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Citrix uberAgent Monitoring vs Zabbix comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Citrix uberAgent Monitoring
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
46th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Zabbix
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
108
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (9th), Network Monitoring Software (1st), Server Monitoring (1st), Cloud Monitoring Software (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of Citrix uberAgent Monitoring is 0.7%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zabbix is 6.1%, down from 12.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Infrastructure Monitoring Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Zabbix6.1%
Citrix uberAgent Monitoring0.7%
Other93.2%
IT Infrastructure Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

SK
Enterprise Architect at Wipro Limited
Optimizing user experience through comprehensive monitoring and real-time analytics
Citrix uberAgent Monitoring helps us optimize the end-user experience. It identifies slow applications, system bottlenecks, and offers network and latency analytics to detect network congestion and connection issues. It enhances the security of Citrix environments by providing valuable security insights. It integrates well with Splunk and Elastic Stack to provide real-time analytics. Additionally, it is useful for tracking Citrix log-ons and determining where delays are happening.
KamranBhatti - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Helps reduce response time but has room to improve customization complexity
We are not working on simple standalone solutions like Kaspersky DDoS Protection or Hybrid Cloud Security. Once you understand Zabbix, then it is easy to customize those web pages and graphs for our customer use. It is fully automated to your requirements. Zabbix is working fine with no issues, and I am satisfied with it. We have combined Zabbix and SolarWinds. The integration works fine, and it is easy to integrate Zabbix with the IT environment. We were trying to purchase MDR (Managed Detection and Response), but we are not working on that. I don't have real experience with MDR. We are using Falcon software for that. We are working with Falcon Complete, not with Sandbox. We are not using Kaspersky for business or cloud protection. For that, we are using Zabbix CrowdStrike Falcon Complete solution. I have given this review an overall rating of 8.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Citrix uberAgent Monitoring helps us optimize the end-user experience."
"If you are serious about your infrastructure then you have to know what is going on, and with Zabbix we know when servers are using too much CPU, memory, disk IO, etc., and besides getting notified when something goes wrong, we are also now aware of how well our infrastructure scales, something that can save us money and frustrations."
"The implementation process is very straightforward."
"It can send messages to our ticketing system."
"The initial setup was not complex."
"The initial setup was pretty straightforward, we did not face any issues and it was up and running within a day."
"The resource usage, CPU utilization, disk usage, network monitoring, network performance, and alerting features are invaluable."
"We are now more pro-active before an issue appears to our customer because all the layers are now converged by Zabbix monitoring."
"Zabbix is quite stable once it is set up. We haven't had any post-setup issues."
 

Cons

"Citrix uberAgent Monitoring currently does not have its own database and requires dependency on products like Splunk or Elastic Stack for visualization."
"Zabbix technical support is sold separately."
"I really do not like this solution, almost all of its features are awful."
"In the area of the solution where you write the command, it is not very user-friendly and could be improved."
"The potential and customization is a little difficult because you have to learn scripts."
"I want Zabbix to improve the UX/UI. Zabbix doesn't use a JavaScript chart for images, and I want them to improve this."
"The main problem with Zabbix is that you have to spend time writing templates for all of the products that you have."
"It becomes complex when we are growing and need to add proxies. We need more scalability features and documentation for different use cases."
"Having a more customizable interface and dashboard would be an improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is free, which allows us to reduce costs."
"It is a true open-source solution, so there are no licensing costs."
"The tool's licensing is good."
"It’s free of cost."
"We use the open-source version of Zabbix."
"We pay the subscription for support by year."
"We are using the free, open-source version."
"There is no license but we need to pay for support."
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Comparison Review

it_user174738 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Developer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
May 31, 2015
Nagios vs. Zabbix vs. PRTG vs. Spiceworks vs. Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor
I have researched a quite a few network monitoring tools which can be used for various monitoring purposes of not only the servers, but the intermediate routers as well. There are majorly three types of these softwares. Ones which are completely open-source, you can do almost anything you want…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Healthcare Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business56
Midsize Enterprise23
Large Enterprise34
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Citrix uberAgent Monitoring?
Citrix uberAgent Monitoring currently does not have its own database and requires dependency on products like Splunk or Elastic Stack ( /products/elastic-stack-reviews ) for visualization. Some adv...
What is your primary use case for Citrix uberAgent Monitoring?
We primarily use Citrix uberAgent Monitoring ( /products/citrix-uberagent-monitoring-reviews ) for user experience monitoring, application performance tracking, and security insights on virtual and...
What advice do you have for others considering Citrix uberAgent Monitoring?
Fine-tuning is important for optimal results, and Citrix uberAgent Monitoring requires dependency on products like Splunk or Elastic Stack. Overall, I rate Citrix uberAgent Monitoring eight out of ...
What do you like most about Zabbix?
The template system in Zabbix is very beneficial as it saves time in configuration.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zabbix?
I think Zabbix is economical, whereas SolarWinds is expensive. SolarWinds has a lot of secure features, but Zabbix is providing everything free of cost. Zabbix is economical, and you can install it...
What needs improvement with Zabbix?
The potential and customization is a little difficult because you have to learn scripts. I think Zabbix needs to improve the customization better. At present, I am satisfied with the functionality ...
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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1. IBM 2. Dell 3. Cisco 4. HP 5. Oracle 6. Microsoft 7. Amazon 8. Google 9. Facebook 10. Twitter 11. LinkedIn 12. Netflix 13. Adobe 14. VMware 15. Salesforce 16. SAP 17. Intel 18. AT&T 19. Verizon 20. T-Mobile 21. Vodafone 22. Ericsson 23. Nokia 24. Siemens 25. General Electric 26. Honeywell 27. Philips 28. Sony 29. Samsung 30. LG 31. Panasonic 32. Toshiba
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