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At a Glance
Nagios XI
Nagios XI
Star Rating
(51)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (75.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Nagios XI
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
Learn more about Zabbix
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that Zabbix excels in Performance Monitoring with a score of 9.2, while Nagios XI also performs well with a score of 9.6, indicating that both products are strong in this area, but Nagios XI has a slight edge.
  • Reviewers mention that Zabbix's Alerting feature is robust, scoring 9.1, which matches Nagios XI's score of 9.1, suggesting that both platforms provide effective alerting capabilities.
  • G2 users highlight Zabbix's Improvement Suggestions feature, which scored 6.8, as an area needing enhancement compared to Nagios XI's impressive score of 9.0, indicating that Nagios XI offers better insights for system improvements.
  • Users on G2 report that Zabbix's Multi-Network Capability scored 8.8, while Nagios XI scored 9.1, suggesting that Nagios XI provides superior support for managing multiple networks.
  • Reviewers mention that Zabbix's Dashboards and Visualizations scored 8.2, which is lower than Nagios XI's score of 8.9, indicating that Nagios XI offers a more user-friendly and visually appealing dashboard experience.
  • Users say that Zabbix's Cloud Environment Support scored 8.1, while Nagios XI's score of 7.6 suggests that Zabbix is better suited for cloud deployments, making it a preferable choice for users focused on cloud monitoring.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Nagios XI
No pricing available
Zabbix
No pricing available
Free Trial
Nagios XI
Free Trial is available
Zabbix
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.4
41
8.7
161
Ease of Use
8.8
40
7.3
161
Ease of Setup
6.1
9
7.4
93
Ease of Admin
7.3
8
7.9
92
Quality of Support
8.8
40
7.9
118
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
8
8.0
71
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
40
8.4
159
Features by Category
Not enough data
8.4
113
Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
8.5
18
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.3
19
9.1
237
8.4
275
Functionality
9.6
34
9.2
41
9.1
34
9.1
42
9.0
33
6.8
35
9.1
34
8.8
39
Management
9.2
34
8.7
40
8.9
34
8.4
41
9.1
34
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
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
9.0
25
Not enough data
7.8
25
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
8.8
28
8.5
123
8.5
332
Visibility
8.3
16
8.7
37
8.9
16
8.7
38
8.4
16
8.5
37
Monitoring and Management
8.8
16
8.7
37
Feature Not Available
7.8
33
8.6
16
8.3
33
8.5
16
8.7
38
8.6
7
8.9
22
8.9
6
8.4
21
Cloud environment support
7.6
7
8.2
19
8.1
7
8.3
17
Enterprise MonitoringHide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
9.1
84
9.0
98
Functionality
9.3
12
9.1
13
9.0
12
9.2
14
9.0
12
8.6
13
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Management
9.3
12
9.3
14
8.8
12
8.6
15
9.0
12
8.8
14
9.0
12
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
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
14
Response
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
8.8
14
Feature Not Available
8.2
11
Performance
Feature Not Available
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Nagios XI
Nagios XI
Zabbix
Zabbix
Unique Categories
Nagios XI
Nagios XI has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Nagios XI
Nagios XI
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
9.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
75.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
15.9%
Zabbix
Zabbix
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
20.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
51.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
28.0%
Reviewers' Industry
Nagios XI
Nagios XI
Information Technology and Services
47.7%
Internet
15.9%
Computer & Network Security
9.1%
Telecommunications
4.5%
Computer Networking
4.5%
Other
18.2%
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
Nagios XI
Nagios XI
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Using Nagios XI software monitoring becomes very easy to understand and easy to handle. I am working network industry and whenever our any network device(switch/router) goes down this software gives alert.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Computer Networking

Has an obsolete interface, it's hard to manage and configure, scalability is not that great.

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
G
Verified User in Retail

zabbix is not so good for monitoring services as abstract identities, which is what most companies need to do today, if they are using microservices, etc.

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Discussions
Nagios XI
Nagios XI Discussions
What is Nagios XI used for?
1 comment
S
We are managing the Monitoring of Linux OS, and Windows OS, Various Network Devices, Websites and other Services Read more
Monty the Mongoose crying
Nagios XI has no more discussions with answers
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