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Head-to-head · Network Monitoring

Zabbix vs Broadcom DX NetOps

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Zabbix #1 in Network Monitoring 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Zabbix
Broadcom DX NetOps #6 in Network Monitoring 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Broadcom

Zabbix leads on 0 checks, Broadcom DX NetOps on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreZabbix · 9.4/10
  • Free planonly Zabbix
  • Most featuresBroadcom DX NetOps · 3 of 3

Zabbix scores higher on our rubric for network monitoring: 9.4 against 8.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #6.

Zabbix is the better fit for broad, extensible infrastructure monitoring. Broadcom DX NetOps is the better fit for enterprise self-hosted network operations.

  • Zabbix fits best

    Broad, extensible infrastructure monitoring

  • Broadcom DX NetOps fits best

    Enterprise self-hosted network operations

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Side by side

Feature Zabbix 9.4/10 Visit ↗ Broadcom DX NetOps 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 8.8
Ranking #1 in Network Monitoring #6 in Network Monitoring
Best for Broad, extensible infrastructure monitoring Enterprise self-hosted network operations
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price €245/mo Pricing on request
Free plan ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Self-hosted
Platforms Web, Linux, Windows, macOS Web
Support Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7 Tickets, Community, Docs
Integrations 12 integrations 1 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Enterprise
Features Zabbix 0/3 · Broadcom DX NetOps 3/3
Synthetic checks Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Traffic monitoring Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Topology maps Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Specs
Device limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Alert channels Not checked yet Not checked yet
Deployment Not checked yet Self_hosted
Our review
Pros
  • Free open-source self-hosted edition with no license fee
  • Monitors infrastructure, networks, services, VMs, logs, and cloud platforms
  • Supports discovery, automation, root-cause analysis, and distributed monitoring
  • Combines performance, faults, flows, topology, and configuration monitoring
  • Supports discovery, root-cause analysis, compliance, backup, and restore
  • Adds synthetic delivery monitoring through Broadcom AppNeta integration
Cons
  • Self-hosted deployment requires infrastructure managed by your team
  • Zabbix Cloud Nano is limited to 50 new values per second
  • Silver support is billed annually at €245 per month
  • Pricing requires contacting Broadcom rather than selecting a public plan
  • Synthetic monitoring depends on the integrated AppNeta component
  • Self-hosted deployment requires infrastructure managed by the customer
Our verdict

Zabbix is an open-source monitoring and observability platform for IT teams, enterprises, and service providers. It covers servers, networks, applications, databases, virtual machines, containers, cloud services, and system services. Teams…

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Broadcom DX NetOps is an enterprise network monitoring suite for network operations teams and service providers. It brings together performance monitoring and dashboards, fault monitoring, event correlation, root-cause analysis, device and…

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  1. ZabbixNetwork Monitoring 9.4Free plan
  2. Broadcom DX NetOpsNetwork Monitoring 8.8Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Zabbix — where it wins

    • Free open-source self-hosted edition with no license fee
    • Monitors infrastructure, networks, services, VMs, logs, and cloud platforms
    • Supports discovery, automation, root-cause analysis, and distributed monitoring

    Where it doesn't

    • Self-hosted deployment requires infrastructure managed by your team
    • Zabbix Cloud Nano is limited to 50 new values per second
    • Silver support is billed annually at €245 per month

  • Broadcom DX NetOps — where it wins

    • Combines performance, faults, flows, topology, and configuration monitoring
    • Supports discovery, root-cause analysis, compliance, backup, and restore
    • Adds synthetic delivery monitoring through Broadcom AppNeta integration

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires contacting Broadcom rather than selecting a public plan
    • Synthetic monitoring depends on the integrated AppNeta component
    • Self-hosted deployment requires infrastructure managed by the customer
  • Zabbix9.4/10 · Free plan

    Broad infrastructure monitoring with a free self-hosted edition and paid cloud options.

    Visit ZabbixFull verdict →
  • Broadcom DX NetOps8.8/10 · Pricing on request

    Broad coverage for enterprise network operations, with self-hosted deployment and sales-led pricing.

    Visit BroadcomFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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