Compare Checkmk and Netdata 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (47.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
€0.00
Free
Checkmk
Star Rating
(292)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
€0.00
Free Trial is available
Browse all 6 pricing plansNetdata
Star Rating
(54)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 3 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Netdata excels in ease of setup, with users highlighting the straightforward onboarding process. One user mentioned that installation is as simple as connecting necessary packages to the cloud, making it a hassle-free experience.
- Users say Checkmk offers a stable and customizable monitoring solution, particularly for on-premise setups. Reviewers appreciate the new user interface in version 2, which is noted for its improved navigation and additional capabilities.
- According to verified reviews, Netdata's dashboard is praised for its intuitive design, allowing users to quickly identify performance issues. This feature significantly enhances the monitoring experience, making it easier to manage server health.
- Reviewers mention that Checkmk provides a wealth of powerful features, but some users find the abundance of options overwhelming. The challenge lies in selecting which capabilities to implement, indicating a steep learning curve for new users.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Netdata's detailed monitoring capabilities, including anomaly detection and a wide range of service-related plugins, contribute to its high user satisfaction. This level of detail is particularly beneficial for users needing comprehensive insights into their systems.
- Users report that while Checkmk has a solid reputation for quality support, Netdata's support is also well-regarded, with users noting that it has been a good partner in their business operations, enhancing overall satisfaction with the product.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Checkmk
Checkmk Community
€0.00
A comprehensive IT monitoring system that is 100% open-source
- Nagios core
- Server monitoring
- SNMP monitoring
Netdata
Netdata Community
Free
Your data are always stored on-prem, you access them from anywhere.
- Max 5 Active Connected Nodes
- Max 1 Active Custom Dashboards (per Room)
- Securely access your dashboards from anywhere in the world
Free Trial
Checkmk
Free Trial is available
Netdata
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
243
9.2
46
Ease of Use
8.1
250
9.1
46
Ease of Setup
8.5
242
9.5
37
Ease of Admin
8.2
237
9.4
31
Quality of Support
8.8
210
9.0
39
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
206
9.4
24
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
242
9.5
46
Features by Category
Functionality
8.2
78
Not enough data
8.7
81
Not enough data
8.5
79
Not enough data
7.5
78
Not enough data
8.2
77
Not enough data
7.1
71
Not enough data
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
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
Not enough data
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
9.6
12
8.5
113
8.8
11
7.5
106
8.7
10
8.4
97
9.3
10
Monitoring - Network Monitoring
7.8
27
Not enough data
7.6
27
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
Management
Feature Not Available
9.3
10
8.0
102
9.2
11
7.2
94
8.9
9
Analytics - Network Monitoring
7.3
25
Not enough data
6.8
26
Not enough data
Security - Network Monitoring
8.0
27
Not enough data
7.3
25
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Network Performance - Network Monitoring
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
AI Automation - Network Monitoring
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
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
9.4
16
8.4
61
9.6
15
7.6
58
9.2
16
Feature Not Available
9.7
16
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
8.3
62
8.6
16
7.7
52
9.0
15
7.7
59
8.4
16
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
7.5
57
9.1
16
8.2
62
9.9
17
7.2
59
8.2
14
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
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
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
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
9.0
7
8.4
66
8.8
7
7.6
61
9.0
7
Monitoring and Management
Feature Not Available
8.3
6
Feature Not Available
8.9
6
8.4
62
9.6
8
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
8.1
136
9.5
34
8.6
131
8.8
34
7.6
122
8.5
32
Monitoring and Management
8.4
123
9.2
33
7.9
116
7.9
29
8.3
113
9.4
31
8.5
126
9.8
34
8.3
126
9.4
21
8.2
116
9.0
20
Cloud environment support
7.5
92
9.4
16
Feature Not Available
9.0
17
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
8.5
65
Not enough data
7.3
61
Not enough data
8.3
66
Not enough data
5.7
54
Not enough data
Management
7.4
63
Not enough data
7.7
68
Not enough data
7.7
61
Not enough data
8.2
64
Not enough data
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 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
Data Preparation
8.1
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
Analysis
8.2
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
Visualization
8.5
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
8.0
46
9.1
9
8.2
47
9.5
10
8.4
46
9.2
10
5.7
38
8.7
10
8.4
42
8.8
11
Response
7.9
44
9.4
8
8.3
45
8.8
7
7.8
45
9.0
8
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
7.0
44
9.2
8
Feature Not Available
9.2
8
Functionality
7.0
40
9.0
7
7.0
37
8.3
7
7.2
44
8.1
9
7.2
39
9.4
9
Alerts management
8.0
31
Not enough data
6.9
31
Not enough data
8.5
32
Not enough data
Monitoring
7.4
30
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
29
Not enough data
7.4
31
Not enough data
Automation
6.5
28
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Analysis
7.1
29
Not enough data
7.0
31
Not enough data
7.6
32
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.1
27
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.6
27
Feature Not Available
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
Data Management - 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
Performance - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
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
Checkmk and Netdata 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
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Checkmk
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Netdata
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
33.3%
Computer Software
8.3%
Telecommunications
6.3%
Computer & Network Security
6.3%
Computer Networking
6.3%
Other
39.6%
Discussions
Is Checkmk open source?
8 Comments
CC
The Checkmk raw edition (community) is. And is very very capable btw. It should not be underestimated vs the commercial offering. See: ...Read more
What does Checkmk do?
2 Comments
VN
Checkmk provides monitoring of servers, network devices,databases, containers,cloud(AWS & azure) and applications and we can build a single pane of glass for...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
Netdata has no discussions with answers
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