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Comparison

Netdata vs Zabbix

On the evidence we track, Netdata leads this comparison with a composite score of 76/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Netdata full profile →Zabbix full profile →
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★Netdata76
Zabbix52
Score
Vioscale score
Netdata76 / 100medium · 73%updating
Zabbix52 / 100low · 17%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Netdata✗
Zabbix✓
Model
Price level
Netdatahigh
Zabbixfree
Transparent
Netdata✓
Zabbix✓
Integrations
Count
Netdata800
Zabbix22
Security
Gdpr
Netdata–
Zabbix✓
Iso27001
Netdata✓
Zabbix–
Soc2
Netdata✓
Zabbix–
Reliability
Sla pct
Netdata99.9
Zabbix–
Status page
Netdata✓
Zabbix–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for observability tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Signals
Metrics
Netdata✓
Zabbix✓
Log management
Netdata✓
Zabbix✓
Distributed tracing
Netdata-
Zabbix-
Application performance monitoring
Netdata✓
Zabbix-
Real-user monitoring
Netdata-
Zabbix-
Response
Alerting
Netdata✓
Zabbix✓
On-call / incident management
Netdata-
Zabbix-
Insight
Dashboards
Netdata✓
Zabbix✓
Standards
OpenTelemetry-native
Netdata-
Zabbix-
Deployment
Hosting
NetdataCloud + self-hosted
ZabbixCloud + self-hosted

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Netdata

Leader

Real-time infrastructure monitoring platform with zero-config observability and per-second metrics. Includes AI-driven investigation, root cause analysis, and transparent per-node pricing.

Independently observed

Zabbix

A comprehensive monitoring solution that collects metrics from any source and provides visibility across infrastructure, applications, networks, and services, deployable either on-premises or as a managed cloud service

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Netdata

Leader
from $90/moSubscription

$90/year for homelabs, per-node pricing for enterprise, free trial available

  • Homelabs$90/year
    • Per-second metrics
    • ML-powered alerts
    • Unlimited dashboards
as of verify ↗

Zabbix

from $325/moOpen sourceFree tier5-day trial

Free open-source software with optional subscriptions from $325/month (Silver). All subscriptions include support SLAs and 5 years of security fixes.

  • Silver$325/month, billed annually
    • Online support
    • 1 support contact
    • 8x5 support availability
    • 1 day initial response time
    • Unlimited monitored devices and metrics
  • GoldFrom $825/month, billed annually
    • Phone and online support
    • 2 support contacts
    • 8x5 support availability
    • 4 hour initial response time
    • Distributed monitoring
    • +4 more
  • PlatinumContact sales
    • Phone and online support
    • 3 support contacts
    • 24x7 support availability
    • 2 hour initial response time
    • Distributed monitoring
    • +8 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Phone and online support
    • 7 support contacts
    • 24x7 support availability
    • 1.5 hour initial response time
    • 1 hour emergency response time
    • +12 more
  • GlobalContact sales
    • Phone and online support
    • 20 support contacts
    • 24x7 support availability
    • 1 hour initial response time
    • 1 hour emergency response time
    • +10 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Netdata✓
Zabbix✓
macOS
Netdata✗
Zabbix✓
Windows
Netdata✗
Zabbix✓
Linux
Netdata✗
Zabbix✓
CLI
Netdata✗
Zabbix✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Netdata✓
Zabbix✓
Self-hosted
Netdata✓
Zabbix✓
On-premise
Netdata✓
Zabbix✓
Hybrid
Netdata✗
Zabbix✓
Air-gapped
Netdata✓
Zabbix✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (2)
  • GCP
  • SNMP

Netdata

Leader
9 total - 7 not shared
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • NetFlow
  • sFlow
  • IPFIX
  • DNS
Independently observed

Zabbix

22 total - 20 not shared
  • Java
  • IPMI
  • SSH
  • Telnet
  • NETCONF
  • SFTP
  • ODBC
  • ICMP
  • TCP
  • Prometheus
  • Modbus
  • MQTT
  • HTTP
  • HTTPS
  • VMware
  • vCenter
  • Veeam Backup and Replication
  • Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager
  • RabbitMQ
  • MSSQL
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.