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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.6% of reviews)
Mid-Market (42.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at €2,100.00 3000 Services Per Year
$1,399.00 Per Year
Checkmk
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
Browse all 6 pricing plansSolarWinds Database Observability
Star Rating
(211)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$1,399.00 Per Year
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Database Observability excels in real-time monitoring with a score of 9.5, allowing for immediate insights into database performance, while checkmk scores lower at 8.9, indicating a potential delay in performance visibility.
- Reviewers mention that Database Observability's alerting capabilities are highly rated at 9.0, providing users with timely notifications, whereas checkmk's alerting features are rated at 8.7, suggesting a slightly less responsive alert system.
- G2 users highlight Database Observability's superior logging functionality with a score of 9.1, which is crucial for tracking database activities, compared to checkmk's score of 7.6, indicating a less robust logging feature.
- Users on G2 appreciate Database Observability's data visualization tools, scoring 8.8, which help in interpreting complex data easily, while checkmk's visualization tools are rated lower at 7.9, suggesting a need for improvement in this area.
- Reviewers say that Database Observability provides better performance analysis with a score of 9.3, allowing users to gain deeper insights into database efficiency, while checkmk's performance analysis is rated at 8.1, indicating a less comprehensive approach.
- Users report that Database Observability's multi-site monitoring feature is rated at 8.4, making it easier to manage databases across different locations, whereas checkmk's multi-site monitoring is rated lower at 8.1, which may limit its effectiveness in distributed environments.
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
SolarWinds Database Observability
Flexible Database Performance Analyzer for virtualized environments or SQL Sentry license per instance
$1,399.00
Per Year
1-50 instances
Volume based discounting available
- One year subscription price, also includes maintenance and support.
Free Trial
Checkmk
Free Trial is available
SolarWinds Database Observability
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
242
8.8
190
Ease of Use
8.1
249
8.7
192
Ease of Setup
8.5
241
8.7
135
Ease of Admin
8.2
236
8.9
130
Quality of Support
8.8
209
8.7
179
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
205
8.8
128
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
241
9.2
187
Features by Category
Functionality
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
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
9.3
75
8.7
94
8.9
75
7.4
88
9.0
74
8.0
91
8.9
75
7.2
84
8.6
75
7.8
87
8.7
74
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
Not enough data
8.5
113
Not enough data
7.5
106
Not enough data
8.4
97
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
8.0
102
Not enough data
7.2
94
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
8.4
61
Not enough data
7.6
58
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
8.3
62
Not enough data
7.7
52
Not enough data
7.7
59
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
7.5
57
Not enough data
8.2
62
Not enough data
7.2
59
Not enough data
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
8.1
136
Not enough data
8.6
136
Not enough data
7.4
131
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
Not enough data
8.4
66
Not enough data
7.6
61
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
62
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
8.6
131
Not enough data
7.6
122
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
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
Not enough data
Cloud environment support
7.5
92
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
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 Preparation
8.1
29
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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
Not enough data
8.2
47
Not enough data
8.4
46
Not enough data
5.7
38
Not enough data
8.4
42
Not enough data
Response
7.9
44
Not enough data
8.3
45
Not enough data
7.8
45
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Functionality
7.0
40
Not enough data
7.0
37
Not enough data
7.2
44
Not enough data
7.2
39
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
8.1
16
Not enough data
8.4
16
Not enough data
8.4
16
Not enough data
9.3
17
Maintenance
Not enough data
7.3
17
Not enough data
7.8
17
Not enough data
8.4
18
Security
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
8.8
17
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Agentic AI - Data Warehouse Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
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
Checkmk and SolarWinds Database Observability are categorized as Database Monitoring
Unique Categories
SolarWinds Database Observability is categorized as Database Management Systems (DBMS), Data Warehouse Automation, and Other Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Checkmk
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SolarWinds Database Observability
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
14.2%
Computer & Network Security
6.4%
Computer Software
6.0%
Telecommunications
4.6%
Financial Services
4.3%
Other
64.4%
Information Technology and Services
19.5%
Computer Software
5.9%
Hospital & Health Care
4.9%
Retail
3.9%
Financial Services
3.9%
Other
62.0%
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 impact of running DPA on my production instances?
2 Comments
Official Response from SolarWinds Database Observability
Less than 1%. We are agentless and only monitor active sessions allowing us to keep our overhead on monitored database instances extremely low.Read more
How do I access DPA? Do I have to install anything on my PC to view the interface?
2 Comments
Official Response from SolarWinds Database Observability
Download and install your free trial using our Getting Started Guide, which is located in the Success Center.Read more
Is it recommended to have a DPA server located at each site you are monitoring?
2 Comments
RK
Yes, very much recommended to have your DPA server close to the DB instances being monitored.Read more
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