Domotz vs WhatsUp Gold

Domotz is a cloud-based platform for discovering, monitoring and remotely managing network-connected devices across multiple sites. It creates device inventories and topology maps, then tracks health, performance, uptime, SNMP values and TCP services, with alert thresholds. Remote management tools include device access, power control, configuration backup and restore, and scripts. Network diagnostics include speed tests, traceroutes and on-demand VPN access. Domotz lists more than 100 vendor integrations and thousands of device models. Its collector has 16 deployment options, including a Domotz Box, virtual machines, Windows, Linux, NAS, Docker and Raspberry Pi. Security features include SSO/SAML, two-factor authentication, role-based team management, secure network sharing and audit logging. Domotz says it is audited to SOC 2 Type II and certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2022, and uses encryption for data in transit and at rest. Free device discovery is available; paid options include $1.50 per managed device per month, billed in bundles of 10, and a Collector Plan at $35.00 per month.

WhatsUp Gold monitors IT infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments, covering networks, systems, traffic, applications, wireless networks, virtual machines, physical servers, cloud resources, storage and SSL certificates. Layer 2/3 discovery creates interactive topology maps of device relationships, dependencies and status. The software can run scripts and policies to address common issues, including restarting services and running SSH commands. Integrations include ServiceNow, OpsGenie, Microsoft Teams, Flowmon, AWS CloudWatch and Azure Monitor; a REST API supports integrations and automation. It monitors Microsoft Hyper-V and connects with VMware vCenter or ESXi for host, VM, datastore and network metrics. Deployment can be on-premises or in the cloud, with distributed pollers for larger environments. Server software requires Windows Server 2019, 2022 or 2025. The Free Edition costs nothing for 10 devices. Business costs $1,229 a year for 50 devices; a 30-day trial is listed. Licensing and technical maximums can require additional licenses, and a single server can poll up to 100,000 metrics with additional scalability pollers.