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We performed a comparison between ServiceNow IT Operations Management and Zabbix based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two IT Infrastructure Monitoring solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed ServiceNow IT Operations Management vs. Zabbix Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"I like the solution due to the fact that it's scalable.""Has service mapping, impact management, metric intelligence and health of analytics.""The solution is very capable and user friendly.""It's easy to set up.""You can improve integrations of the operation with the solution.""The most important features of ServiceNow IT Operations Management are the discovery service mapping and orchestration.""It helps streamline management and processes.""It is a market leader and is very implementation-friendly. Developers have a clear understanding of how the solution works, and it is mature enough to handle different client needs."

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"The level of discovery-based configuration that lets us auto-configure the monitoring for various systems is a valuable feature.""It can send messages to our ticketing system.""We value the auto-host discovery, template import, bulk import/export features. Newer versions also add nice features, such as multi-IP per host.""The initial setup was very quick. The first time it was long because I didn't know it yet. I was only using Windows. The first time was very difficult because of the operating system.""The most valuable feature is the protocol to manage anything.""Zabbix helps to save time.""The product is very stable.""The solution is quite mature and very stable."

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Cons
"Service mapping is pretty limited.""When it comes to improvements, I think that my colleagues and I often have issues finding the correct screen and the search box does not work as intended.""An area for improvement for ServiceNow IT Operations Management is making service mapping and discovery easier for non-IP devices.""The security policies could be increased.""There are not enough apps in the app store to expand functionality. There should be more made available.""If you are new to using the solution, you will find the setup complex.""Service Mapping is a time-consuming process. The time and effort versus the benefits are very difficult to articulate to customers.""The initial setup phase was hard and could be made easier."

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"I want Zabbix to improve the UX/UI. Zabbix doesn't use a JavaScript chart for images, and I want them to improve this.""The documentation gets a bit messy between versions and is not too detailed, which is a bit painful for first-timers, especially when they run into issues.""The user interface could be better.""It should be easy to modify the front end.""The integration of the product is not so easy, especially when it comes to the application database.""The networking monitor is not too easy to work with.""It could be more stable.""There's a small module of APM, however, it is not an enhanced version. People usually ask for a full-fledged APM solution."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The pricing is high and may be excluding the small to medium-sized enterprise businesses."
  • "It has different subscription models."
  • "There are additional costs, you have to pay more for everything."
  • "The price of ServiceNow IT Operations Management is expensive."
  • "It is expensive. It is around 10 Euros per server per month."
  • "This solution offers good value but comes at a very high premium. Pricing could be reduced by 10 to 20%."
  • "The solution offers yearly licenses and a subscription model for add-on features."
  • "My customers pay for the ServiceNow IT Operations Management license annually. I'd rate the pricing based on value. ServiceNow IT Operations Management is a premium product as it has better features than competitors."
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  • "It’s free of cost."
  • "It is a true open-source solution, so there are no licensing costs."
  • "The product is an open source and free solution."
  • "It's free software released under the GNU/GPL license."
  • "There are no licenses."
  • "We’re using the free version, which covers all our current needs."
  • "It is free, which allows us to reduce costs."
  • "I was using the free, Community Edition."
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    Anonymous User
    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 using these, but they require quite some expertise before you can use them. Then there are the ones that are not open source, the enterprise softwares and cost you some money, but on the other hand, they are extremely easy to set-up and learn. You can have them up and running in a matter of minutes. And then there are those which are completely cloud based. They can be free of cost or charge some money depending on the software. The good thing about these is that you don’t have to install any extra software, and it can be managed completely online but then again these have limited features and you cannot exploit them to the full extent as you can do with the open-source and to some extent the enterprise software, so I won’t suggest you to use these, because these are generally not the complete solutions and require other support software to achieve the same. Below I have listed the outstanding pros and cons of the various Network analyzers that you can look into Nagios Pros: Nagios offers an extensive set of collector plug-ins that allows users to gather performance and availability data from a broad range of operating systems, including  Windows and Netware Nagios… Read more →
    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:From my perspective as an asset manager, the most valuable feature of the solution is the configuration management portion, where I can actively add something to the database.
    Top Answer:It is moderately expensive. The pricing itself and the licensing options are depending on the model and the customization. The standard version offers numerous ready-to-use automation options and is… more »
    Top Answer:The solution needs to add mobilization, where we can connect mobile devices or wireless devices to do wireless scanning and bring assets into the database.
    Top Answer:We use Zabbix to monitor our organization's IT infrastructure and workstations. We don't use Microsoft Intune since it's expensive. The tool's real-time alerting system has proved crucial for us… more »
    Top Answer:In the next release, I'm hoping for features targeted towards larger users with more customizable options. Despite this, I think pre-canned reports that can be used straight out of the box would be… more »
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    Also Known As
    ServiceNow ITOM
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    Overview

    ServiceNow IT Operations Management (ITOM) is a cloud management and infrastructure tool that facilitates the administrative and development process of creating, planning, and operating digital services, technology, application requirements, and components for organizations. Service Now ensures effectiveness, performance, and availability throughout an organization's processes and services.

