# addon-grafana vs Zabbix

> Two self-hosted [Monitoring & observability projects](https://selfhost.directory/monitoring-observability), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | addon-grafana | Zabbix |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 56/100 | 75/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #48 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #13 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 280 | 6 519 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +108 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 ✓ | 0 |
| Latest release | v13.0.4 · 23 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Jinja | Go Template |

## Which one should you pick?

Zabbix scores 75/100 against 56/100 for addon-grafana, so it is the safer default.

addon-grafana ships more often: 7 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Zabbix.

If you want the quickest setup, addon-grafana is easier to run; Zabbix needs more configuration.

Zabbix is growing faster right now (+108 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [addon-grafana](https://selfhost.directory/project/addon-grafana) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/addon-grafana.md)
- [Zabbix](https://selfhost.directory/project/zabbix) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/zabbix.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/addon-grafana-vs-zabbix