Monitoring

Monitoring decides whether you notice outages before your customers do. We run a highly available Zabbix cluster that we connect customer servers to - from pure alerting to operations with response. On these pages we compare the relevant tools honestly, calculate the costs transparently and show what matters in monitoring operations.

Tool comparisons

Zabbix vs. Checkmk

Zabbix or Checkmk? License models, support pricing, service vs. template architecture and when to pick which tool - a fair comparison (July 2026).

Zabbix vs. PRTG

Zabbix or PRTG? Sensor model, list prices, Windows core vs. Linux and the migration path to Zabbix - with a cost example for 200 servers (July 2026).

Zabbix vs. Prometheus

Zabbix or Prometheus? Pull model, PromQL and Kubernetes versus agents, triggers and LTS - why the honest answer is 'both' (as of July 2026).

Cost & decision

What does server monitoring cost?

What does server monitoring really cost? License and SaaS prices 2026, self-hosting sizing, staffing effort and monitoring as a service from €79.90.

What does server management cost?

What does server management cost? Market ranges 2026: hourly rates, monthly per-server flat fees, SLA contracts - plus the four cost drivers and an honest model comparison.

Outsourcing & operations

Outsourcing IT monitoring: checklist

Outsourcing IT monitoring: when it makes sense, what a provider must take over, and the 10-point checklist before you sign - entry from 79.90 euros per month.

Outsourcing server administration

Outsourcing server administration: in-house admin, freelancer, IT service company or managed provider honestly compared - plus the four-step handover process.

WZ-IT builds and runs Monitoring in production for companies - design, build and operations from one team.

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