We performed a comparison between Zabbix and Zenoss Cloud 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."
"The initial setup was not complex."
"We detect problems before the customer does and before it actually happens using the predictive functions in Zabbix."
"The solution allows you to configure and customize how you want to collect information from servers or other systems."
"We use it to monitor and manage our servers."
"I really enjoy network traffic triggers that allow us to check traffic threshold from ISP."
"The most valuable feature is service assurance."
"I like being able to use proxy servers for different locations. The agents are pretty cool. They're easy to roll out. The standard out-of-the-box templates are also pretty easy to use. The integration with other learning products is also good. I have, in the past, used Slack, but we've integrated it with Microsoft Teams. We also use it for SMS with a service called Redcoat. It is very flexible. It does what I need it to do, and my manager is very happy because it doesn't cost anything. We are nearing 4,000 hosts inside Zabbix, and we've got another 6,000 access points to add to it. We've thrown everything at it, and it has managed to keep going. I am very impressed with the tool, and I'd shake their hand very hard if I got to say the compliments to the Zabbix team. They keep improving it and doing refreshes, which is one good thing about it. There is also online information as well as books that you can purchase if you're willing to read enough. There is a lot to pick up, but it is a pretty complete solution."
"The best thing about Zabbix is the integration and the APIs that are included are very fast"
"Its Docker Container concept is mind blowing. It is the first monitoring tool which comes with Docker features."
"The product offers good documentation that helps with initial training."
"It's easy to use."
"What I like most about Zenoss Service Dynamics is that it monitors the devices and gives close to real-time alerts. For example, in case the device is not available, Zenoss Service Dynamics generates an alert so my team can resolve the issue."
"They have also accommodated many state-of-the-art technologies like Docker and ZooKeeper."
"The custom built integration is one of the most valuable features because you can see all the especially critical items."
"The most valuable feature is the flexible discovery mechanism."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"If Zabbix had a better dashboard then it would be nice."
"We would like to monitor other touchpoints such as ATM machines. It would be great if it can provide monitoring of ATM machines. Compatibility with other products would also be great."
"I would like for this solution to be more cloud-friendly."
"The performance reporting could be improved."
"When we have a problem, we have to do a lot of research to solve it."
"In terms of user-friendliness, large maps could be more interactive. We should be able to click on some areas and move some objects. It would make it simpler to see things while analyzing some dedicated parameters."
"Zabbix isn't very good at automation just yet."
"It would be helpful if they translated the documentation to Cyrillic languages."
"It would be ideal if the product offered sound alerts."
"The AI aspect needs to improve."
"As Zenoss Service Dynamics is more for network-centric devices and you want to monitor, for example, a server, its services, IP addresses, and interfaces, if it's a network and you're going to monitor multiple items, you'll be charged multiple times. This is what Zenoss Service Dynamics needs to improve to make sure that customers pay just one fee to monitor the entire server. What I'd like to see in Zenoss Service Dynamics in the future is a public cloud monitoring feature, particularly for the Azure public cloud. Another additional feature I'd like to see in the next release of the solution is integration with the Azure public cloud because I know that there are some services from Azure that Zenoss Service Dynamics is currently unable to monitor."
"There is room for improvement with the administrative part. They introduced Control Center to manage things in Zenoss 5. The services that Zenoss provides remained the same, but the administrative part, since they introduced Docker, etc., has become a little complex"
"There was a problem with Zenoss and storage monitoring."
"Now it is stable, but they should design threshold parameters in percentage instead of raw values."
"The inclusion of a feature to show a graphical view of the network would be a helpful improvement."
Zabbix is ranked 1st in Network Monitoring Software with 98 reviews while Zenoss Cloud is ranked 59th in Network Monitoring Software with 8 reviews. Zabbix is rated 8.2, while Zenoss Cloud is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Zabbix writes "Allows any number of customizations but lacks functionality for finding root causes". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zenoss Cloud writes "Generates close to real-time alerts so users can resolve issues, but needs more integration and public cloud monitoring features". Zabbix is most compared with Centreon, Checkmk, SolarWinds NPM, Nagios XI and Nagios Core, whereas Zenoss Cloud is most compared with Nagios XI, ServiceNow IT Operations Management, Splunk Enterprise Security, ScienceLogic and Amazon CloudWatch. See our Zabbix vs. Zenoss Cloud report.
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