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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (52.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free With One-Time Purchase
Starting at €2,100.00 3000 Services Per Year
Zabbix
Star Rating
(195)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (52.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free With One-Time Purchase
Browse all 3 pricing planscheckmk
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
Browse all 6 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Zabbix excels in Performance Monitoring with a score of 9.2, highlighting its ability to provide detailed insights into system performance, while Checkmk scores 8.6, which some users feel lacks the same depth of analysis.
- Reviewers mention that Checkmk offers superior Ease of Setup with a score of 8.7 compared to Zabbix's 7.4, indicating that users find Checkmk more straightforward to implement, especially for those new to monitoring solutions.
- G2 users highlight Zabbix's strong Alerting capabilities, scoring 8.9, which reviewers say allows for customizable alerts that are crucial for proactive monitoring, whereas Checkmk's alerting score is slightly lower at 8.7, leading some users to feel it could be more flexible.
- Users on G2 report that Checkmk shines in Quality of Support with a score of 8.9, with many reviewers praising the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team, while Zabbix's score of 7.9 suggests room for improvement in this area.
- Reviewers mention that Zabbix's Real-Time Analytics feature scores an impressive 9.2, which users say provides immediate insights into system performance, while Checkmk's score of 6.9 indicates that users find its analytics capabilities less robust.
- Users report that Checkmk's Multi-Site Monitoring feature, scoring 8.4, is particularly beneficial for enterprises managing multiple locations, while Zabbix's score of 8.1 suggests it may not be as effective in this area, leading some users to prefer Checkmk for larger deployments.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Zabbix
Free & open source Zabbix
Free
With One-Time Purchase
Zabbix can monitor anything - networks, cloud, websites, IoT, and more.
Any time and anywhere. Zabbix is free and open source. Download it and start using it.
- Free and open source, easy scalable.
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
Zabbix
Free Trial is available
checkmk
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
164
8.8
237
Ease of Use
7.3
164
8.1
244
Ease of Setup
7.4
96
8.5
236
Ease of Admin
7.9
95
8.2
232
Quality of Support
7.9
119
8.8
204
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
74
9.0
201
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
162
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
Not enough data
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
8.6
21
8.9
91
9.0
21
8.7
92
8.4
20
7.4
86
8.1
21
8.1
89
8.3
21
7.3
82
8.3
21
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
9.2
44
8.5
107
9.2
45
8.5
111
6.8
38
7.5
104
8.9
42
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
8.8
43
Feature Not Available
8.5
44
8.0
100
7.8
40
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
9.3
30
8.7
61
8.7
26
8.4
60
9.0
27
7.6
57
9.2
30
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
8.9
28
8.4
61
9.0
28
7.7
51
9.2
26
7.7
58
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
9.0
29
7.6
56
8.8
30
8.2
61
8.1
23
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
8.2
31
8.2
133
8.8
31
8.5
133
8.2
30
7.4
128
Monitoring and Management
9.0
28
Feature Not Available
8.0
28
7.9
112
8.3
29
8.2
114
8.8
30
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
8.8
40
8.1
134
8.8
41
8.6
129
8.5
40
7.6
120
Monitoring and Management
8.8
40
8.4
121
8.0
36
7.9
114
8.4
36
8.3
111
8.8
41
8.5
124
8.9
25
8.3
124
8.6
23
8.1
114
Cloud environment support
8.3
22
7.5
91
8.6
20
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
9.2
14
8.5
64
9.2
15
7.3
60
8.7
14
8.3
65
9.0
5
5.7
53
Management
9.2
15
7.4
62
8.6
16
7.7
67
8.9
15
7.6
60
9.4
16
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
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
27
|
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
8.6
12
8.0
46
9.0
13
8.2
47
9.0
13
8.4
46
8.8
7
5.7
38
9.0
14
8.4
42
Response
8.9
14
7.9
44
8.8
14
8.3
45
8.2
11
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
Feature Not Available
7.0
44
8.8
11
Feature Not Available
Functionality
8.5
12
7.0
40
8.2
11
7.0
37
Feature Not Available
7.2
44
8.5
13
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
Zabbix and checkmk are categorized as Server Monitoring, Hardware Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Network Monitoring, Enterprise Monitoring, Database Monitoring, and Observability Software
Unique Categories
Zabbix has no unique categories
checkmk is categorized as Website Monitoring, Log Monitoring, IT Alerting, Container Monitoring, and Log Analysis
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Zabbix
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
30.2%
Telecommunications
16.7%
Computer Software
12.5%
Computer & Network Security
5.7%
Internet
4.2%
Other
30.7%
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
Zabbix
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Juan Fernando V.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
What I like about Zabbix that it is aimed at providing information infrastructure that monitors and services or processes, when you know that IT resources have and the information from these, you have time where they can best develop strategies and the...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Stavros C.
Verified User in Construction
if very difficult to configure the servers
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.
Juan Fernando V.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
What I like about Zabbix that it is aimed at providing information infrastructure that monitors and services or processes, when you know that IT resources have and the information from these, you have time where they can best develop strategies and the...
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.
Stavros C.
Verified User in Construction
if very difficult to configure the servers
Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education
In the meantime I learned to handle all issues.
Discussions
Has a way zabbix to work without agents?
2 comments
JO
Zabbix does not require agents to use, you can setup templates to use SNMP data, however you'll gain more insight by using the appropriate agent on the...Read more
What is Zabbix used for?
2 comments
RP
Overall infrastructure monitoring with lots of additional features like alerting, prediction monitoring.Read more
What can you monitor with Zabbix?
1 comment
LS
Every windows and linux device. You have to install an agent on all the devices you want to monitorRead more
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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