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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…

    $0

    up to 10 systems

    SolarWinds Observability

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASolarWinds® Hybrid Cloud Observability aims to provide a comprehensive, integrated, and full-stack solution designed to optimize performance, improve availability, and reduce remediation time by correlating data from across the IT ecosystem, including networks, servers, applications, databases, and more.

    $5

    per month node

    Pricing
    CheckmkSolarWinds Observability
    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
    Essentials
    $5
    per month per node
    Advanced
    $9
    per month per node
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CheckmkSolarWinds Observability
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup Fee$600 for up to 3,000 Services / around 100 hostsNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Pricing is set per node, per month, and billing is annual. The prices listed are base prices that could increase depending on your environment. Please speak to a representative to get a quote.
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    Features
    CheckmkSolarWinds Observability
    Monitoring Tasks
    Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of Checkmk and SolarWinds Observability
    Feature
    Checkmk
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    SolarWinds Observability
    -
    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 SolarWinds Observability
    Feature
    Checkmk
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    SolarWinds Observability
    -
    Ratings
    Software and hardware inventory7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting
    Comparison of Reporting features of Checkmk and SolarWinds Observability
    Feature
    Checkmk
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    SolarWinds Observability
    -
    Ratings
    Data visualization10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Checkmk and SolarWinds Observability
    Feature
    Checkmk
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    SolarWinds Observability
    -
    Ratings
    Data backup and recovery8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    CheckmkSolarWinds Observability
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CheckmkSolarWinds Observability
    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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    SolarWinds
    - For small teams serving big organizations - it's a really simple tool to install and set up relatively quickly. - the new installer is also great - I don't have to understand what modules need to be installed; it's all streamlined. - The HCO Licensing allows you to run the Additional polling engines at a scale where the previous licensing model didn't. We can deploy APEs in locations now, which would not have been worth the investment in previously as there weren't enough devices in that location/region to spend the $$$$ on an APE License.
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    Pros
    tribe29
    • monitoring
    • alerts
    • Graphs
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    • Automated dependency mapping is a big hit.
    • High availability is extremely simple to implement.
    • Simple to use and drill into issues.
    • Analysis of growth patterns driving the recommendation engine.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    tribe29
    • Layout
    • Ease of Use
    • Upgradability
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    • Can be complex to setup
    • Is strongest with network resources
    • Assumes a fairly large amount of base knowledge
    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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    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    tribe29
    After knowing the architecture it is very easy to manage the system, rolling out agents and creating new monitoring tasks.
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    - decent ease of use - good training materials - good documentation - acceptable level of expected knowledge
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    tribe29
    never contaced support
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    Solarwinds has the best overlap of the two others I've mentioned - the other two tools (Datadog and Dynatrace) are great in their own way but Solarwinds is just good at everything; if I had to pick one tool of the above, it would be Solarwinds for the compatibility and ease of use, the other tools are more focused on being great at certain things while Solarwinds is the jack of all trades.
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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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    SolarWinds
    • one license requiring 1 PO to be raised
    • sharing costs between departments for monitoring under one platform using APEs
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    SolarWinds Observability Screenshots

    Screenshot of ITOM Executive DashboardScreenshot of Observability MapsScreenshot of Performance Analysis DashboardScreenshot of Application Alerting DashboardScreenshot of Network Path Analysis