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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

Entuity and Zabbix are network monitoring solutions competing for market share. Entuity often has the upper hand in customer support and user satisfaction, while Zabbix stands out for its robust features and open-source flexibility, making it cost-effective with significant capabilities.

Features:Entuity offers advanced automation tools, integrated network insights, and comprehensive visibility into network performance. Zabbix provides wide-ranging monitoring capabilities, strong scalability, and real-time data analysis.

Room for Improvement:Entuity could enhance its scalability, offer more flexible pricing options, and improve its customization capabilities. Zabbix may work on simplifying its user interface, enhancing customer support, and providing more user-friendly documentation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service:Entuity is tailored for swift deployment and seamless infrastructure integration with superior customer service. Zabbix, while backed by documentation and community support, may necessitate more technical expertise for effective deployment and management.

Pricing and ROI:Entuity generally comes with higher initial costs, but benefits in quicker deployment and minimal operational interruptions can justify the investment for comprehensive support. Zabbix, being open-source, offers lower setup costs and attracts budget-conscious companies aiming for strong ROI through its scalability and features.

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Entuity vs. Zabbix

January 2025

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Entuity

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

58th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Zabbix

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

1st

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

103

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (9th), Server Monitoring (1st), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (1st), Cloud Monitoring Software (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Entuity is 0.7%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zabbix is 11.5%, down from 11.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Ahmed Salman

Performance & Monitoring Supervisor at Saudi Telecom Company

A good solution for network monitoring and support management, but there is no centralized database

There is no centralized database. It is an issue if you use a local database and have multiple borders. However, if you have an external database, you can keep the same old data from an old border up to 100 borders. In addition, if we want to create an ABI or use an ABI to connect data, there is no competition when we ask for support. If we want to modify the calculation matrix or equation, we have to raise a professional service. Other competitors like Micro Focus, a network management system, have a new supportability matrix in the market every quarter.

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ASM Naushad Alam

Network Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

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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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The initial setup of Entuity is easy and the full process took approximately 30 minutes."

"One of the most valuable features of Entuity is the user interface."

"The setup was very simple and took about an hour."

"The most valuable feature of Entuity is network mapping and information. When clicking on a particular location it can automatically survey the connectivity diagram for us. We can arrange this icon in any kind of formats, such as ring or mesh. The networking mapping can show the components and interconnectivity with the help of IP addresses and NetFlow."

"We find the SurePath component of this solution to be very valuable, as it gives us the path to whatever we are configuring."

"The best thing about Entuity is that it's easy to use. It's user-friendly. It's intuitive and easy to customize as per your needs."

"This is a product that is easy to deploy and maintain with a positive end-user experience."

"I particularly like the theme and the dashboard that they have brought in this version. In the previous version, there was only a simple screen. There wasn't any dashboard. It was a simple view, but now, they have brought in a dashboard that gives the fields for the ops as well. They can get the data they want to see in a single place."

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"The integration with third-party tools and the alerts are most valuable."

"The features I found most valuable are the user interface and a wide range of network devices that are easy to configure."

"The implementation process is very straightforward."

"It's a flexible solution."

"The pricing of the product is reasonable."

"The overall functionality of Zabbix is very good. The monitoring of bank applications that Zabbix provides is great. The information is displayed on a dashboard that is easily viewed."

"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 basic setup is very easy."

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Cons

"It should support IPAM or IP Address Management. When it comes to the network, IP Address Management is a feature for which we have to use a different solution. When we are managing networks, if IPAM also becomes a part of this, we do not have to look for a separate solution."

"A typical user might want to see even more depth to the standard reporting and ease of integration."

"We would like the backup element of this solution to be improved as, at present, it is very limited and does not have much scope for customization."

"The configuration of the logging could be improved because if someone deleted any note or inventory, or some change to the inventory, we are not able to identify which user or which administrator modifies these details. For example, there should be read-only locks on maps to prevent their deletion. This way people can only read and cannot delete that particular map."

"Entuity could improve by having more integration because now network management is not a standalone solution. You have to integrate it with your network, applications, and everything else. We have to collect that information from those solutions or relevant managers. Additionally, the SLA dashboard should be improved."

"Entuity can improve the fetching of device configuration. The solution uses scripts and I could not understand them or find any recourses on the internet to learn about the language that is used in the script. It could be more user-friendly and the device configuration management could be enhanced."

"Entuity currently has APIs, but they are not straightforward. They are not flexible if an external system wants to communicate with Entuity or create an integration that is not available out of the box. Its APIs can be flexible so that they can be utilized for external integrations that are not available out of the box."

"If we want to modify the calculation matrix or equation, we have to raise a professional service."

More Entuity cons

"There's a small module of APM, however, it is not an enhanced version. People usually ask for a full-fledged APM solution."

"The solution needs to add remote features."

"Zabbix can use better documentation and support for troubleshooting."

"I would like to better be able to monitor Oracle processes."

"The reports are not great and should be improved."

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

"I think the reporting part of Zabbix can be improved in terms of more user-friendly graphics to display the collected data. Many simple users who don't know how to use Zabbix properly might get confused by the reporting, although at the same time it is very versatile for my company."

"The user interface could be a bit better. They could update it a bit."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have 400 licenses and we are only using 150 licenses."

"Entuity's licensing is very highly-priced."

"It varies and depends on the quantity. It's worth the cost."

"Entuity is not an expensive solution."

"It can be comparatively expensive but that is because it is comprehensive."

"Zabbix is an open-source tool, and it's free to use."

"There are no licenses."

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

"Zabbix and Grafana are both open source products, we only needed to go to their website and download the application and we began to use them. The solutions are free."

"It's free software released under the GNU/GPL license."

"I was using the free, Community Edition."

"We’re using the free version, which covers all our current needs."

"It is worth every cent to pay or even study to do your own installation."

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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

Computer Software Company

11%

Energy/Utilities Company

Manufacturing Company

University

Educational Organization

39%

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Entuity?

Event management and the geographical Google API-based network topology are the most valuable features of Entuity.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Entuity?

We work with other solutions. We have a very good relationship with Entuity Commercial. You can negotiate discounts and provide better proposals to our customers. The pricing is very competitive. T...

What needs improvement with Entuity?

Entuity could integrate with other solutions and collect more information from IoT devices.

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?

I use the tool's free version.

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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Overview

Entuity network management software continually monitors network bandwidth, network error rate and network congestion, which are all factors that impact overall network throughput. Events can be raised in response to abnormal traffic to allow remedial action before users are impacted. The Entuity network monitor continually evaluates network latency and network jitter to calculate MOS and ICPIF scores. Events can be raised when these scores are unacceptable for business application, voice and video performance. Key Features include: Root Cause Analysis, Event Management, Flow Monitoring & Analysis, Application Path Monitoring and Network Performance Monitoring.

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

Tait Communications, Vattenfall, Discovery, University of Minnesota, Pernod Ricard, Electric Car

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