Opsview vs PRTG Network Monitor vs Zabbix comparison

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We performed a comparison between Opsview, PRTG Network Monitor, and Zabbix based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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

ROI

Sentiment score

5.5

Opsview improves SLA performance, reduces network disruptions, and optimizes resources with minimal operational effort, enhancing overall efficiency.

Sentiment score

6.5

PRTG Network Monitor boosts productivity, reduces costs through user-friendly proactive alerts, minimizing downtime and optimizing system performance.

Sentiment score

6.9

Zabbix is praised for being cost-effective and scalable, minimizing downtime, and eliminating high licensing fees for enterprises.

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It provides accurate data for utilization, allowing us to monitor and optimize our investments in WAN connection capacity.

Mahmoud Abd El-Rasol

Network Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

After introducing PRTG Network Monitor, we have saved time, and it's easy for everybody to monitor everything.

reviewer2759802

Architect at a consultancy with 1-10 employees

The implementation reduced our employee resources from 20-25 to 5-6 employees.

Madhan Cs

Senior consultant at Cambridge Institute of Technology

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.8

Opsview's support is praised for responsiveness, knowledge, proactive staff, effective communication, and clear implementation assistance, despite occasional concerns.

Sentiment score

6.7

Technical support is generally responsive and effective, with a focus on email and extensive online resources, despite varying response times.

Sentiment score

6.8

Zabbix support is well-regarded, with strong community forums, responsive staff, and effective local partners aiding various user needs.

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They resolve our queries 24/7.

madhan kumar hs

software engineer at Capgemini

The setup process is well-documented, making it easy to deploy.

Solutions Architect at Boch Systems Company Limited

Tutorials are available so I can manage any issue with PRTG Network Monitor easily.

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IT Infrastructure Engineer at Atlas

It is so straightforward that I have never had to use the support.

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CTO at Oic

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.1

Opsview scales well, with most users easily managing growth and minimal resource-related challenges during expansion.

Sentiment score

7.4

PRTG Network Monitor is scalable and adaptable, though high sensor counts may challenge servers, yet effectively supports diverse organizations.

Sentiment score

6.9

Zabbix offers scalable, flexible monitoring with cost efficiency, though complex scaling and database management may require improvements for large deployments.

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On a scale of one to ten, scalability is rated as 9.5.

Solutions Architect at Boch Systems Company Limited

PRTG Network Monitor has the ability to scale and add new devices.

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IT Infrastructure Engineer at Atlas

You can install them in each network, even if they are not connected, and it works.

Petr Pouzar

IT Consultant at M-COM s.r.o

Zabbix is very scalable and lightweight.

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CTO at Oic

Zabbix has high scalability.

IgorKabish

CTO at Four Nine Agency

I would rate its scalability ten out of ten.

B Ahmed

Manager, Information Technology Zara & Inditex at Cenomi

Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.6

Opsview is generally stable and low maintenance, with rare upgrade issues and slowdowns due to MySQL dependence.

Sentiment score

8.0

PRTG Network Monitor is highly stable and reliable, with minimal issues, high ratings, and continuous operation without outages.

Sentiment score

7.4

Zabbix is generally stable and reliable, requiring minimal resources, though occasional issues may arise from external factors.

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We haven't needed vendor support for the last three years, which demonstrates the product's stability.

Mahmoud Abd El-Rasol

Network Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

PRTG Network Monitor is stable in my experience, and I have not encountered issues with crashes or downtime.

Megha Pawar

Associates at Mphasis

PRTG Network Monitor is very stable and requires low maintenance.

ShubhamBharti

Software Engineer at Asahi Beverages

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Zabbix is very scalable and lightweight.

CTO at Oic

Zabbix is quite stable, and we haven't had any problems with Zabbix itself.

IgorKabish

CTO at Four Nine Agency

I think the stability of Zabbix is around five to six on a scale of ten, where ten is the best and one is the worst.

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Network Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Room For Improvement

Opsview requires API upgrades, better graphing, enhanced usability, improved scalability, and refined integrations, while addressing pricing and processing issues.

