Zabbix
Enterprise-scale open-source monitoring for networks and applications.
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Package managers
- Homebrew
brew install zabbix
About Zabbix
Zabbix collects metrics through agents, SNMP, IPMI, JMX and scripts, evaluates trigger expressions against them and raises escalating alerts, with templates for common devices and services, distributed proxies and dashboards. It scales to very large estates.
Strengths
- Scales to tens of thousands of monitored devices with proxies
- Large template library covering common hardware and services
Limitations
- Configuration is extensive; the learning curve is real
- Interface density makes simple setups feel heavy
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under the AGPL. Support and services are paid.
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Developer
- Zabbix
- Platforms
- Linux, Web, Self-hosted
- How it runs
- Self-hosted
- Best suited for
- Enterprise-scale open-source monitoring for networks and applications
- Categories
- System monitoring
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the TechWalrus Resource Hub (Networking & Diagnostics); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 2 sources on file.
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Zabbix as an alternative
Listings that name Zabbix as an alternative.
beszel
Track server health through a lightweight web dashboard.
Zabbix is AGPL-3.0 enterprise monitoring that scales to tens of thousands of devices with a large template library, but its configuration is far heavier than Beszel's.
Cacti
RRDtool-based graphing and monitoring for network devices.
Zabbix is AGPL-3.0 monitoring that scales to tens of thousands of devices with proxies and a large template library, at the cost of extensive configuration.
InfluxDB 1.x / TICK Stack
Legacy self-hosted time-series platform bundling InfluxDB with Telegraf, Chronograf and Kapacitor.
Zabbix replaces the four-component stack with one monitoring platform with templates and alerting, though its configuration is extensive.
ManageEngine OpManager
Zoho's network monitoring software for routers, switches and hybrid infrastructure.
Zabbix is free and open source under AGPL-3.0, scaling to tens of thousands of devices, though its configuration has a real learning curve.
Nagios XI
Commercial self-hosted edition of Nagios with a web-based setup wizard.
Zabbix is free and open source under AGPL-3.0, scaling with proxies and templates, though configuration is extensive.
Netdata
Per-second metrics for a machine with no configuration, and charts that appear the moment you install it.
Zabbix monitors networks and applications at enterprise scale with templates and proxies, but requires extensive configuration instead of auto-discovered charts.
Observium
Autodiscovering network monitoring platform with a clean interface.
Zabbix is open source under AGPL-3.0 and scales to tens of thousands of devices with a large template library, at the cost of extensive configuration and a denser interface.
Prometheus
Metrics database that scrapes targets and evaluates alerting rules.
Zabbix is an AGPL-3.0 monitoring platform with a web interface and a large template library, scaling with proxies, though its configuration is extensive and the interface dense.
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Industry-standard self-hosted network performance monitor with intelligent maps.
Zabbix is free and open source under AGPL-3.0, scales to tens of thousands of devices with proxies, but has extensive configuration and a real learning curve.
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