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Head-to-head · Metrics Monitoring Tools

Zabbix vs Dynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring

Updated Oct 2026
Both researched from official sources
4 checks side by side

Higher score Zabbix #1 in Metrics Monitoring Tools 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Zabbix

Dynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring #5 in Metrics Monitoring Tools 8.8/10 15-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Dynatrace

Zabbix leads on 1 check, Dynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring on 0, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

Highest scoreZabbix · 9.4/10
Free planonly Zabbix
Free trialonly Dynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring
Most featuresDynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring · 3 of 3

Zabbix scores higher on our rubric for metrics monitoring tools: 9.4 against 8.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #5.

Zabbix offers free plan; Dynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring doesn't.

Zabbix is the better fit for broad, open-source hybrid infrastructure monitoring. Dynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring is the better fit for AI-assisted hybrid and cloud infrastructure monitoring.

Zabbix fits best
Broad, open-source hybrid infrastructure monitoring
Dynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring fits best
AI-assisted hybrid and cloud infrastructure monitoring

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Side by side

Show only differences

Feature	Zabbix 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Dynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.8
Ranking	#1 in Metrics Monitoring Tools	#5 in Metrics Monitoring Tools
Best for	Broad, open-source hybrid infrastructure monitoring	AI-assisted hybrid and cloud infrastructure monitoring
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	€245/mo	$7/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	15 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Desktop, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Linux, Windows, macOS	Web, Windows, Linux
Integrations	12 integrations	11 integrations
Features Zabbix 0/3 · Dynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring 3/3
Custom metrics	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Self-hosted option	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
SLO tracking	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Data retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Query language	Not checked yet	Proprietary
Data ingestion	Not checked yet	Multiple
Our review
Pros	Free, open-source self-hosted deployment with no license fee Covers infrastructure, VMs, services, networks, logs, and cloud systems Supports discovery, correlation, remediation, proxies, and high availability	Maps hosts, processes, and topology across hybrid environments Adds custom metrics, Kubernetes visibility, SLOs, and remediation workflows Connects with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, VMware, and OpenTelemetry
Cons	Self-hosted deployment requires organizations to manage their own infrastructure The $50/month Cloud Nano plan is limited to 50 new values per second Silver support is billed annually at €245 per month	Infrastructure Monitoring starts at $29 per host per month Full-Stack Monitoring is priced per 8 GiB host per month Newer platform capabilities are primarily SaaS-oriented
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 →	Dynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring provides host-level observability for physical and virtual machines, cloud platforms, containers, networks, servers, events, and logs. It is designed for teams managing hybrid and multi-cloud… Read the review →

ZabbixMetrics Monitoring Tools 9.4Free plan
Dynatrace Infrastructure MonitoringMetrics Monitoring Tools 8.815-day trial

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Strengths and trade-offs

Zabbix — where it wins
- Free, open-source self-hosted deployment with no license fee
- Covers infrastructure, VMs, services, networks, logs, and cloud systems
- Supports discovery, correlation, remediation, proxies, and high availability
Where it doesn't
- Self-hosted deployment requires organizations to manage their own infrastructure
- The $50/month Cloud Nano plan is limited to 50 new values per second
- Silver support is billed annually at €245 per month
Dynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring — where it wins
- Maps hosts, processes, and topology across hybrid environments
- Adds custom metrics, Kubernetes visibility, SLOs, and remediation workflows
- Connects with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, VMware, and OpenTelemetry
Where it doesn't
- Infrastructure Monitoring starts at $29 per host per month
- Full-Stack Monitoring is priced per 8 GiB host per month
- Newer platform capabilities are primarily SaaS-oriented

Zabbix9.4/10 · Free plan
A broad monitoring platform with free self-hosting and managed cloud options.
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Dynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring8.8/10 · 15-day trial
AI-assisted infrastructure monitoring with broad hybrid-cloud coverage and tiered pricing.
Visit Dynatrace Full verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

Last updated 7 Oct 2026 · How we research and update