NetBrain vs Zabbix comparison

"Chain management is a good feature. I don't get it on other solutions."

"NetBrain is a very simple tool."

"This product has good network monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities."

"Enables maps to be drawn out."

"A reliable, time-saving tool for providing accurate layer 2 and layer 3 network mappings."

"The most valuable feature is the monitoring of virtual machines."

"The most valuable features are the monitoring and the ease with which we can set it up at customer sites with our custom Zabbix proxy and tools."

"The solution allows you to configure and customize how you want to collect information from servers or other systems."

"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."

"The most valuable feature is monitoring."

"The most valuable feature is the support for monitoring Cisco switches."

"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."

"Zabbix can use old data to current data to set the threshold. We can use previous data to set the threshold."

"The IP interface brief isn't consistent."

"Support needs to improve for the installed product and some of the reporting could be more flexible to provide more complete cataloging."

"The solution could integrate more automation."

"It would be nice if the setup was a little simpler. Also, if the solution could provide more training materials for new people coming into our company so they can quickly learn how to use the functionalities."

"Each device needs to be configured to allow NetBrain to poll for the information it needs, which can be very time-consuming for a large network."

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

"The reporting features need improvement, especially detailed inventory reporting. Since it's freeware, reporting may not be a major focus."

"There is a bit of a learning curve during installation."

"Its UI needs to be improved a little bit more so that an end-user is also able to handle it. I can handle it, but others should also be able to handle it in a better way. It becomes complex when we are growing and need to add proxies. We need more scalability features and documentation for different use cases. A lot of articles are available, but they need to be in proper documentation. For example, when you have thousands of servers that have to be monitored in different regions of the world, there should be some kind of documentation to describe how you can create proxies and add them. Sometimes, when you are using the database, it can get overloaded. When the network is growing, the number of transactions becomes very high, and the database gets overloaded. There should be information about how to reduce the load on the MySQL database, which is what Zabbix is using. The market is growing a lot, and it should be enhanced for a lot more things. We are currently bringing enhancements at our end for different use cases. For example, when dockerization is going on, how can we check the logs inside the Dockers. We should also be able to monitor and check the number of logins and add features such as SSO login and two-factor authentication as a protocol. These are the security features and concerns that we have to deal with. Currently, we are developing modules to add features to Zabbix, but they should also work on these features."

"The only issue we have had with Zabbix is when we decided to make an update or upgrade."

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

"The documentation gets a bit messy between versions and is not too detailed, which is a bit painful for first-timers, especially when they run into issues."

"Zabbix can use better documentation and support for troubleshooting."

"Licensing is based on a per-device basis, which means that it can get very expensive if you have a large number of devices."

"The product is expensive, but less expensive than some of the competition and worth the price."

"We pay the subscription for support by year."

"The solution is open source so is free."

"For pricing, it's free. We don't pay anything for it. They open-source the code, and people pay for support."

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

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

"It is reasonable."

"We were searching for an open source solution and Zabbix fit the bill because it is free and open source under the GPL license."

"The solution is free. However, many open-sourced tools start out free but eventually start charging."