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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.6% of reviews)
Mid-Market (51.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free With One-Time Purchase
Microsoft SQL Server
Star Rating
(2,252)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Microsoft SQL ServerZabbix
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
Browse all 3 pricing plansMicrosoft SQL Server vs Zabbix
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Microsoft SQL Server easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Microsoft SQL Server overall.
- Reviewers felt that Microsoft SQL Server meets the needs of their business better than Zabbix.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Microsoft SQL Server is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Zabbix over Microsoft SQL Server.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft SQL Server
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
Microsoft SQL Server
No trial information availableZabbix
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
1,847
8.8
174
Ease of Use
8.6
1,863
7.4
174
Ease of Setup
8.1
984
7.5
106
Ease of Admin
8.3
945
8.0
101
Quality of Support
8.3
1,641
8.0
129
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
895
8.2
80
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
1,818
8.5
172
Features by Category
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
Not enough data
9.2
32
Not enough data
8.7
28
Not enough data
8.9
29
Not enough data
9.1
32
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
30
Not enough data
8.9
30
Not enough data
9.1
28
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
8.9
31
Not enough data
8.8
32
Not enough data
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
Management
8.9
150
Not enough data
8.9
150
Not enough data
9.2
155
Not enough data
8.9
150
Not enough data
8.9
152
Not enough data
Maintenance
8.9
150
Not enough data
9.0
155
Not enough data
9.0
151
Not enough data
Security
8.9
149
Not enough data
9.1
151
Not enough data
Management
9.1
147
Not enough data
9.2
148
Not enough data
8.8
134
Not enough data
8.9
140
Not enough data
Support
8.6
143
Not enough data
9.1
147
Not enough data
8.7
142
Not enough data
8.5
146
Not enough data
Security
8.9
146
Not enough data
9.1
146
Not enough data
8.9
143
Not enough data
9.0
146
Not enough data
Performance
8.8
142
Not enough data
8.9
139
Not enough data
8.8
145
Not enough data
8.7
143
Not enough data
8.9
144
Not enough data
Database Features
8.9
1282
Not enough data
9.0
1287
Not enough data
8.9
1294
Not enough data
8.7
1261
Not enough data
8.8
1263
Not enough data
8.8
1269
Not enough data
9.1
1289
Not enough data
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
Database
8.6
55
Not enough data
8.8
56
Not enough data
8.4
53
Not enough data
Integrations
7.8
44
Not enough data
8.3
44
Not enough data
Platform
8.3
49
Not enough data
8.6
52
Not enough data
8.3
44
Not enough data
Processing
8.6
51
Not enough data
8.5
54
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft SQL Server and Zabbix share no categories
Unique Categories
Microsoft SQL Server is categorized as Relational Databases, Database Management Systems (DBMS), Big Data Processing and Distribution, and On-Premise Data Integration
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft SQL Server
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
24.2%
Computer Software
13.7%
Hospital & Health Care
5.4%
Financial Services
4.3%
Higher Education
2.9%
Other
49.6%
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
How could I make much easier the experience with the order of my database?
4 Comments
AF
You can create different tables with your employee information eg employee table, employee roles etc. Then you can create a single view that will pull data...Read more
What is the best way to save your queries?
4 Comments
CA
I recommend that you use the saved querys in plain text or .sql or txt format you can use the same sql server query creator or a notepad +++ tool, they are...Read more
How can I work on the same query if the connection is lost (timeout) and then I reconnect?
4 Comments
JE
When this happens to me in SQL Server Management Studio, I just have to type USE {your database name here} and then select only that statement and execute...Read more
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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