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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Checkmk

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ACheckmk is a solution for IT Monitoring of servers, applications, networks, cloud infrastructures (public, private, hybrid), containers, storage, databases and environment sensors. It can be deployed under all major Linux distributions or users can run it as Docker container or virtual appliance on other operating systems including Windows. The tool is available as a Raw Edition, which is open-source, and as an Enterprise Edition with a many additional enterprise features. The…

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    up to 10 systems

    IBM Concert platform

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AIBM Concert® provides AI-driven insights used to simplify and optimize IT operations across siloed tooling and datasets. Powered by IBM watsonx™, Concert® uses generative AI (gen AI) to cut through the complexity of application management.N/A
    Pricing
    CheckmkIBM Concert platform
    Editions & Modules
    Checkmk Free Edition
    $0.00
    up to 10 systems
    Checkmk Raw Edition
    $0.00
    unlimited & always free
    Checkmk Enterprise Edition
    starting at $600.00
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CheckmkIBM Concert platform
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$600 for up to 3,000 Services / around 100 hostsNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    CheckmkIBM Concert platform
    Considered Both Products
    tribe29
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    86%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    CheckmkIBM Concert platform
    Monitoring Tasks
    Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of Checkmk and IBM Concert platform
    Feature
    Checkmk
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    IBM Concert platform
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    Ratings
    Network device monitoring10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Server Monitoring10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-device monitoring10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated alerts and notifications10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Tasks
    Comparison of Management Tasks features of Checkmk and IBM Concert platform
    Feature
    Checkmk
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    2% below category average
    IBM Concert platform
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    Ratings
    Software and hardware inventory7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting
    Comparison of Reporting features of Checkmk and IBM Concert platform
    Feature
    Checkmk
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    IBM Concert platform
    -
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    Data visualization10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Checkmk and IBM Concert platform
    Feature
    Checkmk
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    6% above category average
    IBM Concert platform
    -
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    Data backup and recovery8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    AIOps Features
    Comparison of AIOps Features features of Checkmk and IBM Concert platform
    Feature
    Checkmk
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Concert platform
    5.9
    6 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Monitoring and Alerting00 Ratings7.16 Ratings
    Performance Analytics00 Ratings5.94 Ratings
    Incident Management00 Ratings6.56 Ratings
    Service Desk Integration00 Ratings6.95 Ratings
    Root Cause Analysis00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Capacity Planning Tool00 Ratings4.95 Ratings
    Configuration and Change Management00 Ratings4.75 Ratings
    Automated Remediation00 Ratings4.55 Ratings
    Collaboration and Communication00 Ratings5.52 Ratings
    Threat Intelligence00 Ratings5.65 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    CheckmkIBM Concert platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.7
    (14 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    6.9
    (14 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CheckmkIBM Concert platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    tribe29
    As we have many different applications running on different servers, we appreciate the possibility of writing our own scripts to monitor the different processes and elements. Using scripts of our choice helps us a lot, as we have many different administrators. Thus, we are able to be prepared for upcoming outages or events.
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    IBM
    The IBM Concert Fits well in below scenarios:1 - A Supply Chain Team Needs Real‑Time Scenario Modeling2 - When a large enterprise is stuck in spreadsheets, several files, inconsistent assumptions, and a month‑long forecasting cycle. The IBM Concert Automates data consolidation from ERP, CRM, and HR systems, and provides a single, governed model for all contributors. IBM Concert is less appropriate for Small Teams that Primarily Use Spreadsheets.
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    Pros
    tribe29
    • monitoring
    • alerts
    • Graphs
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    IBM
    • Predefined AI model for correlation
    • IBM Concert platform Workflows are low code easy to use
    • Out of the box plug ins
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    Cons
    tribe29
    • Layout
    • Ease of Use
    • Upgradability
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    IBM
    • Ease of use.
    • Setup for IBM Products.
    • Native Integrations.
    • Documentation
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    Likelihood to Renew
    tribe29
    Very helpful software and I highly recommend to have on hand as a tool for testing, troubleshooting, and monitoring.
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    IBM
    So far we have been happy with the program and believe that it will grow with us as we continue to grow and thrive. This program has scalability for smaller to large companies allowing you to grow together. It is a learning curve but once learned it really is a time saving program.
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    Usability
    tribe29
    After knowing the architecture it is very easy to manage the system, rolling out agents and creating new monitoring tasks.
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    IBM
    Performance insights are very useful, and AI-based solutions can use them to minimize risk and mitigate it. Helpful for capacity management with risks of hardware, server load of IT applications, and business real-time alerts of abnormal activity in the system; also good. It supports both on-premises and many cloud service providers.
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    Support Rating
    tribe29
    never contaced support
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    IBM
    I have never had to contact IBM support
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    Alternatives Considered
    tribe29
    We moved over to Checkmk from Nagios which felt like a natural evolution at the time as the raw version is based on Nagios, I vaguely not having any major issues moving over at the time. We still use the Raw version but we are planning to move to the enterprise version in the next 6 – 12 months as our needs expand.
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    IBM
    Initially, when I joined, I remember seeing Datadog's tool for various security vulnerability fix activities. Later, after a few months, I remember joining the IBM Concert training conducted in our company. The reason we moved to IBM Concert is mainly due to its AI-driven application resilience and automated risk remediation, rather than just broad infrastructure monitoring. That is, I suppose, the main reason my company chose IBM Concert over Datadog.
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    Return on Investment
    tribe29
    • avoid downtime
    • Plan updates based on usage of a VM or network switch to avoid impacting users
    • User satisfaction increased due to less visible downtime or issues with our IT infrastructure.
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    IBM
    • Forecast cycles reduced from weeks to days
    • IBM Concert’s AI‑driven anomaly detection and scenario modeling help teams catch issues early.
    • Organizations respond faster to volatility, reducing risk exposure and capturing opportunities sooner.
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