Compare SCCM vs. Zabbix
 | OmidKoushki Network Specialist at a tech services company |
 | Anonymous User Managing Director at a tech services company |
Find out what your peers are saying about SCCM vs. Zabbix and other solutions. Updated: May 2021.
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Quotes From Members
We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
"This solution helps us by automating the patching of our system."
"This has made the management of our environment easier."
"This solution has made life easy with respect to patching, compliance, and OSD."
"The most valuable features are Remote Connect, SUP, Cloud functionality, Report, Query, and third-party patching."
"The most valuable features are application deployment and task-sequenced imaging."
"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 is being very competitive right now, and they are really investing in a lot of new features to be more competitive in the marketplace."
"The initial setup is straightforward and not too complicated."
"The most valuable feature is the support for monitoring Cisco switches."
"The implementation process is very straightforward."
"The most valuable feature is the alert and alarm monitoring."
"The best thing about Zabbix is the integration and the APIs that are included are very fast"
"The integration capabilities and APIs are the best part."
"Zabbix is both stable and scalable."
"The flexible licensing model is one of the solution's most valuable aspects. It really allows for great flexibility for companies."
"The most valuable feature is monitoring."
Cons
"This solution should be simpler, and more consistent across modules/sections."
"Not everything is readily available, and there are a lot of commands that are only executable via PowerShell."
"This solution needs to be supported on all Operating systems."
"The cost of the product can be improved."
"The operations could be faster and you need some patience with this tool."
"The main room for improvement is the on-screen display. I think it would be good if some improvements were made."
"We'd like the solution to make it easier to manage remote users."
"With Microsoft Premier Support, you get what you pay for. There's Third Tier Support that you pay for. If you pay for that, you get excellent support, and if you don't pay for that, then you get the less experienced staff."
"The main problem with Zabbix is that you have to spend time writing templates for all of the products that you have."
"The server monitoring could be better."
"If Zabbix had a better dashboard then it would be nice."
"The only improvement I would suggest, revolves around its AI and ML capabilities."
"For us, the initial setup was complex"
"The documentation could be improved."
"Having a more customizable interface and dashboard would be an improvement."
"I would like to remotely connect to the computer, and Zabbix doesn't have this capability."
"Pricing is negotiable with Microsoft, depending upon which of their packages you choose."
"When you compare this solution with other tools in the market you might actually find a lot of variation in the pricing and that's why people opt for the other tools rather than Microsoft tools."
"Its price is okay because it is part of our licensing."
"Presently, I am using a free trial version."
"We have to pay for a license."
"I was using the free, Community Edition."
"We purchased Zabbix for a good price, including support"
"We are using the free, open-source version."
"It's an open-source solution that can be used free of charge."
"This solution is completely open-source, so it is quite affordable."
"Zabbix is open-source so if one wishes to implement it in-house, they must have qualified professionals to set up and optimize databases, Linux/Unix OS, PHP, Apache, and depending on what is monitored, a full-stack network and systems administrator may be needed."
"Zabbix is free but if you use it in production then you have to pay for it."
"My manager is very happy because it doesn't cost anything."
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Top Answer: I have found the solution to be scalable. We have around 50,000 users using the solution.
Top Answer: We have to pay for a license.
Top Answer: I currently need to increase my compliance level in the patching processes which this solution could improve on. For this purpose, I am looking for another solution to perform more efficiently and to… more »
Top Answer: The solution's design has recently changed and it is visually pleasing with more color, for example, there is blue, black, and white.
Top Answer: The solution is free. However, many open-sourced tools start out free but eventually start charging, I hope this solution stays free.
Top Answer: When using this solution in enterprise monitoring, you are able to see that there are some issues with equipment that could be causing a problem. Sometimes you want to make a root command that you do… more »
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Computer Software Company15%
Insurance Company10%
Transportation Company10%
Computer Software Company25%
Comms Service Provider18%
Government9%
Financial Services Firm5%
Computer Software Company22%
Comms Service Provider13%
Financial Services Firm9%
Retailer9%
Comms Service Provider30%
Computer Software Company25%
Government6%
Financial Services Firm5%
Small Business27%
Midsize Enterprise17%
Large Enterprise56%
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Find out what your peers are saying about SCCM vs. Zabbix and other solutions. Updated: May 2021.
509,641 professionals have used our research since 2012.
SCCM is ranked 2nd in Server Monitoring with 27 reviews while Zabbix is ranked 1st in Server Monitoring with 30 reviews. SCCM is rated 8.2, while Zabbix is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of SCCM writes "Works well with Windows, very stable, and can scale well". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zabbix writes "Very mature, easy to scale, and free to use". SCCM is most compared with Ansible, BigFix, Quest KACE Systems Management, Ivanti Patch for Windows and ManageEngine Desktop Central, whereas Zabbix is most compared with Centreon, Nagios XI, Splunk, SolarWinds NPM and Nagios Core. See our SCCM vs. Zabbix report.
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