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Centerity Monitor vs Zabbix comparison

Centerity Systems and Zabbix are both solutions in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category. Centerity Systems is ranked #67, while Zabbix is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.7. Centerity Systems holds a 0.1% mindshare in IM, compared to Zabbix’s 13.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Centerity Systems users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Zabbix users who would recommend it.
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95% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

Zabbix and Centerity Monitor compete in network and infrastructure monitoring. Zabbix is favored for cost-effectiveness, while Centerity Monitor has an edge with comprehensive features despite a higher price.

Features: Zabbix provides scalability, strong community support, and flexibility through open-source solutions. Centerity Monitor offers built-in predictive analytics, a unified dashboard, and extensive features that cater to integrated monitoring needs.

Room for Improvement: Zabbix relies on external plugins for advanced analytics, has a steeper learning curve for new users, and may need enhancements in user interface design. Centerity Monitor could improve on cost efficiency, expand integration options for third-party tools, and enhance documentation for user guidance.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Zabbix benefits from extensive documentation and an active community, facilitating straightforward deployment and troubleshooting. Centerity Monitor offers a streamlined deployment process and integrated customer service, providing organizations with personalized support.

Pricing and ROI: Zabbix has zero license cost, making it cost-efficient for budget-conscious infrastructures, with potential for lower operational costs over time. Centerity Monitor, requiring a higher initial investment, delivers a comprehensive feature set that can result in a higher ROI in environments needing advanced insights.

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Categories and Ranking

Centerity Monitor
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
67th
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Zabbix
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
105
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (8th), Network Monitoring Software (1st), Server Monitoring (1st), Cloud Monitoring Software (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of Centerity Monitor is 0.1%, down from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zabbix is 13.2%, up from 11.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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reviewer1312155 - PeerSpot reviewer
A user-friendly solution that comes with a valuable machine learning feature
We use Centerity to monitor some business views related with ERP systems. For example we use this monitor to mesure electronic billing process. As a part of digital Transformation process coporation automates some process to avoid delays and human mistakes and we incorporated Centerity Platform to…
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ASM Naushad Alam - PeerSpot reviewer
Allows any number of customizations but lacks functionality for finding root causes
We have not yet purchased the commercial version so have a lack of technical ability. We do not yet fully know the key points or key features of the solution. We just use what we use along with WhatsUp Gold. Based on our use only, stability is rated a seven out of ten.
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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"The machine learning feature is valuable."
"The level of discovery-based configuration that lets us auto-configure the monitoring for various systems is a valuable feature."
"The best feature is that Zabbix can report everything, and everything in Zabbix is free."
"The solution is open-source, easy to manage, and user-friendly making it easy for anyone to use."
"The solution is quite mature and very stable."
"The most valuable features of Zabbix are flexibility and a single interface for different types of monitoring."
"We have found that Zabbix is more easy to use than other applications."
"Simple network monitoring that is easy to install and manage."
"Zabbix is very easy to implement."
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Cons

"They can improve the functionality that provides some numbers related to the behavior of the metrics."
"In an upcoming release, there should be automated reports which we are currently doing manually. For example, if we collect a report file every day and want to send it to a moderator for review. We are expecting this feature to come out soon but it would be valuable to have now."
"As far as improvements, sometimes I get a bit frustrated when I move from a previous version to a new one because some configuration has changed—I need to investigate the documentation to deal with some configuration. But it doesn't take much time, so it's okay."
"I think the reporting part of Zabbix can be improved in terms of more user-friendly graphics to display the collected data. Many simple users who don't know how to use Zabbix properly might get confused by the reporting, although at the same time it is very versatile for my company."
"The solution needs to add remote features."
"The product delivers false positives during reporting because of flapping. Other reasonably priced alternatives may have better performance."
"We had some scalability issues with a large number of nodes."
"The performance reporting could be improved."
"My company wanted to do an exercise command to access IT from Cameroon. They wanted to access an FSS to a second host with second equipment that was on another coast but it is not possible on Zabbix to do it. They want to directly access from the front-end of Zabbix to access a prompt in Zabbix to an access terminal. In the front-end, there is no way to do that. That would be an important improvement."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It’s free of cost."
"We pay the subscription for support by year."
"The tool's licensing is good."
"For pricing, it's free. We don't pay anything for it. They open-source the code, and people pay for support."
"There is no license but we need to pay for support."
"If you have 20,000 hosts, the support costs around €95,000 for a year."
"Its licensing is fair. It seems to be much cheaper than others."
"We are using the free, open-source version."
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Comparison Review

it_user174738 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 31, 2015
Nagios vs. Zabbix vs. PRTG vs. Spiceworks vs. Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor
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…
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Top Industries

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Educational Organization
37%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Manufacturing Company
5%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
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Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Zabbix?
The template system in Zabbix is very beneficial as it saves time in configuration.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zabbix?
The cost is minimal. It is literally free.
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What needs improvement with Zabbix?
For me, Zabbix is very straightforward. I cannot think of any improvements needed. It's a very mature product. The only issue I can note is that it's Linux-based, and Linux documentation is not the...
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Overview

Centerity is the pioneer provider of an All-in-One, IT Monitoring and Business Service Management (BSM) platform. Whereas legacy tools have focused on monitoring individual technologies which led to silos of performance data, Centerity breaks down silos by extending its monitoring coverage across all technology layers, from infrastructure (physical, virtual, converged, AWS, etc.) to applications (OS, SAP, Cloudera, etc.) and databases (SAP HANA, Hadoop, NoSQL, etc.), thereby providing an integrated, holistic view of system health, performance and availability. Centerity’s unique, unified platform, named a Gartner Cool Vendor in ITOM, can serve the needs of both IT executives and administrators while providing a complete business intelligence layer across all IT assets via cross technical and functional domain impact and trend analysis through its Business Service Management (BSM) capabilities.
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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.

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Sample Customers

Centerity Systems has thousands of customers world wide, including Fortune 500 Enterprises such as Cisco, General Electric, Siemens, Harris Corporation, and Coca-Cola.
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
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