Domotz vs Zabbix

Domotz is a cloud-based platform for discovering, monitoring and remotely managing network-connected devices across multiple sites. It creates device inventories and topology maps, then tracks health, performance, uptime, SNMP values and TCP services, with alert thresholds. Remote management tools include device access, power control, configuration backup and restore, and scripts. Network diagnostics include speed tests, traceroutes and on-demand VPN access. Domotz lists more than 100 vendor integrations and thousands of device models. Its collector has 16 deployment options, including a Domotz Box, virtual machines, Windows, Linux, NAS, Docker and Raspberry Pi. Security features include SSO/SAML, two-factor authentication, role-based team management, secure network sharing and audit logging. Domotz says it is audited to SOC 2 Type II and certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2022, and uses encryption for data in transit and at rest. Free device discovery is available; paid options include $1.50 per managed device per month, billed in bundles of 10, and a Collector Plan at $35.00 per month.

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.