Is Lavawall a Canadian alternative to WhatsUp Gold?

Yes. Lavawall is Canadian-owned and hosted in Canada by default. Of the 8 WhatsUp Gold capabilities listed on this page, Lavawall has a close match for 5.

Does WhatsUp Gold host data in Canada?

WhatsUp Gold is mainly software you install yourself, so where its data lives depends on where you run it. Lavawall is delivered as a service, with data hosted in Canada by default.

How is WhatsUp Gold priced?

Its own website describes its pricing as tiered editions (Business, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Enterprise Scale) priced by number of devices per year, plus add-ons; subscription or perpetual licenses; contact sales. Lavawall publishes its prices in Canadian dollars on its pricing page, month-to-month.

Does WhatsUp Gold offer a free trial?

Its own website lists this: trial (downloadable); also a Free Edition for up to 10 devices. Lavawall offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card.

What does Lavawall not replace in WhatsUp Gold?

Lavawall has no direct equivalent for these WhatsUp Gold capabilities: network traffic flow analysis, network device configuration management, and AI-driven network threat and anomaly detection.

Can Lavawall replace WhatsUp Gold?

For most MSPs, yes: Lavawall monitors networks, LANs, WANs, and UniFi gear, and discovers devices, inside a full RMM.

Can I export my data from WhatsUp Gold?

WhatsUp Gold’s documentation describes this: export log, dashboard, and report data (e.g. for Excel).

Is WhatsUp Gold available in French?

French is documented up to WhatsUp Gold 2022. Lavawall works in Canadian French, Canadian English and US English: each person picks a language, and you can set a default for each client.

A Canadian alternative to WhatsUp Gold

WhatsUp Gold is a network monitoring tool for IT teams and network administrators, from small and medium-sized businesses to large enterprises (source). Lavawall® is a Canadian alternative for network monitoring, owned and hosted in Canada, with the closest match for each WhatsUp Gold capability listed below.

On this page: WhatsUp Gold at a glance, feature by feature, WhatsUp Gold and Canada, and moving over.

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WhatsUp Gold at a glance

What WhatsUp Gold says about itself, with a link to the page each fact comes from.

WhatsUp Gold at a glance, from its own website
Made for	IT teams or network administrators, from small and medium-sized businesses to large enterprises (source)
Pricing model	Tiered editions (Business, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Enterprise Scale) priced by number of devices per year, plus add-ons; subscription or perpetual licenses; contact sales (source)
Free trial or free plan	Trial (downloadable); also a Free Edition for up to 10 devices (source)
Platforms	Installs on Windows Server; monitors network devices, servers, virtual machines (VMware, Hyper-V), wireless controllers, applications, and AWS/Azure cloud resources (source)
Deployment	On-premises (installed on Windows Server) (source)
Integrations it lists	AWS CloudWatch, Microsoft Azure Monitor, VMware vCenter, Cisco, and Fortinet FortiGate (source)
Data export	Export log, dashboard, and report data (e.g. for Excel) (source)

WhatsUp Gold feature by feature

WhatsUp Gold lists these capabilities on its own website; each links to its source. Beside each is the closest Lavawall® feature and the article that shows how to use it.

WhatsUp Gold capabilities and the closest Lavawall feature
What WhatsUp Gold says it does	Closest Lavawall® feature	How-to article
Unified infrastructure and application monitoring (source)	Device monitoring and alerts on Windows, Mac, and Linux	Computers
Layer 2/3 discovery and topology maps (source)	Network diagram with outage monitoring, switch-port records, and printable network drawings	Network Diagram
Network traffic flow analysis (source)	Lavawall does not analyse network traffic flows.
Windows event log and syslog management (source)	Event log analysis for Windows, Mac, and Linux	Local Account Logins
Network device configuration management (source)	No direct equivalent in Lavawall. Check whether you need it before you move.
AI-driven network threat and anomaly detection (source)	Lavawall does not offer autonomous AI agents for this.
Automated remediation scripts and policies (source)	Scripting and automation across companies, with per-company variables	Add/Modify Scripts
Distributed monitoring of remote sites (source)	Network diagram with outage monitoring, switch-port records, and printable network drawings	Network Diagram

Lavawall® has a close match for 5 of these 8 WhatsUp Gold capabilities. For the other 3, check whether you rely on them before you move.

