Riverbed NPM+ vs Zabbix comparison

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Riverbed NPM+ and Zabbix based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Riverbed NPM+

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

88th

Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software

48th

Average Rating

0.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Zabbix

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

1st

Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software

1st

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

107

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (9th), Server Monitoring (1st), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Riverbed NPM+ is 0.3%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zabbix is 12.3%, up from 11.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Akhilesh Mishra

Technical Lead at M.Tech

Helps to easily troubleshoot issues and fix it

If the backend server and application servers are not responding properly, users can use the tool to find out the issue. It also helps to find out where the issue is happening. Customers can easily troubleshoot the issue and fix it. Alluvio Network Performance Management is good for…

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B Ahmed

Manager, Information Technology Zara & Inditex at Cenomi

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.…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Alluvio Network Performance Management is good for troubleshooting."

"The most valuable feature is service assurance."

"Zabbix is a cost-effective solution. We're a small organization with a few dozen devices to monitor, and it was available for free. We can see what we need. We haven't done an in-depth analysis on it, but we're currently okay with the product."

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

"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 is stable."

"The most valuable features in Zabbix are those that help us overcome bottlenecks in CPU usage, as well as reduce memory delay. I know that we have only reached the tip of the iceberg of what Zabbix's features can do for us, and we have not used all of them yet."

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

"It meets my organizational needs. It's pretty easy to use."

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Cons

"Alluvio Network Performance Management is good for troubleshooting."

"The main problem with Zabbix is that you have to spend time writing templates for all of the products that you have."

"Zabbix claims that there is an auto-discovery process but my team member was facing difficulty and was told that it's not really automatic, and there are some manual steps."

"The networking monitor is not too easy to work with."

"Documentation terminology could be improved."

"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."

"We had some scalability issues with a large number of nodes."

"The event correlation could be better."

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

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's pricing is high and I would rate it one out of ten."

"It is reasonable."

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

"There is no license but we need to pay for support."

"I use the tool's free version."

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

"It’s free of cost."

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

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

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it_user174738

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

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

10%

Healthcare Company

10%

Retailer

10%

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Alluvio Network Performance Management?

Alluvio Network Performance Management is good for troubleshooting.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Alluvio Network Performance Management?

The tool's pricing is high and I would rate it one out of ten.

What needs improvement with Alluvio Network Performance Management?

The tool needs to add monitoring features for threats and vulnerabilities. It should also add database activity monitoring features.

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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Overview

Riverbed NPM+ is a SaaS-delivered service that uses Riverbed Unified Agent to collect decrypted packet data at every user and server endpoint. It fills visibility gaps caused by encrypted tunnels in Zero Trust, remote work, and cloud-native environments. Taking an agent-based deployment approach ensures flexibility, simplicity, and scalability. With this AI-driven Network Observability, Riverbed takes a revolutionary step towards faster issue detection and higher service availability.

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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

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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