# Zabbix: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 118 judge labels across 8 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/zabbix

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Network monitoring and management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/network-monitoring-and-management/index.md) | 27% | 1 | 20% | 49 |
| [Infrastructure monitoring](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/infrastructure-monitoring/index.md) | 23% | 2 | 25% | 53 |
| [AIOps platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/aiops-platforms/index.md) | 2% | 13 | 0% | 5 |
| [Website and synthetic monitoring](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/website-and-synthetic-monitoring/index.md) | 0% | 20 | 17% | 6 |
| [Observability platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/observability-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 68 | 50% | 2 |
| [Data center infrastructure management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/data-center-infrastructure-management/index.md) | 0% | 66 | 0% | 1 |
| [Data quality and observability](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/data-quality-and-observability/index.md) | 0% | 73 | 0% | 1 |
| [Network access control](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/network-access-control/index.md) | 0% | 86 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "starting with Zabbix, Prometheus + Grafana, or Checkmk Community gives you enterprise-grade visibility without any licensing cost" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Infra monitoring)
- "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, Network monitoring)
- "Zabbix – best all-in-one, no license budget ... It is the most complete free forever platform for full NOC visibility." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Infra monitoring)
- "For most small or budget-conscious companies monitoring servers, network devices, and services, I'd start with Zabbix." (GPT-6 Luna, Infra monitoring)

## And against it

- "Legacy Network Tools (e.g., SolarWinds, older Zabbix) | Lack of Code View: Poor developer experience." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Observability)
- "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, Network monitoring)
- "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, Infra monitoring)
- "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, Infra monitoring)

## 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 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Zabbix, from 313 of the 358 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- motadata.com: 113
- softwareadvice.com: 93
- netdata.cloud: 89
- checkmk.com: 86
- capterra.com: 79
- newrelic.com: 71
- g2.com: 69
- middleware.io: 51
- dotcom-monitor.com: 48
- hackmd.io: 45

### Pages cited

- https://motadata.com/blog/best-it-infrastructure-monitoring-tools: 90
- https://softwareadvice.com/network-monitoring: 70
- https://checkmk.com/blog/best-network-monitoring-tools: 64
- https://middleware.io/blog/infrastructure-monitoring-tools: 48
- https://netdata.cloud/resources/best-infrastructure-monitoring-tools: 43
- https://xitoring.com/blog/best-infrastructure-monitoring-tools: 39
- https://dotcom-monitor.com/blog/best-network-monitoring-software: 36
- https://capterra.com/network-monitoring-software: 33

## In its own words

What Zabbix's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The enterprise-class open source observability solution (https://zabbix.com/)
- For: IT & OT (https://zabbix.com/)
- Price stated: Enjoy predictable, fixed support pricing — no license fees, no per-device charges, no matter the size of your environment. (https://zabbix.com/)
- Free plan or trial: free trial (https://zabbix.com/)
- Customers named: fTLD Registry, Linx, SEB, The European Space Agency (ESA), QU!CK Scan & Go

## What it publishes

Every page zabbix.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 37304 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-08-01
- webinar or virtual event: 12 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 1124 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2022-08-01 blog: Checkout https://blog.zabbix.com/checkout
- Recent: 2022-08-01 blog: Order confirmation https://blog.zabbix.com/order-confirmation
- Recent: 2022-08-01 blog: Order failed https://blog.zabbix.com/order-failed
- Recent: 2021-12-06 blog: Featured categories with latest posts https://blog.zabbix.com/featured-categories-with-latest-posts
- Recent: 2021-11-12 blog: Featured categories with latest posts tags filter https://blog.zabbix.com/featured-categories-with-latest-posts-tags-filter

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.