Zabbix vs Netdata

Zabbix9.4Visit Netdata8.8Visit

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

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Netdata #7 in Infrastructure Monitoring 8.8/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Netdata

• Zabbix fits best

  Broad, flexible infrastructure monitoring

• Netdata fits best

  Low-cost, real-time infrastructure visibility

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Side by side

Feature	Zabbix 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Netdata 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.8
Ranking	#1 in Infrastructure Monitoring	#7 in Infrastructure Monitoring
Best for	Broad, flexible infrastructure monitoring	Low-cost, real-time infrastructure visibility
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	€245/mo	$4.50/unit/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Linux, Windows, macOS	Web, Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Docs, Community
Integrations	12 integrations	850+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Zabbix 3/3 · Netdata 2/3
VM monitoring	✓	✓
Service monitoring	✓	✓
Agentless monitoring	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Included hosts	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Metrics retention	Not checked yet	Custom
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
OS coverage	Multiple	Multiple
Our review
Pros	Free open-source self-hosted edition with no license fee Covers infrastructure, VMs, services, logs, discovery, and networks Supports cloud, container, enterprise, and IT service integrations	Per-second metrics with zero-configuration discovery and automated dashboards Monitors VMs, containers, logs, SNMP devices, and network flows Business adds unlimited retention, RBAC, SSO, SCIM, and Netdata AI
Cons	Self-hosted deployment requires organizations to run their own infrastructure Cloud Nano is limited to 50 new values per second 8x5 support and one-day response start with the Silver subscription	Community supports up to 5 active connected nodes Business pricing uses annual billing and per-node charges Enterprise On-Premise starts at 200 node licenses
Our verdict	Zabbix is an open-source infrastructure monitoring and observability platform for IT teams, enterprises, and service providers. It covers servers, networks, applications, databases, virtual machines, containers, cloud services, and system… Read the review →	Netdata is a distributed observability platform for operations teams, system administrators, DevOps engineers, and SREs. It collects infrastructure metrics at one-second resolution and covers logs, applications, services, virtual machines,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Zabbix — where it wins

  • Free open-source self-hosted edition with no license fee
  • Covers infrastructure, VMs, services, logs, discovery, and networks
  • Supports cloud, container, enterprise, and IT service integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployment requires organizations to run their own infrastructure
  • Cloud Nano is limited to 50 new values per second
  • 8x5 support and one-day response start with the Silver subscription

• Netdata — where it wins

  • Per-second metrics with zero-configuration discovery and automated dashboards
  • Monitors VMs, containers, logs, SNMP devices, and network flows
  • Business adds unlimited retention, RBAC, SSO, SCIM, and Netdata AI

  Where it doesn't

  • Community supports up to 5 active connected nodes
  • Business pricing uses annual billing and per-node charges
  • Enterprise On-Premise starts at 200 node licenses

• Zabbix9.4/10 · Free plan

  A broad monitoring platform with a free self-hosted edition and flexible deployment options.

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• Netdata8.8/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A low-cost observability platform with per-second metrics and broad infrastructure coverage.

  Visit NetdataFull verdict →