LiveAction LiveNX vs Zabbix comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

LiveAction LiveNX and Zabbix compete in network monitoring and performance management. LiveNX offers robust analytics and visualization, whereas Zabbix excels in flexibility and customization. LiveNX's edge lies in pricing and support, offering better value, though Zabbix justifies its higher cost with richer features.

Features: LiveNX provides deep network analytics, performance insights, and enhanced visibility across network layers. It offers real-time monitoring and intuitive dashboards. Zabbix stands out for its flexible, customizable approach with extensive integrations and advanced alerting mechanisms, favored for its open-source nature and adaptability across platforms.

Room for Improvement: LiveNX could improve by increasing customization options, enhancing open-source compatibility, and expanding integrations. Zabbix would benefit from simplifying deployment, offering more direct vendor support, and including user-friendly interfaces for faster onboarding.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: LiveNX provides a streamlined deployment with extensive support options, including professional services and vendor-backed training. Zabbix’s open-source framework requires considerable configurations, but it benefits from community support and resources.

Pricing and ROI: LiveNX has a higher upfront cost but offers dedicated support, potentially leading to quicker ROI for businesses seeking immediate network management solutions. Zabbix presents a lower initial cost as an open-source tool, with effective ROI reliant on in-house expertise to leverage customization capabilities fully.

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LiveAction LiveNX vs. Zabbix

November 2024

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Categories and Ranking

LiveAction LiveNX

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

60th

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

55th

Average Rating

6.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Zabbix

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

1st

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

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), Cloud Monitoring Software (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of LiveAction LiveNX is 1.0%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zabbix is 11.3%, down from 12.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Mahesh Doshi

IT at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

Very good reporting and alerting abilities but inadequate enhancement support

Before choosing the solution, it is important to rank your requirements from high to low priority. The solution has a lot of features but at a high price. If you will only use 30% of the solution to meet your requirements, then it would be better for you to explore other products. Find the solution that best fulfills your requirements. The solution itself is great. If I could use it properly, then I would rate it a seven out of ten. Unfortunately, support is a factor when determining usability or cost effectiveness. We did not receive the needed support so had to stop using the solution. For that reason, my overall rating for the solution is a five out of ten.

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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 intention and the idea of the filter is great."

"The product has a very good graphical interface."

"One of the valuable features is the ability to create CLI scripts on the fly to fix any issues. We were using it for QoS modeling to ensure that we were properly modeling QoS, and it basically said here is what you need to fix to get this QoS done, whether it is ACL or something else. It would either push or recommend. If you have the right credentials, you could also push. It is very good if you are a Cisco shop. It gives you reporting, latency, and bandwidth utilization for your applications, so you can do good capacity management planning. There are a lot of pieces that LiveNX can give you. It is a total NPM solution for SD-WAN."

"We provide a tool for our customers to manage their reports. It's an extremely highly featured platform capable of producing a lot of data. We spent quite a long time working with customers and LiveAction to create template reports, and they're very good and configurable. You get a lot of data if you don't configure them."

"The alerting feature is very good because it allows you to set MOS alerts at various network junctures or data points."

"All in all, LiveAction LiveNX has become an indispensable tool for maintaining and improving our network's reliability and performance, ultimately supporting our organization's goal of providing timely and dependable delivery services."

"We don't have any complaints about the software. According to my team, it's a very good tool that's very intuitive."

"Its analytical capability is really good."

"During my testing, the features that I like the most are that it can be integrated with my system, and it provides me with reports of all of my servers."

"The most valuable features in Zabbix are those that help us overcome bottlenecks in CPU usage, as well as reduce memory delay. I know that we have only reached the tip of the iceberg of what Zabbix's features can do for us, and we have not used all of them yet."

"The integration capabilities and APIs are the best part."

"We detect problems before the customer does and before it actually happens using the predictive functions in Zabbix."

"The initial setup was not complex."

"The best feature is that Zabbix can report everything, and everything in Zabbix is free."

"Health and communication links availability."

"Zabbix is both stable and scalable."

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Cons

"It is not as robust as other NPM solutions. For instance, there is a problem while labeling specific applications. It works well with well-known applications, but when you have to put in new applications that are not very known and set them up with names, ports, URLs, or some protocols, it is not as intuitive."

"They need to create a more simplified UI."

"The tool crashes sometimes when we try to pull reports simultaneously."

"The product is weak in multi-tenancy. We have to install multiple instances of LiveAction, whereas we would like to build it once for our customers."

"The only downside to this software is the price."

"Sometimes the solution does not register devices properly and that is a bug."

"Improved documentation and more responsive customer support can help in addressing issues faster."

"This is a horrible solution and I think everything needs to be improved."

"Documentation terminology could be improved."

"One of the things we don't like is that Zabbix has a license structure with a price that is high compared to the competition. It's very high, for example, compared to something like Microsoft Teams."

"Zabbix technical support is sold separately."

"Zabbix isn't a great tool for cloud-specific monitoring - its connection to public clouds needs to be improved. Other areas for improvement would be the lack of dashboards and integrations."

"Sometimes, the documentation is a little bit written in Estonia – a country in Europe. The language barrier and translation to English can sometimes make it difficult to understand what they're trying to get at. It's just a language thing."

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

"The documentation could be improved."

"As far as improvements, sometimes I get a bit frustrated when I move from a previous version to a new one because some configuration has changed—I need to investigate the documentation to deal with some configuration. But it doesn't take much time, so it's okay."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's very expensive."

"We use the free version."

"The solution is fairly expensive compared to other products."

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

"Zabbix is a free solution but the support contact costs money."

"We use the open-source version of Zabbix."

"This solution is completely open-source, so it is quite affordable."

"The tool's licensing is good."

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

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

"If you have 20,000 hosts, the support costs around €95,000 for a year."

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Comparison Review

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

17%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Government

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 LiveAction LiveNX?

The product has a very good graphical interface.

What needs improvement with LiveAction LiveNX?

The product is weak in multi-tenancy. We have to install multiple instances of LiveAction, whereas we would like to build it once for our customers. Most of these analytical packages have the same ...

What is your primary use case for LiveAction LiveNX?

Primarily, we use the product for monitoring the standard utilization of circuits. The tool has the incredible ability to provide granular details about the traffic passing through an interface on ...

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

LiveAction develops IT visibility solutions designed to simplify network management. Initially developed to aid the US Department of Defense in the operation of its networks, LiveNX (Network Experience) features an innovative visual display, real-time big data analytics and deep control of routers and switches for unparalleled network administration. LiveNX accelerates troubleshooting with its QoS control, application-aware, and WAN functionality developed through engineering partnerships with Cisco Systems.

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

Tampa Electric, Digital First Media, Allscripts, Boxwood Technology

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