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Checkmk vs Datadog Infrastructure Monitoring

Checkmk

checkmk.com

Datadog Infrastructure Monitoring

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FigureCheckmkDatadog Infrastructure Monitoring
Price from$275/mo$15/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trialYes—
Open sourceYes—
WebYesYes
WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
iOSYes—
AndroidYes—
APIYes—
Self-hostedYes—
Plans published53
Spec score · Metrics Monitoring Tools9.4 (#1)7.5 (#24)
Spec score · Infrastructure Monitoring9.4 (#1)7.6 (#26)
Spec score · Cloud Monitoring9.4 (#1)7.5 (#16)
Spec score · Hardware Monitoring Software9.4 (#2)7.5 (#48)

Plans

Checkmk

  • CommunityFree
  • Synthetic MonitoringFree
  • Pro$275 a month
  • Cloud$290 a month
  • Ultimate$400 a month

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Datadog Infrastructure Monitoring

  • FreeFree
  • Infrastructure Pro$15 a month
  • Infrastructure Enterprise$23 a month

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In their own words

Checkmk

Checkmk monitors cloud, hybrid, and data center infrastructure, including containers and networks. For web, mail, and database servers, it combines more than 2,000 smart checks with automatic discovery and network mapping. Monitoring can use native agents for Windows, Linux, and other systems, agentless SNMP and TCP/UDP checks, or API-based checks over HTTP/XML, SSH, or TELNET. Cloud coverage includes AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, with automatic component detection and Quick Setup. One instance can monitor thousands of servers, while distributed monitoring supports horizontal scaling. Community includes more than 2,000 integrations and is intended for smaller environments, scaling to approximately 100 hosts. The software can run on customer hardware or virtualized infrastructure, with Linux distribution packages, Docker, and a Virtual Appliance. The Community plan is free forever and includes community support. The pricing note lists paid plans from €190/mo (annual) and a 30-day trial. Other listed plan prices use USD: Pro is $275 a month, Cloud is $290 a month, and Ultimate is $400 a month. Platforms include API, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, web, and Windows.

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Datadog Infrastructure Monitoring

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