Objective of the network manager is to monitor both up/down and performance of a set of defined server parameters, application monitoring and all interfaces on all networking devices.

Equipment inventory of devices to be monitored is 438 devices, broken down as follows:

Quantity	Description
52	48 port switches
7	Core switches with 4 48 port line cards
100	Windows based servers: – with 200 volumes total, running various applications requiring monitoring including SQLServer, Exchange and others
21	Cisco routers
179	Wireless APs
2	Firewalls
2	VPN concentrators
7	Wireless LAN controllers
68	24 port switches

Costs For the Same Environment:

Solarwinds Orion
Elements Required:	Unlimited
Price:	$20,975.00
Application Monitoring:	$19,995.00
Total Cost:	$40,970.00
Fits your Budget?	NO

WhatsUp Gold
Devices Required:	500
Price:	$4,995.00
Application Monitoring:	Included
Total Cost:	$4,995.00
Fits your Budget?	YES

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Summary:

For cost effective network management and monitoring, WhatsUp Gold is the obvious choice. Compared to Solarwinds Orion, the choice becomes even clearer.

When it comes down to it, who has time to figure out how many interfaces, devices and volumes are in your network and worry about per element* licensing. Getting budget approved is hard enough with out having to go back to management when you discover that you need larger licenses to ensure you are monitoring your entire network.

With WhatsUp Gold’s straight forward per device licensing model you know upfront and exactly what you are going to need to be able to completely monitor your network.

The above WhatsUp Gold and Orion pricing comparison that proves that WhatsUp Gold is clearly the solution with the lowest overall TCO.

*Licensing of the Orion Network Performance Monitor is based upon the highest number of managed interfaces, nodes and volumes. Licensing of the Orion Network Performance Monitor is based upon the highest number of the following three values:
Interfaces = Total number of managed network interfaces (including switch ports, physical interfaces, virtual interfaces, sub-interfaces, VLANs, and etc..)
Nodes = Total number of managed nodes (including routers, switches, servers, access points, modems, and etc..).
Volumes = Total number of managed volumes (logical disks).