# nginx-love vs Zabbix

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | nginx-love | Zabbix |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 75/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 3 in Web Application Firewall | #13 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 312 | 6 519 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +108 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 ✓ | 0 |
| Latest release | v4.01 · 31 Oct 2025 | — |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Go Template |

## Which one should you pick?

Zabbix scores 75/100 against 50/100 for nginx-love, so it is the safer default.

nginx-love ships more often: 1 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Zabbix.

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

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

## Details

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

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/nginx-love-vs-zabbix