Wireshark vs Zabbix comparison

"Wireshark helps us to understand network traffic."

"The initial setup is simple."

"Wireshark is very user-friendly; even someone with basic IT knowledge can use it."

"It gives us the ability to pinpoint problems and to communicate network problems with software and hardware vendors."

"I like the filtering feature as we can filter data easily. This feature is also available in tcpdump, but it's a simple piece of software. Wireshark is more advanced and has many features. It allows you to filter a lot of things. The output can be filtered easily. The most important feature is colorization. If I say, "Okay, this particular SMB protocol in red, it will show me red." It's easy to identify that protocol or capture data."

"The most valuable feature is the traffic gate, which shows which IPs are getting more bandwidth or traffic."

"Wireshark saves a lot of time, especially with network troubleshooting."

"The transmission and reception issues are valuable."

"It meets my organizational needs. It's pretty easy to use."

"The solution is stable."

"Zabbix is quite stable once it is set up. We haven't had any post-setup issues."

"The most valuable function for me is the auto-discovery of interfaces in devices. When you integrate devices into the tool, it automatically finds the interfaces, which is very helpful for my job. Integration and configuration run smoothly in my experience with Juniper and Aruba devices."

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

"Zabbix is a cost-effective solution. We're a small organization with a few dozen devices to monitor, and it was available for free. We can see what we need. We haven't done an in-depth analysis on it, but we're currently okay with the product."

"The level of discovery-based configuration that lets us auto-configure the monitoring for various systems is a valuable feature."

"The performance and bandwidth are valuable features."

"There is a disadvantage when it comes to sampling intervals. Additionally, I've heard from a colleague that Wireshark might be less effective in the voice domain."

"The initial setup depends upon the basics. You need to have a clear understanding of the basics."

"With Wireshark, you cannot download and utilize the packet in automation."

"I have not used Wireshark to an advanced point where I could provide a detailed opinion on improvements needed."

"We'd like to be able to extract the output into an Excel table."

"Wireshark could be improved by adding more monitoring features."

"The solution has a steep learning curve. There are so many filters and features that are frequently being updated, it takes research, experience and familiarity to be able to use them. It could be a lot more user-friendly."

"The solution’s user interface could be improved."

"Correlation of events would be a wonderful addition."

"Documentation terminology could be improved."

"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."

"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."

"Zabbix claims that there is an auto-discovery process but my team member was facing difficulty and was told that it's not really automatic, and there are some manual steps."

"Outside of the normal standard monitoring, I would like to extend patching, importing patching, and supporting patching for Windows Servers."

"The reporting features need improvement, especially detailed inventory reporting. Since it's freeware, reporting may not be a major focus."

"The networking monitor is not too easy to work with."

"It is free to download and install. It runs on multiple platforms, so how can you go wrong?"

"We are using a freeware version of this solution, so there are no licence costs involved."

"I've never personally had to pay for it, making it a highly valuable internet resource that's accessible for use. While they offer some paid versions, our firm has utilized the free version for the past three years."

"I am using the free version of this solution."

"It's free."

"Wireshark is open source and gives great value and functionality to the network investigation."

"It is an open-source solution."

"Wireshark is open-source and free of charge."

"The tool's licensing is good."

"It's an open-source solution that can be used free of charge."

"The solution is open source so is free."

"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."

"There is no license but we need to pay for support."

"We were searching for an open source solution and Zabbix fit the bill because it is free and open source under the GPL license."

"For pricing, it's free. We don't pay anything for it. They open-source the code, and people pay for support."

"This is an open-source solution that can be used free of charge."