Micro Focus OpenView [EOL] vs Zabbix comparison

OpenText and Zabbix are both solutions in the Server Monitoring category. Additionally, 70% of OpenText users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Zabbix users who would recommend it.

Micro Focus OpenView [EOL]

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70% willing to recommend

Zabbix

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95% willing to recommend

Micro Focus OpenView [EOL]

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We performed a comparison between Micro Focus OpenView [EOL] and Zabbix based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Micro Focus OpenView [EOL]

Average Rating

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Zabbix

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), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (1st), Cloud Monitoring Software (2nd)

Featured Reviews

Reviewer2892

Vice President of Infrastructure Management at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees

Provides proactivity to prevent mission-critical problems

Application logs Oracle/SQL-based systems monitoring Application log monitoring. It minimizes the duration of outages and gives specific alerts to localize the problem (log monitoring). It provides proactivity to prevent mission-critical problems. Correlation Suppression methods Management…

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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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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It is proactive in heading off failures that would be catastrophic to the business."

"It supports efficiency and a speedy resolution of issues."

"The most valuable feature is that it is easy to use."

"It has a flexible, enterprise-scale monitoring system."

"Network Node Manager is good and so is Operations Manager, although they are a bit archaic now."

"It just makes it possible for the on-call tech to relax and wait for stuff to notify them of problems instead of having to, over the weekend, constantly sign in."

"A single pane of glass (one GUI to monitor health of the entire enterprise) is the holy grail of enterprise monitoring and management and HP Operations excellently provides that for applications, systems and networks."

"It minimizes the duration of outages and gives specific alerts to localize the problem, providing proactivity to prevent mission-critical problems."

"It works well for my business."

"The most valuable feature is the support for monitoring Cisco switches."

"It has improved our server performance monitoring overall. We know right away when there are problems. It has built-in statistics, so we can go back and see if there's spiking. We can check what's happening every day around the same time and check the configuration to see if there's something that's running and needs to be fixed."

"Every new asset placed in the environment can be automatically detected, predicting human failures."

"Zabbix is scalable."

"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 an excellent performance monitoring tool."

"The flexible licensing model is one of the solution's most valuable aspects. It really allows for great flexibility for companies."

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Cons

"It is a bit expensive, but the benefit of this product compensates for its price."

"The setup was more complex than it needed to be. It required modifications for our unique circumstances at the time."

"With the new Operations Manager, it’s a sexier interface but it doesn’t lend itself as much to being robust."

"The products are not plug and play even though HP has improved implementation over the years."

"Customer Service: Average. I feel that HP don't always look after their clients as well as they could post-sale."

"BSM/OMi is not stable. It takes time for event dashboard to refresh."

"The product does take considerable care and feeding especially in the later case."

"We would like to see support for more interfaces."

"It is a little complex to config and implement so I'd like for them to make it easier to config, for example, a configuration for SNMPv3 or trap listener on it."

"The event correlation could be better."

"There are not too much documentation or manuals. We found the tutorials very easy to understand but do not go deep enough in the use of Zabbix. We need more manuals, proper use, documentation, etc."

"The only issue we have had with Zabbix is when we decided to make an update or upgrade."

"There is a bit of a learning curve during installation."

"I really do not like this solution, almost all of its features are awful."

"In terms of user-friendliness, large maps could be more interactive. We should be able to click on some areas and move some objects."

"The only issue I can note is that it's Linux-based, and Linux documentation is not the best."

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

"It is a true open-source solution, so there are no licensing costs."

"It is freeware. We still use the free version of Zabbix."

"We pay the subscription for support by year."

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

"It is open source. If you want to have a subscription or official support, you can pay for it. They have different plans, which are not that expensive. The plans are based on per monitoring server, not per monitored equipment. So, it is not at all expensive, and you can also live without the support if you want a cheaper option."

"We use the open-source version of Zabbix."

"It is reasonable."

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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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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Large Enterprise	9

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
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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Also Known As

HPE BTO, HPE Business Technology Optimization, HPE OpenView

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Overview

The Micro Focus OpenView Performance manager, agents, and monitor combine to provide a powerful and flexible distributed management solution. This solution is a single interface for centrally monitoring, analyzing, and forecasting resource utilization for distributed multivendor environments, enabling you to offer the best possible level of service in a cost-effective manner.

OpenText

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.

Zabbix

Sample Customers

MTS India

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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