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Azure Monitor vs Zabbix comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 24, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.0
Azure Monitor offers mixed returns, with benefits like cost-effectiveness and flexibility, varying based on integration and usage patterns.
Sentiment score
7.7
Zabbix reduces operational costs with open-source service, enhancing visibility, minimizing downtime, and providing substantial financial savings.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.4
Azure Monitor's support is mixed; users find premium plans helpful, but improvements in response time and competence are needed.
Sentiment score
6.9
Zabbix offers responsive support with valuable community forums while some users find paid support costly but effective.
It is so straightforward that I have never had to use the support.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Azure Monitor is scalable and flexible for companies, though some face regional and integration challenges despite ongoing updates.
Sentiment score
6.8
Zabbix is scalable and reliable, efficiently handling millions of metrics, but may require significant database and hardware resources.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.3
Azure Monitor is highly reliable and stable, with improvements over time, though some regional and advanced monitoring issues remain.
Sentiment score
7.6
Zabbix is stable, efficient, and reliable, with occasional tuning needed, attributed to external factors like database configurations.
 

Room For Improvement

Azure Monitor requires improved deployment, integration, user interface, and support, with enhanced automation, billing transparency, and AI-based features.
Zabbix requires enhancements in discovery, UI, reporting, integration, automation, scalability, customization, and security for improved user experience.
The only issue I can note is that it's Linux-based, and Linux documentation is not the best.
 

Setup Cost

Azure Monitor's pricing is seen as cost-effective or expensive, depending on usage, with benefits for existing Azure customers.
Zabbix attracts enterprises with its cost-effective open-source model, offering free use and optional paid support and training.
 

Valuable Features

Azure Monitor provides dynamic alerting, seamless integration, and robust data, aiding proactive issue resolution and system health maintenance.
Zabbix provides flexible, scalable open-source monitoring with customizable features, cost-effectiveness, and strong community support for IT infrastructure.
If disk usage surpasses a threshold, say 70%, I receive alerts and can take proactive action.
 

Categories and Ranking

Azure Monitor
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
4th
Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
53
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Zabbix
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
9th
Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
104
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (1st), Server Monitoring (1st), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (1st)
 

Featured Reviews

Swapan Biswas - PeerSpot reviewer
A powerful Kusto query language but the alerting mechanism needs improvement
Alerts cannot be configured to monitor at a certain point in time. For example, we might want to alert people at zero hours but that is not possible. Splunk can accomplish this and its alerts are far better than the solution's options. The alerting mechanism is not up to the market. The default interface should be improved. You can prepare your own dashboard by using custom query language, but the default interface is not good.
ASM Naushad Alam - PeerSpot reviewer
Allows any number of customizations but lacks functionality for finding root causes
We have not yet purchased the commercial version so have a lack of technical ability. We do not yet fully know the key points or key features of the solution. We just use what we use along with WhatsUp Gold. Based on our use only, stability is rated a seven out of ten.
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Comparison Review

it_user174738 - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
Educational Organization
39%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How does Splunk compare with Azure Monitor?
Splunk handles a high amount of data very well. We use Splunk to capture information and as an aggregator for monitoring information from different sources. Splunk is very good at alerting us if we...
What do you like most about Azure Monitor?
Azure Monitor is a very easy-to-use product in the cloud environment.
What needs improvement with Azure Monitor?
Azure Monitor could improve by adding capabilities for data observability and integrating more tightly with their data platform components.
What do you like most about Zabbix?
The template system in Zabbix is very beneficial as it saves time in configuration.
What needs improvement with Zabbix?
I'm using the free version of Zabbix, and I'd like to see more customization options, especially for setting trigger thresholds.
 

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