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Mist AI and Cloud vs Zabbix comparison

 

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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

Mist AI and Cloud
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
8.2
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
Wireless LAN (8th)
Zabbix
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
105
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (9th), Network Monitoring Software (1st), Server Monitoring (1st), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (1st), Cloud Monitoring Software (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Mist AI and Cloud and Zabbix aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Mist AI and Cloud is designed for Wireless LAN and holds a mindshare of 2.7%, down 3.7% compared to last year.
Zabbix, on the other hand, focuses on Network Monitoring Software, holds 12.2% mindshare, up 11.7% since last year.
Wireless LAN
Network Monitoring Software
 

Featured Reviews

ALEXANDRE VIANNA - PeerSpot reviewer
Scalable and AI-driven automation helps in quick implementation
I have a global customer who wants to start the design phase in a big warehouse, but we do not have the equipment to do a site survey. I need support for the access point to implement in a freezer area. I do not have it. The customer tried to send one piece of equipment to Brazil. However, we had a problem because the customer needed to implement it in three months, and it took two months to send one equipment to Brazil.
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Natural language patching is an important feature."
"Mist AI and Cloud is the best solution I have seen in the industry, especially from the artificial intelligence perspective, as it helps businesses."
"AI-driven automation helps implement the solution quickly."
"Multi PSK (Pre-shared Key) is a very good feature in the solution...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The most valuable aspect is that they operate on small microservices, offering numerous open APIs that enhance the value of our Wi-Fi network. This flexibility allows us to optimize various aspects such as workforce planning and occupancy management. The platform is highly open in the market, providing robust APIs for seamless integration with other tools. Currently, we leverage these capabilities at a building site, incorporating IoT sensors to gather data. The collected data is stored in a centralized location, and we plan to use AI for analysis. This analysis will include insights on peak activity times, humidity levels, temperature variations, and other relevant metrics within the building."
"The cost is the most valuable aspect of this solution."
"Mist is a really good tool that provides essential AI information from an operational point of view, covering both wireless and switching."
"There are several valuable features. One of them is Cibas, and another one is Marvis."
"It provides high scalability, alerting, notification, templating, and end-to-end security."
"The solution allows you to configure and customize how you want to collect information from servers or other systems."
"It has good graphs of what is going on within the operating system.​"
"It has improved our server performance monitoring overall. We know right away when there are problems. It has built-in statistics, so we can go back and see if there's spiking. We can check what's happening every day around the same time and check the configuration to see if there's something that's running and needs to be fixed."
"The most valuable feature is service assurance."
"It meets my organizational needs. It's pretty easy to use."
"It has an intuitive UI with beautiful graphs and customizable maps."
"The solution is open-source, easy to manage, and user-friendly making it easy for anyone to use."
 

Cons

"Mist AI and Cloud should be marketed more and focus on making partners in the industry."
"The inter-functionality with other vendors was a negative for us."
"There are some technical issues that may require attention"
"There seems to be different versions of standards used in the wireless access points. In the future, it would be helpful if the solution could come up with some kind of universal standard for all devices and all access points."
"There could be more integration."
"The solution doesn't provide mail notifications currently."
"It would be beneficial to have support for the Chinese language."
"Sometimes it takes a lot of time for the access point to connect with the cloud."
"The documentation gets a bit messy between versions and is not too detailed, which is a bit painful for first-timers, especially when they run into issues."
"Having a more customizable interface and dashboard would be an improvement."
"It would be helpful if they translated the documentation to Cyrillic languages."
"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 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."
"Zabbix technical support is sold separately."
"It should be easy to modify the front end."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's price is too high for the end-users. My customers pay 1,000 USD towards the licensing cost of the solution every year."
"The solution is expensive in Brazil."
"Depending on the features, I think it's quite reasonably priced, especially considering the facilities of the product."
"The price is about the same compared to other vendors. There is an add-on license, but it's up to you if you want to buy it or not."
"The custom licensing is a little bit expensive and I would rate it 7.5 out of 10."
"The annual cost is a significant issue for us, and it notably contributes to the overall price. We have a customer with nearly fifty-eight access points in a multifunctional building, and while the setup was relatively simple, the yearly licensing cost is substantial. For the specific features we utilize, the licensing amounts to about forty thousand euros annually. This is not a trivial expense and significantly impacts the overall cost, making it quite high."
"I rate the pricing a seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is low and ten is high."
"Mist AI and Cloud is expensive."
"It is reasonable."
"It's free software released under the GNU/GPL license."
"We’re using the free version, which covers all our current needs."
"We were searching for an open source solution and Zabbix fit the bill because it is free and open source under the GPL license."
"The solution is open source so is free."
"Zabbix is open-source so if one wishes to implement it in-house, they must have qualified professionals to set up and optimize databases, Linux/Unix OS, PHP, Apache, and depending on what is monitored, a full-stack network and systems administrator may be needed."
"This solution is open-source and free to use."
"Zabbix is an open-source tool, and it's free to use."
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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
Educational Organization
31%
Computer Software Company
16%
Retailer
6%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Educational Organization
39%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Manufacturing Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Mist AI and Cloud?
AI-driven automation helps implement the solution quickly.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Mist AI and Cloud?
The price is very high in Brazil because of the high tax. The solution is expensive in Brazil.
What needs improvement with Mist AI and Cloud?
There are many aspects of AI, and how acquisitions are proceeding, particularly between Juniper and Aruba, remains unclear. From a Juniper perspective, there is a need for further improvements in t...
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?
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...
 

Comparisons

 

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