#36 in Monitoring & ObservabilityUpdated 2026-08

Zabbix

by Zabbix · Open-source monitoring for IT and OT, self-hosted or as managed cloud

32.5 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Zabbix is an open-source monitoring and observability platform for networks, applications, cloud services, IoT and OT infrastructure. It collects metrics via agents or agentless methods and ships with 250+ official templates plus integrations with ITSM and messaging tools. Run it free on your own infrastructure, on Zabbix Cloud, or on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud or Red Hat OpenShift.

Best for: IT and OT teams wanting open-source infrastructure monitoring, self-hosted free or as managed SaaS.
Pricing: Self-hosted Zabbix is free and open source, while Zabbix Cloud starts at $50 a month for the Nano tier (50 NVPS) and runs to $5,000 a month for 2xLarge (10,000 NVPS), after a 5-day free trial and with 10% off for annual billing.
Runs on: WebSelf-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Self-hosted edition is free open source, no per-device charges
Agent and agentless collection with 250+ official templates
Seven cloud tiers from 50 to 10,000 NVPS, rescalable on demand
24/7 support with a stated 12-minute average response time

Trade-offs

Cloud cost scales with metric volume (NVPS), not with users or hosts
Cloud tier prices are starting points that vary by configuration
Cloud free trial lasts only 5 days
Self-hosting puts hosting, scaling, upgrades and security on you

Pricing

Published plans from Zabbix’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Zabbix pricing tiers, monthly and annual rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Annual (per month)	Includes
Nano	$50per cloud instance per month	$45	50 NVPS (new values per second) Initial 10GB of storage free Annual payment $540.00 (save 10%)
Micro	$100per cloud instance per month	—	100 NVPS Starting price, varies by configuration
Small	$250per cloud instance per month	—	250 NVPS Starting price, varies by configuration
Medium	$750per cloud instance per month	—	1000 NVPS Starting price, varies by configuration
Large	$1875per cloud instance per month	—	2500 NVPS Starting price, varies by configuration
xLarge	$2500per cloud instance per month	—	5000 NVPS Starting price, varies by configuration
2xLarge	$5000per cloud instance per month	—	10000 NVPS Starting price, varies by configuration

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 80 out of 100
API quality: 0 out of 100
Documentation: 10 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 62 out of 100
Changelog: 40 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 15 out of 100
Operational trust: 0 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 40 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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