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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

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Categories and Ranking

Entuity

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

41st

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

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

105

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (8th), Server Monitoring (1st), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (1st), Cloud Monitoring Software (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Entuity is 0.6%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zabbix is 12.6%, up from 11.4% 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."

"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."

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

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

"Entuity's best feature is its ability to monitor a large number of devices."

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

"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."

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"The template system in Zabbix is very beneficial as it saves time in configuration."

"Its overall flexibility is most valuable. When our customers have some custom applications that are not necessarily covered by the community or a standard monitoring tool, we use Zabbix to build our own modules with our own templates. This feature has been useful in using Zabbix for infrastructure and IT monitoring. It has also been useful for industrial equipment monitoring. Zabbix is very lightweight. It is efficient in terms of performance because it doesn't use a lot of resources."

"The most valuable function for me is the auto-discovery of interfaces in devices. When you integrate devices into the tool, it automatically finds the interfaces, which is very helpful for my job. Integration and configuration run smoothly in my experience with Juniper and Aruba devices."

"The solution's design has recently changed and it is visually pleasing with more color, for example, there is blue, black, and white."

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

"In terms of customization and integration, we have more flexibility. We can automate configurations, define deletion rules, and customize based on the needs. The client interface allows for further configuration, making it quite comprehensive."

"The initial setup was very quick. The first time it was long because I didn't know it yet. I was only using Windows. The first time was very difficult because of the operating system."

"It has an intuitive UI with beautiful graphs and customizable maps."

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Cons

"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."

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

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

"Entuity can expand its coverage on monitoring VoIP solutions a little bit more."

"In the most recent versions, Entuity has removed the Explorer navigation feature. This was very useful, and Entuity would be improved by restoring it."

"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."

More Entuity cons

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

"The main problem with Zabbix is that you have to spend time writing templates for all of the products that you have."

"I'm using the free version of Zabbix, and I'd like to see more customization options, especially for setting trigger thresholds."

"There are a lot of areas for improvement, specifically in the dashboards and reports functionalities."

"The product delivers false positives during reporting because of flapping. Other reasonably priced alternatives may have better performance."

"In an upcoming release, there should be automated reports which we are currently doing manually. For example, if we collect a report file every day and want to send it to a moderator for review. We are expecting this feature to come out soon but it would be valuable to have now."

"We had some scalability issues with a large number of nodes."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Entuity is not an expensive solution."

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

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

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

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

"Zabbix is free but if you use it in production then you have to pay for it."

"The solution is free to use but they offer support as a paid service. If you can go read the manuals and do the fine-tuning based on your needs, you do not need to pay anything and you will have a full solution."

"For pricing, it's free. We don't pay anything for it. They open-source the code, and people pay for support."

"This is an open-source solution that can be used free of charge."

"It is a true open-source solution, so there are no licensing costs."

"There is a license required for this solution and we pay annually for our license."

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

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

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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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Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

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Energy/Utilities Company

Educational Organization

37%

Computer Software Company

11%

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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?

The cost is minimal. It is literally free.

What needs improvement with Zabbix?

For me, Zabbix is very straightforward. I cannot think of any improvements needed. It's a very mature product. The only issue I can note is that it's Linux-based, and Linux documentation is not the...

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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.

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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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