We performed a comparison between Microsoft Configuration Manager and Zabbix based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Server Monitoring solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature of this solution is its ability to deploy patches to nearly all applications."
"The technical support is good."
"It saves a lot of money when you can install things automatically and they are installed the exact same way on every computer."
"It uses detailed descriptions of the workstations, and that is good for me."
"It's helped us solve problems surrounding patching, installing, and reporting different patches, etc., on the virtual machines."
"Patching is the main feature because SCCM is made to control the entire environment without manually interpreting. So it is good to use for patching."
"Microsoft Configuration Manager gives different tools in one solution."
"This solution captures all the devices in our infrastructure."
"Our customers also like that they don't have to use multiple modules. Micro Focus and major vendors typically require you to buy several modules and plugins. Our customers do not like that. We offer them a single product for all their monitoring needs."
"Zabbix is scalable."
"It provides high scalability, alerting, notification, templating, and end-to-end security."
"The level of discovery-based configuration that lets us auto-configure the monitoring for various systems is a valuable feature."
"The solution's design has recently changed and it is visually pleasing with more color, for example, there is blue, black, and white."
"It is a great product. The SNMP protocol tracking feature is good. I really like how it tracks SNMP. The alerts are also great."
"It meets my organizational needs. It's pretty easy to use."
"Zabbix can use old data to current data to set the threshold. We can use previous data to set the threshold."
"Management of Linux devices could be improved."
"I currently need to increase my compliance level in the patching processes which this solution could improve on."
"On some hardware, we'd like an easier way to get peripherals attached."
"The assets have reached their end-of-life, and patching them is a complex and laborious task. It would be highly advantageous if there were an integrated solution that provided distinct options for each end-of-life asset, streamlining the process and facilitating comprehension."
"The availability of technical support could improve."
"Not everything is readily available, and there are a lot of commands that are only executable via PowerShell."
"It needs to be able to load faster during deployment."
"It would be of benefit if Configuration Manager could be connected/integrated with multiple Microsoft Intune subscriptions rather than just one (the current limit)."
"The user interface could be a bit better. They could update it a bit."
"There is a bit of a learning curve during installation."
"Zabbix is powerful, but it is difficult to understand initially. There are many things that can be improved, but we might not be using Zabbix to its fullest extent. The software has more features than we need."
"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 does not draw automatic mapping of the network, this is something they should add in the future. There is a lot of effort that is involved in tailoring some of the settings which could be made easier."
"The solution needs to add remote features."
"Look and feel."
"The reporting features need improvement, especially detailed inventory reporting. Since it's freeware, reporting may not be a major focus."
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Microsoft Configuration Manager is ranked 2nd in Server Monitoring with 78 reviews while Zabbix is ranked 1st in Server Monitoring with 100 reviews. Microsoft Configuration Manager is rated 8.2, while Zabbix is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Microsoft Configuration Manager writes "Seamless system updates, useful integration, and reliable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zabbix writes "Allows any number of customizations but lacks functionality for finding root causes". Microsoft Configuration Manager is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Intune, BigFix and NinjaOne, whereas Zabbix is most compared with Centreon, Checkmk, SolarWinds NPM, Nagios Core and Nagios XI. See our Microsoft Configuration Manager vs. Zabbix report.
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