Zabbix roadmap

Zabbix 7.4

Planned release date: Q2 2025

High availability, performance and scalability
- Scalable history storage
  It will include standard API for storage of history and trend data as well as support of new time-series storage engines.
  ZBXNEXT-714 Top voted!
Event correlation and enterprise alarm console
- Problem view optimised for faster problem resolution and collaborative work
  Ability to control order, width and visibility of columns in the problem and other views
  ZBXNEXT-850
- Advanced event correlation rules In design
  Support of complex rules for event normalization, filtering, de-duplication and aggregation. Also auto-closure of problems after certain time interval
General usability improvements
- Inline validation of all UI forms In dev
  Introduce inline validation of user input and better error messages for all forms
  ZBXNEXT-7410
- Better host configuration experience In dev
  UI enhancements for easier configuration of hosts and agents
- Enhanced look and feel of the web interface
  A range of UI enhancements designed to improve readability and overall usability of the web interface
Various improvements
- Support of SMTP OAuth protocol In dev
  Support for the SMTP OAuth protocol, enabling secure authentication for sending emails through modern OAuth-based authentication mechanisms
  ZBXNEXT-2979 Top voted!
Core improvements
- Nested low level discovery (LLD) In design
  Support of complex nested data structures for discovery and data collection
  ZBXNEXT-1527 Top voted!
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

Zabbix 8.0 LTS

Planned release date: Q4 2025

Observability
- OpenTelemetry data collection
  Collection and processing of OpenTelemetry tracing data
  Top voted!
- OpenTelemetry data visualization
  Visualization of OpenTelemetry tracing data
  Top voted!
- Optimized storage engine for telemetry
  A new storage engine optimized for high-performance storage and retrieval of large volumes of tracing, log, and time-series data
- Log based observability
  Enables real-time monitoring and troubleshooting by leveraging log information for a more comprehensive understanding of system performance and health
- Service topology discovery and visualization
  Also enables the use of this information for root cause analysis
Network monitoring
- NetFlow data collection and visualization
  This allows for detailed monitoring of bandwidth usage, identification of top talkers, and tracking of communication between devices
  Top voted!
- Real-time streaming data collection from network devices
  Supports streaming protocols from leading hardware vendors
- Widget for visualization of network devices
  Improved visualization of network devices with multiple interfaces, such as switches and routers
- Automated discovery and intuitive visualization of network topology
  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!
- Out of the box network discovery
  Streamlined zero-configuration network discovery
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!
- Introduce support of management functions
  A new item type for executing specific actions, either manually or automatically, on monitored objects
Enhanced interoperability
- Custom inventory fields
  Ability to customise inventory fields
  ZBXNEXT-336 Top voted!
Log management
- Ability to gather and analyse all possible information from the logs
- More scalable and easier to use log monitoring
Event correlation and enterprise alarm console
- Ability to receive and process raw events from 3rd party systems
General usability improvements
- Next-generation discovery of services and applications
  Simplify auto-discovery of Zabbix Agents, applications, devices and services for seamless monitoring
- Ability to install and update templates, widgets, UI modules, and media types
  Directly from Zabbix web interface!
- 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
Out of the box monitoring and alerting
- Security and compliance monitoring
OT and IoT monitoring
- Create custom scenes for OT (Operational Technology) and IoT visualization
Advanced visualization and reporting
- Import and export of dashboards
  Additionally, the ability to easily copy and paste widgets and dashboards between systems
  ZBXNEXT-5419 Top voted!
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

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

Zabbix 7.4

Planned release date: Q2 2025

High availability, performance and scalability

Event correlation and enterprise alarm console

General usability improvements

Various improvements

Core improvements

General directions

Zabbix 8.0 LTS

Planned release date: Q4 2025

Observability

Network monitoring

Core improvements

Enhanced interoperability

Log management

Event correlation and enterprise alarm console

General usability improvements

Out of the box monitoring and alerting

OT and IoT monitoring

Advanced visualization and reporting

General directions

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