PRTG Network Monitor needs improvements in customization, integration, support, monitoring features, and cost-effectiveness for enhanced user experience.

Zabbix needs user interface, reporting, and dashboard improvements, plus better configuration, automation, documentation, scalability, and advanced monitoring features.

Grafana does have features that I think my current solution lacks, such as better performance reporting.

reviewer1898607

Partner Technical Support & Escalation Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

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The initial auto-discovery added too many unnecessary sensors, so auto-discovery should only take the necessary sensors into consideration.

Madhan Cs

Senior consultant at Cambridge Institute of Technology

They need to improve application performance monitoring, error tracing mechanisms, and log management.

Solutions Architect at Boch Systems Company Limited

PRTG Network Monitor should provide syslog monitoring since it is not available at this time.

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IT Infrastructure Engineer at Atlas

The only issue I can note is that it's Linux-based, and Linux documentation is not the best.

CTO at Oic

The potential and customization is a little difficult because you have to learn scripts.

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Network Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Setup Cost

Opsview offers competitive pricing with negotiable discounts, comprehensive licensing, and valuable features, recommended for enterprise use.

PRTG Network Monitor offers competitive pricing with flexible licensing; initial setup is costly but ongoing expenses are reasonable.

Zabbix is praised for being a free, open-source solution with optional low-cost support, attracting enterprise users.

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The licensing part is a recurring license for every year, which is very affordable, making PRTG Network Monitor budget-friendly.

madhan kumar hs

software engineer at Capgemini

Pricing is by the number of devices, not by sensor.

Solutions Architect at Boch Systems Company Limited

The prices are very high for PRTG Network Monitor.

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IT Infrastructure Engineer at Atlas

Zabbix is providing everything free of cost.

Network Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

It is literally free.

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CTO at Oic

Valuable Features

Opsview offers easy configuration, user-friendly GUI, robust alerting, scalability, automation, and integration, enhancing monitoring and incident response.

PRTG Network Monitor is user-friendly, offers real-time monitoring, scalability, and flexibility, making it ideal for diverse IT environments.

Zabbix offers open-source flexibility, scalability, automated monitoring, diverse integrations, and adaptability for complex infrastructures with strong community support.

Opsview's alerting capabilities are very helpful, and they positively impact our incident response times.

reviewer1898607

Partner Technical Support & Escalation Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

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PRTG Network Monitor already provided me with 100 free sensors, which is enough for my network monitoring.

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IT Infrastructure Engineer at Atlas

PRTG Network Monitor has a good dashboard that shows each and every piece of information, so we can easily find out what is happening with the systems.

reviewer2759802

Architect at a consultancy with 1-10 employees

These reports help me in my day-to-day work, and I rely on them because they provide proof during escalation, with exact downtime logs and related information.

Chandhan P

Software engineer at Bosch

If disk usage surpasses a threshold, say 70%, I receive alerts and can take proactive action.

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CTO at Oic

Zabbix has a lot of features, including monitoring, status updates, and collecting information telemetry from storages and servers as well.

IgorKabish

CTO at Four Nine Agency

Zabbix is Linux-based open-source software, and the main use case is to reduce costs.

SaurabhYadav5

Network Engineer at Ogma Consulting

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Opsview is 1.0%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PRTG Network Monitor is 2.9%, down from 4.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zabbix is 4.1%, down from 13.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Zabbix	4.1%
PRTG Network Monitor	2.9%
Opsview	1.0%
Other	92.0%

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reviewer1898607

Partner Technical Support & Escalation Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

Real-time dashboards have improved our deployment monitoring and incident response

We are using Opsview ourselves, rather than being a consultant or a reseller. We do not use its auto-discovery feature. We do not utilize its API driven architecture. I do not know what metrics we use to assess the effectiveness of Opsview's hybrid IT monitoring. Overall, I am pretty satisfied with Opsview as it is good for what it does. I do not know if Grafana has any other advantages besides better stats, as I am not involved in that side. Based on my experience, I would still recommend Opsview to others as it is good for what it does. I gave this review a rating of 8.

