitoring network devices."

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"The interface in the last few years it has been a lot greater, they are much more user-friendly. I like the interface."

"The most valuable feature of WhatsUp Gold is NetFlow and the virtualized maps."

"I use it on premises to monitor my network database. We monitor the link up/down and use the SNMP traps as well."

"The threshold alerting is the most valuable feature."

"Auto scanning is most valuable. It looks for rogue devices on your network."

"We no longer have to manually search for problems because we are alerted when something in the network goes down."

"Our local support team provides excellent service."

"NetFlow monitoring, real-time monitoring, and surveys have been the most valuable features for our business."

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Cons

"There is room for improvement on the setup side."

"They need to have some automation models embedded in them."

"It has an old-fashioned interface."

"There are some loopholes you need to be aware of from a security perspective."

"It's very hard to install materials. You need a lot of documentation. They should make it easier to install and configure the solution."

"Nagios Network Analyzer should integrate an application monitoring solution to monitor application bandwidth usage."

"I think the reports can be improved. They're adopted."

"The bandwidth for its front-end version needs enhancement."

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"The product is old and not updated."

"I would like to see them do an enhancement to the application monitoring. A lot of other products do better application monitoring so they should do some improvements to the application monitoring."

"Integrations with other devices. I want to have a product that has full integration with my active directory so I can track user activity. I want to track my complete user activity, so I'm looking for a product to implement in the near future, which will have full integration with my network and active directory users. It became very difficult to track user activity."

"Setting up WhatsUp Gold is complicated and not easy because it requires managing SNMP and many complex settings in the devices it's monitoring, and fine-tuning it to fit our needs is also not very easy."

"I might like to see a better interface in the future."

"Improvements are needed in integration, especially for WhatsApp call and messages. Our region heavily uses WhatsApp Messenger for communication, and integration with this platform would be beneficial."

"Pricing is too high relative to how many devices we use. The price list is not linear to number of devices."

"We can never achieve or get a good picture of the network topology."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate Nagios Network Analyzer's pricing a six out of ten."

"The solution is cost-efficient."

"They charge around ten thousand per month for one thousand nodes. That is their overall cost, but it differs on which company you are applying to, whether you are a service provider or an enterprise."

"It is per device, per year. The pricing is very clear. If you have a service agreement, you get all of your major upgrades and minor upgrades. It was under $10,000 to go all-in with all of the different add-ons for it."

"There is a license needed to use WhatsUp Gold."

"The price of WhatsUp Gold is good."

"This is a well priced solution."

"There are some subscription charges that are quite heavy. I need to pay for support every year and these charges can be quite expensive. Aside from the initial cost for the tool, you need to pay additionally for support."

"Pricing is reasonable compared to other products."

"I'm not sure, but it's expensive. We don't pay any additional fees."

"The pricing can be on the expensive side when considering competing products."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

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Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Government

11%

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Large Enterprise	3

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	14

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What do you like most about WhatsUp Gold?

The interactive mapping interface for scrolling, zooming, and drilling down on an element to learn about a network issue is good. When we see a network there will sometimes be a spot that has one l...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for WhatsUp Gold?

Clients find the licensing calculator confusing, but we simplify this for them by collecting relevant information first. The licensing is based on devices, providing better cost-effectiveness than ...

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What needs improvement with WhatsUp Gold?

It would be great if WhatsUp Gold could add features that simplify management with AI, as it is currently too complicated to manage.

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Overview

Nagios Enterprises delivers official products, services, and solutions for and around Nagios – the industry standard in enterprise-grade IT infrastructure monitoring. With millions of users worldwide, Nagios is the undisputed champion in the IT monitoring space. Our team of dedicated professionals works to ensure total customer satisfaction with all the services we provide. Our extensive network of partners helps extend Nagios services and solutions to new organizations and markets worldwide to meet a variety of business needs. Nagios Enterprises was founded in 2007 by Ethan Galstad. Ethan created what would later become known as Nagios in 1999, and currently serves as the President of Nagios Enterprises.

Nagios

Explore and manage your entire network infrastructure effortlessly with WhatsUp Gold's robust layer 2/3 discovery, creating a detailed interactive map from the edge to the cloud. Monitor devices, wireless controllers, servers, virtual machines, applications, and traffic flows across various environments. Real-time alerts ensure optimal performance, allowing you to meet or exceed SLAs. The platform offers customizable maps, dashboards, and alerts for easy network management. Quickly resolve issues with intuitive workflows, reducing Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR). WhatsUp Gold's integrated log management provides easy visibility and control of device log data, allowing monitoring, filtering, searching, and alerting on syslogs or Windows logs. Archive logs to comply with regulatory requirements and preserve historical data, all through a user-friendly interface. Streamline network monitoring and issue resolution with WhatsUp Gold, making network management efficient and hassle-free.

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Sample Customers

NuBlue, St.Elisabeth Hospital, Akamit Systems, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, ValueClick, Sunrise Banks

Artoni Trasporti, Austin Independent School District, Banca Marche, Burke County North Carolina, Cambridge University School of Clinical Medicine, Clayco, Community Integrated Care, Desca, Deutsche Bergbau, Flexi-Van, Gropper, Hamleys, Hammonds Furniture, Knowledge IT, Idras S.P.A., Sibeg, Swann Engineering, Trivium Lindenhof

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