Checkmk AlternativesNetwork Monitors and other similar apps like Checkmk

Checkmk is described as 'Monitoring tool of servers, applications, networks, cloud, containers, storage, databases, IoT and more. Checkmk is available as Raw Edition, which is 100% pure open source, and as Enterprise Edition with a lot of additional features' and is a Network Monitor in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Checkmk for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Web-based, Windows, SaaS and Self-Hosted apps. The best Checkmk alternative is Zabbix, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Checkmk are Nagios, Datadog, Spiceworks and HyperDX.

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  1. Zabbix icon
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    Gather and analyze accurate statistics and performance metrics, visualize it, get notified about current and potential issues without delay, and take advantage of our time-tested professional development and support.

    119 Zabbix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
    • Zabbix is the most popular Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Checkmk.

    • Zabbix is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Checkmk.

    • Zabbix is Free and Open SourceCheckmk is Freemium and Open Source
    • Zabbix is Privacy focusedCheckmk is not according to our users
  2. Nagios icon
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    Nagios is a powerful monitoring system licensed under Nagios Enterprises that helps organizations identify and resolve IT infrastructure issues.

    135 Nagios alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Difficult to Maintain. Not enough APIs. High learning curve. Check_MK beats all of these.

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    • Nagios is Freemium and Open SourceCheckmk is also Freemium and Open Source
  3. Datadog icon
     77 likes
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    Monitor and visualize your IT and DevOps environments seamlessly with over 120 integrations, enabling real-time insight across on-premise and cloud deployments. Utilize robust analytics, graphing, and correlation tools for error logging and network monitoring. Improve collaboration and proactive IT management.

    229 Datadog alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
    • Datadog is the most popular Web-based, Windows & Mac alternative to Checkmk.

    • Datadog is the most popular commercial alternative to Checkmk.

    • Datadog is Paid and ProprietaryCheckmk is Freemium and Open Source
  4. Spiceworks icon
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    Spiceworks is a software suite for IT professionals to manage networks, troubleshoot issues, and handle IT tasks. It offers free online tools for network connectivity management, remote computer access, user activity monitoring, contract tracking, and inventory scanning.

    133 Spiceworks alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
    • Spiceworks is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Checkmk.

    • Spiceworks is Free and ProprietaryCheckmk is Freemium and Open Source
  5. HyperDX icon
     19 likes
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    An open source observability platform: Unify session replays, logs, traces, and errors – all without the Datadog price tag.

    71 HyperDX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
    • HyperDX is the most popular SaaS alternative to Checkmk.

    • HyperDX is Freemium and Open SourceCheckmk is also Freemium and Open Source
  6. Domotz  icon
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    Delivers continuous monitoring of network devices, automated topology mapping, SNMP management with custom thresholds, real-time alerts, secure remote access, power cycling, asset documentation, interactive network visualization, flexible automation, and workflow creation.

    48 Domotz alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Snapcraft
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Domotz is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Checkmk.

    • Domotz is Paid and ProprietaryCheckmk is Freemium and Open Source
  7. LibreNMS icon
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    LibreNMS is an autodiscovering PHP/MySQL based network monitoring system forked from Observium. LibreNMS aims to be easy to use, painless to deploy, and support monitoring of a wide range of devices. Observium's license changed to a modified QPL license in May 2012, and...

    33 LibreNMS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • JavaScript
    • PHP
     
  8. DeepFlow icon
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    Unify your cloud-native monitoring with zero-code eBPF, advanced profiling, and 10x storage efficiency.

    61 DeepFlow alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. Monit icon
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    Monit is a free open source utility for managing and monitoring, processes, programs, files, directories and filesystems on a UNIX system. Monit conducts automatic maintenance and repair and can execute meaningful causal actions in error situations.

    41 Monit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  10. LogMint icon
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    LogMint is a lightweight observability platform for SaaS developers and startups. Track logs, metrics, audit events, dashboards, and alerts all from a single SDK.

    0 LogMint alternatives

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    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • npm
     
  11. NetXMS icon
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    NetXMS is an enterprise grade multi-platform open source network management and monitoring system. It provides comprehensive event management, performance monitoring, alerting, reporting and graphing for all layers of IT infrastructure — from network devices to business...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Docker
     
  12. Munin icon
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    Munin is a networked resource monitoring tool that can help analyze resource trends and "what just happened to kill our performance?" problems. It is designed to be very plug and play. A default installation provides a lot of graphs with almost no work.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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