Goliath Performance Monitor vs Zabbix comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

Zabbix and Goliath Performance Monitor are competing products in performance monitoring and management. Goliath Performance Monitor seems to have the upper hand due to its advanced diagnostic features enhancing network optimization.

Features: Zabbix offers scalability, open-source customization, and flexible notifications. Goliath Performance Monitor is known for diagnostic capabilities, comprehensive reporting tools, and insights into application performance.

Room for Improvement: Zabbix could improve its initial setup process, offer better user interface design, and enhance real-time data collection. Goliath Performance Monitor might benefit from more seamless integration capabilities, extended platform support, and more flexible pricing options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Zabbix requires extensive configuration, supported by community forums. Goliath Performance Monitor offers a streamlined setup with structured support, known for responsiveness and informativeness.

Pricing and ROI: Zabbix's open-source nature ensures cost-effectiveness and predictable pricing, appealing to budget-conscious organizations. Goliath Performance Monitor, though with higher initial costs, offers significant ROI through performance optimization and reduced troubleshooting time.

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Goliath Performance Monitor vs. Zabbix

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Categories and Ranking

Goliath Performance Monitor

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

67th

Average Rating

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Zabbix

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

1st

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

108

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (9th), Network Monitoring Software (1st), Server Monitoring (1st), Cloud Monitoring Software (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of Goliath Performance Monitor is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zabbix is 6.1%, down from 12.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

IT Infrastructure Monitoring Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Zabbix	6.1%
Goliath Performance Monitor	0.5%
Other	93.4%

IT Infrastructure Monitoring

Featured Reviews

networke29316

Senior Systems Engineer at a energy/utilities company with 201-500 employees

Monitors well with Citrix, stable, and the support is very responsive

It looks like it is easy to scale, but I don't know how far it can go out. We are only a 300, or 400 person company. We are not terribly large. It looks like it should be able to scale up until 10,000 at least. There are two users in the company who use this solution, I use it, and the helpdesk.

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KamranBhatti

Network Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Helps reduce response time but has room to improve customization complexity

We are not working on simple standalone solutions like Kaspersky DDoS Protection or Hybrid Cloud Security. Once you understand Zabbix, then it is easy to customize those web pages and graphs for our customer use. It is fully automated to your requirements. Zabbix is working fine with no issues, and I am satisfied with it. We have combined Zabbix and SolarWinds. The integration works fine, and it is easy to integrate Zabbix with the IT environment. We were trying to purchase MDR (Managed Detection and Response), but we are not working on that. I don't have real experience with MDR. We are using Falcon software for that. We are working with Falcon Complete, not with Sandbox. We are not using Kaspersky for business or cloud protection. For that, we are using Zabbix CrowdStrike Falcon Complete solution. I have given this review an overall rating of 8.

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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:

Pros

"I like that it not only has the ability to monitor but that it can do a lot of specific Citrix monitoring."

"Offers a diversity of features."

"I like that the solution offers a diversity of things; it can give you resource monitoring, it can be integrated to detect an application crash, to capture syslog, things like that, and I like the diversity of the dashboard."

"I would definitely give them high praise for what they do, and for being a special niche product."

"Setup was straightforward. Initial deployment took two or three months."

"Zabbix is fully scalable, with no limitations in that regard."

"I like being able to use proxy servers for different locations. The agents are pretty cool. They're easy to roll out. The standard out-of-the-box templates are also pretty easy to use. The integration with other learning products is also good. I have, in the past, used Slack, but we've integrated it with Microsoft Teams. We also use it for SMS with a service called Redcoat. It is very flexible. It does what I need it to do, and my manager is very happy because it doesn't cost anything. We are nearing 4,000 hosts inside Zabbix, and we've got another 6,000 access points to add to it. We've thrown everything at it, and it has managed to keep going. I am very impressed with the tool, and I'd shake their hand very hard if I got to say the compliments to the Zabbix team. They keep improving it and doing refreshes, which is one good thing about it. There is also online information as well as books that you can purchase if you're willing to read enough. There is a lot to pick up, but it is a pretty complete solution."

"The solution allows for good integration with other products."

"During my testing, the features that I like the most are that it can be integrated with my system, and it provides me with reports of all of my servers."

"We are using this solution for monitoring our internal network and infrastructure in the company, and also for monitoring a couple of our customers' installations, not only their network but also their services, and to reduce consumption."

"Zabbix is a good and very cost-effective product."

"It has good graphs of what is going on within the operating system."

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Cons

"The setup is a bit complex."

"I would love to be able to tell what ISP the user is coming from."

"With Goliath IT Monitors, the processing speed is very slow."

"Issues with generating reports; consistency is not there."

"In an upcoming release, there should be automated reports which we are currently doing manually."

"The NetFlow integration really could be improved upon."

"For us, the initial setup was complex"

"We had some scalability issues with a large number of nodes."

"The stability could be better."

"There's a small module of APM, however, it is not an enhanced version. People usually ask for a full-fledged APM solution."

"The UI is hard to get used to."

"I would like to see a more flexible mobile client, and better HA out of the box."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price seems reasonable."

"I was using the free, Community Edition."

"There is a license required for this solution and we pay annually for our license."

"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."

"If you have 20,000 hosts, the support costs around €95,000 for a year."

"The product is an open source and free solution."

"The solution is free to use but they offer support as a paid service. If you can go read the manuals and do the fine-tuning based on your needs, you do not need to pay anything and you will have a full solution."

"It is free, which allows us to reduce costs."

"Zabbix and Grafana are both open source products, we only needed to go to their website and download the application and we began to use them. The solutions are free."

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Comparison Review

it_user174738

IT Developer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

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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Small Business	56
Midsize Enterprise	23
Large Enterprise	34

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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?

I think Zabbix is economical, whereas SolarWinds is expensive. SolarWinds has a lot of secure features, but Zabbix is providing everything free of cost. Zabbix is economical, and you can install it...

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What needs improvement with Zabbix?

The potential and customization is a little difficult because you have to learn scripts. I think Zabbix needs to improve the customization better. At present, I am satisfied with the functionality ...

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Overview

Goliath Performance Monitor offers proactive, end-to-end IT performance monitoring for Citrix & VMware to ensure a positive end user experience. Goliath Performance Monitor provides complete support for monitoring virtual server, virtual desktop and hybrid cloud environments, and provides specialized modules for certain EMR/EHR applications and NVIDIA GRID vGPU. Goliath Performance Monitor has been architected from the ground up to help IT administrators anticipate end user experience issues, troubleshoot the root cause, and deploy remediation actions quickly before end users complain.

Goliath Technologies

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

Walmart, Facebook, Xerox, UHS, ADP, Wyndham Worldwide

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

Goliath Performance Monitor vs. Zabbix