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 Android apps. The best Checkmk alternative is Zabbix, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Checkmk are Nagios, HyperDX, Spiceworks and Datadog.

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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.

    111 Zabbix alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • LV flagLatvia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Server Monitoring
    2.  Custom Dashboard
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Portable
    7. Microsoft Azure icon  Azure integration

    Zabbix VS Checkmk

     
    • 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.

    125 Nagios alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Nagios Features

    1.  On-premises software
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  Remote Management

    Nagios VS Checkmk

     
    Comments about Nagios as an Alternative to Checkmk
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    Negative Dec 15, 2017
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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. HyperDX icon
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    An open source observability platform: Unify session replays, logs, traces, and errors – all without the Datadog price tag.

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker

    HyperDX Features

    1.  Application Monitoring
    2.  Metrics

    HyperDX VS Checkmk

     
    • HyperDX is the most popular SaaS alternative to Checkmk.

    • HyperDX is Freemium and Open SourceCheckmk is also 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.

    130 Spiceworks alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Spiceworks Features

    1.  Knowledge base
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  Helpdesk Ticketing
    4.  IT Asset Management
    5.  Product Reviews
    6.  Network Mapping

    Spiceworks VS Checkmk

     
    • Spiceworks is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Android Tablet alternative to Checkmk.

    • Spiceworks is Free and ProprietaryCheckmk is Freemium and Open Source
  5. Datadog icon
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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.

    217 Datadog alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Datadog Features

    1.  Cloud Monitoring
    2.  APM monitoring
    3.  Network Mapping
    4.  Performance Monitoring
    5.  Server Monitoring

    Datadog VS Checkmk

     
    • Datadog is the most popular Mac alternative to Checkmk.

    • Datadog is the most popular commercial alternative to Checkmk.

    • Datadog is Paid and ProprietaryCheckmk is Freemium and Open Source
  6. 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...

    31 LibreNMS alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • JavaScript
    • PHP

    LibreNMS Features

    1.  Network Discovery
    2.  SNMP Trap Support
    3.  IT Asset Management

    LibreNMS VS Checkmk

     
  7. DeepFlow icon
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    Unify your cloud-native monitoring with zero-code eBPF, advanced profiling, and 10x storage efficiency.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    DeepFlow Features

    1.  No Coding Required

    DeepFlow VS Checkmk

     
  8. 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.

    39 Monit alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring
    2.  Standalone
    3.  Server Monitoring
    4.  Real-time monitoring

    Monit VS Checkmk

     
  9. 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.

    63 Munin alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Munin Features

    1.  Network Tools

    Munin VS Checkmk

     
  10. Icinga icon
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    Icinga is a fork of Nagios and is backward compatible. So, Nagios configurations, plugins and addons can all be used with Icinga. Though Icinga retains all the existing features of its predecessor, it builds on them to add many long awaited patches and features requested by the...

    58 Icinga alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Icinga Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring

    Icinga VS Checkmk

     
  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...

    43 NetXMS alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • SI flagSlovenia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    NetXMS Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring
    2.  System management
    3.  Cloud Monitoring
    4.  Network Mapping
    5.  Traffic Monitoring
    6.  Application Monitoring

    NetXMS VS Checkmk

     
  12. ChaosSearch icon
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    ChaosSearch specializes in data analytics and indexing solutions for large-scale cloud object storage environments. The company is innovating in data indexing and search, making it easier to access and analyze vast amounts of application telemetry data efficiently.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    ChaosSearch Features

    1.  Cloud platform
    2.  Continuous Monitoring
    3.  Logging
    4.  Cloud Monitoring
    5.  Indexed search

    ChaosSearch VS Checkmk

     
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