Canadian alternative
A Canadian alternative to WhatsUp Gold
Lavawall® is a Canadian alternative to WhatsUp Gold for network monitoring. It is a multi-tenant RMM and remote support platform for MSPs and IT teams, with patching, security monitoring, Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace breach detection, and compliance built into the same agent and console, fully Canadian-owned, hosted in Canada, and billed in Canadian dollars.
Support comes from ThreeShield staff in Canada, and compliance mapping covers PIPEDA, Quebec Law 25, and more than 20 Canadian laws and frameworks in all.
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What makes Lavawall® Canadian
Canadian ownership, hosting, billing, payment, support, and law, in one platform.
Fully Canadian-owned
Lavawall® is built and owned by ThreeShield Information Security Corporation, a Canadian corporation based in Calgary, Alberta. Its terms are governed by the laws of Alberta and of Canada.
Hosted in Canada
Data is hosted in Canada by default: on AWS in Montréal today, moving to a Canadian-owned hosting provider in Vancouver in Q4 2026. Where a client's obligations call for it, data can be placed in the United States, Europe, or Australia instead.
Billed in Canadian dollars
Canadian-dollar pricing with GST, HST, PST, and QST handled, month-to-month, with no high-water-mark billing.
Canadian ways to pay
Pay in Canadian dollars by Interac, Canadian pre-authorized debit, or Canadian credit card.
Supported from Canada
Support and Tier 3 escalation come from ThreeShield staff in Canada, the CISSP- and CISA-credentialled team that builds the product.
Canadian law built in
Compliance mapping covers more than 20 Canadian laws and frameworks, including PIPEDA, Quebec Law 25, Alberta PIPA and the Health Information Act, BC PIPA, FIPPA, and the E-Health Act, Ontario PHIPA, CPCSC, CIRO, and FINTRAC, alongside SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, and CMMC. See Canadian GRC.
WhatsUp Gold and Canada: what its own documentation says
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.
| Canadian criterion | Lavawall® | WhatsUp Gold |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters and ownership | Calgary, Alberta; fully Canadian-owned | Burlington, Massachusetts (Progress) |
| Hosting in Canada | Yes, by default (AWS Montréal, moving to a Canadian-owned provider in Vancouver in Q4 2026) | Runs where you install it |
| Canadian-dollar pricing | Yes, with GST, HST, PST, and QST | See WhatsUp Gold’s pricing |
| Pay by Interac, pre-authorized debit, or Canadian credit card | Yes | See WhatsUp Gold’s billing terms |
| Support staffed in Canada | Yes | See WhatsUp Gold’s support terms |
Competitor information is taken from each vendor’s own public documentation as of September 2026 and linked above. Tell us if something has changed and we will correct it.
What Lavawall® covers compared with WhatsUp Gold
Lavawall® covers the network monitoring work WhatsUp Gold is used for, and more, on one agent and console:
- Network, LAN, WAN, and Ubiquiti UniFi monitoring, with LAN scans that find unmanaged devices and open services.
- Device health and performance monitoring, patching, and remote support on the same agent.
- Compliance evidence and Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace breach detection in the same console.
For a feature-by-feature comparison, see Lavawall® compared with 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.
Switching, or running both
Install the Lavawall® agent at each site, run a LAN scan, and connect your UniFi controllers.
Start a 14-day free trialTalk to a human
14-day trial of the full platform, no credit card. Then month-to-month, in Canadian dollars, with no long-term contract.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Lavawall a Canadian alternative to WhatsUp Gold?
- Yes. Lavawall® is fully Canadian-owned by ThreeShield Information Security Corporation, a Canadian corporation in Calgary. It is hosted in Canada by default, billed in Canadian dollars, and paid by Interac, pre-authorized debit, or Canadian credit card, and supported by staff in Canada. It is a multi-tenant RMM and remote support platform for MSPs and IT teams, with patching, security monitoring, Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace breach detection, and compliance built into the same agent and console.
- 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.
- Where is Lavawall's data hosted?
- Lavawall's data is hosted in Canada by default: on AWS in Montréal today, moving to a Canadian-owned hosting provider in Vancouver in Q4 2026. Data can be placed in the United States, Europe, or Australia instead when a client's obligations call for it.
- Can I pay for Lavawall in Canadian dollars?
- Yes. Lavawall® is priced in Canadian dollars with GST, HST, PST, and QST handled, and you can pay by Interac, Canadian pre-authorized debit, or Canadian credit card. Billing is month-to-month or annual, with no high-water-mark billing.
- Can Lavawall replace WhatsUp Gold?
- For most MSPs, yes: Lavawall® monitors networks, LANs, WANs, and UniFi gear, and discovers devices, inside a full RMM.
WhatsUp Gold is a trademark of its owner. Other product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Lavawall is not affiliated with WhatsUp Gold.