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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.8% of reviews)
Mid-Market (46.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at €2,100.00 3000 Services Per Year
$0 Per host, per month
Checkmk
Star Rating
(292)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at €2,100.00 3000 Services Per Year
Free Trial is available
Browse all 6 pricing plansDatadog
Star Rating
(683)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0 Per host, per month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Datadog excels in alerting capabilities, scoring 9.3 compared to checkmk's 8.7. Reviewers mention that Datadog's alerting system is highly customizable and effective in real-time monitoring, making it a preferred choice for teams needing immediate notifications.
- Reviewers mention that checkmk offers superior quality of support, with a score of 8.8 versus Datadog's 8.3. Users on G2 highlight the responsiveness and helpfulness of checkmk's support team, which can be crucial for businesses that require quick resolutions to issues.
- Users say that Datadog shines in performance monitoring, achieving a score of 9.2, while checkmk scores 8.4. Reviewers appreciate Datadog's comprehensive metrics and dashboards that provide deep insights into system performance, which is essential for proactive management.
- G2 users report that checkmk has a slight edge in ease of setup, scoring 8.5 compared to Datadog's 8.3. Reviewers mention that checkmk's installation process is straightforward, making it easier for teams to get started without extensive configuration.
- Users on G2 highlight that Datadog's data visualization features are particularly strong, with a score of 9.0, while checkmk scores 8.0. Reviewers mention that Datadog's visualizations are intuitive and help in quickly identifying trends and anomalies in data.
- Reviewers mention that checkmk's multi-system monitoring capabilities are robust, scoring 8.4 compared to Datadog's 8.5. Users appreciate checkmk's ability to monitor diverse systems seamlessly, which is beneficial for organizations with varied infrastructure.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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
Datadog
Free
$0
Per host, per month
Core collection and visualization features
- Discussion Group Supported
- 1-Day Metric Retention
- Up to 5 Hosts
Free Trial
Checkmk
Free Trial is available
Datadog
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
243
8.8
507
Ease of Use
8.1
250
8.2
608
Ease of Setup
8.5
242
8.3
374
Ease of Admin
8.2
237
8.3
228
Quality of Support
8.8
210
8.3
452
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
206
8.5
215
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
242
9.0
492
Features by Category
Operations
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
8.0
5
Cost Optimization
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
7.7
5
Administration
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
7.3
5
Agentic AI - Cloud Cost Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
8.2
78
8.7
54
8.7
81
9.3
70
8.5
79
9.1
62
7.5
78
8.8
57
8.2
77
8.9
57
7.1
71
9.0
50
Agentic AI - Website Monitoring
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Experience
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)
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
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
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
8.9
93
9.2
104
8.7
94
9.1
105
7.4
88
9.3
89
8.0
91
8.9
104
7.2
84
8.8
88
7.8
87
8.9
93
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
8.5
110
9.2
52
8.5
113
9.3
57
7.5
106
8.2
43
8.4
97
8.5
45
Monitoring - Network Monitoring
7.8
27
9.3
5
7.6
27
9.0
5
8.3
27
9.3
5
Management
Feature Not Available
8.7
49
8.0
102
9.0
50
7.2
94
8.8
47
Analytics - Network Monitoring
7.3
25
9.0
5
6.8
26
9.0
5
Security - Network Monitoring
8.0
27
9.0
5
7.3
25
9.0
5
Feature Not Available
9.0
5
Network Performance - Network Monitoring
Feature Not Available
9.0
5
Feature Not Available
9.0
5
AI Automation - Network Monitoring
Feature Not Available
8.3
5
Feature Not Available
8.7
5
Feature Not Available
8.7
5
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
8.6
62
8.9
119
8.4
61
8.6
115
7.6
58
8.8
110
Feature Not Available
8.7
129
Not enough data
8.3
7
Administration
8.3
62
8.5
114
7.7
52
8.5
95
7.7
59
8.3
93
Not enough data
8.6
7
Analysis
7.5
57
8.5
112
8.2
62
8.9
119
7.2
59
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
7.9
7
AI Automation - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Automation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
9
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
9.2
10
Incident Management
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
16
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
9.4
21
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
9.0
19
Not enough data
9.1
16
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Management
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
9.6
19
Not enough data
8.9
19
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AIOps Platforms
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
8.1
136
Not enough data
8.6
136
Not enough data
7.4
132
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
115
Not enough data
8.2
117
Not enough data
8.7
125
Not enough data
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
8.1
65
8.9
89
8.4
66
8.9
88
7.6
61
8.8
81
Monitoring and Management
Feature Not Available
8.2
83
Feature Not Available
8.6
85
8.4
62
9.0
89
Agentic AI - Log Monitoring
