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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Checkmk

    Score9.1 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

    Kaseya VSA

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AKaseya Virtual System Administrator (VSA) is a cloud-based Remote Monitoring and Management software. VSA unifies the monitoring of system infrastructure and endpoints and is designed for use by IT teams and MSP’s. It offers a robust crowd-source automation scripts library, as well as antivirus and malware capabilities with real-time threat alerts.N/A
    Pricing
    CheckmkKaseya VSA
    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
    CheckmkKaseya VSA
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    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
    CheckmkKaseya VSA
    Considered Both Products
    tribe29
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    Kaseya
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    81%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    Features
    CheckmkKaseya VSA
    Monitoring Tasks
    Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of Checkmk and Kaseya VSA
    Feature
    Checkmk
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Kaseya VSA
    6.7
    13 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Network device monitoring10.01 Ratings8.013 Ratings
    Multiple Server Monitoring10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-device monitoring10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated alerts and notifications10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote monitoring00 Ratings9.013 Ratings
    Activity Monitoring00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Management Tasks
    Comparison of Management Tasks features of Checkmk and Kaseya VSA
    Feature
    Checkmk
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Kaseya VSA
    7.5
    12 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Software and hardware inventory7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Patch Management00 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Policy-based automation00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Reporting
    Comparison of Reporting features of Checkmk and Kaseya VSA
    Feature
    Checkmk
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Kaseya VSA
    -
    Ratings
    Data visualization10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Checkmk and Kaseya VSA
    Feature
    Checkmk
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Kaseya VSA
    -
    Ratings
    Data backup and recovery8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Performance Management
    Comparison of Application Performance Management features of Checkmk and Kaseya VSA
    Feature
    Checkmk
    -
    Ratings
    Kaseya VSA
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Virtualization monitoring00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    IT Asset Discovery00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Remote Access
    Comparison of Remote Access features of Checkmk and Kaseya VSA
    Feature
    Checkmk
    -
    Ratings
    Kaseya VSA
    6.8
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Attended device access00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Unattended device access00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Virtual device access00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Multiple-display support00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Multiple concurrent sessions00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    CheckmkKaseya VSA
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (30 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.5
    (8 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CheckmkKaseya VSA
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Kaseya
    If the software functioned as it was intended, it would be probably a 7 out of 10. It lacks the majority of customization that SolarWinds N-central supplies, but also supports some customization that other solutions we have tried do not. Again, if the software didn't consistently break, the ability to implement automated scripting via PowerShell and the capacity to manage 10+ endpoints at once in different windows is great.
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    Pros
    tribe29
    • monitoring
    • alerts
    • Graphs
    Incentivized
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    Kaseya
    • Being able to see systems that are not within the local network allows us to be able to troubleshoot and work with the end users no matter where they are or where we are as it is cloud based.
    • Several functions can be "automated" so staff do not have to keep going back and scanning for updates, push Windows updates and or push sensor updates.
    • VSA offers a variety of system information about all of the assets that have the endpoints installed on them so we can easily see the system specs without having to actually connect to them and pull up the SysInfo on each unit.
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    Cons
    tribe29
    • Layout
    • Ease of Use
    • Upgradability
    Incentivized
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    Kaseya
    • Support - Like all other competitors support is OK but the product is robust enough to reduce support requirements.
    • Customer Service - another team that is a bit poor especially when the issue involves multiple departments. Otherwise, the direct rep is very friendly and professional.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Kaseya
    Excellent product with easy learning curve
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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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    Kaseya
    I think this is a solid tool for enterprise IT, however it would be higher if Kaseya VSA addresses the areas raised around recent stability, their support team, multiple session & screen support etc. It does do it's main job and allows an easy way for IT to operate and is mostly fine.
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    Support Rating
    tribe29
    never contaced support
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    Kaseya
    It was lots of back and forth email communication whenever I tried to solve my connection issues. I would send them detailed logs of the date, time, computer, and more of when I was experiencing connection issues. All I would get is an email back a few days later saying that they didn't find an issue in the service
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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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    Kaseya
    There are other products that do some of what Kaseya does, but I've not personally worked with another product that does everything Kaseya does. Sure there are plenty of remote control products, but products that do as much as Kaseya are few and far between. Hard to go wrong with the sheer scope of functionality!
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Kaseya
    • It has increased the efficiency of operational tasks for our technicians
    • It has change the speed at which we are able to deploy updates and software patches
    • It caused us to spend additional money on more security tools due to concern from breaches
    Incentivized
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