We performed a comparison between Microsoft Configuration Manager and Zabbix based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Server Monitoring solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Offers good patching."
"The solution has a very good set of features."
"There have to be made some improvement in WSUS and control in other non-Microsoft products updates."
"Patching is very effective and reporting is very good."
"It does the job and meets our needs. With everybody working remotely these days, we are using this solution to deploy everything. The deployment of PCs is easy."
"Valuable features include configurations enforcement, compliance data gathering, and deployment of a standardized OS."
"The major features of this product are the reporting tools. The most valuable features are package deployment and application deployment. Security management is also good because any vulnerability will be identified, and you can fix it. It's the best tool because you never know what kind of client you will have. For example, you may have your offices in low bandwidth remote areas. But it's achievable because it accommodates the bandwidth that you have available. Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is an excellent reporting tool for your environment. If you want to know the details about the hardware configuration, software configuration, what is causing a problem, or when a new feature update comes in for Windows, even that goes on SCCM itself. A lot of deployment stuff."
"It gives us the ability to set up schedules, according to what our security requirements are, to automate the patching of our servers and desktops."
"We detect problems before the customer does and before it actually happens using the predictive functions in Zabbix."
"Zabbix is both stable and scalable."
"In terms of customization and integration, we have more flexibility. We can automate configurations, define deletion rules, and customize based on the needs. The client interface allows for further configuration, making it quite comprehensive."
"The most valuable features in Zabbix are those that help us overcome bottlenecks in CPU usage, as well as reduce memory delay. I know that we have only reached the tip of the iceberg of what Zabbix's features can do for us, and we have not used all of them yet."
"There is less computing power needed for scaling."
"The integration capabilities and APIs are the best part."
"The most valuable feature is the support for monitoring Cisco switches."
"The most valuable feature is the protocol to manage anything."
"Management of Linux devices could be improved."
"Their compliance reporting is not accurate, and they admitted it on the phone when we had a call with them. We were trying to understand why their numbers didn't match on our compliance reports. It is not accurate and you cannot depend on the compliance reports. The numbers just don't match, and we can't figure out why. We called Microsoft and they said, "Yeah, that's a known issue." But there is no word that they're working on it."
"Some of the capabilities aren't fully developed yet. It's an ongoing work in progress. I think they are making some steps in the right direction as far as managing workstations centrally, like Intune."
"I currently need to increase my compliance level in the patching processes which this solution could improve on."
"Microsoft should extend support for additional platforms."
"The ability to integrate MDM would be great."
"The tool's deployment can be cumbersome."
"The solution can be improved with the addition of a mobile device manager."
"Documentation terminology could be improved."
"Zabbix technical support is sold separately."
"The event correlation could be better."
"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 networking monitor is not too easy to work with."
"If you want to use all of the features then you have to pay a licensing fee."
"I would like to remotely connect to the computer, and Zabbix doesn't have this capability."
"The GUI could be more intuitive. Also, we'd like streaming telemetry. Zabbix might have this feature, but I haven't seen it yet. It took us a long time to get started because the documentation isn't very descriptive. We had to go through various sources like YouTube and forums to get this solution working."
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Microsoft Configuration Manager is ranked 2nd in Server Monitoring with 78 reviews while Zabbix is ranked 1st in Server Monitoring with 98 reviews. Microsoft Configuration Manager is rated 8.2, while Zabbix is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Microsoft Configuration Manager writes "Seamless system updates, useful integration, and reliable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zabbix writes "Allows any number of customizations but lacks functionality for finding root causes". Microsoft Configuration Manager is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Intune, BigFix and NinjaOne, whereas Zabbix is most compared with Centreon, Checkmk, SolarWinds NPM, Nagios XI and Nagios Core. See our Microsoft Configuration Manager vs. Zabbix report.
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