We performed a comparison between Nmap and Zabbix based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Monitoring Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"From a functionality standpoint, it's robust and straightforward to comprehend."
"The most important function, according to me, is the capability to use some arguments in the scanning. The solution's capability to go figure and do a deep dive, discovering information on specific aspects."
"Nmap is easy to use. It's a command-line interface, and the output is quite good."
"It helps us secure the network infrastructure."
"It is a very user-friendly product."
"The most valuable feature of the solution for security audits stems from the fact that it serves as a powerful tool with the ability to scan a large number of ports."
"Nmap has a powerful command line tool and a set of diagnostic features."
"The real-time reporting feature of Nmap is particularly valuable. It generates detailed reports on the source and destination IP addresses, the protocols used, and the types of traffic."
"It's a very reliable platform and we've never had any issues regarding the scalability or the stability of Zabbix."
"Setup was straightforward. Initial deployment took two or three months."
"The most valuable feature is the alert and alarm monitoring."
"Zabbix can use old data to current data to set the threshold. We can use previous data to set the threshold."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is service assurance."
"The most valuable features of Zabbix are flexibility and a single interface for different types of monitoring."
"Zabbix is both stable and scalable."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The solution's initial setup could be better."
"Since I started using Nmap, it has been completely based on the command prompt and I think it would help other users if they implemented a decent GUI as well."
"It takes a bit of time to get familiar with the solution and its options."
"There are concerns with the stability of the product, making it an area where improvements are required."
"They should deliver Playtech's username and password."
"The solution should increase the number of features under a free license."
"One of the drawbacks of the standard Nmap utility is that it does not come with a graphical user interface, unlike a number of other open-source alternatives such as Zenmap."
"The challenge often lies in finding suitable courses and professional resources."
"The only improvement I would suggest, revolves around its AI and ML capabilities."
"Outside of the normal standard monitoring, I would like to extend patching, importing patching, and supporting patching for Windows Servers."
"There are a lot of areas for improvement, specifically in the dashboards and reports functionalities."
"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."
"One of the things we don't like is that Zabbix has a license structure with a price that is high compared to the competition. It's very high, for example, compared to something like Microsoft Teams."
"The solution needs to add features for finding loopholes or problems and their root causes."
"Having a more customizable interface and dashboard would be an improvement."
"The server monitoring could be better."
Nmap is ranked 19th in Network Monitoring Software with 20 reviews while Zabbix is ranked 1st in Network Monitoring Software with 98 reviews. Nmap is rated 8.6, while Zabbix is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Nmap writes " Improves network monitoring and offers insights into traffic, including VPNs". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zabbix writes "Allows any number of customizations but lacks functionality for finding root causes". Nmap is most compared with Azure Network Watcher, SolarWinds NPM, SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer, Domotz and Cisco Secure Network Analytics, whereas Zabbix is most compared with Centreon, Checkmk, SolarWinds NPM, Nagios XI and Nagios Core. See our Nmap vs. Zabbix report.
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