For a longer comparison, see Lavawall® compared with WhatsUp Gold.

WhatsUp Gold and Canada

WhatsUp Gold is a Progress Software product, which has its global headquarters in Burlington, Massachusetts. WhatsUp Gold is mainly software you install yourself, so where its data lives depends on where you run it.

Lavawall and WhatsUp Gold compared on Canadian criteria
Canadian criterion	Lavawall®	WhatsUp Gold
Headquarters and ownership	Calgary, Alberta; fully Canadian-owned	Burlington, Massachusetts (Progress)
Hosting in Canada	Yes, by default	Runs where you install it
Canadian-dollar pricing	Yes, with GST, HST, PST, and QST	See WhatsUp Gold’s pricing
Console in French	Yes: Canadian French, Canadian English and US English, chosen by each person (details)	French documented up to version 2022 (source)

Taken from WhatsUp Gold’s own website and documentation in September 2026 and linked on this page. Tell us if something has changed and we will correct it.

Lavawall® is built and owned by ThreeShield Information Security Corporation in Calgary, hosted in Canada by default, billed in Canadian dollars, supported from Canada, and available in Canadian French. What makes Lavawall® Canadian.

Moving from WhatsUp Gold to Lavawall®

Export what you need from WhatsUp Gold. Its documentation describes this: export log, dashboard, and report data (e.g. for Excel).
Start a free Lavawall® trial and add your companies.
Install the Lavawall® agent at each site, run a LAN scan, and connect your UniFi controllers.
Set up each feature from the table above. The how-to articles to start with: Computers, Network Diagram, Local Account Logins, Add/Modify Scripts.
Run both side by side and turn WhatsUp Gold off one company at a time, when your team is ready.

Try Lavawall® free beside WhatsUp Gold

Where WhatsUp Gold may fit better

If deep topology mapping of large, multi-vendor networks is your main need, a dedicated network monitor such as WhatsUp Gold may fit better.

Lavawall® has no direct equivalent for these WhatsUp Gold capabilities, so check whether you need them:

network traffic flow analysis: Lavawall does not analyse network traffic flows.
network device configuration management
AI-driven network threat and anomaly detection: Lavawall does not offer autonomous AI agents for this.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lavawall a Canadian alternative to WhatsUp Gold?: Yes. Lavawall® is Canadian-owned and hosted in Canada by default. Of the 8 WhatsUp Gold capabilities listed on this page, Lavawall has a close match for 5.
Does WhatsUp Gold host data in Canada?: WhatsUp Gold is mainly software you install yourself, so where its data lives depends on where you run it. Lavawall® is delivered as a service, with data hosted in Canada by default.
How is WhatsUp Gold priced?: Its own website describes its pricing as tiered editions (Business, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Enterprise Scale) priced by number of devices per year, plus add-ons; subscription or perpetual licenses; contact sales. Lavawall® publishes its prices in Canadian dollars on its pricing page, month-to-month.
Does WhatsUp Gold offer a free trial?: Its own website lists this: trial (downloadable); also a Free Edition for up to 10 devices. Lavawall® offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card.
What does Lavawall not replace in WhatsUp Gold?: Lavawall® has no direct equivalent for these WhatsUp Gold capabilities: network traffic flow analysis, network device configuration management, and AI-driven network threat and anomaly detection.
Can Lavawall replace WhatsUp Gold?: For most MSPs, yes: Lavawall® monitors networks, LANs, WANs, and UniFi gear, and discovers devices, inside a full RMM.
Can I export my data from WhatsUp Gold?: WhatsUp Gold’s documentation describes this: export log, dashboard, and report data (e.g. for Excel).
Is WhatsUp Gold available in French?: French is documented up to WhatsUp Gold 2022. Lavawall® works in Canadian French, Canadian English and US English: each person picks a language, and you can set a default for each client.

WhatsUp Gold is a trademark of its owner. Other product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Lavawall is not affiliated with WhatsUp Gold.