Alerting precision has reduced incident response times and improved department-level network visibility

madhan kumar hs

software engineer at Capgemini

The auto-pause sensor during the maintenance window is good without any false alerts, and it prevents me from getting flooded with alerts during planned maintenance, helping department heads understand their own network usage better. It has reduced incident response time by giving clearer ownership of each alert, ensuring alerts go to the proper recipient. SNMP testers and auto-pause are among the best features of PRTG Network Monitor, which is particularly useful for different departments such as HR and finance, where alerts can be filtered accordingly. The alerting features and dashboard of PRTG Network Monitor are very helpful, especially in our industry. However, the dashboard can look cluttered on smaller screens, which is one negative aspect. PRTG Network Monitor has impacted us positively; we have stopped getting flooded with alerts during planned maintenance or unplanned outages. Compared to others, this gives specific alerts very quickly and helps department heads understand their own network usage better, thus reducing incident response time so that each alert has clear ownership.

Helps reduce response time but has room to improve customization complexity

Network Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

We are not working on simple standalone solutions like Kaspersky DDoS Protection or Hybrid Cloud Security. Once you understand Zabbix, then it is easy to customize those web pages and graphs for our customer use. It is fully automated to your requirements. Zabbix is working fine with no issues, and I am satisfied with it. We have combined Zabbix and SolarWinds. The integration works fine, and it is easy to integrate Zabbix with the IT environment. We were trying to purchase MDR (Managed Detection and Response), but we are not working on that. I don't have real experience with MDR. We are using Falcon software for that. We are working with Falcon Complete, not with Sandbox. We are not using Kaspersky for business or cloud protection. For that, we are using Zabbix CrowdStrike Falcon Complete solution. I have given this review an overall rating of 8.

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IT Developer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

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…

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

13%

Construction Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	12
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	9

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	59
Midsize Enterprise	19
Large Enterprise	50

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	56
Midsize Enterprise	23
Large Enterprise	34

Questions from the Community

There is always room for improvement, and part of the reason we're looking at Grafana is because there are things it ...

What is your primary use case for Opsview Monitor?

Our primary use case is monitoring our deployments.

What advice do you have for others considering Opsview Monitor?

We are using Opsview ourselves, rather than being a consultant or a reseller. We do not use its auto-discovery featur...

What is the best network monitoring software for large enterprises?

PRTG network monitor is one of the best tool i have ever used for the monitoring. It have auto discovery option. it a...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PRTG Network Monitor?

The pricing was higher at the beginning, but the recurring licensing cost is affordable and reasonable. Overall, the ...

What needs improvement with PRTG Network Monitor?

The reporting features look very technical and that can be improved. If they can change the report so everyone can un...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zabbix?

I think Zabbix is economical, whereas SolarWinds is expensive. SolarWinds has a lot of secure features, but Zabbix is...

What needs improvement with Zabbix?

The potential and customization is a little difficult because you have to learn scripts. I think Zabbix needs to impr...

What is your primary use case for Zabbix?

We are working on the normal standard package of CrowdStrike for small business. For the mail server, we are using bo...

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Also Known As

Opsview Monitor, Opsview Enterprise

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Overview

Opsview provides advanced monitoring for system availability, service metrics, and resource usage with flexibility and scalability tailored for global networks.

Opsview delivers comprehensive monitoring through its flexible alert framework, web GUI, and integration with Nagios plugins. It facilitates seamless server additions, supports multi-tenancy, and offers scalability with a MySQL backend. Configuring new hosts and services is straightforward, while advanced services like cloning and alert noise reduction enhance user experience. Users mention room for improvement in the API, database support, and features like bulk changes in the GUI. Despite these aspects, Opsview is preferred for cloud and client monitoring across multiple geographical points.

What are Opsview's most important features?

