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Checkmk: IT Infrastructure and Application Monitoring

Checkmk helps ITOps and DevOps teams monitor the health of their IT infrastructure. It is designed for organizations that need to track services across hybrid environments.

Pricing

Paid editions range from €190 to €300 per month. A free open-source Community edition is available, and a 30-day trial of the Ultimate edition is offered upon download.

At a glance

Best for
ITOps teams, DevOps teams, Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Mid-market companies, Enterprise IT departments
Key use cases
Hybrid Infrastructure Monitoring, Kubernetes and Container Tracking, MSP Client Management, SLA and Availability Reporting
Integrations
ServiceNow, Jira, Slack, Mattermost, Opsgenie
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How AI is used

Checkmk is an IT monitoring platform designed to provide visibility into servers, networks, applications, databases, and cloud environments. It features a core designed to scale to millions of services, making it available for various organizational sizes, from mid-sized companies to large enterprises.

The tool helps IT teams identify performance bottlenecks through automated discovery of services and a library of over 2,000 vendor-maintained plug-ins. It supports several deployment methods, including self-hosted versions, a SaaS cloud platform, and dedicated physical or virtual appliances.

Buyers should confirm their specific support needs and scaling requirements, as features like multi-tenancy for MSPs and advanced cloud dashboards are available in specific paid editions.

Key Features

  • Automatic Service Discovery

    Designed to recognize relevant data to monitor and display key metrics in graphs.

  • Vendor-Maintained Plug-ins

    Includes over 2,000 plug-ins for the acquisition of health statuses from servers, clouds, and applications.

  • Business Intelligence Dashboards

    Provides a view of business process availability by mapping application dependencies.

  • Alert Handler

    Supports automated remediation by triggering actions when problems are detected.

  • Ask Checkmk AI

    A chatbot designed to guide users to answers for platform-related questions.

  • Granular Access Control

    Includes role and permission management with support for two-factor authentication (2FA).

Use Cases

  • Hybrid Infrastructure Monitoring

    Tracking health and performance across on-premises data centers and public cloud providers.

  • Kubernetes and Container Tracking

    Collecting metrics and status for nodes, pods, and containers in Kubernetes and OpenShift environments.

  • MSP Client Management

    Using multi-tenant editions to manage multiple customer environments with data segregation.

  • SLA and Availability Reporting

    Generating PDF reports to track system availability and SLA fulfillment.

Integrations

  • ServiceNow
  • Jira
  • Slack
  • Mattermost
  • Opsgenie
  • PagerDuty
  • Splunk On-Call
  • Cisco WebEx Teams
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • MS Teams
  • LDAP
  • Active Directory

FAQ

How is Checkmk pricing calculated?

Pricing is based on the number of services monitored, as different devices require different levels of monitoring.

What is the difference between the Community and Pro editions?

The Community edition is free and open source for mid-sized infrastructures, while the Pro edition adds automation for monitoring operations and professional 8x5 support.

Can Checkmk be deployed in the cloud?

Yes, it can be deployed via a Cloud SaaS platform or installed within AWS and Azure marketplaces using a Bring Your Own License (BYOL) model.

Source category: Operations

Source subcategory: IT Infrastructure Monitoring

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