Checkmk
Checkmk is an IT monitoring platform designed to provide a complete view of an entire IT infrastructure, including public cloud providers, data centers, servers, netwo…
Our verdict
Who it's for
Comprehensive IT monitoring platform for cloud, hybrid, and data center infrastructures.
Who should look elsewhere
The free 'Raw' edition is for mid-sized infrastructures, implying limitations for very small setups or advanced features.
Pros
- +Comprehensive monitoring across diverse IT environments (cloud, hybrid, data center)
- +High degree of automation reduces manual work (auto-discovery, auto-configuration)
- +Massively scalable architecture supports millions of services
- +Extensible with open source code and custom plug-ins
- +Rich feature set including advanced alerting, dashboards, and business intelligence
Cons
- −The free 'Raw' edition is for mid-sized infrastructures, implying limitations for very small setups or advanced features.
Key features
- ✓High Performance Core for scalable monitoring
- ✓REST API for automation and host auto-registration
- ✓Granular access control, encryption, and 2FA for security
- ✓2,000+ vendor-maintained monitoring plug-ins
- ✓Automated acquisition of health statuses and metrics
- ✓Pre-defined thresholds for out-of-the-box health assessment
- ✓Built-in time-series analysis and historical stats review
- ✓Granular and automated alert configuration with escalation
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | — | month | Monitor entire IT; Auto-discover IT; Monitor out-of-the-box with 2000+ plug-ins |
| Enterprise | $175 | month | Everything in Raw; Accelerate and scale up monitoring; Automate monitoring operations |
| Cloud | $250 | month | Everything in Enterprise; Monitor cloud workloads; Deploy from cloud marketplaces |
| MSP | $275 | month | Everything in Cloud; Multi-customer management & dashboards; Data segregation |
| Cloud SaaS | $240 | month | Monitoring for any cloud & server; Quick & easy onboarding; Maintenance-free monitoring |
Integrations
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