Dell CloudIQ vs Zabbix comparison

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We performed a comparison between Dell CloudIQ and Zabbix based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two IT Infrastructure Monitoring solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Dell CloudIQ vs. Zabbix

July 2024

Helped 793,295 peers since 2012

Categories and Ranking

Dell CloudIQ

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

44th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Zabbix

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

1st

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

101

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (10th), Network Monitoring Software (1st), Server Monitoring (1st), Cloud Monitoring Software (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of Dell CloudIQ is 1.3%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zabbix is 15.9%, up from 13.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

IT Infrastructure Monitoring

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Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

2.5%

Network Monitoring Software

14.7%

Featured Reviews

Yaswanth Yathaluru

Sr. Storage & Backup Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

Oct 17, 2022

Easily visualize your environment's performance and forecast its capacity

Our company uses the solution for forecasting capacity and performance via cloud visualization that is maintained by Dell. The solution is a maintenance tool that is used by our storage and backup teams to view PowerScale and our cloud. The tool for forecasting capacity is valuable. PowerScale…

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Tom Karches

Systems Specialist at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees

Apr 19, 2024

We know right away when there are problems, offers built-in statistics and allows you to pull up graphs and basically take the parameters you want to check-in

Scalability is good. Zabbix uses proxies to manage incoming data from hosts. Since the system is receiving a lot of data, that could potentially put a real load on the server. The proxies handle some of the load from their respective clients and then feed that to the main server. For checks, Zabbix prefers that you use checks based on the data that's automatically flowing from each host rather than doing explicit checks or things like... don't go on this server and run a command except for a check. Just use the built-in checks, and we mostly do that. Some people when they switch over to Zabbix, they're not used to that. They're used to always adding regular checks, but sometimes it won't work. So, you can change it to be more on the passive check side, where the hosts don't have to do anything, and it's actually displayed on the server.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's convenient because you can access it from a mobile device without needing a laptop."

"The best thing about this solution is that you can check for the infrastructure and system updates that you might need to be compliant with the Cloud."

"Mobile application is the most valuable feature for us. We can monitor all the storages on our phones. It's really good."

"Has really nice roll-up dashboards."

"Fewer vulnerabilities have been observed in the four years we have used the solution."

"The tool for forecasting capacity is valuable."

"We have found that Zabbix is more easy to use than other applications."

"I have found that the reporting feature in Zabbix is most valuable. Additionally, the solution has given us bandwidth options, we are able to see where problems are. For example, we noticed a problem that occurred because of a bad interface going in the wireless VLAN."

"I'm supervising all the IT departments, and Zabbix seems quite good for them. It provides graphics and information in real time. We get alerts about crashes on the system, enabling us to quickly repair issues. We can easily find devices with problems."

"The pricing of the product is reasonable."

"The most valuable feature is the alert and alarm monitoring."

"It's a flexible solution."

"Dashboard and the customization of the items and triggers are the most valuable features."

"Health and communication links availability."

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Cons

"Doesn't do well in terms of integrating with technologies other than Dell."

"Supporting legacy systems is an area that can be improved."

"PowerScale is the only file system offered and that is limiting."

"The reporting capabilities of this solution could be improved."

"Getting through support has become a difficult thing. Dell's support has degraded since they took over EMC. It's a bit difficult to use."

"In terms of improvement, they should enhance the product range."

"When using this solution in enterprise monitoring, you are able to see that there are some issues with equipment that could be causing a problem. Sometimes you want to make a root command that you do not want to be executed automatically. What we have tried to do is open an SSH session directly from the solution's interface but it is not possible."

"It should be easy to modify the front end."

"When we have a problem, we have to do a lot of research to solve it."

"Zabbix is not easy to configure, and upgrading is also an issue."

"Zabbix isn't very good at automation just yet."

"Zabbix is powerful, but it is difficult to understand initially. There are many things that can be improved, but we might not be using Zabbix to its fullest extent. The software has more features than we need."

"The product could be more secure and more stable."

"The performance reporting could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I believe it is a free product because we don't pay for it."

"The solution is more expensive than NetApp which offers file systems in various price ranges."

"It is reasonable."

"It is worth every cent to pay or even study to do your own installation."

"We’re using the free version, which covers all our current needs."

"Zabbix and Grafana are both open source products, we only needed to go to their website and download the application and we began to use them. The solutions are free."

"If you have 20,000 hosts, the support costs around €95,000 for a year."

"It is a true open-source solution, so there are no licensing costs."

"This is an open-source solution that can be used free of charge."

"It is free, which allows us to reduce costs."

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it_user174738

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…

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Legal Firm

Educational Organization

37%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dell CloudIQ?

Fewer vulnerabilities have been observed in the four years we have used the solution.

What needs improvement with Dell CloudIQ?

It would be even better if it could include information on servers and other hardware components in addition to storage.

What is your primary use case for Dell CloudIQ?

We use it primarily for storage management.

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?

Zabbix's licensing and pricing are good for our needs.

What needs improvement with Zabbix?

To improve Zabbix, adding more features to support the monitoring of modern workloads like containers would be beneficial. Many environments are shifting away from traditional setups to remote and ...

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Overview

CloudIQ is a no cost Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering that provides a simple monitoring interface for an unlimited number of Unity systems. CloudIQ accesses data in near real time to enable monitoring and troubleshooting for Unity systems.

Zabbix is an open-source monitoring software that provides real-time monitoring and alerting for servers, networks, applications, and services.

It offers a wide range of features including data collection, visualization, and reporting.

With its user-friendly interface and customizable dashboards, Zabbix helps organizations ensure the availability and performance of their IT infrastructure.

Sample Customers

North Carolina State University

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