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Elastic vs Zabbix Cloud

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Elastic

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Search AI powered by Elasticsearch

From
On request
Free plan
No
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Zabbix Cloud

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Zabbix monitoring, fully managed

From
$50/month
Free plan
No
Visit Zabbix CloudFull review

The short version

  • Zabbix Cloud starts at $50/mo; Elastic prices on request.
  • Where Elastic falls short: no specific pricing amounts published on pricing page; customer must contact sales or start trial.
  • Where Zabbix Cloud falls short: the free trial lasts only 5 days before a paid subscription is required.
  • Prices and features on this page were last checked on 13 November 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Elastic and Zabbix Cloud actually diverge.

Attributes where Elastic and Zabbix Cloud differ
AttributeElasticZabbix Cloud
Starting priceOn request$50/month

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web), category (Logging).

Not yet recorded: pricing model for Elastic.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Elastic

  • Building ecommerce search experiences with vector databases and AInot Zabbix Cloud
  • Monitoring application performance and resolving infrastructure issues at scalenot Zabbix Cloud
  • Investigating security incidents across distributed cloud infrastructurenot Zabbix Cloud
  • Analyzing customer support logs to identify recurring issuesnot Zabbix Cloud

Zabbix Cloud

  • Network performance monitoring and detectionnot Elastic
  • Server health and performance trackingnot Elastic
  • Container monitoring in Kubernetes environmentsnot Elastic
  • Database performance across vendor platformsnot Elastic
  • VMware and Windows infrastructure observationnot Elastic

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Elastic

  • No specific pricing amounts published on pricing page; customer must contact sales or start trial
  • Three deployment models (Cloud Hosted, Cloud Serverless, Self-managed) have different pricing structures

Zabbix Cloud

  • Billed by NVPS (new values per second) rather than by number of monitored hosts, so cost scales with metric volume: Nano starts at $50/month for 50 NVPS and 2xLarge reaches $5,000/month for 10,000 NVPS
  • The free trial lasts only 5 days before a paid subscription is required
  • Annual subscription is needed to get the 10% discount; the base prices listed are monthly rates

Pricing, plan by plan

Elastic

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Elastic review.

Zabbix Cloud

$50/month
  • Nano$50/mo
    • 50 NVPS
    • 10GB storage free
  • Micro$100/mo
    • 100 NVPS
  • Small$250/mo
    • 250 NVPS
  • Medium$750/mo
    • 1000 NVPS

Which should you pick?

Choose Elastic if

Nothing in the data separates Elastic from Zabbix Cloud on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Elastic review

Choose Zabbix Cloud if

Nothing in the data separates Zabbix Cloud from Elastic on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Zabbix Cloud review

Questions people ask

Is Elastic or Zabbix Cloud better?
Neither clearly leads. Elastic starts at On request and Zabbix Cloud at $50/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Elastic or Zabbix Cloud?
Elastic starts at On request and Zabbix Cloud at $50/month.
Does Elastic or Zabbix Cloud run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Elastic best used for?
Elastic is most often used for building ecommerce search experiences with vector databases and ai, monitoring application performance and resolving infrastructure issues at scale, investigating security incidents across distributed cloud infrastructure, analyzing customer support logs to identify recurring issues. Of those, building ecommerce search experiences with vector databases and ai and monitoring application performance and resolving infrastructure issues at scale are not what Zabbix Cloud is typically brought in for.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Elastic: What are Elastic's deployment pricing options?

Elastic offers three deployment models: Elastic Cloud Hosted (resource-based, pay-as-you-go or prepaid monthly), Elastic Cloud Serverless (usage-based on search/indexing consumption, pay-as-you-go or prepaid), and Self-managed (license-based on nodes and RAM). Actual dollar amounts are not published and require contacting sales or starting a free trial.

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Zabbix Cloud: What is the starting price for Zabbix Cloud?

Zabbix Cloud starts at $50 per month for the Nano tier, which includes 50 NVPS and 10GB of free storage. Pricing scales up to $5000 monthly for the 2xLarge tier with 10000 NVPS.

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Elastic: Does Elastic Cloud Serverless have feature limitations?

Yes, Elastic Cloud Serverless deployments have 'Most solution and platform capabilities' with some upcoming features not yet available, including traffic filtering, cross-project search, and bring-your-own-key encryption.

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Zabbix Cloud: Is there a free trial for Zabbix Cloud?

Yes, Zabbix Cloud offers a 5-day free trial with no credit card required. After the trial, you save 10% by converting to an annual subscription.

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Elastic: How can you get Elastic pricing?

Elastic directs customers to start a free trial, contact sales for specific quotes, or visit dedicated pricing pages for individual products (Elasticsearch, Observability, Security).

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Zabbix Cloud: How does annual billing work with Zabbix Cloud?

Annual subscribers receive a 10% discount on monthly pricing. A pricing calculator is available to estimate costs based on devices, metrics, update intervals, and storage requirements.

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