# Checkmk vs Kentik

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Checkmk

| Attribute | Checkmk | Kentik |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 58.3 (50% (medium)) | 47.5 (7% (low)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Network Monitoring.","source":"https://checkmk.com/pricing","question":"What is Checkmk?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Checkmk offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Community, Professional, Ultimate and Cloud. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://checkmk.com","question":"Is Checkmk free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Checkmk supports the web and Linux. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://checkmk.com","question":"What platforms does Checkmk support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Checkmk can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://checkmk.com","question":"Can Checkmk be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 19 integrations for Checkmk, including Slack, Mattermost, ServiceNow, Jira, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Prometheus and Redis, plus 11 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://checkmk.com/pricing","question":"What does Checkmk integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Checkmk. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Checkmk not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://checkmk.com/blog/security-best-practices-checkmk","question":"What security certifications does Checkmk have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Checkmk is available worldwide. Its primary markets are Germany and the United States. The vendor is headquartered in Germany.","source":"https://checkmk.com/pricing","question":"Where is Checkmk available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Network Monitoring.","source":"https://www.kentik.com","question":"What is Kentik?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Kentik. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.kentik.com","question":"What platforms does Kentik support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Kentik, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.kentik.com","question":"Can Kentik be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 11 integrations for Kentik, including Slack, Microsoft Teams, PeeringDB, CloudFront, Docker, Kubernetes, Email and JSON, plus 3 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.kentik.com","question":"What does Kentik integrate with?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"open_source":true,"snmp_polling":true,"multi_tenant_msp":true,"auto_discovery_topology":true,"synthetic_active_monitoring":true}` | `{"open_source":true,"snmp_polling":true,"netflow_sflow_ipfix":true}` |
| integrations.count | 2,000 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Mattermost"},{"name":"ServiceNow"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"OpenShift"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"Redis"},{"name":"Couchbase"},{"name":"RabbitMQ"},{"name":"FortiGate"},{"name":"Pulse Secure"},{"name":"Cisco ASA"},{"name":"Cisco Webex"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Google Cloud"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"VMware"},{"name":"GCP","native":true}]` | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"PeeringDB"},{"name":"CloudFront"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Email"},{"name":"JSON"},{"name":"Custom webhooks"},{"name":"ServiceNow","native":true,"category":"itsm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Jira","native":true,"category":"itsm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"SNMP","native":true,"direction":"inbound"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"DE","primaryMarkets":["DE","US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community","description":"Free and open-source edition with core monitoring","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"sites":"1","services":"750"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","description":"Self-managed with distributed monitoring and automation, scales to 100,000+ hosts","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Ultimate","description":"Self-managed with cloud-native capabilities including Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, and GCP support","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud","description":"Fully managed SaaS with automatic updates and backups, capped at 50,000 services","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Ultimate with Multi-Tenancy","description":"For managed service providers with multi-tenant isolation and centralized monitoring","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free Community edition; Pro and Ultimate are self-managed subscriptions; Cloud is a managed SaaS option. All pricing based on services/metrics/tests monitored rather than host count.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://checkmk.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-28T13:17:51.606Z","freeTrialDays":30,"billingPeriods":["year"]}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | - |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":190,"currency":"EUR"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.5 | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Network Monitoring)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T18:31:14.375Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*