NetBrain vs Zabbix comparison

"Enables maps to be drawn out."

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

"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."

"I really enjoy network traffic triggers that allow us to check traffic threshold from ISP."

"The alerting systems are very good in Zabbix, and it has helped us to reduce time for reaction."

"I like being able to use proxy servers for different locations. The agents are pretty cool. They're easy to roll out. The standard out-of-the-box templates are also pretty easy to use. The integration with other learning products is also good. I have, in the past, used Slack, but we've integrated it with Microsoft Teams. We also use it for SMS with a service called Redcoat. It is very flexible. It does what I need it to do, and my manager is very happy because it doesn't cost anything. We are nearing 4,000 hosts inside Zabbix, and we've got another 6,000 access points to add to it. We've thrown everything at it, and it has managed to keep going. I am very impressed with the tool, and I'd shake their hand very hard if I got to say the compliments to the Zabbix team. They keep improving it and doing refreshes, which is one good thing about it. There is also online information as well as books that you can purchase if you're willing to read enough. There is a lot to pick up, but it is a pretty complete solution."

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

"The most valuable feature is that it provides network segregation for server monitoring."

"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."

"The solution's design has recently changed and it is visually pleasing with more color, for example, there is blue, black, and white."

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

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

"The IP interface brief isn't consistent."

"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."

"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."

"The solution could integrate more automation."

"The only improvement I would suggest, revolves around its AI and ML capabilities."

"We would like to monitor other touchpoints such as ATM machines. It would be great if it can provide monitoring of ATM machines. Compatibility with other products would also be great."

"Having a more customizable interface and dashboard would be an improvement."

"There are areas of improvement. The database grows really fast. So, when you install Zabbix, you have to deal with some issues, like the database. We become pretty big very fast."

"In the next release, I'm hoping for features targeted towards larger users with more customizable options. Despite this, I think pre-canned reports that can be used straight out of the box would be beneficial rather than having to configure each report individually. Additionally, a deeper dive into software configurations on the machines would be useful, although I understand there may be challenges in implementing this due to scripting requirements. More documentation would also be appreciated."

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

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

"We would like to see the addition of automatic push functionality to this product. This would save time when monitoring our servers and networks as, at present, we have to manually install the Zabbix agent on any hardware to be monitored."

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

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

"Zabbix is a free solution but the support contact costs money."

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

"It's an open-source solution that can be used free of charge."

"We are using the free, open-source version."

"The solution is open source so is free."

"There are no licenses."

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

"We use the open-source version of Zabbix."