Zabbix vs Nagios
Zero of fourteen models named Zabbix first on the direct prompt; zero named Nagios. Zabbix was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Nagios by fourteen and Zabbix carries 47 labels and Nagios 32, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in eight categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
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 network monitoring and management page.
By framing
ZabbixFirst choices, of fourteen modelsNagios
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Zabbix and Nagios were named in the same answer 136 times, of the 309 answers naming Zabbix and the 156 naming Nagios. In those answers Nagios took the first choice zero times and Zabbix eighteen.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | ||||
| 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 Nagios first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Zabbix on the left and Nagios on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
What the models said about Zabbix
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 is usually a poor fit for mid-market teams” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · hard negative
“For most small businesses, Zabbix and Nagios Core are the top free choices due to their comprehensive features and no-cost licensing.” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“I'd suggest starting with Zabbix or Netdata since they are open-source and don't have licensing costs” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Nagios
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Nagios: Steer clear if you're not a highly technical user.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“often an open-source option like Zabbix or Nagios Core, as they provide robust features at zero licensing cost” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · first choice
“For most small businesses, Zabbix and Nagios Core are the top free choices” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“Nagios Xi - a broad network and infrastructure monitoring tool with sensor-level control, suitable for mid-market IT teams.” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · alternative
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.