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Power Admin PA Server Monitor
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Power Admin PA Server Monitor vs. WhatsUp Gold
May 2024
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We performed a comparison between Power Admin PA Server Monitor and WhatsUp Gold based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Server Monitoring solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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Anonymous User
Possibility to develop your own VB scripts is a valuable feature but the graphics need improvement.
Basic monitoring on Unix was working really well but it didn't really help under machines in Windows Domain Controller.
Anonymous User
Researched Power Admin PA Server Monitor but chose WhatsUp Gold: Old, clunky, and with unresponsive support, this product touches the basics but not in style
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  • "Pricing is reasonable compared to other products."
  • "I'm not sure, but it's expensive. We don't pay any additional fees."
  • "The choice of version depends on the number of points, or devices, that you want to monitor, and this makes the product expensive."
  • "The pricing can be on the expensive side when considering competing products."
  • "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."
  • "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."
  • "The most valuable feature is the cost compared to other solutions."
  • "This is a well priced solution."

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    What do you like most about WhatsUp Gold?
    Top Answer: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… more »
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for WhatsUp Gold?
    Top Answer:WhatsUp Gold is reasonably priced considering how much we are monitoring. There could always be a cheaper option but compared to SolarWinds and others in the market, WhatsUp Gold keeps it at a point… more »
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    What needs improvement with WhatsUp Gold?
    Top Answer:Importing the maps and being able to customize them could be easier. Our network architect was able to import our maps, but if there was an easier way to customize the maps, that process could be… more »
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    34th
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    15th
    out of 42 in Server Monitoring
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    912
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    714
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    Average Words per Review
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    Rating
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    Overview
    PA Server Monitor securely monitor DMZs and remote offices from a central Console, without a VPN, without agents on every server, and without holes in the remote firewall. Status reports and alerts help you stay on top of your IT infrastructure without manual monitoring.

    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.

    Sample Customers
    Sauder Woodworking, Symantec, Microsoft, Skull Candy, NASA, Xerox, Chevron
    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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    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm21%
    Government16%
    Energy/Utilities Company11%
    Retailer11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Government11%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Financial Services Firm9%
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    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise56%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise58%
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    Power Admin PA Server Monitor is ranked 34th in Server Monitoring while WhatsUp Gold is ranked 15th in Server Monitoring with 22 reviews. Power Admin PA Server Monitor is rated 6.0, while WhatsUp Gold is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Power Admin PA Server Monitor writes "Possibility to develop your own VB scripts is a valuable feature but the graphics need improvement". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WhatsUp Gold writes "If CPU, memory, or disk space is over-utilized, it alerts us immediately via text or email if there is an issue". Power Admin PA Server Monitor is most compared with , whereas WhatsUp Gold is most compared with Grafana, SolarWinds NPM, Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor and Nagios XI. See our Power Admin PA Server Monitor vs. WhatsUp Gold report.

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