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Monit vs Zabbix: catalog facts
Monit	Zabbix
Free Monit is free and open source; the separate M/Monit dashboard is a commercial product.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL. Support and services are paid.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux, Web, Self-hosted
Restarts failed services and acts on resource limits automatically Very small footprint	Scales to tens of thousands of monitored devices with proxies Large template library covering common hardware and services
No Windows support Central management of many hosts needs the paid M/Monit	Configuration is extensive; the learning curve is real Interface density makes simple setups feel heavy
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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