Checkmk vs Hosted Graphite
Checkmk
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| Figure | Checkmk | Hosted Graphite |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $275/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 3 |
| Spec score · Metrics Monitoring Tools | 9.4 (#1) | 7.5 (#26) |
| Founded | 2007 | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Munich, Germany | 5940 S Rainbow Blvd, Ste 400 #84673, Las Vegas, NV 89118-2507, United States |
| Integrations | Checkmk advertises more than 2,000 built-in integrations covering hardware, networks, applications, operating systems and cloud or container platforms. | Documented integrations include Heroku, AWS, Azure, and GCP, and notification channels include Email, Slack, PagerDuty, Microsoft Teams, OpsGenie, and custom webhooks. |
| Support | The Pro plan includes professional support for 8h x 5d, while Ultimate includes 10h x 5d and can be upgraded to 24h x 5d. | All plans include email and live chat support, and the pricing page lists active support as 8/5 for Standard and 24/7 for Premium. |
Plans
Checkmk
- CommunityFree
- Synthetic MonitoringFree
- Pro$275 a month
- Cloud$290 a month
- Ultimate$400 a month
Hosted Graphite
- BasicPrice not published
- PremiumPriced on request
- StandardPrice not published
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.
Hosted Graphite
Hosted Graphite has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.