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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Datto RMM

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ADatto RMM is a cloud-based single platform to remotely monitor, manage and support the entire customer base. Users get a multi-tenant view, automated monitoring, alerts, workflows and patch management, ransomware detection, endpoint remote takeover and control, and reporting.N/A

    Zabbix

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AZabbix is an open-source network performance monitoring software. It includes prebuilt official and community-developed templates for integrating with networks, applications, and endpoints, and can automate some monitoring processes.N/A
    Pricing
    Datto RMMZabbix
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Datto RMMZabbix
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Datto RMMZabbix
    Considered Both Products
    Kaseya
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    Zabbix
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    67%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    60%
    Delivers good value for the price
    3 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    67%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    40%
    Implementation went as expected
    2 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    Datto RMMZabbix
    Application Performance Management
    Comparison of Application Performance Management features of Datto RMM and Zabbix
    Feature
    Datto RMM
    1.0
    1 Ratings
    151% below category average
    Zabbix
    -
    Ratings
    Virtualization monitoring1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    IT Asset Discovery1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring Tasks
    Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of Datto RMM and Zabbix
    Feature
    Datto RMM
    1.0
    1 Ratings
    151% below category average
    Zabbix
    -
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    Remote monitoring1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network device monitoring1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Activity Monitoring1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Tasks
    Comparison of Management Tasks features of Datto RMM and Zabbix
    Feature
    Datto RMM
    1.0
    1 Ratings
    148% below category average
    Zabbix
    -
    Ratings
    Patch Management1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy-based automation1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Access
    Comparison of Remote Access features of Datto RMM and Zabbix
    Feature
    Datto RMM
    1.0
    1 Ratings
    150% below category average
    Zabbix
    -
    Ratings
    Attended device access1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Unattended device access1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile device access1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtual device access1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple-display support1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple concurrent sessions1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    HPE OneView
    Score6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Datto RMMZabbix
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.3
    (28 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Datto RMMZabbix
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Kaseya
    It is a great tool for end systems management and monitoring. It has generally served well and can assist inmanaginf the devices for multiple clients / sites as needed. Remote control software leave alot to be desired and can be greatlly improved. Great for creating systems policies and providing basic end systems management.
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    Zabbix
    Zabbix is great for monitoring your servers and seeing alerts when the system uses too much CPU or memory. This allowed the system Engineer to be proactive and add resources to these systems to avoid interrupting the services. Especially servers running operations applications and services. This is one of the best usages for Zabbix.
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    Pros
    Kaseya
    • Script jobs are easy to write up and quick to push out.
    • It gathers a lot of data regarding the machine.
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    Zabbix
    • Collecting hardware data - CPU, Memory, Network, and Disk Metrics are collected and reported on.
    • Flexible design - It is very easy to build out even very large environments via the templating system. You can also start where you are - network monitoring, server monitoring, etc. and then build it out from there as time and resources permit.
    • Provides a "plugin architecture" (via XML templates) to allow end users to extend it to monitor all kinds of equipment, software, or other metrics that are not already added into the software already.
    • Very complete documentation. Almost every aspect of Zabbix has been documented and reported on.
    • Cost - Zabbix is FOSS software and always free. Support is reasonably priced and readily available.
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    Cons
    Kaseya
    • The Splashtop streamer in the Remote Tools breaks frequently
    • The New UI is feature-rich, but not intuitive to set up. You CAN find a way to show all of the information you need, but you may need to reach out to support to get there
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    Zabbix
    • Creating an alert & its trigger can be made easier.
    • More VM-based data collection counters should be introduced to have better VM monitoring.
    • The raw counters collection agent in every node is relatively weak. It goes down often, which needs more stability.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Kaseya
    No answers on this topic
    Zabbix
    It is free. It didn't cost anything to implement (other than my time and the cost incurred for it) and it is filling a badly needed gap in our IT infrastructure. Support is available if we have issues and can be done annually or paid for on a per incident basis as needed. Expansion, updates, and all other future lifecycle activities are likewise free of cost, so as long as someone is able to implement/maintain the software (and the OSS project is maintained) then I imagine the company will never leave it.
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    Usability
    Kaseya
    In my opinion, Datto RMM fails at almost everything you throw at it.
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    Zabbix
    I think every organization, especially the IT department, needs a tool like this. I know of another product like Zabbix that gives a similar or the same solution, but its range makes it very useful. You can see almost all the device info in one place: disk usage, disk space, network usage, etc.
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    Support Rating
    Kaseya
    No answers on this topic
    Zabbix
    The setup is the most time-consuming portion of using zabbix. It takes a lot of effort to shape it into a usable format and even then it can get very messy. It's not exactly intuitive and as mentioned the UI seems a bit antiquated. If I was to roll out a monitoring solution from scratch, I'd probably look for alternatives which are easier to use and maintain.
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    Implementation Rating
    Kaseya
    No answers on this topic
    Zabbix
    We are a mainly Windows environment, so it would be useful if we could have used Active Directory to deploy agents. As of version 4.2, Zabbix has announced a new agent MSI file to allow exactly that. Unfortunately, we didn't have that option. Also, for Linux and MAC deployments, there is no simple way to deploy that. Using remote scripts you may be able to create something, but most places will opt for either SNMP (agentless) or manual installation of agents to add to Zabbix. A way of deploying agents via discovery would go a long way to helping in the adoption of the tool.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Kaseya
    Both Datto and SolarWinds leave a lot to be desired but from a technological aspect, but SolarWinds products are substantially better. At least when they aren't being hacked. SolarWinds was an intuitive design with some decent features that made management much more seamless and, well profitable. Datto products are nearly impossible to implement out of the box and even after months of customization, their RMM products were terrible.
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    Zabbix
    We're using the Solarwinds suite as our global monitoring standard, but it is very complex and its licensing model makes it difficult to monitor a wide range of technologies. So, we're using Zabbix as a complement on our monitoring process. Zabbix is a way more flexible and has free integrations to a wide range of technologies. It is also more 'user friendly' and easy to manage.
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    Return on Investment
    Kaseya
    • It has reduced our support costs significantly
    • Allowed us to add great value to our service offering
    • Documentation became easier as it allowed us to standardize configurations across multiple sites
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    Zabbix
    • Good ROI when trying to get ahead of network related problems instead of waiting for users to complain
    • Good ROI when doing upgrades or exploratory work on a neglected network
    • Good ROI when showing usage trends to management showing higher actual usage versus what was thought to be happening
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