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Stackdriver vs Zabbix Cloud

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Stackdriver

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Google Cloud Operations - Monitoring and Logging

From
Free
Free plan
Yes
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Zabbix Cloud

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Zabbix monitoring, fully managed

From
$50/month
Free plan
No
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The short version

  • Stackdriver is free; Zabbix Cloud starts at $50/mo.
  • Where Stackdriver falls short: Stackdriver is now branded Google Cloud Observability and cloud.google.com/stackdriver redirects to the Observability product page.
  • 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 Stackdriver and Zabbix Cloud actually diverge.

Attributes where Stackdriver and Zabbix Cloud differ
AttributeStackdriverZabbix Cloud
Starting priceFree$50/month
Pricing modelUsage-basedSubscription
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb

Identical on both: category (Logging).

Not yet recorded: founded for Zabbix Cloud.

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Stackdriver

  • Log management
  • Metrics collection
  • Real-time monitoring
  • Error reporting
  • API
  • Webhooks
  • REST
  • Web support

Only in Zabbix Cloud

Nothing recorded that Stackdriver does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

Stackdriver

  • Application performance monitoringnot Zabbix Cloud
  • Log aggregation and analysisnot Zabbix Cloud
  • Cloud infrastructure observabilitynot Zabbix Cloud
  • Distributed trace analysisnot Zabbix Cloud

Zabbix Cloud

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

Where each one falls short

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

Stackdriver

  • Stackdriver is now branded Google Cloud Observability and cloud.google.com/stackdriver redirects to the Observability product page
  • Cloud Logging charges $0.50 per GiB ingested, with only the first 50 GiB per project per month free
  • Logs kept beyond 30 days cost an extra $0.01 per GiB per month on top of the ingestion charge
  • Monitoring metric ingestion starts at $0.2580 per MiB, with only the first 150 MiB per billing account free
  • Alerting policies are billed at $0.35 per month for each metric reference in the policy
  • Uptime checks cost $0.30 per 1,000 executions and synthetic monitors $1.20 per 1,000 executions, with only 100 synthetic executions per billing account free
  • Monitoring read API calls cost $0.50 per million time series returned beyond the first million per billing account
  • Log volume is measured before indexing on the actual size of log entries, so verbose logging directly drives cost

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

Stackdriver

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Log management
    • Metrics collection
    • Real-time monitoring

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 Stackdriver if

  • You need log management.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, API.
  • You also want metrics collection.
Stackdriver review

Choose Zabbix Cloud if

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

Zabbix Cloud review

Questions people ask

Is Stackdriver or Zabbix Cloud better?
Neither clearly leads. Stackdriver starts at Free and Zabbix Cloud at $50/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Stackdriver or Zabbix Cloud?
Stackdriver has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Stackdriver and $50/month for Zabbix Cloud.
Does Stackdriver or Zabbix Cloud run on more platforms?
Stackdriver runs on Web, API. Zabbix Cloud runs on Web.
Can I use Stackdriver for free?
Yes. Stackdriver has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Zabbix Cloud starts at $50/month.
What is Stackdriver best used for?
Stackdriver is most often used for application performance monitoring, log aggregation and analysis, cloud infrastructure observability, distributed trace analysis. Of those, application performance monitoring and log aggregation and analysis are not what Zabbix Cloud is typically brought in for.
What can Stackdriver do that Zabbix Cloud cannot?
Stackdriver covers Log management, Metrics collection, Real-time monitoring, Error reporting.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Stackdriver: How much does Google Cloud Observability (Stackdriver) cost?

Google Cloud Observability does not publish fixed subscription prices. The service uses a usage-based pricing model where you pay for actual consumption. Specific rates require visiting the individual pricing pages for Cloud Logging, Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Trace, and Cloud Profiler.

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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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Stackdriver: What is the pricing model for Cloud Logging?

Cloud Logging uses usage-based pricing charged per GB of logs ingested and per GB stored, with monthly free tiers included. Storage charges vary by retention period and location.

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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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Stackdriver: How is Cloud Monitoring billed?

Cloud Monitoring charges per custom metric time series per month, with a monthly free tier for metrics. Standard monitoring includes basic default metrics at no extra charge.

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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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