Zabbix roadmap

Zabbix 8.0 LTS

Planned release date: September 2026

APM and observability
- OpenTelemetry data collection In dev
  Cloud native scalable collection and processing of OpenTelemetry data
  Top voted!
- Log based observability In dev
  Enables real-time monitoring and troubleshooting by leveraging log information for a more comprehensive understanding of system performance and health
- OpenTelemetry tracing data visualization In dev
  New view designed for efficient search and visualization of OpenTelemetry tracing data
  ZBXNEXT-10083 Top voted!
- Optimized storage engine for telemetry In dev
  Support of new storage engines optimized for scalable storage and retrieval of large volumes of tracing, log, time-series as well as any streaming data
AI enablement
- Zabbix MCP server In dev
  The official Zabbix MCP server enables AI agents to programmatically query monitoring data, manage alerts and events, and access configuration information directly from your Zabbix instance. This allows AI-powered automation and analysis of your monitoring infrastructure.
  Top voted!
- AI tools In dev
  New Zabbix functionality powered by AI
  Top voted!
Zabbix Mobile Application
- Mobile Application In dev
  Zabbix Mobile Application for iOS and Android platforms will provide push-notifications, access to problems and historical data, and easy to use problem management functions. It will be released along with Zabbix 8.0 LTS.
  Top voted!
Event correlation and enterprise alarm console
- Complex event processing engine In dev
  Provides full automation for event handling, including tag and severity changes, filtering, deduplication, automatic closure of outdated events, time-window logic, advanced pattern matching with custom JavaScript processing, anonymization, and more. This enables Zabbix to be used for scenarios such as fraud detection, security monitoring (SIEM), event correlation, and beyond.
  ZBXNEXT-10353
Security and compliance
- Permissions for proxies and proxy groups In dev
  Permission-based visibility model for proxies and proxy groups similarly to host groups
  ZBXNEXT-9185 Top voted!
- Upload of SSO certificates Ready
  Upload SSO certificates straight from Zabbix UI for extra security
  ZBXNEXT-9834
- Hardening external secret storage In dev
  Support of HashiCorp Vault AppRole authentication
  ZBXNEXT-10224
- Export of auditlog to CSV Ready
  Enables export of filtered auditlog records
  ZBXNEXT-6779
Performance and scalability
- Massive performance improvements In dev
  Collect millions of data points per second with dramatically improved Zabbix Server performance and flexible storage engine support for massive-scale deployments.
- Faster SNMP data collection Ready
  ZBXNEXT-2352
High availability and redundancy
- Automatic failover for PostgreSQL backend Ready
  ZBXNEXT-6492
Advanced visualization and reporting
- Import and export of dashboards Ready
  Additionally, the ability to easily copy and paste widgets and dashboards between systems
  ZBXNEXT-5419 Top voted!
- Control of clustering in Geo Maps Ready
  Ability to enable and disable clustering of close objects in Geo Map widget
  ZBXNEXT-8160
- Improvements for the Graph Widget Ready
  Various enhancements aimed to improve usability of the graph tooltip, new legend display options, negative Y axis, and more
  ZBXNEXT-4769 Top voted!
- Customizable table views Ready
  Ability to create highly customizable views by resizing, re-ordering, hiding columns in various table views of Zabbix interface including list of problems and latest data
  ZBXNEXT-5158 Top voted!
- Maximize dashboard widget In dev
  ZBXNEXT-4774
New widgets for dashboards and reporting
- Scatter plot Ready
  Visualize and analyse correlation between various metrics
  ZBXNEXT-9424
General usability improvements
- Overall usability enhancements to existing sections of the web interface
  Comprehensive usability enhancements to existing screens and configuration forms, aimed at improving the overall user experience
- One-click "Put in maintenance" action In dev
  Ability to quickly put in maintenance selected or filtered problems
  ZBXNEXT-8339
- Inline validation of all UI forms In dev
  Introduce inline validation of user input and better error messages for all forms
Core improvements
- Manage tags for LLD discovered triggers Ready
  Ability to manually modify tags of triggers created from LLD trigger prototypes
  ZBXNEXT-5467 Top voted!
- JSON data type Ready
  New JSON data type will allow native collection of any structured data that can be transformed into JSON format
  ZBXNEXT-10069 Top voted!
- Inherited tags Ready
  Make tags defined on template and host level visible for inherited items and triggers
  ZBXNEXT-9546 Top voted!
General directions
- Keep adding AI capabilities to enhance UX and data processing
- Keep extending Zabbix monitoring, automatic problem detection, alerting and visualization capabilities
- Keep making Zabbix as flexible and modular as possible
- Make it simpler for end users by improving usability of Zabbix UI
- Continue evolving Zabbix into the ultimate monitoring and observability platform for both IT and OT environments

