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What Zabbix is

Zabbix is an open-source monitoring and observability solution for infrastructure, applications, networks, and services. It collects metrics from sources such as network devices, cloud services, containers, virtual machines, logs, databases, applications, IoT sensors, and external APIs. Collection supports push and pull methods, with a minimum polling interval of one second. Monitoring options include agents for Linux, Solaris, AIX, macOS, BSD, and Windows, plus agentless methods such as SNMP, IPMI, SSH/Telnet, ODBC, ICMP, TCP, Prometheus, Modbus, and MQTT. Agents can use TLS or shared-key encryption. Synthetic monitoring can run multi-step browser scenarios, take screenshots, measure performance and availability, and raise alerts for discovered problems. Listed integrations include AWS, Microsoft Azure, Cisco, Docker, and Android. A free plan and five-day trial are listed, with paid service from $50/mo. Subscriptions include five years of guaranteed security fixes and support response targets that differ by tier. Server and proxy counts depend on subscription, while monitored hosts, devices, applications, users, metrics, and alerts are listed as unlimited.

Who it suits

Zabbix suits teams monitoring infrastructure, applications, networks, or services across the industries it identifies, including finance, healthcare, telecom, IT, retail, education, and government. It supports Linux, macOS, Windows, and other listed systems in hybrid deployments.

What it does well

  • Collects metrics using push or pull methods.
  • Minimum polling interval is one second.
  • Synthetic monitoring includes browser scenarios and screenshots.
  • Monitored hosts, devices, applications, users, metrics, and alerts are listed as unlimited.
  • Subscriptions include five years of guaranteed security fixes.

What to know first

  • Server and proxy allowances vary by subscription.
  • Support availability and response targets vary by tier.
  • The listed trial lasts five days.

Limits

The free trial lasts five days. Subscription support availability and response targets vary by tier, as do supported server and proxy counts.

Plans

PlanBilled and limitsPrice
SilverThe page shows € 245 /month, billed annually; USD price not shown. · 8x5 support · 1 day response · 1 supported Zabbix server · 8 support casesOn request
GoldThe page shows From € 660 /month, billed annually; USD price not shown. · 8x5 support · 4 hours response · Distributed monitoring · Online education · Servers and proxies priced per unitOn request
PlatinumCustom pricing; USD price not shown. · 24x7 support · 2 hours response · Distributed monitoring · Online education · Servers and proxies priced per unitOn request
EnterpriseCustom pricing; USD price not shown. · 24x7 support · 1.5 hours response · Unlimited deployments · Unlimited server and proxy coverage · High availabilityOn request
GlobalCustom pricing; USD price not shown. · 24x7 support · 1 hour response · Unlimited server and proxy coverage · Multiple legal entitiesOn request

As zabbix.com lists them, read 30 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

  1. Visit the Zabbix website.
  2. Choose the free plan or review the paid subscription options.
  3. Use the five-day trial if you want to try Zabbix before choosing a paid subscription.
  4. Select agent or agentless collection methods for the sources you want to monitor.
  5. Review the integrations directory for listed templates and solutions.

Verdict

Zabbix covers a broad range of monitoring sources and methods, with synthetic browser checks and a free plan. Subscription support and server or proxy allowances vary by tier.

Questions

Is Zabbix free?

A free plan is listed. Paid service starts at $50/mo, and a five-day trial is available.

Is Zabbix open source?

Yes. Zabbix is described as an open-source monitoring and observability solution.

What can Zabbix monitor?

It monitors infrastructure, applications, networks, and services, and collects metrics from sources including devices, cloud services, containers, virtual machines, logs, databases, IoT sensors, and APIs.

Which operating systems do its agents support?

The listed agent platforms are Linux, Solaris, AIX, macOS, BSD, and Windows.

Do subscriptions limit monitored items?

Monitored hosts, devices, applications, users, metrics, and alerts are listed as unlimited. Supported server and proxy counts vary by subscription.

What support comes with subscriptions?

Subscriptions include defined response SLAs and direct access to Zabbix experts. Support availability and response targets vary by tier.

Facts from Zabbix's own pages

Agentless monitoring
Supported monitoring protocols and methods include SNMP, IPMI, SSH/Telnet, ODBC, ICMP, TCP, Prometheus, Modbus, and MQTT. · zabbix.com, 30 Sept 2026
Agent monitoring
Its agents support Linux, Solaris, AIX, macOS, BSD, and Windows, and can use TLS or shared-key encryption for communications. · zabbix.com, 30 Sept 2026
Collection methods
Zabbix supports push and pull collection, with a minimum polling interval of one second. · zabbix.com, 30 Sept 2026
Data collection
It collects metrics from sources including network devices, cloud services, containers, virtual machines, logs, databases, applications, IoT sensors, and external API endpoints. · zabbix.com, 30 Sept 2026
Founded
2001 · zabbix.com, 23 Sept 2026
Headquarters
Latvia · zabbix.com, 23 Sept 2026
Integrations
The integrations directory lists templates and solutions for products including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Cisco, Docker, and Android. · zabbix.com, 30 Sept 2026
Purpose
Zabbix is an open-source monitoring and observability solution for infrastructure, applications, networks, and services. · zabbix.com, 30 Sept 2026
Security maintenance
Subscriptions include five years of guaranteed security fixes, and Zabbix says it does not fix security issues in versions that are no longer supported. · zabbix.com, 30 Sept 2026
Security process
Zabbix says code is reviewed by a senior developer, tasks are tested by QA engineers, and vulnerabilities receive root cause analysis. · zabbix.com, 30 Sept 2026
Subscription limits
The pricing page says monitored hosts, devices, applications, users, metrics, and alerts are unlimited, while supported server and proxy counts vary by subscription. · zabbix.com, 30 Sept 2026
Support
Subscriptions include defined response SLAs and direct access to Zabbix experts, with support availability and response targets varying by tier. · zabbix.com, 30 Sept 2026
Synthetic monitoring
Synthetic monitoring supports multi-step browser scenarios, screenshots, performance and availability metrics, and alerts for discovered problems. · zabbix.com, 30 Sept 2026
Who it serves
Zabbix identifies banking and finance, healthcare, telecom, IT, retail, aerospace, education, government, and logistics among its industry areas. · zabbix.com, 30 Sept 2026

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