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We performed a comparison between Splunk APM and Zabbix based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Splunk APM vs. Zabbix Report (Updated: March 2024).
768,740 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"The features are pretty much ready out of the box.""The solution is stable and reliable.""This solution is very quick to deploy as it is a SaaS solution and integrates with tools like ServiceNow.""It is a good tool. It allows you to set alerts for application and infrastructure monitoring, and it allows you to create dashboards.""Splunk's dashboards are great.""The most beneficial aspect of Slunk APM is the ATM, which is the map displaying the inbound and outbound relationships of the microservices, as well as the traffic between these dependencies. This feature provides us with valuable insights and helps us understand the interactions between different microservices.""Detectors are a powerful feature.""The most valuable features are troubleshooting and optimizing application performance."

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"The overall functionality of Zabbix is very good. The monitoring of bank applications that Zabbix provides is great. The information is displayed on a dashboard that is easily viewed.""They've already added extra features, such as noise-canceling and facial recognition, which is great.""The basic setup is very easy.""The most valuable features of Zabbix are flexibility and a single interface for different types of monitoring.""The most valuable feature is the support for monitoring Cisco switches.""SNMP monitoring, source discovery, and alert triggering are most valuable.""Health and communication links availability.""The pricing of the product is reasonable."

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Cons
"The UI enhancements could be a way to improve the solution in the future.""I've been using the Splunk query language, and it can be a bit time-consuming to set up the queries I need.""Splunk APM should include a better correlation between resources and infrastructure monitoring.""Primarily, the logs in Slunk APM can be challenging to navigate and comprehend, making it difficult to understand the details within each log. Compared to other tools like LogDNA, which are more intuitive in this aspect, the logs in Slunk APM can require more effort to understand.""It is essential for the monitoring tool to deliver quick response times when generating analytical reports, instead of prolonged delays.""There are some predefined metrics.......we may want to create customized metrics.""We currently lack log analysis capabilities in Splunk APM.""Splunk APM's performance could be improved - at the moment, it's very slow and takes forever to give me what I want."

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"The user interface could be better.""Zabbix isn't a great tool for cloud-specific monitoring - its connection to public clouds needs to be improved. Other areas for improvement would be the lack of dashboards and integrations.""We had some scalability issues with a large number of nodes.""The System Center Operations Manager can be improved.""The solution needs to add features for finding loopholes or problems and their root causes.""Its UI should be improved. They did some improvements in version 5, but it could benefit from some more work. Its integrations should also be improved. They've been active for one year, and they seem to have noticed that. It has new integrations, but it could benefit from more integrations. As far as I know, there is no model to push statistics, metrics, or events towards Zabbix. This type of API isn't yet there, whereas some other tools provide an API for this.""I want Zabbix to improve the UX/UI. Zabbix doesn't use a JavaScript chart for images, and I want them to improve this.""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 not want to be executed automatically. What we have tried to do is open an SSH session directly from the solution's interface but it is not possible."

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  • "The price of Slunk APM is less than some of its competitors."
  • "The pricing is reasonable."
  • "Splunk APM is a very cost-efficient solution."
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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:Detectors are a powerful feature.
    Top Answer:We currently lack log analysis capabilities in Splunk APM. Implementing this functionality would be very beneficial. With log analysis, we could eliminate our dependence on Splunk Enterprise and rely… more »
    Top Answer:We use Splunk APM to monitor the performance of our applications.
    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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    Overview

    Splunk APM is a comprehensive application performance monitoring solution that provides real-time insights into the performance and availability of your applications. 

    It offers end-to-end visibility across the entire application stack, from the front-end user experience to the back-end infrastructure. With Splunk APM, you can proactively identify and resolve performance issues, optimize application performance, and ensure a seamless user experience. 

    Splunk APM leverages machine learning and AI-powered analytics to automatically detect anomalies and provide actionable insights. The product supports a wide range of programming languages and frameworks, making it suitable for both monolithic and microservices-based architectures. It also integrates seamlessly with other Splunk products, allowing you to correlate APM data with logs, metrics, and other operational data for a holistic view of your application environment. 

    With its intuitive interface and powerful features, Splunk APM empowers developers, operations teams, and business stakeholders to deliver high-performing applications and drive better business outcomes.

    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
    Sunrun, Yelp, Onshape, Tapjoy, Symphony Commerce, Chairish, Clever, Grovo, Bazaar Voice, Zenefits, Avalara
    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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    Financial Services Firm33%
    Computer Software Company22%
    Pharma/Biotech Company11%
    Educational Organization11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Manufacturing Company14%
    Healthcare Company10%
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    Computer Software Company24%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Financial Services Firm7%
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    Educational Organization33%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Comms Service Provider6%
    Government6%
    Company Size
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    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise93%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise76%
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    Small Business49%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise31%
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    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise42%
    Large Enterprise41%
    Buyer's Guide
    Splunk APM vs. Zabbix
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Splunk APM vs. Zabbix and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    768,740 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Splunk APM is ranked 14th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 12 reviews while Zabbix is ranked 10th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 98 reviews. Splunk APM is rated 8.2, while Zabbix is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Splunk APM writes "Provides great visibility, analysis, and data telemetry". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zabbix writes "Allows any number of customizations but lacks functionality for finding root causes". Splunk APM is most compared with Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence), Sentry, Elastic Observability, Monte Carlo and Grafana, whereas Zabbix is most compared with Centreon, Checkmk, SolarWinds NPM, Nagios XI and Nagios Core. See our Splunk APM vs. Zabbix report.

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