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Zabbix Cloud vs Apache Spark

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Zabbix Cloud

Technology

Zabbix monitoring, fully managed

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
A

Apache Spark

Technology

A multi-language engine for data engineering, data science, and machine learning

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Apache Spark has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real 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; Apache Spark licensed under Apache License 2.0 per spark.apache.org; as open source software it has no paid tier or vendor price to compare

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Zabbix Cloud and Apache Spark actually diverge.

Attributes where Zabbix Cloud and Apache Spark differ
AttributeZabbix CloudApache Spark
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionopen-source
Free tierNoYes

Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Technology).

Where each one falls short

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

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

Apache Spark

  • Licensed under Apache License 2.0 per spark.apache.org; as open source software it has no paid tier or vendor price to compare
  • Installation on a laptop requires pip install pyspark or a Docker image per spark.apache.org; there is no hosted single-click deployment offered by the Apache project itself

Pricing, plan by plan

Zabbix Cloud

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Zabbix Cloud review.

Apache Spark

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Apache Spark review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Zabbix Cloud if

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

Zabbix Cloud review

Choose Apache Spark if

  • You want to start without paying.
Apache Spark review

Questions people ask

Is Zabbix Cloud or Apache Spark better?
Neither clearly leads. Zabbix Cloud starts at On request and Apache Spark at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Zabbix Cloud or Apache Spark?
Apache Spark has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Zabbix Cloud and Free for Apache Spark.
Does Zabbix Cloud or Apache Spark run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Apache Spark for free?
Yes. Apache Spark has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Zabbix Cloud starts at On request.
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