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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

Entuity and Zabbix are network monitoring solutions competing for market share. Entuity often has the upper hand in customer support and user satisfaction, while Zabbix stands out for its robust features and open-source flexibility, making it cost-effective with significant capabilities.

Features:Entuity offers advanced automation tools, integrated network insights, and comprehensive visibility into network performance. Zabbix provides wide-ranging monitoring capabilities, strong scalability, and real-time data analysis.

Room for Improvement:Entuity could enhance its scalability, offer more flexible pricing options, and improve its customization capabilities. Zabbix may work on simplifying its user interface, enhancing customer support, and providing more user-friendly documentation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service:Entuity is tailored for swift deployment and seamless infrastructure integration with superior customer service. Zabbix, while backed by documentation and community support, may necessitate more technical expertise for effective deployment and management.

Pricing and ROI:Entuity generally comes with higher initial costs, but benefits in quicker deployment and minimal operational interruptions can justify the investment for comprehensive support. Zabbix, being open-source, offers lower setup costs and attracts budget-conscious companies aiming for strong ROI through its scalability and features.

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Entuity vs. Zabbix

December 2025

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Entuity

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

72nd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Zabbix

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

1st

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

108

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (10th), Server Monitoring (1st), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (1st), Cloud Monitoring Software (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Entuity is 0.7%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zabbix is 6.9%, down from 11.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Monitoring Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Zabbix	6.9%
Entuity	0.7%
Other	92.4%

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Featured Reviews

Ahmed Salman

Performance & Monitoring Supervisor at Saudi Telecom Company

A good solution for network monitoring and support management, but there is no centralized database

There is no centralized database. It is an issue if you use a local database and have multiple borders. However, if you have an external database, you can keep the same old data from an old border up to 100 borders. In addition, if we want to create an ABI or use an ABI to connect data, there is no competition when we ask for support. If we want to modify the calculation matrix or equation, we have to raise a professional service. Other competitors like Micro Focus, a network management system, have a new supportability matrix in the market every quarter.

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KamranBhatti

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.

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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

"We find the SurePath component of this solution to be very valuable, as it gives us the path to whatever we are configuring."

"The best thing about Entuity is that it's easy to use. It's user-friendly. It's intuitive and easy to customize as per your needs."

"Entuity's best feature is its ability to monitor a large number of devices."

"The initial setup of Entuity is easy and the full process took approximately 30 minutes."

"The most valuable feature of Entuity is network mapping and information. When clicking on a particular location it can automatically survey the connectivity diagram for us. We can arrange this icon in any kind of formats, such as ring or mesh. The networking mapping can show the components and interconnectivity with the help of IP addresses and NetFlow."

"The setup was very simple and took about an hour."

"I particularly like the theme and the dashboard that they have brought in this version. In the previous version, there was only a simple screen. There wasn't any dashboard. It was a simple view, but now, they have brought in a dashboard that gives the fields for the ops as well. They can get the data they want to see in a single place."

"One of the most valuable features of Entuity is the user interface."

More Entuity pros

"We detect problems before the customer does and before it actually happens using the predictive functions in Zabbix."

"There is less computing power needed for scaling."

"Zabbix is quite stable once it is set up. We haven't had any post-setup issues."

"Zabbix is fully scalable, with no limitations in that regard."

"Zabbix helps to save time."

"Its overall flexibility is most valuable. When our customers have some custom applications that are not necessarily covered by the community or a standard monitoring tool, we use Zabbix to build our own modules with our own templates. This feature has been useful in using Zabbix for infrastructure and IT monitoring. It has also been useful for industrial equipment monitoring. Zabbix is very lightweight. It is efficient in terms of performance because it doesn't use a lot of resources."

"Like other common Linux distributions, some of the most valuable features of this solution are the ease of use and deployment. It's simple and has a lot of packages and a lot of software."

"There are lots of great features and functionality within the solution."

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Cons

"It should support IPAM or IP Address Management. When it comes to the network, IP Address Management is a feature for which we have to use a different solution. When we are managing networks, if IPAM also becomes a part of this, we do not have to look for a separate solution."

"If we want to modify the calculation matrix or equation, we have to raise a professional service."

"We would like the backup element of this solution to be improved as, at present, it is very limited and does not have much scope for customization."

"Entuity can improve the fetching of device configuration. The solution uses scripts and I could not understand them or find any recourses on the internet to learn about the language that is used in the script. It could be more user-friendly and the device configuration management could be enhanced."

"The configuration of the logging could be improved because if someone deleted any note or inventory, or some change to the inventory, we are not able to identify which user or which administrator modifies these details. For example, there should be read-only locks on maps to prevent their deletion. This way people can only read and cannot delete that particular map."

"A typical user might want to see even more depth to the standard reporting and ease of integration."

"Entuity can expand its coverage on monitoring VoIP solutions a little bit more."

"Entuity currently has APIs, but they are not straightforward. They are not flexible if an external system wants to communicate with Entuity or create an integration that is not available out of the box. Its APIs can be flexible so that they can be utilized for external integrations that are not available out of the box."

More Entuity cons

"There are a lot of areas for improvement, specifically in the dashboards and reports functionalities."

"Sometimes, the documentation is a little bit written in Estonia – a country in Europe. The language barrier and translation to English can sometimes make it difficult to understand what they're trying to get at. It's just a language thing."

"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."

"There are not too much documentation or manuals. We found the tutorials very easy to understand but do not go deep enough in the use of Zabbix. We need more manuals, proper use, documentation, etc."

"We had some scalability issues with a large number of nodes."

"Zabbix does not draw automatic mapping of the network, this is something they should add in the future. There is a lot of effort that is involved in tailoring some of the settings which could be made easier."

"The stability could be better."

"If you want to use all of the features then you have to pay a licensing fee."

More Zabbix cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It can be comparatively expensive but that is because it is comprehensive."

"We have 400 licenses and we are only using 150 licenses."

"Entuity's licensing is very highly-priced."

"Entuity is not an expensive solution."

"It varies and depends on the quantity. It's worth the cost."

"It is reasonable."

"We purchased Zabbix for a good price, including support"

"There is a license required for this solution and we pay annually for our license."

"My manager is very happy because it doesn't cost anything."

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

"Zabbix is an open-source tool, and it's free to use."

"The solution is open source so is free."

"This solution is open-source and free to use."

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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

Financial Services Firm

24%

University

Computer Software Company

Government

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	3

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	56
Midsize Enterprise	23
Large Enterprise	34

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Entuity?

We work with other solutions. We have a very good relationship with Entuity Commercial. You can negotiate discounts and provide better proposals to our customers. The pricing is very competitive. T...

What needs improvement with Entuity?

Entuity could integrate with other solutions and collect more information from IoT devices.

What is your primary use case for Entuity?

We use the solution to monitor all the network devices. They do some configuration policies, parts inventory, performance, and availability of the information they collect.

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 ...

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Overview

Entuity network management software continually monitors network bandwidth, network error rate and network congestion, which are all factors that impact overall network throughput. Events can be raised in response to abnormal traffic to allow remedial action before users are impacted. The Entuity network monitor continually evaluates network latency and network jitter to calculate MOS and ICPIF scores. Events can be raised when these scores are unacceptable for business application, voice and video performance. Key Features include: Root Cause Analysis, Event Management, Flow Monitoring & Analysis, Application Path Monitoring and Network Performance Monitoring.

Park Place Technologies

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

Tait Communications, Vattenfall, Discovery, University of Minnesota, Pernod Ricard, Electric Car

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