Try out Checkmk
Award-winning PRTG alternative
Gain a complete view of your hybrid IT infrastructure with a state-of-the-art monitoring platform recognized for its cost-effective licensing model. Checkmk is a scalable, automated, and easily extensible monitoring software with over 2,000 plugins.
Switch to Checkmk and reduce IT monitoring licensing costs
Curious about how much you could potentially save on licensing costs by switching from PRTG to Checkmk? Here are four scenarios to illustrate Checkmk pricing:
Monitor up to the equivalent of 3,000 Checkmk services, which usually means about 100 devices
year / billed annually
Save up to 28% compared to PRTG Network Monitor
Monitor up to the equivalent of 12,000 Checkmk services, which usually means about 400 devices
year / billed annually
Save up to 56% compared to PRTG Network Monitor
Monitor up to the equivalent of 18,000 Checkmk services, which usually means about 600 devices
year / billed annually
Save up to 59% compared to PRTG Network Monitor
Monitor up to the equivalent of 30,000 Checkmk services, which means about 1,000 devices
year / billed annually
Save up to 39% compared to PRTG Network Monitor
*The above examples are based on the following ratio: 1 PRTG device = 1 Checkmk host = 10 aspects (or sensors) in PRTG = 30 services in Checkmk. This ratio can vary between different devices and should be seen as an average for simplified plan comparisons.
**The cost comparison refers to selected products: PRTG Network Monitor and Checkmk Enterprise, as of July 1, 2024, and is based on publicly listed prices on the companies' websites, excluding any discounts, services, or bonuses.
For a more accurate comparison, request a quote today.
Switch to Checkmk and start saving on your IT monitoring costs!
One platform for all your monitoring requirements
Checkmk can be flexibly installed on a native Linux server as well as on a virtual machine operating in a Windows environment as a fully-functional virtual appliance.
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Top reasons to try the Checkmk IT monitoring platform
Monitor everything
Monitor your infrastructure out-of- the-box with our leading library of more than 2,000 vendor-maintained monitoring plug-ins
Highly automated
Auto-registration of workloads, auto-discovery of services, and configuration via a modern REST API take manual work off your hands
Reduce MTTR
Combine metrics and log data for fast problem identification and root cause analysis. Assess the health of the systems across multiple graphs at a glance
Scalable
Monitor hundreds of thousands of hosts and millions of services across the globe, thanks to a high-performance distributed architecture
Flexible deployment
Enjoy maximum flexibility in deploying Checkmk on a native Linux server, on a VM, as a container image, or directly from AWS and Azure marketplaces
Easily extensible
Customize and extend the Checkmk to suit your needs. Use the Check-API to write your own monitoring plug-ins or extend existing ones for full visibility
Smart alerts
Configure granular alerts and automate issue escalation, automatically creating tickets in ITSM systems and notifying only to the responsible team
Visualize your IT
Track key metrics for servers, clouds, Kubernetes clusters, and many more monitored objects, on out-of-the-box or customized dashboards
Frequently asked questions about the trial
Trials of Checkmk are now easier than ever - simply download the latest build of the Checkmk Cloud Edition and start using it. The Checkmk Cloud Edition includes all features of the Enterprise Edition. Features that are exclusive to the Cloud Edition (e.g., cloud dashboards, push agent, etc.) are marked as such in the GUI, so you won’t risk testing anything that won’t be available later on.
The trial expires after 30 days, at which point your site can either be licensed as a paid subscription, or you can continue using it for free for as long as you want. In the free state, your site will be limited to 750 services and one site.
To purchase a Checkmk license, you can either purchase online or request a quote.
Windows is not a supported operating system for Checkmk server. Nevertheless, Checkmk is available as an OVA (Open Virtualization Appliance), which can be loaded and launched on your desktop hypervisor for Windows like Proxmox and VMvare vSphere. The Checkmk virtual appliance contains a pre-installed Linux operating system, firmware, and a graphical interface. The web GUI allows you to configure the operating system, the appliance, and Checkmk without needing to use the Linux command line. More information about Checkmk virtual appliance deployments steps you will find in our comprehensive installation guide.
The easiest way to get started with a POC is to simply install the Cloud Edition, create a new site and use the 30-day trial period. If you need more than 30 days to build your POC, please contact our sales team who will be able to issue a POC license.
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