SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer vs Zabbix comparison

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic ...

Read 108 Zabbix reviews

23,563 Views
14,138 Comparison Views

95% willing to recommend

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Download the report

Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer and Zabbix based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer vs. Zabbix Report (Updated: September 2020).

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer vs. Zabbix

September 2020

Download the complete report

Helped 879,899 peers since 2012

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score

4.0

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer offers ROI through bandwidth management, yet budget-conscious users consider cheaper alternatives with similar features.

Sentiment score

6.9

Zabbix is praised for being cost-effective and scalable, minimizing downtime, and eliminating high licensing fees for enterprises.

There is a return on investment when purchasing SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer, as in the long run, there is a return on investments.

For more quotes and insights, download the SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer report

Technical Manager at APRAL

No quotes available

For more quotes and insights, download the Zabbix report

Customer Service

Sentiment score

6.5

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer's customer service receives mixed feedback, with varying response times and expertise contributing to inconsistent experiences.

Sentiment score

6.8

Zabbix support is well-regarded, with strong community forums, responsive staff, and effective local partners aiding various user needs.

They often say that only premium subscribers receive support within one or two hours.

RajasekharMaturi

Technical Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

I would rate support eight out of ten.

For more quotes and insights, download the SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer report

Global-Manager Network & communications at Secure Meters Limited

I received efficient responses to many questions.

Rivka Alexander

Content Specialist at PeerSpot

It is so straightforward that I have never had to use the support.

For more quotes and insights, download the Zabbix report

CTO at Oic

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

6.6

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is scalable but costly, with performance challenges in large infrastructures due to licensing and capacity limits.

Sentiment score

6.9

Zabbix offers scalable, flexible monitoring with cost efficiency, though complex scaling and database management may require improvements for large deployments.

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is a scalable solution, and by adding licenses, I can use the same deployment and instance to onboard more elements and nodes.

Technical Manager at APRAL

The license is based on the count of the ports.

For more quotes and insights, download the SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer report

Global-Manager Network & communications at Secure Meters Limited

Zabbix is very scalable and lightweight.

For more quotes and insights, download the Zabbix report

CTO at Oic

Zabbix has high scalability.

IgorKabish

CTO at Four Nine Agency

I would rate its scalability ten out of ten.

B Ahmed

Manager, Information Technology Zara & Inditex at Cenomi

Stability Issues

Sentiment score

6.4

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is stable and reliable, though occasional performance issues exist, especially in demanding environments.

Sentiment score

7.4

Zabbix is generally stable and reliable, requiring minimal resources, though occasional issues may arise from external factors.

The solution is quite stable.

RajneeshKumar3

Manager Observability at ICE

For more quotes and insights, download the SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer report

Zabbix is very scalable and lightweight.

CTO at Oic

Zabbix is quite stable, and we haven't had any problems with Zabbix itself.

IgorKabish

CTO at Four Nine Agency

I think the stability of Zabbix is around five to six on a scale of ten, where ten is the best and one is the worst.

For more quotes and insights, download the Zabbix report

Network Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Room For Improvement

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer needs improved integration, AI, documentation, performance, security, UI, and reduced licensing costs for better user experience.

Zabbix needs user interface, reporting, and dashboard improvements, plus better configuration, automation, documentation, scalability, and advanced monitoring features.

Ideally, NetFlow should have a robust alerting mechanism.

RajasekharMaturi

Technical Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

It should be like a Meraki cloud, where if you are familiar with Meraki devices, you can locate any device directly on the world map.

For more quotes and insights, download the SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer report

Global-Manager Network & communications at Secure Meters Limited

Deployment needs improvement; the process is complicated, requiring attention to infrastructure settings and installation of components like the origin application server, platform, close storage, and policy agents.

Rivka Alexander

Content Specialist at PeerSpot

The only issue I can note is that it's Linux-based, and Linux documentation is not the best.

CTO at Oic

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

For more quotes and insights, download the Zabbix report

Network Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Setup Cost

Enterprise users find SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer valuable, though its pricing can be high compared to alternatives, especially when scaling.

Zabbix is praised for being a free, open-source solution with optional low-cost support, attracting enterprise users.

provide a rating of nine out of ten

Rivka Alexander

Content Specialist at PeerSpot

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer's model is quite costly compared to other brands.

For more quotes and insights, download the SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer report

Technical Manager at APRAL

Zabbix is providing everything free of cost.

Network Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

It is literally free.

For more quotes and insights, download the Zabbix report

CTO at Oic

Valuable Features

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer provides traffic analysis, bandwidth monitoring, and customizable reporting for efficient network management and performance tracking.

Zabbix offers open-source flexibility, scalability, automated monitoring, diverse integrations, and adaptability for complex infrastructures with strong community support.

It provides proactive monitoring, rather than waiting for applications to go down due to heavy bandwidth or latency.

RajneeshKumar3

Manager Observability at ICE

This tool provides insights into top utilization applications or it identifies which circuit or application is consuming the most on the complete one-gig circuit traffic path.

