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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (39.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (51.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free With One-Time Purchase
Amazon CloudWatch
Star Rating
(388)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (39.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon CloudWatchZabbix
Star Rating
(205)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free With One-Time Purchase
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Zabbix excels in "Performance Monitoring" with a score of 9.2, highlighting its ability to provide detailed insights into system performance, while Amazon CloudWatch, although strong, scores slightly lower at 9.0. Reviewers mention that Zabbix's comprehensive monitoring capabilities allow for better performance baselines.
- Reviewers mention that Amazon CloudWatch shines in "Real-Time Monitoring - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring" with a score of 8.6, whereas Zabbix scores higher at 9.2. Users on G2 appreciate CloudWatch's seamless integration with AWS services, but they also note that Zabbix offers more flexibility for diverse environments.
- Users say that Zabbix's "Alerting" feature is particularly robust, scoring 8.9, which reviewers appreciate for its customizable alerting options. In contrast, Amazon CloudWatch also scores well at 9.4, but users report that its alerting can sometimes be less intuitive compared to Zabbix's setup.
- G2 users highlight Zabbix's "Multi-Cloud Management" capabilities with a score of 7.4, which some find lacking compared to Amazon CloudWatch's impressive score of 9.0. Reviewers mention that while Zabbix is powerful, it may not be as streamlined for multi-cloud environments as CloudWatch.
- Users report that Zabbix's "Data Visualization" features score 8.3, which some find less user-friendly than Amazon CloudWatch's 8.9. Reviewers mention that CloudWatch's dashboards are more visually appealing and easier to navigate, making it a preferred choice for those who prioritize visualization.
- Reviewers mention that Zabbix's "Automation" capabilities score 9.2, which is higher than Amazon CloudWatch's 8.2. Users on G2 appreciate Zabbix's ability to automate complex monitoring tasks, while some find CloudWatch's automation features to be more basic and less customizable.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon CloudWatch
No pricing availableZabbix
Free & open source Zabbix
Free
With One-Time Purchase
Zabbix can monitor anything - networks, cloud, websites, IoT, and more.
Any time and anywhere. Zabbix is free and open source. Download it and start using it.
- Free and open source, easy scalable.
Free Trial
Amazon CloudWatch
No trial information availableZabbix
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
296
8.8
174
Ease of Use
8.1
296
7.4
174
Ease of Setup
8.4
154
7.5
106
Ease of Admin
8.5
147
8.0
101
Quality of Support
8.3
271
8.0
129
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
139
8.2
80
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
286
8.5
172
Features by Category
Operations
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.6
49
Not enough data
7.5
39
Not enough data
8.7
52
Not enough data
Cost Optimization
8.5
41
Not enough data
7.9
41
Not enough data
8.1
44
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
55
Not enough data
8.0
56
Not enough data
8.3
46
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Cost Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.6
24
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
8.1
24
Not enough data
8.2
24
Not enough data
8.3
24
Agentic AI - Database Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
46
Not enough data
9.2
47
Not enough data
6.9
40
Not enough data
9.0
44
Monitoring - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Management
Not enough data
8.8
45
Not enough data
8.5
46
Not enough data
7.8
42
Analytics - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Security - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Network Performance - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
AI Automation - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
5.3
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
5.7
5
Agentic AI - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.9
41
9.2
32
8.5
39
8.7
28
8.2
38
8.9
29
8.6
40
9.1
32
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
37
8.8
30
7.3
29
8.9
30
8.0
33
9.1
28
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
8.1
35
8.9
31
8.1
38
8.8
32
8.2
31
8.0
25
Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Automation - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
Not enough data
8.3
32
Not enough data
8.9
32
Not enough data
8.3
31
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
9.0
29
Not enough data
7.9
29
Not enough data
8.3
30
Not enough data
8.9
31
Agentic AI - Hardware Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
Not enough data
8.7
42
Not enough data
8.8
43
Not enough data
8.5
42
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.8
42
Not enough data
7.9
38
Not enough data
8.4
38
Not enough data
8.8
43
Not enough data
8.9
27
Not enough data
8.3
25
Cloud environment support
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
8.5
22
Agentic AI - Server Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
19
Not enough data
9.2
20
Not enough data
8.6
19
Not enough data
7.6
9
Management
Not enough data
9.1
20
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
9.3
21
Agentic AI - Enterprise Monitoring
Not enough data
5.3
5
Not enough data
5.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.9
15
Response
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.1
12
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
12
Functionality
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
14
Telemetry Collection & Ingestion - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Observability Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visualization & Dashboards - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Correlation & Root Cause Analysis - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scalability & Ecosystem Integration - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Features - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon CloudWatch and Zabbix are categorized as Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Unique Categories
Amazon CloudWatch is categorized as Cloud Cost Management
Zabbix is categorized as Server Monitoring, Hardware Monitoring, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Network Monitoring, Enterprise Monitoring, Database Monitoring, and Observability Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon CloudWatch
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Zabbix
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
26.0%
Computer Software
18.5%
Internet
6.6%
Financial Services
4.0%
Marketing and Advertising
3.2%
Other
41.6%
Information Technology and Services
29.7%
Telecommunications
15.8%
Computer Software
11.9%
Computer & Network Security
5.9%
Internet
4.0%
Other
32.7%
Discussions
What is AWS CloudWatch metrics?
1 Comment
IO
The metrics of AWS CloudWatch are numerical data that represent the performance and state of Amazon Web Services (AWS) resources. They are collected from...Read more
What can CloudWatch monitor?
1 Comment
GM
Every resource in AWS environment and on-premises tooRead more
Amazon CloudWatch has no more discussions with answers
Has a way zabbix to work without agents?
2 Comments
JO
Zabbix does not require agents to use, you can setup templates to use SNMP data, however you'll gain more insight by using the appropriate agent on the...Read more
What is Zabbix used for?
2 Comments
RP
Overall infrastructure monitoring with lots of additional features like alerting, prediction monitoring.Read more
What can you monitor with Zabbix?
1 Comment
LS
Every windows and linux device. You have to install an agent on all the devices you want to monitorRead more
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