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Comparison

Checkmk vs Kentik

On the evidence we track, Checkmk leads this comparison with a composite score of 62/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Checkmk full profile →Kentik full profile →
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★Checkmk62
Kentik29
Score
Vioscale score
Checkmk62 / 100low · 42%updating
Kentik29 / 100low · 3%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Checkmk✓
Kentik–
Model
Checkmkfreemium
Kentikcommercial
Price level
Checkmkhigh
Kentik–
Starting price
Checkmk€190
Kentik–
Transparent
Checkmk✓
Kentik–
Integrations
Count
Checkmk2,000
Kentik9
Security
Gdpr
Checkmk✓
Kentik–
Reliability
Sla pct
Checkmk99.5
Kentik–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for network monitoring. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Snmp polling
Checkmk-
Kentik-
Netflow sflow ipfix
Checkmk-
Kentik-
Auto discovery topology
Checkmk-
Kentik-
Wifi monitoring
Checkmk-
Kentik-
Sdwan monitoring
Checkmk-
Kentik-
Synthetic active monitoring
Checkmk-
Kentik-
Config backup change mgmt
Checkmk-
Kentik-
Cloud VPC monitoring
Checkmk-
Kentik-
Multi tenant msp
Checkmk-
Kentik-
Anomaly detection
Checkmk-
Kentik-
Open source
Checkmk-
Kentik-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Checkmk

Leader

A comprehensive observability solution that monitors infrastructure, applications, and synthetic endpoints across hybrid and cloud environments, with over 2000 pre-built integrations and automated discovery.

Independently observed

Kentik

Cloud-based network observability solution that provides real-time visibility into network traffic, DDoS detection and mitigation, security monitoring, and compliance visibility for network and security operators managing distributed infrastructure.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Checkmk

Leader
from €190/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Free open source tier; paid subscriptions from €190/month billed annually, priced by services, metrics, or synthetic tests monitored

  • Free & Open SourceFree
    • 2000+ pre-built integrations
    • Auto-discovery
    • SNMP monitoring
    • Event console
  • Pro / Ultimate (Self-Hosted)€190/month billed annually
    • 2000+ integrations
    • Advanced cloud integrations
    • Kubernetes monitoring
    • REST API
    • Automated discovery
    • +1 more
  • Cloud (SaaS)Managed cloud platform with service-based pricing
    • 2000+ integrations
    • Advanced cloud integrations
    • Kubernetes monitoring
    • REST API
    • Built-in cloud dashboards
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Kentik

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Checkmk✓
Kentik✓
Linux
Checkmk✓
Kentik✗
CLI
Checkmk✓
Kentik✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Checkmk✓
Kentik✓
Self-hosted
Checkmk✓
Kentik✓
On-premise
Checkmk✓
Kentik✗
Hybrid
Checkmk✗
Kentik✓
Air-gapped
Checkmk✓
Kentik✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (2)
  • Slack
  • Kubernetes

Checkmk

Leader
19 total - 17 not shared
  • Mattermost
  • ServiceNow
  • Jira
  • OpenShift
  • Prometheus
  • Redis
  • Couchbase
  • RabbitMQ
  • FortiGate
  • Pulse Secure
  • Cisco ASA
  • Cisco Webex
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Salesforce
  • VMware
Independently observed

Kentik

9 total - 7 not shared
  • Microsoft Teams
  • PeeringDB
  • CloudFront
  • Docker
  • Email
  • JSON
  • Custom webhooks
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.