Checkmk vs Pulseway

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.

Pulseway is a remote management platform for workstations, servers and network devices, with solutions presented for MSPs, IT departments and education organizations. Monitoring and alerts cover Windows, Mac, Linux, network devices and IoT. Remote control includes unlimited sessions and multi-screen support; scripting, auto-remediation and operating-system and third-party application patching are also listed. The patch management page names more than 300 out-of-the-box application titles. Integrations include Autotask, Zendesk, PagerDuty, Webroot, Slack, IT Glue, Warranty Master and ConnectWise Manage. Autotask and Zendesk can create tickets for notifications meeting configured priority criteria. Pulseway describes a hybrid deployment model and lists agents for Windows, Linux, macOS and BSD, with minimum operating system requirements for supported agents. Agents and client software require outbound HTTPS on TCP 443 and no inbound ports. The company says connections and messages use AES 256-bit encryption, and two-factor authentication is mandatory. Pricing is available on request; monthly, annual and three-year options, volume discounts and add-ons are listed, along with a one-time advanced onboarding fee of €149.