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NetCrunch vs Zabbix comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

NetCrunch
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
83rd
Ranking in Server Monitoring
28th
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
66th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (73rd)
Zabbix
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
1st
Ranking in Server Monitoring
1st
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
106
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (9th), Cloud Monitoring Software (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of NetCrunch is 0.3%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zabbix is 12.7%, up from 11.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Monitoring Software
 

Featured Reviews

RP
A network monitoring platform with a useful reporting feature, but permission-based options could be better
The initial setup is fairly easy. Most of it's wizard-based. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to set it up. But if you don't know certain things related to protocols and everything else, it might be difficult. If you know how SNMP works, it'll be fairly simple to set up.
B Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Enables seamless global client monitoring with reliable remote connectivity
I use the solution to provide a perfect environment for remote connectivity with my clients. Many tools that I require for system maintenance are included. I can easily monitor all of my clients throughout the world I did not give much thought to it, however, improvements could be made to Zabbix.…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Reporting on NetCrunch is pretty good. It's very similar to SolarWinds. It's just a different interface. The majority of everything there was beneficial."
"Zabbix can use old data to current data to set the threshold. We can use previous data to set the threshold."
"The features I found most valuable are the user interface and a wide range of network devices that are easy to configure."
"The resource usage, CPU utilization, disk usage, network monitoring, network performance, and alerting features are invaluable."
"The most valuable feature is the support for monitoring Cisco switches."
"We use it to monitor and manage our servers."
"The solution is quite mature and very stable."
"The integration capabilities and APIs are the best part."
"It has an intuitive UI with beautiful graphs and customizable maps."
 

Cons

"I didn't care for the role-based, permission-based options, which were not the best."
"As far as improvements, sometimes I get a bit frustrated when I move from a previous version to a new one because some configuration has changed—I need to investigate the documentation to deal with some configuration. But it doesn't take much time, so it's okay."
"It should be easy to modify the front end."
"We had some scalability issues with a large number of nodes."
"The only issue I can note is that it's Linux-based, and Linux documentation is not the best."
"The only issue we have had with Zabbix is when we decided to make an update or upgrade."
"Implementation is always tailored to the customer and the kind of information we need from the client to carry it out can make them very uncomfortable. Sometimes the clients are not ready to share it."
"The integration of the product is not so easy, especially when it comes to the application database."
"The user web interface is a little bit too basic, we need to link Zabbix to Grafana to have more options, such as graphs and charts. The interface needs to be improved. Additionally, there could be better integration with Grafana API."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"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."
"We were searching for an open source solution and Zabbix fit the bill because it is free and open source under the GPL license."
"It is reasonable."
"This is an open-source solution that can be used free of charge."
"It is free, which allows us to reduce costs."
"This is an open-source solution that can be used free of charge."
"I use the tool's free version."
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Comparison Review

it_user174738 - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
12%
Agriculture
12%
Educational Organization
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

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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?
We didn't use the commercial version. We used the free version.
What needs improvement with Zabbix?
I think it's the best solution for monitoring. I don't know any better.
 

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Sample Customers

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