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Datadog×

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Attribute	DatadogOther license	ZabbixOpen source
Overview
Primary focus	Observe infrastructure and applications	Open-source infrastructure and network monitoring with agent-based checks
Deployment	Web	Self-hosted / Web
Source model	Other license	Open source
Pricing model	paid	open source
API available	Yes	Yes
Windows desktop	Yes	Not specified
Mobile app	Not specified	Not specified
Overview	Datadog collects infrastructure metrics, logs, traces, and other signals so teams can investigate services and configure alerts.	Zabbix monitors servers, network devices, applications and cloud services using agents, SNMP, and other collection methods, with built-in alerting, templates, and high-availability clustering.
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Primary focus: Observe infrastructure and applications
Deployment: Web
Source model: Other license
Pricing model: paid
API available: Yes
Windows desktop: Yes
Mobile app: Not specified
Overview: Datadog collects infrastructure metrics, logs, traces, and other signals so teams can investigate services and configure alerts.

Primary focus: Open-source infrastructure and network monitoring with agent-based checks
Deployment: Self-hosted / Web
Source model: Open source
Pricing model: open source
API available: Yes
Windows desktop: Not specified
Mobile app: Not specified
Overview: Zabbix monitors servers, network devices, applications and cloud services using agents, SNMP, and other collection methods, with built-in alerting, templates, and high-availability clustering.

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