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Zabbix vs Centreon: catalog facts
Zabbix	Centreon
Free Free and open source under the AGPL. Support and services are paid.	Freemium Free community edition with paid enterprise tiers for advanced features and support.
Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Scales to tens of thousands of monitored devices with proxies Large template library covering common hardware and services	Business activity views connect infrastructure health to business impact Self-hosted deployment keeps monitoring data under your own control
Configuration is extensive; the learning curve is real Interface density makes simple setups feel heavy	Full feature set is split across free and paid enterprise editions Enterprise-oriented tooling can be heavier to set up than lightweight monitors
Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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