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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (54.5% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Year
Starting at €2,100.00 3000 Services Per Year
Icinga Infrastructure Monitoring
Star Rating
(22)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (54.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Year
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Star Rating
(286)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at €2,100.00 3000 Services Per Year
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Icinga Infrastructure Monitoring excels in multi-site monitoring with a score of 8.4, allowing for effective oversight across various locations, while checkmk, although strong, has a slightly lower score of 8.1 in this area.
- Reviewers mention that checkmk offers superior ease of setup with a score of 8.7 compared to Icinga's 7.6, making it a more user-friendly option for organizations looking to implement monitoring solutions quickly.
- G2 users highlight that Icinga's alerting functionality is robust, scoring 8.7, which is on par with checkmk's 8.7, but users on G2 note that Icinga's multi-channel alerting capabilities are particularly effective for immediate notifications.
- Reviewers say that checkmk shines in quality of support, achieving a score of 8.9, which is higher than Icinga's 8.1, indicating that users may find more responsive assistance when issues arise.
- Users report that Icinga's performance monitoring features, scoring 8.6, are highly regarded for their depth, while checkmk's performance monitoring, with a score of 8.5, is also effective but may lack some of the advanced features that Icinga offers.
- Reviewers mention that checkmk's data visualization capabilities are strong, with a score of 8.2, providing clear insights, while Icinga's score of 8.1 indicates it may not be as visually intuitive, which could impact user experience.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Icinga Infrastructure Monitoring
SUPPORT PLANS
Contact Us
Per Year
Basic, Premium and Enterprise level support with different specifications. All plans can be adjusted to fit your specific needs. Please visit icinga.com/support for details.
- With an official support subscription you are backed by professional Icinga engineers. It´s the perfect extension to add insurance and assurance to your enterprise infrastructure.
checkmk
Checkmk Enterprise
Starting at €2,100.00
3000 Services Per Year
Includes additional features, provides greater scalability and offers enterprise-grade support through the vendor or partner network. Vendor support included.
- All functionalities available in Checkmk Raw, plus:
- Monitor an unlimited number of hosts & services
- Distributed monitoring
Free Trial
Icinga Infrastructure Monitoring
Free Trial is available
checkmk
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
18
8.8
237
Ease of Use
8.5
18
8.1
244
Ease of Setup
7.6
13
8.5
236
Ease of Admin
7.9
13
8.2
232
Quality of Support
8.1
15
8.8
204
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
11
9.0
201
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
17
9.5
236
Features by Category
Functionality
Not enough data
8.2
77
Not enough data
8.7
80
Not enough data
8.5
78
Not enough data
7.6
76
Not enough data
8.2
76
Feature Not Available
7.1
70
Agentic AI - Website Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
91
Not enough data
8.7
92
Not enough data
7.4
86
Not enough data
8.1
89
Not enough data
7.3
82
Not enough data
7.8
85
Agentic AI - Database Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
107
Not enough data
8.5
111
Feature Not Available
7.5
104
Not enough data
8.4
95
Monitoring - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
7.7
25
Not enough data
7.5
25
Not enough data
8.3
25
Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
100
Feature Not Available
7.2
92
Analytics - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
7.2
23
Not enough data
6.8
24
Security - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
7.4
23
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Network Performance - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
AI Automation - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.7
61
Not enough data
8.4
60
Not enough data
7.6
57
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.4
61
Feature Not Available
7.7
51
Not enough data
7.7
58
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
7.6
56
Not enough data
8.2
61
Feature Not Available
7.3
58
Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Automation - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
Not enough data
8.2
133
Not enough data
8.5
133
Not enough data
7.4
128
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
112
Not enough data
8.2
114
Not enough data
8.7
122
Agentic AI - Hardware Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
Not enough data
8.1
64
Not enough data
8.4
65
Not enough data
7.6
60
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
61
Agentic AI - Log Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
Not enough data
8.1
134
Not enough data
8.6
129
Not enough data
7.6
120
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.4
121
Not enough data
7.9
114
Not enough data
8.3
111
Not enough data
8.5
124
Not enough data
