Paessler PRTG – The perfect alternative to WhatsUp Gold
- User-friendly software with custom dashboards, alerting, and reports
- All-in-one monitoring for your entire network in real time
- Save time, money, and effort in the long run
Our users give top ratings for monitoring with Paessler PRTG
PRTG as a WhatsUp Gold alternative: What you’ll find on this page
PRTG makes network monitoring as easy as it gets
Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent all kinds of network issues.
PRTG vs. WhatsUp Gold: All-in-one network monitoring tool, all features included
PRTG makes it easy to monitor your entire IT infrastructure from a single dashboard – from network, storage systems, cloud services, virtual systems, databases, and applications, to medical devices, CCTV systems, industrial environments, and more.
With PRTG, all monitoring features are included with every license. You don't need a separate module or add-on for features like application monitoring, virtualization monitoring, network traffic analysis with flow protocols, and more, as WhatsUp Gold requires.
Simply determine how many endpoints you wish to monitor and the number of sensors you’ll need to do so. This also makes PRTG way more cost effective than WhatsUp Gold.
What network monitoring looks like in PRTG
Diagnose network issues by continuously tracking the health, availability, and performance of your entire IT infrastructure. Show hardware parameters, application performance, network traffic, bandwidth usage, and other key metrics in real time. Visualize data in clear graphs and dashboards to identify problems more easily. Gain the overview you need to troubleshoot all kinds of issues in your network.
Device tree view of the complete monitoring setup
REST Custom sensor in PRTG
Custom PRTG dashboard for keeping an eye on the entire IT infrastructure
Start monitoring your network with PRTG and see how it can make your network more reliable and your job easier.
“All-around winning “The real beauty of PRTG is the endless possibilities it offers” “PRTG Network MonitorIT experts agree: Paessler PRTG is a great solution for IT infrastructure monitoring
network monitor”
is very hard to beat”
Fast setup and intuitive usability
Network monitoring should be quick and easy. Cumbersome and complicated software creates unnecessary work for the administrator. PRTG makes monitoring as user-friendly as possible – no matter if you choose an on-prem installation or our cloud-based product.
Quick installation with automatic network discovery and smart setup for instant monitoring
Custom dashboard creation via drag & drop with easy-to-read visualized overviews
Different user interfaces for web, desktop, and mobile apps for monitoring on the go
Network of qualified implementation partners to support you with a smooth migration to PRTG
5 reasons why to choose PRTG
Outstanding functionality & usability
Even the very best monitoring software is of no use if it’s difficult to use. PRTG not only comes with an extensive range of features, but it’s also known for its excellent usability.
Countless customers have praised PRTG for its user-friendly design and intuitive user interface – just check our customer success stories!
Agentless
monitoring
PRTG does not make you install any software on the devices that you want to monitor – the monitoring tool is agentless software.
PRTG uses known protocols such as SNMP, WMI, NetFlow, or SSH to integrate devices and services from any vendor or provider.
Distributed monitoring
at no extra cost
With PRTG, you can install remote probes at any number of sites and then monitor them remotely with your central PRTG installation.
Each license of PRTG includes an unlimited number of remote probes, which makes monitoring distributed locations and networks as easy as 1,2,3.
Easily customizable monitoring
PRTG provides a whole range of sensor and device templates so that you can integrate your own queries into PRTG with little effort – including the REST Custom v2 sensor, which allows easy access to devices and applications via the PRTG API.
Save time, nerves,
and money
For all-in-one network monitoring software, PRTG is remarkably inexpensive. Many of our customers have enjoyed substantial savings by using PRTG over other monitoring tools.
What’s more, the easy-to-use interface of PRTG saves sysadmins a considerable amount of time that can be used for other things. Since time is money, PRTG can help your company save big quickly.
Find the root cause of the problem with our PRTG network monitoring solution
Real-time notifications mean faster troubleshooting so that you can act before more serious issues occur.
PRTG is compatible with all major vendors, products, and systems
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“WhatsUp Gold wasn’t organized in a way I wanted it to be organized. To me, PRTG was much more logical in terms of the user interface and the implementation.”
Mark Crawford, Network Engineer at Virginia Tech College
Your WhatsUp Gold alternative PRTG at a glance – even on the go
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“Excellent tool for detailed monitoring. Alarms and notifications work greatly. Equipment addition is straight forward and server initial setup is very easy. ...feel safe to purchase it if you intend to monitor a large networking landscape.”
Infrastructure and Operations Engineer in the Communications Industry, firm size 10B - 30B USD
PRTG makes network monitoring as easy as it gets
Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent all kinds of network issues.
PRTG vs. WhatsUp Gold: FAQ
Should I choose PRTG or WhatsUp Gold?
Choosing between Paessler PRTG and WhatsUp Gold depends on several factors, such as your specific requirements for a network monitoring solution, budget, and technical resources available in your organization.
PRTG is ideal:
- If you prefer an all-in-one, easy-to-use solution with minimal setup time.
- If you need sophisticated, customizable visualizations like dashboards and network maps.
- If you want to monitor an unlimited number of remote locations and networks at no extra cost.
- If you prefer high scalability and a software tailored to large, complex environments.
- If you want to get real-time alerting, custom notifications, and automated reporting.
- If you want to have the choice between an on-premises or cloud-based solution.
- If you want a straightforward licensing model at a comparatively low price.
WhatsUp Gold might be your choice:
- If you need strong network mapping capabilities
- If your network isn’t that complex and you therefore don’t need high scalability
- If you’re looking for an integrated suite of tools for network and application performance monitoring
Which monitoring technologies does PRTG support?
PRTG offers a comprehensive overview of your IT systems in real time. It supports all the leading monitoring technologies, including:
- SNMP
- Flow protocols (NetFlow, jFlow, sFlow, and IPFIX)
- Packet sniffing
- WMI and Windows performance counters
- HTTP requests
- SSH for Linux and macOS systems
- REST APIs for XML and JSON
- Ping
- SQL
- and much more
What is a sensor in PRTG?
In PRTG, “sensors” are the basic monitoring elements. One sensor usually monitors one measured value in your network, for example the traffic of a switch port, the CPU load of a server, or the free space on a disk drive.
On average, you need about 5-10 sensors per device or one sensor per switch port.
PRTG: The multi-tool for sysadmins
Adapt PRTG individually and dynamically to your needs and rely on a strong API:- HTTP API: Access monitoring data and manipulate monitoring objects via HTTP requests
- Custom sensors: Create your own PRTG sensors for customized monitoring
- Custom notifications: Create your own notifications and send action triggers to external systems
- REST Custom sensor: Monitor almost everything that provides data in XML or JSON format
Paessler conducted trials in over 600 IT departments worldwide to tune its network monitoring software closer to the needs of sysadmins. We asked: would you recommend PRTG?
Over 95% of our customers say yes!
The result of the survey: over 95% of the participants would recommend PRTG – or already have.
Paessler PRTG is used by companies of all sizes. Sysadmins love PRTG because it makes their job a whole lot easier. Bandwidth, servers, virtual environments, websites, VoIP services – PRTG keeps an eye on your entire network. Everyone has different monitoring needs. That’s why we let you try PRTG for free.Still not convinced?
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PRTG |
Network Monitoring Software - Version 25.1.104.1961 (April 7th, 2025) |
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Hosting |
Download for Windows and cloud-based version PRTG Hosted Monitor available |
Languages |
English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese |
Pricing |
Up to 100 sensors for free (Price List) |
Unified Monitoring |
Network devices, bandwidth, servers, applications, virtual environments, remote systems, IoT, and more |
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