Zabbix vs Cisco ThousandEyes

Zabbix9.1Visit Cisco ThousandEyes8.6Visit

Higher score Zabbix #3 in Network Performance Monitoring Software 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Zabbix

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Cisco ThousandEyes #8 in Network Performance Monitoring Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request · 15-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 4 features Visit ThousandEyes

• Zabbix fits best

  Open-source infrastructure monitoring at scale

• Cisco ThousandEyes fits best

  Global network and application experience monitoring

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Side by side

Feature	Zabbix 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Cisco ThousandEyes 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.6
Ranking	#3 in Network Performance Monitoring Software	#8 in Network Performance Monitoring Software
Best for	Open-source infrastructure monitoring at scale	Global network and application experience monitoring
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	€245/mo	Pricing on request · 15-day trial
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	15 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted, Browser extension, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Linux, Windows, macOS	Web, Windows, macOS, Android
Support	Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs, Community · 24/7
Integrations	12 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Zabbix 0/4 · Cisco ThousandEyes 0/4
Packet loss monitoring	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Jitter monitoring	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Path visualization	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Synthetic network tests	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Monitored devices	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment	Not checked yet	Hybrid
Data retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free self-hosted deployment with no license fee Monitors infrastructure, networks, services, VMs, logs, and clouds Supports discovery, correlation, automation, proxies, and high availability	Combines synthetic tests, path views, DNS, BGP, SNMP, and traffic analysis. Maps network topology and monitors performance from global vantage points. Connects with Webex, Teams, PagerDuty, ServiceNow, Splunk, and Slack.
Cons	Self-hosted deployment requires your own infrastructure Zabbix Cloud Nano supports 50 new values per second Silver subscription is billed annually at €245 per month	No free plan is available. Pricing requires contacting sales for an annual subscription. Its broad feature set may exceed basic uptime monitoring needs.
Our verdict	Zabbix is an open-source infrastructure monitoring and observability platform for IT teams, enterprises, and service providers. It collects metrics from servers, networks, applications, databases, virtual machines, containers, cloud… Read the review →	Cisco ThousandEyes monitors network, application, Internet, cloud, and end-user performance for enterprise network, operations, and IT teams. The platform combines Cloud Agents, customer-managed Enterprise Agents, and Endpoint Agents with… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Zabbix — where it wins

  • Free self-hosted deployment with no license fee
  • Monitors infrastructure, networks, services, VMs, logs, and clouds
  • Supports discovery, correlation, automation, proxies, and high availability

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployment requires your own infrastructure
  • Zabbix Cloud Nano supports 50 new values per second
  • Silver subscription is billed annually at €245 per month

• Cisco ThousandEyes — where it wins

  • Combines synthetic tests, path views, DNS, BGP, SNMP, and traffic analysis.
  • Maps network topology and monitors performance from global vantage points.
  • Connects with Webex, Teams, PagerDuty, ServiceNow, Splunk, and Slack.

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available.
  • Pricing requires contacting sales for an annual subscription.
  • Its broad feature set may exceed basic uptime monitoring needs.

• Zabbix9.1/10 · Free plan

  A broad, open-source monitoring platform for teams managing complex infrastructure.

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• Cisco ThousandEyes8.6/10 · Pricing on request · 15-day trial

  Broad visibility for teams monitoring networks, applications, cloud services, and Internet paths.

  Visit ThousandEyesFull verdict →