8.3
124
Not enough data
8.1
114
Cloud environment support
Not enough data
7.5
91
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Server Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
64
Not enough data
7.3
60
Not enough data
8.3
65
Not enough data
5.7
53
Management
Not enough data
7.4
62
Not enough data
7.7
67
Not enough data
7.6
60
Not enough data
8.1
63
Agentic AI - Enterprise Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.1
29
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Verified
Not enough data
8.0
25
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Verified
Not enough data
8.3
27
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Verified
Not enough data
7.8
23
|
Verified
Analysis
Not enough data
8.2
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
24
|
Verified
Visualization
Not enough data
8.5
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
28
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Log Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.0
46
Not enough data
8.2
47
Not enough data
8.4
46
Not enough data
5.7
38
Not enough data
8.4
42
Response
Not enough data
7.9
44
Not enough data
8.3
45
Not enough data
7.8
45
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
7.0
44
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Functionality
Not enough data
7.0
40
Not enough data
7.0
37
Not enough data
7.2
44
Not enough data
7.2
39
Alerts management
Not enough data
8.0
31
Not enough data
6.9
31
Not enough data
8.5
32
Monitoring
Not enough data
7.4
30
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
29
Not enough data
7.4
31
Automation
Not enough data
6.5
28
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Analysis
Not enough data
7.1
29
Not enough data
7.0
31
Not enough data
7.6
32
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.1
27
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.6
25
Agentic AI - IT Alerting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Telemetry Collection & Ingestion - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visualization & Dashboards - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Correlation & Root Cause Analysis - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scalability & Ecosystem Integration - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Features - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Icinga Infrastructure Monitoring and checkmk are categorized as Observability Software, Enterprise Monitoring, Server Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Network Monitoring, Log Monitoring, Website Monitoring, Database Monitoring, Hardware Monitoring, IT Alerting, Container Monitoring, and Log Analysis
Unique Categories
Icinga Infrastructure Monitoring has no unique categories
checkmk has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Icinga Infrastructure Monitoring
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
checkmk
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
27.3%
Government Administration
18.2%
Telecommunications
9.1%
Manufacturing
4.5%
Outsourcing/Offshoring
4.5%
Other
36.4%
Information Technology and Services
14.5%
Computer & Network Security
6.5%
Computer Software
6.2%
Telecommunications
4.7%
Financial Services
4.3%
Other
63.8%
Most Helpful Reviews
Icinga Infrastructure Monitoring
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Sanaa W.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
As a free, accessible, and full open sourcing project, Icinga Monitoring offers many organizational monitoring solutions, particularly for hosts and simple analytics alerting, as well as reliable codebase to the decentralized control. I feel like Icinga...
Most Helpful Critical Review
checkmk
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Public Policy
i love checkmk, it's a very versatile sysmon software. there's lots of resources online that aren't paywalled.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education
In the meantime I learned to handle all issues.
Sanaa W.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
As a free, accessible, and full open sourcing project, Icinga Monitoring offers many organizational monitoring solutions, particularly for hosts and simple analytics alerting, as well as reliable codebase to the decentralized control. I feel like Icinga...
Verified User in Public Policy
i love checkmk, it's a very versatile sysmon software. there's lots of resources online that aren't paywalled.
Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education
In the meantime I learned to handle all issues.
Discussions
Icinga Infrastructure Monitoring has no discussions with answers
Is Checkmk open source?
8 comments
PL
Certainly! Please provide the text in the Unknown Language that you would like translated into English.Read more
Upgrading to Enterprise / Managed Services
2 comments
Official Response from checkmk
Yes, you can safely upgrade from the demo to the full version any time, without losing your previous configuration setup. The demo version is identical to...Read more
Scalability
2 comments
Official Response from checkmk
Yes. The Checkmk Enterprise Edition has basically no limit in how many servers you can monitor and the pricing is not based on the number of servers you...Read more
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