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Nagios VS Zabbix_

As of 4 November 2026, Zabbix is named by 776 companies and Nagios by 633; Nagios skews to companies under 200 people (46% vs 42%), Zabbix to companies over 1,000 (31% vs 29%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Nagios's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Zabbix rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Nagios: 2–200 employees
46%
Zabbix: 2–200 employees
42%
Nagios: 1,000+ employees
29%
Zabbix: 1,000+ employees
31%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.1 · 2.1
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
633companies name Nagios
776companies name Zabbix
312name both
1,322 · 1,664postings in 90 days, Nagios · Zabbix
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentNagiosshareZabbixshareLeans
Self-employed142%162%even
2-10 employees305%456%even
11-50 employees10517%11715%even
51-200 employees15625%16722%Nagios
201-500 employees8714%12015%even
501-1000 employees609%689%even
1001-5000 employees9916%13618%even
5001-10000 employees254%284%even
10,001+ employees579%7910%even
By industry
SegmentNagiosshareZabbixshareLeans
Technology & software34655%36847%Nagios
Business & finance services11318%13417%even
Manufacturing & industry396%648%Zabbix
Utilities & infrastructure305%496%even
Consumer services & leisure223%253%even
Public, community & associations183%273%even
Media & content173%314%even
Commerce & trade142%223%even
Transport, logistics & rental102%172%even
Health care81%142%even
Property & construction81%111%even
Automotive41%81%even
By country
SegmentNagiosshareZabbixshareLeans
United States33252%25533%Nagios
France427%669%even
United Kingdom376%405%even
Germany315%425%even
India284%213%even
Canada163%203%even
Spain132%203%even
Italy132%203%even
Brazil91%7410%Zabbix
Netherlands81%142%even
Australia71%––outside top 12
Poland61%273%Zabbix
Sweden––132%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentNagiosshareZabbixshareLeans
IT operations & business systems1,04753%1,17050%Nagios
Software engineering38820%46320%even
General management & consulting603%20%Nagios
Engineering (non-software)513%723%even
Customer service & success231%572%even
skilled trades and field service201%40%even
Product, program & project management181%251%even
Sales171%80%even
Data & AI141%161%even
Administration & office50%30%even
Unclassified30%40%even
arts media and entertainment20%20%even
Marketing & communications20%10%even
Education & training10%10%even
logistics warehouse and transport10%10%even
Quality, safety & environment10%10%even
social care and community10%10%even
construction and civil––30%outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security––10%outside top 12
Finance & accounting––10%outside top 12
Human resources––10%outside top 12
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Zabbix is named by 776 companies in job postings and Nagios by 633; 312 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/nagios-vs-zabbix)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Nagios vs Zabbix: questions

Which is more used, Nagios or Zabbix?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Zabbix (776) over Nagios (633). By website-and-DNS footprint, Zabbix (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Nagios?

46% of Nagios companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 42% for Zabbix. 29% of Nagios companies have over 1,000 employees, against 31% for Zabbix.

Do companies run both?

312 companies name both in their postings, usually Nagios in marketing and Zabbix in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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