Comparison

Checkmk vs LibreNMS

On the evidence we track, Checkmk leads this comparison with a composite score of 58/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Checkmk58
LibreNMS49
Score
vioscaleAI score
Checkmk58 / 100medium · 50%
LibreNMS49 / 100low · 33%
Pricing
Free tier
Checkmk✓
LibreNMS✓
Model
Checkmkfreemium
LibreNMSopen_source
Price level
Checkmklow
LibreNMSfree
Starting price
Checkmk€190
LibreNMS–
Transparent
Checkmk✓
LibreNMS–
Integrations
Count
Checkmk2,000
LibreNMS2
Reliability
Sla pct
Checkmk99.5
LibreNMS–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Checkmk–
LibreNMS2
Github stars
Checkmk–
LibreNMS4,957
Activity
Commits last 30d
Checkmk–
LibreNMS100
Release
Cadence days
Checkmk–
LibreNMS25
History
Checkmk–
LibreNMS20 items
Language
Primary
Checkmk–
LibreNMSPHP
Market
Content
Faq
Checkmk7 items
LibreNMS4 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

LibreNMS

An open-source system for backing up and version-controlling network device configurations using Git, with REST APIs and web interface support.

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
HybridFree tier30-day trial

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.

  • CommunityFree
  • Pro-
  • Ultimate-
  • Cloud-
  • Ultimate with Multi-TenancyContact sales
as of verify ↗

LibreNMS

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Checkmk✓
LibreNMS✓
Windows
Checkmk✓
LibreNMS✗
Linux
Checkmk✓
LibreNMS✓
CLI
Checkmk✗
LibreNMS✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Checkmk✓
LibreNMS✗
Self-hosted
Checkmk✓
LibreNMS✓
On-premise
Checkmk✓
LibreNMS✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Slack

Checkmk

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

LibreNMS

4 total - 3 not shared
  • Email
  • IRC
  • Syslog
Independently observed
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Checkmk or LibreNMS: which one depends on you

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