Flexible Alert Framework: Allows customized alerting rules to suit diverse needs.
Web GUI and Dashboard: Intuitive interfaces for real-time monitoring and data visualization.
Integration with Nagios: Compatible with a wide range of plugins for extended functionality.
Multi-Tenancy: Supports multiple users with isolated data views.
API and Automation: Streamlines management and operational workflows.
Distributed Monitoring: Ensures reliable performance across global networks.

What benefits or ROI are users experiencing?

Scalability: Adapts to growing infrastructure with ease.
Ease of Configuration: Simplifying initial setup and ongoing adjustments.
Accurate Alerting: Reduces false positives, improving response efficiency.
System Stability: Consistent performance with minimal downtime.
Comprehensive Support: Extensive integration and customization options.

Opsview proves valuable in cloud environments for monitoring resource availability and performance. Organizations deploy it for both internal and client-facing monitoring across global regions, benefiting from enhanced event triggers and automation opportunities, particularly in deployment monitoring and service tracking.

ITRS

PRTG Network Monitor offers seamless network health tracking with flexible alerting and robust scalability. Its real-time monitoring and compatibility across diverse technologies enhance operational efficiency.

PRTG Network Monitor stands out by providing intuitive dashboards and detailed reporting to efficiently monitor network health, significantly reducing manual checks. Its quick setup and comprehensive compatibility cater to diverse environments. The alert system and real-time monitoring enable proactive maintenance, while custom scripting and a broad range of sensors allow for personalized monitoring options. Enhancements are suggested in database management, integration capabilities, Unix support, pricing, application performance, and dashboard customization. Users benefit from enhanced error messaging, flexible licensing, and better training resources.

What are the key features of PRTG Network Monitor?

Ease of Use: Intuitive dashboard makes network monitoring straightforward.
Flexible Alerting: Provides prompt notifications for proactive maintenance.
Scalability: Adapts to various network sizes and complexities.
Compatibility: Works across diverse technologies and environments.
Custom Scripting: Allows tailored monitoring options for specific needs.

What benefits should users seek in PRTG Network Monitor reviews?

Operational Efficiency: Reduces the need for manual network checks.
Real-Time Monitoring: Enables instant response to potential issues.
Enhanced Infrastructure Oversight: Facilitates comprehensive management of network devices.
Proactive Maintenance: Alerts help prevent potential disruptions.
Central Dashboard: Manages infrastructure across multiple locations effectively.

In industries like IT, telecommunications, and healthcare, PRTG Network Monitor is employed for comprehensive monitoring of systems, servers, and networks. It assists in tracking uptime, connectivity, and alerts for potential issues, offering tailored options like monitoring traffic flows and hardware health through custom sensors and scripts.

Paessler GmbH

Zabbix is an open-source monitoring software that provides real-time monitoring and alerting for servers, networks, applications, and services.

It offers a wide range of features including data collection, visualization, and reporting.

With its user-friendly interface and customizable dashboards, Zabbix helps organizations ensure the availability and performance of their IT infrastructure.

Sample Customers

IBM, BT, Cisco, Sky, UPS, Capgemini, Visolit, Fujitsu Services UK, UKCloud, Massachusetts Insitute of Technology, Cornell University, Incomm

Jameson Bank, Sidnix, RungeICT, MedicalAnimal, Truck-lite, GamingGrids, The Covell Group, Forsythn County Schools, NetMass, Musgrove Park Hospital, Lanes Health, Columbia Southern University, Vodafone, Intrust Bank

1. IBM 2. Dell 3. Cisco 4. HP 5. Oracle 6. Microsoft 7. Amazon 8. Google 9. Facebook 10. Twitter 11. LinkedIn 12. Netflix 13. Adobe 14. VMware 15. Salesforce 16. SAP 17. Intel 18. AT&T 19. Verizon 20. T-Mobile 21. Vodafone 22. Ericsson 23. Nokia 24. Siemens 25. General Electric 26. Honeywell 27. Philips 28. Sony 29. Samsung 30. LG 31. Panasonic 32. Toshiba