Opmantek NMIS vs Zabbix comparison

"It allows for variable polling times of devices on the network. Because it's all in text, in general, that obviously makes it easier from the automation perspective as well, to modify configuration on the fly, using Puppet and those kind of tools."

"In my case, I prefer to only poll interfaces that have descriptions, and the ones that don't have descriptions, I don't really want to know about them. It does allow for all these bits and pieces and adjustments, and fine tuning to get it to a point where it works for my needs."

"The installer itself is basically something that can be used as a no-questions-asked type of installer. I can use it with automation tools like Chef and Puppet. I don't have to answer some random questions. I can worry about all that stuff later on in the configuration."

"It does have different modules, so you can extend the solution as you need it, or get as little as you need in the beginning, so you don't have to buy a full set of modules. You just buy what you need and expand later on."

"The big thing is the event management engine, which is really, really nice to use, and it comes at a reasonable price, unlike some of the competitors like Netcool from IBM. Those kinds of tools are hugely expensive and they come as resource-heavy types of solutions. This obviously doesn't require as much hardware, but it does offer similar benefits where you can manage all the events."

"The solution is quite mature and very stable."

"The solution allows for good integration with other products."

"I like being able to use proxy servers for different locations. The agents are pretty cool. They're easy to roll out. The standard out-of-the-box templates are also pretty easy to use. The integration with other learning products is also good. I have, in the past, used Slack, but we've integrated it with Microsoft Teams. We also use it for SMS with a service called Redcoat. It is very flexible. It does what I need it to do, and my manager is very happy because it doesn't cost anything. We are nearing 4,000 hosts inside Zabbix, and we've got another 6,000 access points to add to it. We've thrown everything at it, and it has managed to keep going. I am very impressed with the tool, and I'd shake their hand very hard if I got to say the compliments to the Zabbix team. They keep improving it and doing refreshes, which is one good thing about it. There is also online information as well as books that you can purchase if you're willing to read enough. There is a lot to pick up, but it is a pretty complete solution."

"The calculations part is the most valuable."

"Setup was straightforward. Initial deployment took two or three months."

"It can send messages to our ticketing system."

"Zabbix can use old data to current data to set the threshold. We can use previous data to set the threshold."

"The flexible licensing model is one of the solution's most valuable aspects. It really allows for great flexibility for companies."

"These kinds of solutions are more node- or device-based solutions. It would be nice in the future if they could be more data-oriented, so it would be easier for me to pull different stats based on ad-hoc requirements; but in a big, centralized database where I can pull specific things, and mix and match the way I want to."

"An area for improvement would be the ease of doing aggregation from the value or different devices."

"The potential and customization is a little difficult because you have to learn scripts."

"To improve Zabbix, adding more features to support the monitoring of modern workloads like containers would be beneficial."

"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."

"The solution needs to add features for finding loopholes or problems and their root causes."

"I had problems using Zabbix when working with SUSE Enterprise; many companies use SUSE."

"If you want to use all of the features then you have to pay a licensing fee."

"My company wanted to do an exercise command to access IT from Cameroon. They wanted to access an FSS to a second host with second equipment that was on another coast but it is not possible on Zabbix to do it. They want to directly access from the front-end of Zabbix to access a prompt in Zabbix to an access terminal. In the front-end, there is no way to do that. That would be an important improvement."

"Its licensing is fair. It seems to be much cheaper than others."

"We are using the free, open-source version."

"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 are no licenses."

"The product is an open source and free solution."

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

"I was using the free, Community Edition."