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Checkmk vs. Observium

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Checkmk
Score 8.7 out of 10
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Checkmk 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…
$0
up to 10 systems
Observium
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
N/AN/A
Pricing
CheckmkObservium
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
CheckmkObservium
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
CheckmkObservium
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User Ratings
CheckmkObservium
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(4 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
CheckmkObservium
Likelihood to Recommend
tribe29
If you are looking for a great free to use SNMP monitoring agent Checkmk is the way to go. They far exceed the competition in that area. If the paid option is the way to go their competitors might have a leg up with ease of use and upgradability. Regardless I highly recommending trying their software.
DH
DJ Hammett
IT Manager
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Observium
  • If you are on a budget, this is one heck of a tool for the price (including the ~$200/year for the Pro subscription).
  • If you are OK with maintaining and updating open source tools, this is a great tool.
  • If you are afraid of the Linux command line or live in a Windows-centric world, this might not be the tool for you.
  • If you can't stand things occasionally not working, this is probably not a good fit.
Derek Dolan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Derek Dolan
Senior System Administrator
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Pros
tribe29
  • Device Management
  • Monitoring Network Quality
  • Device Quality of Service
  • SNMP
  • IOT Monitoring
DH
DJ Hammett
IT Manager
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Observium
  • Automatic device discovery.
  • Scalability
  • Real-time monitoring.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Cons
tribe29
  • Layout
  • Ease of Use
  • Upgradability
DH
DJ Hammett
IT Manager
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Observium
  • Documentation
  • Community support
  • Easy to set up but hard to customise fully
Verified User
Anonymous
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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.
DH
DJ Hammett
IT Manager
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Observium
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Support Rating
tribe29
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Observium
It's open source. Your mileage may vary. Sometimes the provided documentation is beyond frustrating, other times it's right on the mark.
Derek Dolan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Derek Dolan
Senior System Administrator
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Alternatives Considered
tribe29
Checkmk free version is far superior to PRTG free version. For the paid versions PRTG was more efficient and easier to use. Checkmk provides unlimited services on their free version while PRTG is limited. We like to use the free version to avoid monthly or annual costs while still utilizing the same SNMP features.
DH
DJ Hammett
IT Manager
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Observium
I haven't used other products that are similar to Observium. Observium is an open tool, with a robust feature set. There are elements of comparable monitoring across other tools, but nothing I've seen that is a complete parallel in terms of feature set and visualizations. If I were asked, I wouldn't have another tool to recommend over Observium.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Return on Investment
tribe29
  • Saved me time in finding ports in the building
  • Troubleshooting Servers
  • Tracking good or bad network connections
DH
DJ Hammett
IT Manager
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Observium
  • It is good for DC admin.
  • Only positive impact.
  • Highly recommended.
Verified User
Anonymous
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