Zabbix
Latvia
What it is
Zabbix is an open-source monitoring and observability solution for infrastructure, applications, networks, and services. It collects metrics from sources such as network devices, cloud services, containers, virtual machines, logs, databases, applications, IoT sensors, and external API endpoints. Collection can be push or pull, with a minimum polling interval of one second. Monitoring options include agents for Linux, Solaris, AIX, macOS, BSD, and Windows, plus agentless methods such as SNMP, IPMI, SSH/Telnet, ODBC, ICMP, TCP, Prometheus, Modbus, and MQTT. Agents can use TLS or shared-key encryption. Synthetic monitoring supports multi-step browser scenarios, screenshots, performance and availability metrics, and alerts for discovered problems. The integrations directory includes 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. Subscription support response targets also vary by tier.
For and against
For
- Open-source monitoring and observability solution.
- Push and pull collection are supported.
- Minimum polling interval is one second.
- Synthetic monitoring includes browser scenarios and alerts.
- Monitored hosts, metrics, and alerts are listed as unlimited.
Against
- Paid service starts at $50/mo.
- Trial lasts five days.
- Supported server and proxy counts vary by subscription.
- Support response targets vary by tier.
The verdict
Zabbix supports monitoring across varied sources, with agent-based, agentless, and synthetic options. Subscription support and server or proxy allowances differ by tier, while the listed monitored entities and metrics are unlimited.
Who it suits
Zabbix suits teams monitoring infrastructure, applications, networks, or services across a range of operating systems and data sources. The listed industry areas include finance, healthcare, telecom, IT, retail, education, government, and logistics.
Plans and prices
Enterprise
24x7 support · 1.5 hours response · Unlimited deployments · Unlimited server and proxy coverage
Read 30 Sep 2026 · zabbix.com
Global
24x7 support · 1 hour response · Unlimited server and proxy coverage · Multiple legal entities
Read 30 Sep 2026 · zabbix.com
Gold
8x5 support · 4 hours response · Distributed monitoring · Online education
Read 30 Sep 2026 · zabbix.com
Platinum
24x7 support · 2 hours response · Distributed monitoring · Online education
Read 30 Sep 2026 · zabbix.com
Silver
8x5 support · 1 day response · 1 supported Zabbix server · 8 support cases
Read 30 Sep 2026 · zabbix.com
On the record
- Agentless monitoring
- Supported monitoring protocols and methods include SNMP, IPMI, SSH/Telnet, ODBC, ICMP, TCP, Prometheus, Modbus, and MQTT.zabbix.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Agent monitoring
- Its agents support Linux, Solaris, AIX, macOS, BSD, and Windows, and can use TLS or shared-key encryption for communications.zabbix.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Collection methods
- Zabbix supports push and pull collection, with a minimum polling interval of one second.zabbix.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Data collection
- It collects metrics from sources including network devices, cloud services, containers, virtual machines, logs, databases, applications, IoT sensors, and external API endpoints.zabbix.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The integrations directory lists templates and solutions for products including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Cisco, Docker, and Android.zabbix.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Zabbix is an open-source monitoring and observability solution for infrastructure, applications, networks, and services.zabbix.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Security maintenance
- Subscriptions include five years of guaranteed security fixes, and Zabbix says it does not fix security issues in versions that are no longer supported.zabbix.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Security process
- Zabbix says code is reviewed by a senior developer, tasks are tested by QA engineers, and vulnerabilities receive root cause analysis.zabbix.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Subscription limits
- The pricing page says monitored hosts, devices, applications, users, metrics, and alerts are unlimited, while supported server and proxy counts vary by subscription.zabbix.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- Subscriptions include defined response SLAs and direct access to Zabbix experts, with support availability and response targets varying by tier.zabbix.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Synthetic monitoring
- Synthetic monitoring supports multi-step browser scenarios, screenshots, performance and availability metrics, and alerts for discovered problems.zabbix.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Who it serves
- Zabbix identifies banking and finance, healthcare, telecom, IT, retail, aerospace, education, government, and logistics among its industry areas.zabbix.com · read 30 Sep 2026
