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Zabbix vs Pandora FMS: catalog facts
Zabbix	Pandora FMS
Free Free and open source under the AGPL. Support and services are paid.	Freemium An open-source edition is available; commercial on-premise and SaaS licences are sold…
Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Scales to tens of thousands of monitored devices with proxies Large template library covering common hardware and services	Covers servers, networks, applications, logs and user experience Dashboards, reports and alerts built in
Configuration is extensive; the learning curve is real Interface density makes simple setups feel heavy	Aimed at organisations, so setup is more involved than a desktop monitor Many features and add-ons belong to the commercial editions
Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Hosted service
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 24, 2026

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