RajasekharMaturi

Technical Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The bandwidth indicates the utilization of the devices; if any issue occurs, it triggers an alert for me.

For more quotes and insights, download the SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer report

Global-Manager Network & communications at Secure Meters Limited

If disk usage surpasses a threshold, say 70%, I receive alerts and can take proactive action.

For more quotes and insights, download the Zabbix report

CTO at Oic

Zabbix has a lot of features, including monitoring, status updates, and collecting information telemetry from storages and servers as well.

IgorKabish

CTO at Four Nine Agency

Zabbix is Linux-based open-source software, and the main use case is to reduce costs.

SaurabhYadav5

Network Engineer at Ogma Consulting

Categories and Ranking

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic ...

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) (3rd)

Zabbix

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

108

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (10th), Network Monitoring Software (1st), Server Monitoring (1st), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (1st), Cloud Monitoring Software (1st)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Network Management solutions, they serve different purposes. SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is designed for Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) and holds a mindshare of 5.3%, down 5.6% compared to last year.
Zabbix, on the other hand, focuses on Network Monitoring Software, holds 6.9% mindshare, down 11.8% since last year.

Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer	5.3%
Darktrace	19.4%
Cisco Secure Network Analytics	11.5%
Other	63.8%

Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)

Network Monitoring Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Zabbix	6.9%
SolarWinds NPM	3.4%
PRTG Network Monitor	3.3%
Other	86.4%

Network Monitoring Software

Featured Reviews

Improved bandwidth management and network visibility have resulted in financial benefits and streamlined operations

Technical Manager at APRAL

There is always room for improvement in SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer, such as implementing instant reporting based on business intelligence reports and more granular filters in their dashboard to improve the GUI view and reporting. The licensing model of SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is always an issue for users because competitors offer unlimited and perpetual licenses, and SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer's model is quite costly compared to other brands. If users are comfortable with SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer, they have to make the hard decision to invest, and it's suggested from a user's perspective that SolarWinds should improve their financial model and licensing to become competitive, especially for small to medium businesses.

Read full review

Helps reduce response time but has room to improve customization complexity

Network Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

We are not working on simple standalone solutions like Kaspersky DDoS Protection or Hybrid Cloud Security. Once you understand Zabbix, then it is easy to customize those web pages and graphs for our customer use. It is fully automated to your requirements. Zabbix is working fine with no issues, and I am satisfied with it. We have combined Zabbix and SolarWinds. The integration works fine, and it is easy to integrate Zabbix with the IT environment. We were trying to purchase MDR (Managed Detection and Response), but we are not working on that. I don't have real experience with MDR. We are using Falcon software for that. We are working with Falcon Complete, not with Sandbox. We are not using Kaspersky for business or cloud protection. For that, we are using Zabbix CrowdStrike Falcon Complete solution. I have given this review an overall rating of 8.

Read full review

See which vendors are best for you

Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) solutions are best for your needs.

See recommendations

879,899 professionals have used our research since 2012.

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…

Read full review

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

17%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Healthcare Company

University

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	13
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	26

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	56
Midsize Enterprise	23
Large Enterprise	34

Questions from the Community

What is the best network monitoring software for large enterprises?

I have worked from 1973 with all kind of systems in large enterprises across the world. And have experience with all kind of software in monitoring from infra to end to end, it depends on the funct...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer?

The licensing model of SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is always an issue for users because competitors offer unlimited and perpetual licenses, and SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer's model i...

What needs improvement with SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer?

Regarding improvement, the application monitoring capabilities are not exceptional. If SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer could improve in that area, it would be helpful. It is less AIOps driven a...

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 think Zabbix is economical, whereas SolarWinds is expensive. SolarWinds has a lot of secure features, but Zabbix is providing everything free of cost. Zabbix is economical, and you can install it...

What needs improvement with Zabbix?

The potential and customization is a little difficult because you have to learn scripts. I think Zabbix needs to improve the customization better. At present, I am satisfied with the functionality ...

Wireshark vs SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer

Comparisons

Compared 13% of the time

Darktrace vs SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer

Compared 8% of the time

SolarWinds NPM vs SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer

Compared 7% of the time

Plixer Scrutinizer vs SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer

Compared 7% of the time

Cisco Secure Network Analytics vs SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer

Compared 6% of the time

More SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer Competitors

Checkmk vs Zabbix

Compared 9% of the time

LibreNMS vs Zabbix

Compared 7% of the time

Icinga vs Zabbix

Compared 5% of the time

Nagios XI vs Zabbix

Compared 4% of the time

Centreon vs Zabbix

Compared 4% of the time

More Zabbix Competitors

Product Reports

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer

December 2025

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer report

Download SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer product report

Download Zabbix product report

December 2025

Also Known As

Netflow Traffic Analyzer

No data available

Overview

SolarWinds Netflow Traffic Analyzer enables you to capture data from continuous streams of network traffic and convert those raw numbers into easy-to-interpret charts and tables that quantify exactly how the corporate network is being used, by whom, and for what purpose.

SolarWinds

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

Oceaneering International, Asia Pacific Network Information Centre, 335th Signal Command, Immofori

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