Cisco Catalyst Center vs Zabbix
Cisco Catalyst Center
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Zabbix
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| Figure | Cisco Catalyst Center | Zabbix |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 5 |
| Spec score · Network Topology Mapping Software | 7.9 (#12) | 7.3 (#20) |
| Founded | 1984 | 2001 |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, United States | Latvia |
| Integrations | Cisco documents integrations with ISE, ThousandEyes, Webex, Microsoft Teams, ServiceNow, Infoblox, and BlueCat, plus generic APIs for other ITSM and IPAM systems. | The integrations directory lists templates and solutions for products including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Cisco, Docker, and Android. |
| Purpose | Cisco Catalyst Center is a centralized network controller and management dashboard for enterprise network operations. | Zabbix is an open-source monitoring and observability solution for infrastructure, applications, networks, and services. |
| Support | Cisco says Catalyst and Cisco DNA software subscriptions include embedded software support and downloads; opening a support case requires a Cisco Service Contract. | Subscriptions include defined response SLAs and direct access to Zabbix experts, with support availability and response targets varying by tier. |
Plans
Cisco Catalyst Center
- Cisco DNA AdvantagePriced on request
- Cisco DNA EssentialsPriced on request
Zabbix
- EnterprisePriced on request
- GlobalPriced on request
- GoldPrice not published
- PlatinumPriced on request
- SilverPrice not published
In their own words
Cisco Catalyst Center
Cisco Catalyst Center has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Zabbix
Zabbix is an open-source monitoring and observability solution for infrastructure, applications, networks and services. It collects metrics from network devices, cloud services, containers, virtual machines, logs, databases, applications, IoT sensors and external API endpoints. Collection can use push or pull, with polling intervals as short as one second. Monitoring can use agents for Linux, Solaris, AIX, macOS, BSD and Windows, or agentless methods such as SNMP, IPMI, SSH/Telnet, ODBC, ICMP, TCP, Prometheus, Modbus and MQTT. Agents support TLS or shared-key encryption. Synthetic monitoring can run multi-step browser scenarios, capture screenshots, measure performance and availability, and alert on discovered problems. Integrations include templates and solutions for AWS, Microsoft Azure, Cisco, Docker and Android. A free plan and a five-day trial are listed; paid service starts at $50/mo. Monitored hosts, devices, applications, users, metrics and alerts are listed as unlimited, while supported server and proxy counts vary by subscription. Support availability and response targets also vary by tier.