Infrastructure monitoring · November 2026 Edition
Zabbix vs Grafana
Zero of fourteen models named Zabbix first on the direct prompt; one named Grafana. Zabbix was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Grafana by thirteen and Zabbix carries 53 labels and Grafana 33, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in eight categories this edition.
Named in nine categories this edition.
First-choice share23%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate25%15%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#5A position in a field of 16; printed, not drawn.
Labels5333A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Zabbix reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Datadog was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Datadog vs Zabbix · Datadog vs Grafana · Zabbix vs Site24x7
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the infrastructure monitoring page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ZabbixFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGrafana
Direct012 against Zabbix
Paraphrase012 against Zabbix · 1 against Grafana
Comparative001 against Zabbix
Budget-constrained121
Scale-constrained013 against Zabbix · 2 against Grafana
Negative005 against Zabbix · 2 against Grafana
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Zabbix and Grafana stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | | ||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
Zabbix Grafana first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Zabbix on the left and Grafana on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Zabbix and Grafana stood in it.
Grafana first, Zabbix not the choice
1 of 14 modelsZabbix was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashGrafana alternatives: Better Stack, LogicMonitor, New Relic
Neither was the first choice, one was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniDatadog alternatives: Grafana, New Relic
Perplexity SonarLogicMonitor alternatives: Better Stack, Datadog, Netdata, Zabbix
Grok 4.20Datadog alternatives: Motadata ObserveOps, New Relic, NinjaOne, Prometheus + Grafana, Site24x7, Zabbix
Mistral SmallDatadog alternatives: Middleware.io, NinjaOne, Zabbix
Qwen 3.7 FlashDatadog alternatives: Checkmk, LogicMonitor, Site24x7, Zabbix
Kimi K2Site24x7 alternatives: Coralogix, Motadata ObserveOps, Paessler PRTG, Zabbix
GPT-6 LunaDatadog alternatives: Dynatrace, Grafana, New Relic
Muse Glimmer 30BDatadog, New Relic alternatives: LogicMonitor, ManageEngine OpManager, Prometheus + Grafana, Site24x7, Zabbix
Neither was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
DeepSeek V4 FlashLogicMonitor alternatives: New Relic, Paessler PRTG, Site24x7
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
GLM 4.7 FlashXLogicMonitor alternatives: Datadog, New Relic
MiniMax M2.5Site24x7 alternatives: Datadog, LogicMonitor, NinjaOne
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Zabbix2%#6 of 14Grafana2%#7 of 14What the models said about Zabbix
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“Zabbix, Nagios, and comparable systems can be effective, but their technical and staffing costs may outweigh free or low license pricing as environments grow.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Interface can be confusing, jumps between config and viewing; at scale, you need significant tuning, proxy management, and history database optimization.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“starting with Zabbix, Prometheus + Grafana, or Checkmk Community gives you enterprise-grade visibility without any licensing cost” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“Zabbix – best all-in-one, no license budget ... It is the most complete free forever platform for full NOC visibility.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“For most small or budget-conscious companies monitoring servers, network devices, and services, I'd start with Zabbix.” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Grafana
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Open-source like Zabbix/Prometheus + Grafana work if you have in-house talent for maintenance, but they add operational burden.” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Be cautious if it's internet-facing without properly configured authentication, permissions, and network restrictions.” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“High learning curve; limited GUI configuration options; requires significant manual config file editing” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.