Zabbix vs Graphite

Monitoring solutions have been around for some time, but I still haven't found the perfect one. I first implemented Zabbix for Lucidchart in late 2011, and, just a few months ago, I installed Graphite. I'd like to take you through my decision process so you can find the right monitoring tool for your needs.

Comparing these two products is not easy, because they were designed to do different things. Zabbix was meant to be a server monitoring solution, while Graphite is more of a data collection and reporting tool. What I'd really like to see is a merger of the two tools, but that probably won't happen anytime soon.