    ServiceNow ITOM will help organizations facilitate consistent policies with regard to deployment, support, and services to ensure trustworthiness and quality of service (QoS). ServiceNow ITOM will ensure that all applications, services, and infrastructure are consistently available and stable.

    ServiceNow IT Operations Management Features

    • Help Desk: ServiceNow ITOM help desk enables IT and operations administrators to better communicate issues concerning managing data latencies, controlling the monitoring of user profiles, executing disaster recovery plans, and any other problematic incidents.

    • Device and server management: ServiceNow ITOM will ensure IT operations teams can better handle general maintenance, upgrading, and patching for server-related concerns. The solution will also help to maintain the health of organization devices such as laptops, phones, tablets, mobile devices, and desktops.

    • Infrastructure maintenance: ServiceNow ITOM helps organizations set up remote access networks, maintain network security, regulate communication with external servers and firewalls, and also monitor and manage internal telephone systems.

    ServiceNow IT Operations Management Benefits

    • Improve DevOps: ServiceNow ITOM improves the ability to inspect microservices, which enables DevOps and SRE teams to improve incident response.
    • Improve data control: The solution will help to manage the entire digital lifecycle, and will also enhance the organization's configuration management database (CMDB) to enable a more robust data foundation.
    • Problem-solve: ITOM is able to proactively identify anomalies before they become issues/problems with tremendous accuracy. ITOM helps organizations minimize outages and reduce the negative impact to end users so that they do not experience any downtime or service degradations. ITOM will also use artificial intelligence for IT Operations (AIOps) along with machine learning (ML) to reduce the possibility of false positives, saving time and increasing productivity.
    • Automate workflows: ITOM offers a pre-designed workbook and no-code/low-code workflows to reduce redundant tasks and improve recovery times. ITOM provides intuitive workable processes to be shared easily with all teams throughout the organization.

    ServiceNow ITOM enables organizations to become robust, strategic operations able to successfully anticipate issues before they have an impact on the organization. Organizations that use ServiceNOw ITOM will be able to easily automate workflows and improve how their IT teams communicate and work together to deliver successful outcomes and maintain productivity and profitability 24/7.

    Reviews from Real Users

    “With this solution, operational costs will be reduced. Your maintenance cost will be reduced when you use the item model. You will deliver a fast solution to the customers. If something happens on the server-side or router-side, it will be immediately caught. Efficiencies are improved. “ - Rupesh J., Solutions Architect at Globant

    “It has been very useful for tracking. It has evolved a lot over time, and there is a single pane of glass where you can track and see everything.” - Uday T., Project Manager at MindTree

    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
    servicenow, TransAlta, NATS, Symantec
    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
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company33%
    Financial Services Firm25%
    Consumer Goods Company8%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Energy/Utilities Company8%
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    Computer Software Company24%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Aerospace/Defense Firm7%
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    Educational Organization33%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Comms Service Provider6%
    Financial Services Firm6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise61%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise74%
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    Small Business49%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise31%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise42%
    Large Enterprise41%
    Buyer's Guide
    ServiceNow IT Operations Management vs. Zabbix
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about ServiceNow IT Operations Management vs. Zabbix and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    ServiceNow IT Operations Management is ranked 8th in IT Infrastructure Monitoring with 34 reviews while Zabbix is ranked 1st in IT Infrastructure Monitoring with 100 reviews. ServiceNow IT Operations Management is rated 8.2, while Zabbix is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of ServiceNow IT Operations Management writes "A very capable solution that includes a valuable, user-friendly workflow management tool". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zabbix writes "Allows any number of customizations but lacks functionality for finding root causes". ServiceNow IT Operations Management is most compared with OpsRamp, Moogsoft, Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence), Datadog and BMC TrueSight Operations Management, whereas Zabbix is most compared with Centreon, Checkmk, SolarWinds NPM, Nagios Core and Nagios XI. See our ServiceNow IT Operations Management vs. Zabbix report.

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