Checkmk

Checkmk is an IT monitoring platform designed to provide a complete view of hybrid IT infrastructure—from data centers and public clouds to servers, networks, containers and more. It features a High Performance Core that scales to millions of services, a REST API and automated onboarding via auto-registration, and a vast library of 2,000+ vendor-maintained plug-ins. The platform emphasizes security with granular access control, encryption and 2FA, and offers built-in dashboards, time-series analysis, and business intelligence to keep IT operations and development teams informed and in control.

• End-to-end monitoring for applications and user experience
• Auto-discovery and auto-configuration via REST API
• 2,000+ vendor-maintained plug-ins for broad data acquisition
• Centralized agent management and automated agent updates (Agent Bakery)
• Flexible, real-time dashboards and visualization
• Time-series analysis and long-term data storage
• Advanced alerting with granular rules and multiple integrations (ServiceNow, Jira, Slack, MS Teams, etc.)
• Auto-remediation and self-healing options via alert handler
• Integration with ITSM, CMDB, and external systems through rich APIs
• Cloud and on-premises support with scalable, distributed architecture
• Open source option (Raw) and commercial editions with enhanced features

• Monitors everything across hybrid IT environments (cloud, data centers, containers, networks, IoT)
• Highly automated with auto-discovery, REST API, and agent management reducing manual toil
• Extremely scalable, suitable for thousands of hosts and millions of services
• Extensible with open APIs and a large ecosystem of plug-ins
• Rich, out-of-the-box dashboards and robust alerting to prevent outages
• Strong security posture, RBAC, encryption and 2FA
• Flexible deployment models (self-hosted Raw/Enterprise or Checkmk Cloud SaaS) and cloud marketplace options

• Raw edition: Free and open source (no license cost) per the Raw offering
• Enterprise edition: €175 per month (approx. €2,100/year) with support, for around 100 hosts; includes advanced monitoring capabilities
• Cloud edition: €250 per month (approx. €3,000/year) with SaaS hosting, for similar host counts; includes cloud-focused features like cloud dashboards, push agent, etc.
• MSP edition: €275 per month with multi-tenant capabilities for service providers
• Add-ons and tiered features (e.g., ntopng integration, synthetic monitoring) available with higher tiers
• Trials and BYOL options available; pricing per number of services rather than strictly per server