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M/Monit vs Zabbix: catalog facts
M/MonitZabbix
Paid

Commercial software sold through the developer's shop.

Free

Free and open source under the AGPL. Support and services are paid.

Self-hosted Linux, Web, Self-hosted
  • Central view of many Monit hosts
  • Automatic restart and repair of failing processes
  • Scales to tens of thousands of monitored devices with proxies
  • Large template library covering common hardware and services
  • Paid license required
  • Depends on Monit running on each host
  • Configuration is extensive; the learning curve is real
  • Interface density makes simple setups feel heavy
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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