SolarWinds AppOptics vs Zabbix comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 24, 2024

Zabbix and SolarWinds AppOptics are leading performance monitoring tools. Users lean towards SolarWinds AppOptics due to its comprehensive features despite the pricing benefits and community support of Zabbix.

Features: Zabbix offers extensive configuration options, customization flexibility, and effective monitoring and alerting. SolarWinds AppOptics provides easy-to-use metrics collection, seamless integration with various cloud services, and advanced visualization tools.

Room for Improvement: Zabbix needs better ease of configuration, improved documentation, and a less steep learning curve. SolarWinds AppOptics requires enhanced data granularity, better cost management for large-scale deployments, and additional configuration options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Zabbix deployment can be complex due to its highly configurable nature, with community-driven customer service affecting response times. SolarWinds AppOptics offers straightforward deployment backed by professional customer support for faster issue resolution.

Pricing and ROI: Zabbix, being open-source, has no licensing fees, appealing to budget-conscious users, although setup and maintenance time impacts ROI. SolarWinds AppOptics is more expensive, delivering robust performance monitoring that balances ROI, perceived as worth the extra cost for its reliability and features.

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SolarWinds AppOptics vs. Zabbix

December 2024

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Categories and Ranking

SolarWinds AppOptics

Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

52nd

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

52nd

Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software

36th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Zabbix

Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

9th

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

1st

Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software

2nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

103

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (1st), Server Monitoring (1st)

Featured Reviews

John Yuko

Assistant Manager ICT - Projects at I&M Bank Ltd

Unique features allow consolidating and combing metrics into a single dashboard, but don't monitor mobile solutions

I would like to see more granular information provided on Unix applications. Also, the integration with Unix services should be a bit more straightforward in terms having an agent to retrieve your credentials rather than having to enter or save them for SSH on SolarWinds. From the outset, we had to set some commands to log into the search console, and they are saved on the solution, which presents a challenge in terms of exposure. The solution is unable to monitor APK solutions completely because we'd then be forced to break down the APK and provide the APIs or go through the source code. They don't have a module that can analyze an application that is maybe under-used.

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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

"Some of the most valuable features of SolarWinds are the topology discovery and network performance analysis."

"The sum solution, NTA, and DPA."

"I have found the most valuable feature is application performance management."

"The reporting of the solution is very good."

"Technical support is always live and they're supportive."

"The product has a great dashboard."

"We have found that Zabbix is more easy to use than other applications."

"The most valuable feature is the support for monitoring Cisco switches."

"We use it to monitor and manage our servers."

"Zabbix is a cost-effective solution. We're a small organization with a few dozen devices to monitor, and it was available for free. We can see what we need. We haven't done an in-depth analysis on it, but we're currently okay with the product."

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

"The most valuable feature is service assurance."

"The solution is stable."

"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."

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Cons

"AppOptics would benefit from having a much more centralized view."

"The integration with Unix services should be a bit more straightforward."

"The solution should be more user-friendly."

"The implementation needs improvement. It needs to get modernized with the newer cloud scenario in both public and private deployment models."

"In terms of the technology, I think they need to put some more advanced troubleshooting into SolarWinds, in terms of AI capabilities. That's the next generation, especially in the cases of APIs which have already adopted AI capabilities into their products."

"I would like to see more integration with other tools that are available on the market."

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

"Outside of the normal standard monitoring, I would like to extend patching, importing patching, and supporting patching for Windows Servers."

"The System Center Operations Manager can be improved."

"Implementation is always tailored to the customer and the kind of information we need from the client to carry it out can make them very uncomfortable. Sometimes the clients are not ready to share it."

"Correlation of events would be a wonderful addition."

"In terms of user-friendliness, large maps could be more interactive. We should be able to click on some areas and move some objects. It would make it simpler to see things while analyzing some dedicated parameters."

"We would like to see the addition of automatic push functionality to this product. This would save time when monitoring our servers and networks as, at present, we have to manually install the Zabbix agent on any hardware to be monitored."

"Its UI should be improved. They did some improvements in version 5, but it could benefit from some more work. Its integrations should also be improved. They've been active for one year, and they seem to have noticed that. It has new integrations, but it could benefit from more integrations. As far as I know, there is no model to push statistics, metrics, or events towards Zabbix. This type of API isn't yet there, whereas some other tools provide an API for this."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Mostly, it's a perpetual license. We don't have any customers using the subscription right now—it's mostly a perpetual license that the customers purchase. The licensing is based on the number of elements, whereas other solutions are node-based."

"I believe the current licensing cost is reasonable."

"Since it's a negotiable rate, I would rate the pricing as a five out of five."

"It is free, which allows us to reduce costs."

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

"It’s free of cost."

"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."

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

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

"My manager is very happy because it doesn't cost anything."

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

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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

Educational Organization

64%

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software 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 SolarWinds AppOptics?

The product has a great dashboard.

What needs improvement with SolarWinds AppOptics?

The solution should be more user-friendly.

What is your primary use case for SolarWinds AppOptics?

I used the solution for monitoring servers and network equipment.

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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Also Known As

AppOptics, SolarWinds TraceView, Librato

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Overview

AppOptics is a SaaS-based simple, powerful and affordable Infrastructure & Application monitoring for custom on-premises, cloud, and hybrid systems.

Your business runs on applications, and when they go down or run slowly, it can impact the business in lost productivity, customers, or revenue. To add to the complexity, your IT environment is changing, and workloads can be spread across data centers, and cloud resources. You need to monitor the availability and performance of applications and infrastructure, regardless of where they are, so you can identify potential issues early and address them before they impact users

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

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1. IBM 2. Dell 3. Cisco 4. HP 5. Oracle 6. Microsoft 7. Amazon 8. Google 9. Facebook 10. Twitter 11. LinkedIn 12. Netflix 13. Adobe 14. VMware 15. Salesforce 16. SAP 17. Intel 18. AT&T 19. Verizon 20. T-Mobile 21. Vodafone 22. Ericsson 23. Nokia 24. Siemens 25. General Electric 26. Honeywell 27. Philips 28. Sony 29. Samsung 30. LG 31. Panasonic 32. Toshiba