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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (36.6% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at €2,100.00 3000 Services Per Year
Apache log4j
Star Rating
(141)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (36.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(291)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.6% 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
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- Users report that Apache log4j excels in its logging capabilities, with a strong focus on performance monitoring and alerting, achieving a score of 8.9 in monitoring, while checkmk shines in multi-site monitoring with a score of 8.4, making it more suitable for organizations with distributed systems.
- Reviewers mention that checkmk offers superior quality of support, scoring 8.9 compared to Apache log4j's 8.3, indicating that users find checkmk's customer service more responsive and helpful when issues arise.
- G2 users highlight that checkmk's reporting features are particularly robust, with a score of 9.3, while Apache log4j's reporting capabilities lag behind at 7.5, suggesting that users looking for detailed insights and analytics may prefer checkmk.
- Users on G2 note that Apache log4j has a higher ease of use rating at 8.8 compared to checkmk's 8.2, indicating that those new to logging solutions may find log4j more user-friendly and easier to navigate.
- Reviewers say that checkmk's proactive server monitoring features, scoring 8.1, are a significant advantage for users needing real-time insights, while Apache log4j's capabilities in this area are less emphasized, focusing more on logging than proactive monitoring.
- Users report that checkmk's multi-cloud management capabilities, with a score of 7.3, provide a more comprehensive solution for organizations utilizing cloud infrastructure, whereas Apache log4j does not specifically cater to cloud environments, making it less versatile in this regard.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Apache log4j
No pricing availableCheckmk
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
Apache log4j
No trial information availableCheckmk
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
96
8.8
242
Ease of Use
8.8
88
8.1
249
Ease of Setup
8.6
38
8.5
241
Ease of Admin
8.6
38
8.2
236
Quality of Support
8.3
77
8.8
209
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.9
30
9.0
205
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
83
9.5
241
Features by Category
Functionality
Not enough data
8.2
78
Not enough data
8.7
81
Not enough data
8.5
79
Not enough data
7.5
77
Not enough data
8.2
77
Not enough data
7.1
71
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
93
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
7.4
88
Not enough data
8.0
91
Not enough data
7.2
84
Not enough data
7.8
87
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
110
Not enough data
8.5
113
Not enough data
7.5
106
Not enough data
8.4
97
Monitoring - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
7.8
27
Not enough data
7.6
27
Not enough data
8.3
27
Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
102
Not enough data
7.2
94
Analytics - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
7.3
25
Not enough data
6.8
26
Security - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
8.0
27
Not enough data
7.3
25
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
8.6
62
Not enough data
8.4
61
Not enough data
7.6
58
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.3
62
Not enough data
7.7
52
Not enough data
7.7
59
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
7.5
57
Not enough data
8.2
62
Not enough data
7.2
59
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
8.1
136
Not enough data
8.6
136
Not enough data
7.4
131
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
115
Not enough data
8.2
117
Not enough data
8.7
125
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
8.7
10
8.1
65
8.8
10
8.4
66
9.3
10
7.6
61
Monitoring and Management
9.2
10
Feature Not Available
8.7
10
Feature Not Available
8.3
11
8.4
62
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
136
Not enough data
8.6
131
Not enough data
7.6
122
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.4
123
Not enough data
7.9
116
Not enough data
8.3
113
Not enough data
8.5
126
Not enough data
8.3
126
Not enough data
8.2
116
Cloud environment support
Not enough data
7.5
92
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
65
Not enough data
7.3
61
Not enough data
8.3
66
Not enough data
5.7
54
Management
Not enough data
7.4
63
Not enough data
7.7
68
Not enough data
7.7
61
Not enough data
8.2
64
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
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Verified
Analysis
Not enough data
8.2
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
28
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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
27
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
Agentic AI - Observability Software
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
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
Apache log4j and Checkmk are categorized as Log Monitoring
Unique Categories
Apache log4j has no unique categories
Checkmk is categorized as Enterprise Monitoring, Server Monitoring, Network Monitoring, Hardware Monitoring, Database Monitoring, Website Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, IT Alerting, Container Monitoring, Log Analysis, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), and Observability Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Apache log4j
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
Computer Software
29.0%
Information Technology and Services
19.8%
Financial Services
8.4%
Telecommunications
5.3%
Banking
5.3%
Other
32.1%
Information Technology and Services
14.2%
Computer & Network Security
6.4%
Computer Software
6.0%
Telecommunications
4.6%
Financial Services
4.3%
Other
64.4%
Discussions
Hi, I want to use colors while printing logs. Any example configuration?
1 Comment
DB
You have a good answer here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7848325/making-a-log4j-console-appender-use-different-colors-for-different-threadsRead more
Apache log4j has no more discussions with answers
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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