Wireshark vs Zabbix comparison

"Wireshark's best feature is that it's adaptive, which means it's the go-to tool for network-related developers."

"I can save the traffic and analysis when I want to. Also, it's especially helpful to follow the stream (TCP, UDP, etc.)."

"Wireshark saves a lot of time, especially with network troubleshooting."

"Wireshark's best features are that it lets us see what traffic is in the network and what data should be encrypted."

"It's easy to troubleshoot issues because there's a large online community."

"I find Wireshark a very useful tool. Its best feature is that it allows me to deeply understand what's going on at the packet level, as well as any adverse signatures that I can analyze. When I need to create an IPS rule, I need to check the traffic deeply to get more insights about the actual traffic, what's the name of certain flags, etc., and I'm able to do all that through Wireshark. The tool is also user-friendly."

"It gives us the ability to pinpoint problems and to communicate network problems with software and hardware vendors."

"It is a stable product. I would rate the stability a ten out of ten."

"It's the best solution. Great. I would rate the overall solution ten out of ten."

"It not only provides the preconfigured item monitoring feature, but it is also easy to configure custom items."

"The most valuable feature is network traffic monitoring."

"The initial setup was not complex."

"The solution is stable."

"It has good graphs of what is going on within the operating system.​"

"The most valuable features of Zabbix are flexibility and a single interface for different types of monitoring."

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

"The initial setup depends upon the basics. You need to have a clear understanding of the basics."

"I have not used Wireshark to an advanced point where I could provide a detailed opinion on improvements needed."

"It needs the ability to follow multiple interfaces for specific traffic from different network zones/virtual networks. It would help to understand how any packet is going through the network."

"It is difficult to scale this solution."

"I wish the filters were a little bit more prepopulated."

"Wireshark could be improved with a delay option when getting data automatically."

"In the future, it would be nice to see color coding. It is just black and white."

"The Wireshark search function shows green for a correct search and red for an incorrect search. If there were a way to provide a description about what a search - and the similar ones which are available - can do, while a person is typing it, it would make the product easier to use and simultaneously decrease the learning curve."

"If you want to use all of the features then you have to pay a licensing fee."

"The reporting is lacking because this is an open-source tool, and nowadays, management's expectation is that the reports should be of high quality and every information should be presented in a concise manner."

"My company wanted to do an exercise command to access IT from Cameroon. They wanted to access an FSS to a second host with second equipment that was on another coast but it is not possible on Zabbix to do it. They want to directly access from the front-end of Zabbix to access a prompt in Zabbix to an access terminal. In the front-end, there is no way to do that. That would be an important improvement."

"The solution needs to add features for finding loopholes or problems and their root causes."

"I had problems using Zabbix when working with SUSE Enterprise; many companies use SUSE."

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

"When it comes to troubleshooting or technical support, there is usually some time lag."

"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."

"It's free."

"Wireshark is open-source and free of charge."

"Wireshark is free of charge, and there's no license involved."

"Wireshark is free software, so you don't have to pay any licensing fee. Individual people can use it and then donate to Wireshark."

"It's a stand-alone tool. If there is a commercial license for it I am unaware of it."

"I am using the free version of this solution."

"I've never personally had to pay for it, making it a highly valuable internet resource that's accessible for use. While they offer some paid versions, our firm has utilized the free version for the past three years."

"The solution is open source so is free."

"There are no licenses."

"The tool's licensing is good."

"We pay the subscription for support by year."

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

"The product is an open source and free solution."

"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."

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

"We purchased Zabbix for a good price, including support"