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Visibility
8.1
136
8.9
77
8.6
131
8.6
71
7.6
122
8.2
69
Monitoring and Management
8.4
123
8.4
70
7.9
116
7.6
65
8.3
113
8.4
67
8.5
126
9.0
70
8.3
126
8.8
66
8.2
116
8.3
71
Cloud environment support
7.5
92
8.1
62
Feature Not Available
8.0
59
Agentic AI - Server Monitoring
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Functionality
8.5
65
8.7
47
7.3
61
8.8
48
8.3
66
9.0
51
5.7
54
7.9
42
Management
7.4
63
8.6
46
7.7
68
8.6
51
7.7
61
8.2
44
8.2
64
9.0
51
Agentic AI - Enterprise Monitoring
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Data Sources
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Metrics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Device Recognition
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Provisioning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Data Preparation
8.1
29
|
Verified
8.6
64
|
Verified
8.0
25
|
Verified
8.4
63
|
Verified
8.3
27
|
Verified
8.0
61
|
Verified
7.8
23
|
Verified
7.9
61
|
Verified
Analysis
8.2
27
|
Verified
8.6
60
|
Verified
7.7
25
|
Verified
8.4
67
|
Verified
8.4
28
|
Verified
8.8
68
|
Verified
8.3
27
|
Verified
8.5
71
|
Verified
8.7
27
|
Verified
8.6
61
|
Verified
8.2
24
|
Verified
8.7
59
|
Verified
Visualization
8.5
28
|
Verified
8.9
74
|
Verified
8.2
28
|
Verified
8.7
63
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Log Analysis
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Monitoring
8.0
46
8.6
113
8.2
47
8.9
106
8.4
46
8.8
117
5.7
38
7.3
99
8.4
42
8.4
105
Response
7.9
44
8.9
122
8.3
45
8.8
109
7.8
45
8.0
106
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Not enough data
7.4
13
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
7.8
13
Performance
7.0
44
8.5
118
Feature Not Available
8.3
103
Functionality
7.0
40
8.5
104
7.0
37
8.1
96
7.2
44
Feature Not Available
7.2
39
8.5
111
Alerts management
8.0
31
8.7
43
6.9
31
8.0
45
8.5
32
8.6
47
Monitoring
7.4
30
8.6
39
Feature Not Available
9.1
41
7.5
29
8.7
43
7.4
31
9.0
38
Automation
6.5
28
8.2
38
Feature Not Available
8.4
36
Analysis
7.1
29
8.2
41
7.0
31
8.3
44
7.6
32
9.1
43
Feature Not Available
8.5
42
Issue Resolution
Feature Not Available
8.3
37
Feature Not Available
7.6
39
7.1
27
8.4
35
Generative AI
5.6
27
7.5
17
Agentic AI - IT Alerting
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Data Management - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
7.0
9
Performance - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
7.0
9
AI - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
6.4
7
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Compliance - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.1
6
Agentic AI - Observability Pipeline
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
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.8
8
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
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Correlation & Root Cause Analysis - Observability
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Scalability & Ecosystem Integration - Observability
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
AI Features - Observability
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Response
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
47
Records
Not enough data
9.2
55
Not enough data
8.9
53
Not enough data
8.5
60
Management
Not enough data
9.2
57
Not enough data
8.4
52
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.1
13
Not enough data
7.9
13
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
8.8
14
Network Management
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
9.4
12
Incident Management
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
9.2
12
Security Intelligence
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.6
13
Agentic AI - Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Checkmk and Datadog are categorized as Enterprise Monitoring, Server Monitoring, Network Monitoring, Database Monitoring, Website Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, Log Monitoring, IT Alerting, Container Monitoring, Log Analysis, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), and Observability Software
Unique Categories
Checkmk is categorized as Hardware Monitoring
Datadog is categorized as Observability Pipeline, AIOps Platforms, Network Traffic Analysis (NTA), IoT Device Management Platforms, IoT Analytics Platforms, Incident Response, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), API Marketplace, Cloud Cost Management, and Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Checkmk
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Datadog
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
14.5%
Computer & Network Security
6.4%
Computer Software
6.0%
Telecommunications
4.6%
Financial Services
4.3%
Other
64.2%
Information Technology and Services
19.0%
Computer Software
17.3%
Financial Services
8.7%
Internet
4.2%
Computer & Network Security
3.1%
Other
47.7%
Discussions
Is Checkmk open source?
8 Comments
PL
Yes.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
What is the use of Datadog?
3 Comments
CJ
Datadog is a software platform that facilitates data sharing across various teams within an organization, thereby breaking down silos between development,...Read more
Does Datadog use AWS?
2 Comments
IG
Yes, the backbone of Datadog infrastructure is sitting within AWS.Read more
Does it preserves history of logs?
1 Comment
AN
Depends on your plan, log retention can be 7,15, 30 days etc, for long term you need to setup s3 archivingRead more
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