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Zabbix Cloud vs Zeta

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Zabbix Cloud

Technology

Zabbix monitoring, fully managed

From
$50/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Zeta

Technology

Cloud native credit card processing and core banking from Bhavin Turakhia's Zeta

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • 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; Zeta it competes against card processors with decades of production track record, and in card processing an outage is a public event, so a shorter operational history is a genuine risk factor rather than a technicality.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Zabbix Cloud and Zeta differ
AttributeZabbix CloudZeta
Starting price$50/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWebWeb, API, Cloud, iOS, Android

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Technology).

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 Zabbix Cloud

Nothing recorded that Zeta does not also cover.

Only in Zeta

  • Tachyon card processing
  • Real time authorisation
  • Rewards and offers engine
  • Core banking modules
  • Programme configuration
  • Mobile and web SDKs
  • Fraud and controls
  • Cloud deployment

What people use each for

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

Zabbix Cloud

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

Zeta

  • A United States bank whose card platform makes launching a new rewards product a multi quarter vendor projectnot Zabbix Cloud
  • An issuer that wants authorisation level controls and real time data rather than end of day filesnot Zabbix Cloud
  • A large fintech launching a credit card programme at scale with custom product logicnot Zabbix Cloud
  • A bank consolidating card and deposit processing onto one modern platformnot Zabbix Cloud

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

Zeta

  • It competes against card processors with decades of production track record, and in card processing an outage is a public event, so a shorter operational history is a genuine risk factor rather than a technicality.
  • Contracts are enterprise scale and quoted with volume minimums, which puts it out of reach of small issuers who would otherwise benefit most from modern tooling.
  • A card portfolio migration runs twelve to twenty four months at minimum, during which the issuer runs two platforms and pays for both.
  • Zeta is a processor rather than a licence holder, so network membership, BIN sponsorship and regulatory obligations remain entirely with the issuer.
  • Public references for large live United States production volumes are fewer than the announcements imply, so diligence should insist on active account counts and uptime history rather than partnership press releases.

Pricing, plan by plan

Zabbix Cloud

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

Zeta

On request
  • Tachyon platform$undefined/year
    • Quoted per institution, commonly on active accounts or transaction volume
    • Implementation for a card portfolio migration measured in quarters to years
    • Minimum volume commitments typical on enterprise contracts

Which should you pick?

Choose Zabbix Cloud if

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

Zabbix Cloud review

Choose Zeta if

  • You need tachyon card processing.
  • You work on Web, API, Cloud, iOS, Android.
  • You also want real time authorisation.
Zeta review

Questions people ask

Is Zabbix Cloud or Zeta better?
Neither clearly leads. Zabbix Cloud starts at $50/month and Zeta at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Zabbix Cloud or Zeta?
Zabbix Cloud starts at $50/month and Zeta at On request.
Does Zabbix Cloud or Zeta run on more platforms?
Zabbix Cloud runs on Web. Zeta runs on Web, API, Cloud, iOS, Android.
What is Zabbix Cloud best used for?
Zabbix Cloud is most often used for network performance monitoring and detection, server health and performance tracking, container monitoring in kubernetes environments, database performance across vendor platforms. Of those, network performance monitoring and detection and server health and performance tracking are not what Zeta is typically brought in for.
What can Zabbix Cloud do that Zeta cannot?
Zeta covers Tachyon card processing, Real time authorisation, Rewards and offers engine, Core banking modules.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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.

Source
Zeta: Which Zeta is this?

The banking technology company founded by Bhavin Turakhia, which builds the Tachyon card processing and core banking platform. Not any similarly named payroll or accounting product.

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.

Source
Zeta: What is its strongest use case?

United States credit card issuing and processing, where legacy platforms make product changes slow and expensive.

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.

Source
Zeta: Does Zeta provide the BIN or licence?

No. It processes. Network membership, BIN sponsorship and regulatory obligations stay with the issuer.

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