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Comparison

Sematext vs Zabbix

On the evidence we track, Sematext leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Sematext full profile →Zabbix full profile →
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★Sematext69
Zabbix52
Score
Vioscale score
Sematext69 / 100low · 49%
Zabbix52 / 100low · 17%
Pricing
Free tier
Sematext✓
Zabbix✓
Model
Sematextfreemium
Zabbixopen_source
Price level
Sematextlow
Zabbixfree
Transparent
Sematext✓
Zabbix✓
Integrations
Count
Sematext100
Zabbix22
Security
Gdpr
Sematext–
Zabbix✓
Reliability
Status page
Sematext✓
Zabbix–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Sematext

Leader

Cloud-based and self-hosted observability solution that integrates infrastructure monitoring, log management, distributed tracing, and synthetic monitoring in a unified interface. Offers per-product, per-host, or per-monitor billing with no hidden overage charges.

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.

Sematext

Leader
from $2/moUsage-basedFree tier14-day trial

From $2.8/host/month for infrastructure monitoring. 14-day free trial, no commitment. Metered pricing with no overage charges.

  • LogsFrom $5/month
    • Log ingestion
    • Log analytics
    • Searching and filtering
  • Infra MonitoringFrom $2.8/host/month
    • Host metrics
    • Container monitoring
    • System performance
  • Service MonitoringFrom $8.64/month
  • TracingFrom $19/month
  • SyntheticsFrom $2/monitor/month
    • API monitoring
    • Uptime monitoring
    • Performance monitoring
  • Synthetics Standard$29/month
  • Synthetics Pro$99/month
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
Sematext✓
Zabbix✓
macOS
Sematext✗
Zabbix✓
Windows
Sematext✗
Zabbix✓
Linux
Sematext✗
Zabbix✓
CLI
Sematext✓
Zabbix✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Sematext✓
Zabbix✓
Self-hosted
Sematext✓
Zabbix✓
On-premise
Sematext✗
Zabbix✓
Hybrid
Sematext✗
Zabbix✓

Integrations

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

Sematext

Leader
14 total
  • Syslog
  • Angular
  • Custom Webhooks
  • Kubernetes
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Akka
  • Ember
  • Next.js
  • Elasticsearch
  • Logstash
  • Kibana
  • Apache Solr
  • OpenSearch
Independently observed

Zabbix

22 total
  • SNMP
  • 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
  • GCP
  • MSSQL
Independently observed

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