Zabbix 8.2

Planned release date: March 2027

Network monitoring
- NetFlow data collection and visualization
  Bandwidth usage, identification of top talkers, and tracking of communication between devices
  ZBXNEXT-37 Top voted!
- Automated discovery and intuitive visualization of L2 and L3 network devices and topology New
  Present the topology in a clear, easy-to-understand graphical format, allowing administrators to quickly assess network structure, monitor device status, and identify issues like misconfigurations or outages, all in real time
  Top voted!
- Widget for visualization of network devices
  Improved visualization of network devices having multiple interfaces, such as switches and routers
- Real-time streaming data collection from network devices
  Supports streaming protocols (such as MDT) from leading hardware vendors
- Network weathermaps New
  Advanced network and weathemaps for visualization of networks and network devices
  ZBXNEXT-100 Top voted!
Log management
- Centralized log management, also syslog collection and advanced UI for log analysis New
OT and IoT monitoring
- Create custom scenes for OT (Operational Technology) and IoT visualization
APM and observability
- Keep extending OpenTelemetry and observability capabilities New
Core improvements
- Ability to have shared data for multiple items
  Support of diverse use cases, including sharing collected session keys across multiple items
  Top voted!
- New JavaScript engine
  Supoort of the very latest standard of JavaScript for more efficient pre-processing and customization of Zabbix
  Top voted!
- Processing of topology related information New
  Ability to collect and use general purpose topology data
  Top voted!
Out of the box monitoring and alerting
- Next generation smart network discovery
  Streamlined zero-configuration discovery of network devices, applications, cloud services, etc. Zabbix will immeditely start monitoring of your infrastructure just after installation.
- Security and compliance monitoring
General usability improvements
- Regular expressions on template level New
  Also includes auto-complete of regular expressions

Zabbix 8.4

Planned release date: September 2027

Enhanced interoperability
- Custom inventory fields
  Ability to customise inventory fields
  ZBXNEXT-336 Top voted!
Core improvements
- Management capabilities
  Ability to execute active operations, either manually or automatically, on monitored objects
Advanced visualization and reporting
- Multi-level dashboards New
  Multi-level dashboards with easy navigation
  Top voted!
- Favourite dashboards New
  Ability to mark frequently used dashboards as favourite for quick access
  ZBXNEXT-10214
- Better visibility of host-level dashboards New
Distributed monitoring
- Dashboards for multi-server data visualization New
  Ability to create dashboards that vizualize data from multiple Zabbix instances
  Top voted!
General usability improvements
- Keep official templates up-to-date New
  Directly from Zabbix UI!
  Top voted!
- Shared filters New
  Ability to share filters created in various parts of UI
  ZBXNEXT-8913
Network monitoring
- Native SNMP trap collector New
  No need to use 3rd party software for SNMP traps anymore
  ZBXNEXT-5703 Top voted!

Zabbix 9.0 LTS

Planned release date: March 2028

Advanced visualization and reporting
- Multiple hosts for templated dashboards New
- Dynamic widgets based on prototypes New
  Enables creation of advanced vizualizations for host templates
  ZBXNEXT-9235, ZBXNEXT-9980
Security and compliance
- Viewer user role New
  The new Viewer/Auditor user role provides read-only access to configuration
  ZBXNEXT-1070 Top voted!
Advanced problem detection
- New functions for advanced anomaly detection New
  New trigger functions for anomaly detection in IT and OT environments
OT and IoT monitoring
- New protocols for OT and IoT data collection New
  Support of protocols like OPC UA
  ZBXNEXT-7113
General directions
- Keep extending Zabbix monitoring, automatic problem detection, alerting and visualization capabilities
- Keep making Zabbix as flexible and modular as possible
- Make it simpler for end users by improving usability of Zabbix UI
- Continue evolving Zabbix into the ultimate monitoring and observability platform for both IT and OT environments

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This page contains a provisional list of upcoming features, which may be updated at any time at our discretion.

Zabbix 8.0 LTS

Planned release date: September 2026

APM and observability

AI enablement

Zabbix Mobile Application

Event correlation and enterprise alarm console

Security and compliance

Performance and scalability

High availability and redundancy

Advanced visualization and reporting

New widgets for dashboards and reporting

General usability improvements

Core improvements

General directions

Zabbix 8.2

Planned release date: March 2027

Network monitoring

Log management

OT and IoT monitoring

APM and observability

Core improvements

Out of the box monitoring and alerting

General usability improvements

Zabbix 8.4

Planned release date: September 2027

Enhanced interoperability

Core improvements

Advanced visualization and reporting

Distributed monitoring

General usability improvements

Network monitoring

Zabbix 9.0 LTS

Planned release date: March 2028

Advanced visualization and reporting

Security and compliance

Advanced problem detection

OT and IoT monitoring

General directions

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