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At a Glance
Centreon
Centreon
Star Rating
(57)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (81.5% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 100 monitored equipment
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plans
Zabbix
Zabbix
Star Rating
(192)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.9% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that Zabbix excels in "Multi-Cloud Management" with a score of 9.0, while Centreon shines in "Ease of Use" with a remarkable score of 9.6, making it more user-friendly for those new to monitoring solutions.
  • Reviewers mention that Zabbix's "Alerting" feature scores 8.9, but Centreon outperforms with a score of 9.4, indicating that Centreon provides more effective and customizable alerting options.
  • G2 users highlight Zabbix's "Real-Time Monitoring" capabilities with a score of 8.8, but users on G2 note that Centreon offers superior "Real-Time Analytics" at 9.2, which enhances data-driven decision-making.
  • Users say that Zabbix has a solid "Performance Monitoring" score of 9.0, but reviewers mention that Centreon's "Performance Baselines" feature, scoring 9.0, provides more comprehensive insights into system performance over time.
  • Reviewers mention that Zabbix's "Quality of Support" is rated at 7.9, while Centreon boasts a higher score of 9.5, indicating that users find Centreon's support to be more responsive and helpful.
  • Users report that Zabbix's "Automation" feature scores 9.2, but Centreon’s "Automation" is rated lower at 7.8, suggesting that Zabbix may offer more robust automation capabilities for routine tasks.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Centreon
Centreon Freemium IT-100
Free
100 monitored equipment
Browse all 5 pricing plans
Zabbix
No pricing available
Free Trial
Centreon
Free Trial is available
Zabbix
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.5
51
8.7
161
Ease of Use
9.5
51
7.3
161
Ease of Setup
7.9
7
7.4
93
Ease of Admin
8.8
7
7.9
92
Quality of Support
9.3
51
7.9
118
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
7
8.0
71
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
51
8.4
159
Features by Category
Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Feature Not Available
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Monitoring and Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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Feature Not Available
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Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Organization
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Service Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Experience
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.4
113
Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
8.9
19
Feature Not Available
8.5
18
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.4
275
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
41
Not enough data
9.1
42
Feature Not Available
6.8
35
Not enough data
8.8
39
Management
Not enough data
8.7
40
Not enough data
8.4
41
Feature Not Available
7.6
37
Cloud Infrastructure MonitoringHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
8.9
268
Monitoring
Not enough data
9.3
29
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
9.0
26
Not enough data
9.1
29
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
27
Not enough data
9.0
27
Feature Not Available
9.2
25
Analysis
Not enough data
8.9
28
Not enough data
8.9
29
Not enough data
8.1
23
Not enough data
8.4
187
Visibility
Not enough data
8.2
28
Not enough data
8.8
28
Not enough data
8.1
27
Monitoring and Management
Feature Not Available
9.0
25
Feature Not Available
7.8
25
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
8.8
28
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
332
Visibility
Not enough data
8.7
37
Not enough data
8.7
38
Not enough data
8.5
37
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.7
37
Feature Not Available
7.8
33
Not enough data
8.3
33
Not enough data
8.7
38
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
8.4
21
Cloud environment support
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.3
17
Enterprise MonitoringHide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
Not enough data
9.0
98
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Management
Not enough data
9.3
14
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
9.4
15
Application Performance Monitoring (APM)Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
8.6
162
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
14
Response
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.2
11
Performance
Not enough data
8.5
12
Feature Not Available
8.8
11
Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
12
Feature Not Available
8.2
11
Feature Not Available
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.5
13
Digital Employee Experience (DEX) ManagementHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Experience
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Alerts management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Analysis
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Centreon
Centreon
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
3.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
81.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
14.8%
Zabbix
Zabbix
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
20.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
51.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
28.0%
Reviewers' Industry
Centreon
Centreon
Information Technology and Services
50.0%
Internet
22.2%
Computer Networking
13.0%
Computer & Network Security
11.1%
Logistics and Supply Chain
1.9%
Other
1.9%
Zabbix
Zabbix
Information Technology and Services
29.6%
Telecommunications
16.9%
Computer Software
12.7%
Computer & Network Security
5.8%
Internet
4.2%
Other
30.7%
Most Helpful Reviews
Centreon
Centreon
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Computer & Network Security

Centreon is extreamly flexible and works with everything we throw at it. Service and support is great.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Insurance

Pas de connexion native à l'AD Pas de coffre fort pour stocker les mots de passe (ils sont en clair dans les scripts) Un déploiement de tous les modules (Map, Ban, poller, central, ...) assez compliqué Une procédure de montée de version pas claire Un...

Zabbix
Zabbix
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Juan Fernando V.
JV
Juan Fernando V.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

What I like about Zabbix that it is aimed at providing information infrastructure that monitors and services or processes, when you know that IT resources have and the information from these, you have time where they can best develop strategies and the...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
GI
Verified User in Computer & Network Security

Implementation is complicated, you do not really know how Zabbix check the service, the monitoring infrastructure, the application monitor only on the high level.

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Discussions
Centreon
Centreon Discussions
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Zabbix
Zabbix Discussions
Has a way zabbix to work without agents?
2 comments
JO
Zabbix does not require agents to use, you can setup templates to use SNMP data, however you'll gain more insight by using the appropriate agent on the...Read more
What is Zabbix used for?
2 comments
Rohan P.
RP
Overall infrastructure monitoring with lots of additional features like alerting, prediction monitoring.Read more
What can you monitor with Zabbix?
1 comment
LS
Every windows and linux device. You have to install an agent on all the devices you want to monitorRead more