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At a Glance
Nagios XI
Nagios XI
Star Rating
(57)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (68.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Nagios XI
Zabbix
Zabbix
Star Rating
(206)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (52.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free With One-Time Purchase
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Nagios XI vs Zabbix

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Nagios XI easier to use. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up for Zabbix along with administration. Reviewers agreed that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Nagios XI meets the needs of their business better than Zabbix.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Nagios XI is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Nagios XI over Zabbix.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Nagios XI
No pricing available
Zabbix
Free & open source Zabbix
Free
With One-Time Purchase
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Free Trial
Nagios XI
Free Trial is available
Zabbix
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.5
46
8.7
174
Ease of Use
8.9
45
7.4
174
Ease of Setup
6.9
13
7.5
106
Ease of Admin
7.5
10
8.0
103
Quality of Support
8.8
45
8.0
129
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
10
8.2
81
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
45
8.5
172
Features by Category
Not enough data
8.5
26
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
9.1
25
Not enough data
8.4
24
Not enough data
8.2
25
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
8.3
25
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
9.1
42
8.3
52
Functionality
9.5
37
9.3
47
9.1
37
9.2
48
8.8
36
6.9
40
9.1
37
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
9.1
37
8.8
45
8.8
37
8.5
47
9.1
37
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
Cloud Infrastructure MonitoringHide 20 FeaturesShow 20 Features
Not enough data
8.8
36
Monitoring
Not enough data
9.2
33
Not enough data
8.7
29
Not enough data
8.9
30
Not enough data
9.1
33
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.9
31
Not enough data
8.9
30
Not enough data
9.1
28
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
8.9
32
Not enough data
8.8
33
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
Not enough data
8.5
35
Visibility
Not enough data
8.2
33
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
8.3
32
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
8.6
21
8.5
46
Visibility
8.5
18
8.6
43
9.0
18
8.8
43
8.5
18
8.5
42
Monitoring and Management
8.9
18
8.8
42
Feature Not Available
7.9
38
8.8
18
8.4
38
8.6
18
8.8
44
8.9
9
8.9
27
9.0
8
8.3
25
Cloud environment support
7.6
9
8.3
24
8.1
9
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
9.2
18
8.0
23
Functionality
9.4
14
9.2
22
9.0
14
9.2
21
9.2
14
8.6
19
Feature Not Available
7.8
10
Management
9.4
14
9.1
20
8.9
14
8.6
23
9.2
14
8.8
20
9.2
14
9.3
23
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
Application Performance Monitoring (APM)Hide 19 FeaturesShow 19 Features
8.5
5
8.5
19
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.8
14
Feature Not Available
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.9
15
Response
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Feature Not Available
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
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.5
12
Functionality
9.0
5
8.3
13
Feature Not Available
7.9
12
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.0
5
8.2
14
Observability SoftwareHide 20 FeaturesShow 20 Features
Not enough data
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Nagios XI
Nagios XI
Zabbix
Zabbix
Unique Categories
Nagios XI
Nagios XI has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Nagios XI
Nagios XI
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
12.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
68.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
20.0%
Zabbix
Zabbix
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
20.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
52.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
27.2%
Reviewers' Industry
Nagios XI
Nagios XI
Information Technology and Services
46.0%
Internet
14.0%
Computer & Network Security
8.0%
Telecommunications
4.0%
Insurance
4.0%
Other
24.0%
Zabbix
Zabbix
Information Technology and Services
30.2%
Telecommunications
15.8%
Computer Software
11.9%
Computer & Network Security
5.9%
Internet
4.0%
Other
32.2%
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Nagios XI
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Zabbix
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Discussions
Nagios XI
Nagios XI Discussions
What is Nagios XI used for?
1 Comment
S
We are managing the Monitoring of Linux OS, and Windows OS, Various Network Devices, Websites and other Services Read more
Monty the Mongoose crying
Nagios XI has no more discussions with answers
Zabbix
Zabbix Discussions
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
Rohan P.
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