Rudder vs WhatsUp Gold

Rudder

Figure	Rudder	WhatsUp Gold
Price from	$3.33/mo	Free
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Free trial	Yes	Yes
Open source	Yes	—
Web	Yes	Yes
Windows	Yes	Yes
Linux	Yes	—
API	Yes	Yes
Self-hosted	Yes	Yes
Plans published	8	1
Spec score · Enterprise IT Management Software	8.8 (#7)	7.5 (#18)
Deployment	Rudder supports Linux and Windows systems, including cloud and on-premises infrastructure; its feature page also lists Raspberry Pi agents.	The 2026 release supports Windows Server 2025 and Windows Server 2022, and its installer enables IIS where supported.
Headquarters	Paris, France	Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
Security	Rudder documentation says communications are encrypted with TLS 1.3 and agents authenticate mutually with the server or relay using mTLS.	WhatsUp Gold 2026.0 introduces a Master Secret Key encryption mechanism, generated during installation or upgrade and unique to each server.
Support	Enterprise includes unlimited standard support, while the Corporate Security Suite includes unlimited premium support and a dedicated customer success manager.	Technical support is available to customers with active maintenance and support services or subscriptions; the guide also describes business-hours phone support and optional 24x7x365 emergency support for business-critical issues.
System requirements	Rudder requires a recent browser, OpenJDK 17 or later and PostgreSQL 13 or later.	WhatsUp Gold requires Microsoft SQL Server and a Windows Server platform; Log Management requires a separately installed Elasticsearch instance.

Rudder has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.

WhatsUp Gold has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.