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Cribl vs Zabbix comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 26, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Cribl
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
36th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (37th), Log Management (37th), Cloud Data Integration (23rd), Data Preparation Tools (6th)
Zabbix
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
10th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
103
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (1st), Server Monitoring (1st), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (1st), Cloud Monitoring Software (2nd)
 

Featured Reviews

Pawel Kwiatkowski - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 7, 2024
Provides a robust framework for managing data flows, but the debugging capabilities need improvement
My primary use case for the platform was the internal management of events, parsing, and enriching events based on lookup files. It involved creating sources and destinations, managing data processing, and serializing data The solution has streamlined our data management and processing, making…
Patrice Delavictoire - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 29, 2022
We can fix issues with our network before they become serious problems
Zabbix is powerful, but it is difficult to understand initially. There are many things that can be improved, but we might not be using Zabbix to its fullest extent. The software has more features than we need. For example, Zabbix can be used for a company monitoring solutions by many vendors. We have only one site and one company, so we can't improve all the possibilities of the software. Zabbix could add some more cybersecurity features. It isn't the same thing because network monitoring isn't the same as security. Still, it could include something like a VPN or firewall with the solution. It's a free software tool traditionally used for monitoring.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Cribl offers easy plugin configurations and source collection settings, allowing us to collect logs from any source."
"Cribl uses tags to help manage and standardize data from different sources. For example, if we have an F5 firewall as a data source, we create a "pack" specifically for F5. This pack transforms and standardizes the F5 data into a consistent schema, making it easier to use across various security teams."
"The platform's most valuable feature is the ability to transform data in real-time within the pipeline without sending it to a destination."
"The product's most valuable features include the internal management of events, coding perspective, data processing, and serialization."
"Cribl offers other valuable features. For instance, you can replay data from an edge device, store your daily data in a stream, and replay specific event data into Splunk if a security incident occurs"
"The most valuable feature is that it provides network segregation for server monitoring."
"The solution allows you to configure and customize how you want to collect information from servers or other systems."
"Zabbix is both stable and scalable."
"They've already added extra features, such as noise-canceling and facial recognition, which is great."
"We have found that Zabbix is more easy to use than other applications."
"The most valuable feature is the alert and alarm monitoring."
"The flexible licensing model is one of the solution's most valuable aspects. It really allows for great flexibility for companies."
"The flexibility of this solution is amazing."
 

Cons

"Cribl doesn't have as many packs available"
"There is no alerting mechanism for the leader/worker nodes status."
"Cribl could improve by offering easier integrations with enterprise products, similar to what Splunk provides."
"We faced an issue that might be a bug or a problem with the data sources. Since Cribl Stream operates with sources and destinations, collecting, transforming, standardizing, and reducing data before sending it to its destination, the problem could have originated from the server or the sources."
"The sys logging could be enhanced to make it easier to identify errors, especially when dealing with multiple functions."
"Its UI needs to be improved a little bit more so that an end-user is also able to handle it. I can handle it, but others should also be able to handle it in a better way. It becomes complex when we are growing and need to add proxies. We need more scalability features and documentation for different use cases. A lot of articles are available, but they need to be in proper documentation. For example, when you have thousands of servers that have to be monitored in different regions of the world, there should be some kind of documentation to describe how you can create proxies and add them. Sometimes, when you are using the database, it can get overloaded. When the network is growing, the number of transactions becomes very high, and the database gets overloaded. There should be information about how to reduce the load on the MySQL database, which is what Zabbix is using. The market is growing a lot, and it should be enhanced for a lot more things. We are currently bringing enhancements at our end for different use cases. For example, when dockerization is going on, how can we check the logs inside the Dockers. We should also be able to monitor and check the number of logins and add features such as SSO login and two-factor authentication as a protocol. These are the security features and concerns that we have to deal with. Currently, we are developing modules to add features to Zabbix, but they should also work on these features."
"I would like to see a more flexible mobile client, and better HA out of the box."
"An area for improvement would be the ease of doing aggregation from the value or different devices."
"The reporting features need improvement, especially detailed inventory reporting. Since it's freeware, reporting may not be a major focus."
"Zabbix technical support is sold separately."
"Its UI should be improved. They did some improvements in version 5, but it could benefit from some more work. Its integrations should also be improved. They've been active for one year, and they seem to have noticed that. It has new integrations, but it could benefit from more integrations. As far as I know, there is no model to push statistics, metrics, or events towards Zabbix. This type of API isn't yet there, whereas some other tools provide an API for this."
"The product delivers false positives during reporting because of flapping. Other reasonably priced alternatives may have better performance."
"I had problems using Zabbix when working with SUSE Enterprise; many companies use SUSE."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product pricing is reasonable compared to other solutions."
"We pay the subscription for support by year."
"This is an open-source solution that can be used free of charge."
"We’re using the free version, which covers all our current needs."
"The tool's licensing is good."
"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."
"Zabbix is a free solution but the support contact costs money."
"My manager is very happy because it doesn't cost anything."
"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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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
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
14%
Government
9%
Healthcare Company
7%
Educational Organization
38%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cribl?
Compared to other enterprise solutions, Cribl tends to be more cost-effective. While other major players can be quite expensive, especially as data volumes increase over time, Cribl offers a fair p...
What needs improvement with Cribl?
Cribl has simplified many aspects of the onboarding process, but there's still room for improvement. Currently, no other tools in the market truly compete with Cribl in its niche. Splunk is trying ...
What is your primary use case for Cribl?
We were one of the first customers when Cribl launched. Around 10% to 20% of Cribl had already been implemented when I joined. My role involved expanding it to 100% of our incoming logs being proce...
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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