A network management and monitoring solution should stand on its own merits. Need to make a decision? The following table lists the reasons why our customers chose to implement WhatsUp Gold instead of ipMonitor.

Features	Description	Solarwinds ipMonitor
Unlimited Monitors per Device	Configure as many active, performance, passive or custom monitors as necessary without exceeding licensed limits or requiring an upgrade.
Extensible Architecture	New functionality can be rapidly added, such as NetFlow and VoIP monitoring or Layer 2 Discovery through plug-ins.
SNMPv3	SNMPv3 supports an authentication scheme far superior to that of SNMPv1 and v2; both of which are limited to the use of unencrypted, clear text passwords (community strings).
SQL Database	SQL database allows for scalable storage of data gathered by network monitoring versus a flat-file structure.
Integrated MIB Database	Access over 400 standard and proprietary MIBs and configure any monitor type instantly. MIBs can be added and validated instantly.
IPv6 Support	Monitoring of IPv6 enabled devices and systems is critical to an overall effective network management strategy.
Configurable SNMP Interface Names	Ability to display SNMP ifDescription or ifAlias for device interfaces to reflect corporate or other established naming conventions.
Configurable Monitors	Provides the capability to develop unique monitors for custom monitoring.	Partially Included
Reporting	Extensive reporting with over 200 configurable reports available.	Partially Included
Drag and Drop Web Interface	Configurable management interface and workspace views provide maximum flexibility to move and add reports to access most relevant status information instantly.	Partially Included
Configurable Dashboards	Built-in NOC-like views for instant visual status of up/down status, response time, and critical system details and addition of external web-site feeds.	Partially Included
SNMP SmartScan Discovery	Accesses SNMP information on your default router to identify devices and all subnets on your network.
Custom WMI Monitors	Configuration of active and performance monitors for any counter available through WMI.
Flexible Alerting	Create custom alerts based on 13 different mechanisms.	Partially Included