8 categories · RankedZabbix
Zabbix is an open source observability and monitoring solution for networks, servers and cloud environments, aimed at IT and OT teams · zabbix.com ↗
Strongest at mid-market, contested with ManageEngine OpManager. Ranked 10 of 119 for enterprise buyers.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Paessler PRTG Network Monitor is first at 44%.
Ranked first, contested: ManageEngine OpManager has 24%. 1 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
LogicMonitor is first at 15%.
Why models recommend it
“starting with Zabbix, Prometheus + Grafana, or Checkmk Community gives you enterprise-grade visibility without any licensing cost”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“The best network monitoring tool for a company with a limited budget is Zabbix, as it is open-source and free to self-host”Llama 4 Maverick · Budget-constrained question · 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-constrained question · first choice
“For most small or budget-conscious companies monitoring servers, network devices, and services, I'd start with Zabbix.”GPT-6 Luna · Budget-constrained question · first choice
What gives them pause
“Legacy Network Tools (e.g., SolarWinds, older Zabbix) | Lack of Code View: Poor developer experience.”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Negative question · warning
“Free/Open Source. Extremely powerful and customizable, but requires significant Linux/sysadmin expertise to maintain and tune. Only choose this if you have strong engineering talent.”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Scale-constrained question · warning
“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 question · warning
“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 question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Zabbix, over the 358 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 142 | 1 | Compare → | |
| 137 | 45 | Compare → | |
| 137 | 23 | View → | |
| 135 | 44 | Compare → | |
| 130 | 12 | Compare → | |
| 110 | 11 | Compare → | |
| 106 | 26 | Compare → | |
| 98 | 18 | Compare → | |
| 82 | 10 | View → | |
| 75 | 4 | Compare → |
What the models named instead of Zabbix →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Zabbix's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- IT & OT
- Price stated
- Enjoy predictable, fixed support pricing — no license fees, no per-device charges, no matter the size of your environment.
- Free plan or trial
- free trial
- Customers named
- fTLD Registry, Linx, SEB, The European Space Agency (ESA), QU!CK Scan & Go
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 313 of the 358 answers that named Zabbix and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
744 of the 744 domain citations in answers naming Zabbix came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Grok 4.20 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| Mistral Small | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| Kimi K2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-10 to 2026-09 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference or event | 1,124 | undated | |||
| Webinar or virtual event | 12 | undated | |||
| Blog | 8 | 0 | 2022-08-01 | ||
| Report or ebook | 3 | undated | |||
| News or press | 3 | undated | |||
| Glossary or explainer | 1 | undated |
Most recent
- 2022-08-01Checkout blog
- 2022-08-01Order confirmation blog
- 2022-08-01Order failed blog
- 2021-12-06Featured categories with latest posts blog
- 2021-11-12Featured categories with latest posts tags filter blog
Events in person
- October 1, 2026 to October 31, 2026Zabbix LabsBogotá, CO · hosts
- October 5, 2026Automation and Integration with Zabbix APIZabbix Office Training Room, Riga, Latvia · hosts
- October 6, 2026Mastering Zabbix graphs and dashboardsZabbix Office Training Room, Riga, Latvia · hosts
- October 7, 2026 to October 9, 2026Zabbix Summit 2026Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija, Riga, Latvia · hosts
- October 7, 2026Open House DayZabbix HQ · hosts
- October 7, 2026Zabbix Open HouseZabbix HQ, Riga, Latvia · hosts
- October 7, 2026Welcome eventFantadroms, Riga, Latvia · hosts
- October 7, 2026Pre-summit Partner MeetingRadisson Blu Hotel Latvija, Riga, Latvia · hosts
- October 7, 2026LLD-driven automation for ZabbixZabbix Office Training Room, Riga, Latvia · hosts
- October 7, 2026ZCS/ZCP Upgrade 8.0Zabbix Office Training Room, Riga, Latvia · hosts
- October 8, 2026 to October 9, 2026ConferenceRadisson Blu Hotel Latvija, Riga, Latvia · hosts
- October 8, 2026Main eventAngārs, Riga, Latvia · hosts
- October 9, 2026Closing eventBenjamiņu Nams, Riga, Latvia · hosts
- October 9, 2026Zabbix Certified User Exam 8.0Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija, Riga, Latvia · hosts
- October 9, 2026Zabbix Certified Specialist Exam 8.0Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija, Riga, Latvia · hosts
- October 9, 2026Zabbix Certified Professional Exam 8.0Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija, Riga, Latvia · hosts
- October 12, 2026ZCS/ZCP Upgrade 8.0Zabbix Office Training Room, Riga, Latvia · hosts
- November 1, 2026 to November 30, 2026Zabbix LabsPorto Alegre, BR · hosts
- November 17, 2026Zabbix LabsSão Paulo, BR · hosts
- September 15, 2026Zabbix LabsLima, PE · hosted
As the event pages on zabbix.com state them, read September 28, 2026.
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page zabbix.com exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. An event counts as online when its address or title says so (webinar, on demand, virtual or online summit); a conference, summit, trade show, expo or roadshow that does not say so is counted as a conference or event, which on a vendor's site is mostly in person. Read September 29, 2026.