# Progress WhatsUp Gold: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 8 judge labels across 3 categories by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/progress-whatsup-gold

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Network monitoring and management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/network-monitoring-and-management/index.md) | 0% | 106 | 50% | 6 |
| [Infrastructure monitoring](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/infrastructure-monitoring/index.md) | 0% | 57 | 0% | 1 |
| [Network detection and response](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/network-detection-and-response/index.md) | 0% | 92 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Network‑centric, map‑driven, robust reporting, SNMP/IPMI/ICMP, good for traditional LAN/WAN" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Network monitoring)

## And against it

- "High cost for smaller organizations. Poor interface design — described as clunky and outdated." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, NDR)
- "Long-time users report persistent quality issues" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Network monitoring)
- "PRTG, Auvik, WhatsUp Gold, and Kentik are examples of products whose pricing units should be modeled carefully before purchase." (Perplexity Sonar, Network monitoring)
- "makes this tool one to approach with significant caution" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Network monitoring)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Progress WhatsUp Gold, from 19 of the 19 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 9
- capterra.com: 8
- comparitech.com: 7
- peerspot.com: 7
- softwareadvice.com: 7
- softwaretestinghelp.com: 6
- netdata.cloud: 5
- bestdevops.com: 3
- checkmk.com: 3
- devopsschool.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://softwareadvice.com/network-monitoring: 6
- https://g2.com/categories/network-detection-and-response-ndr/small-business: 5
- https://capterra.com/p/237630/Network-Detection-and-Response: 3
- https://checkmk.com/blog/best-network-monitoring-tools: 3
- https://comparitech.com/net-admin/network-monitoring-tools: 3
- https://dotcom-monitor.com/blog/best-network-monitoring-software: 3
- https://flypix.ai/infrastructure-monitoring-tools: 3
- https://gartner.com/reviews/market/network-detection-and-response: 3

## In its own words

What Progress WhatsUp Gold's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Find and fix network problems fast by monitoring your entire IT Infrastructure (physical, virtual, cloud, applications and more). (https://progress.com/)
- For: IT teams (https://progress.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II
- Customers named: Volkswagen, Tomas Bata Regional Hospital in Zlín

## What it publishes

Every page progress.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 15765 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 5893 pages, 12 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- case study: 54 pages, 11 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- webinar or virtual event: 785 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-10-20
- conference or event: 141 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 81 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-21
- comparison: 95 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-05
- template or tool: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-24
- glossary or explainer: 103 pages, 11 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- podcast or video: 477 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-10-23
- news or press: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Beyond ai content generation neil tewari context infrastructure agentic marketing stack https://www.progress.com/blogs/beyond-ai-content-generation-neil-tewari-context-infrastructure-agentic-marketing-stack
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Partner spotlight q a cubicle fugitive brings legal industry expertise progress sitefinity cms https://www.progress.com/blogs/partner-spotlight-q-a-cubicle-fugitive-brings-legal-industry-expertise-progress-sitefinity-cms
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Marklogic server 12.1  agent ready  engineered for greater efficiency https://www.progress.com/blogs/marklogic-server-12.1--agent-ready--engineered-for-greater-efficiency
- Recent: 2026-09-25 case study: Cubicle fugitive https://www.progress.com/customers/cubicle-fugitive
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Closing visibility accountability gap file driven work https://www.progress.com/blogs/closing-visibility-accountability-gap-file-driven-work
- Recent: 2026-09-22 case study: Tomas bata regional hospital https://www.progress.com/customers/tomas-bata-regional-hospital

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.