Comparison

Checkmk vs LibreNMS

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.

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★Checkmk62

LibreNMS44

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	CheckmkLeader	LibreNMS
Vioscale score	62 / 100low · 42%	44 / 100low · 19%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	high	-
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	€190	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	2,000	3
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	5.1
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 100 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=librenms%2Flibrenms&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 24 · Max severity: CRITICAL
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.5	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	2
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	4,848
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	27
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	PHP
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in DE, US · HQ DE	-

Score

Vioscale score

Checkmk62 / 100low · 42%

LibreNMS44 / 100low · 19%

Pricing

Free tier

Checkmk✓

LibreNMS–

Model

Checkmkfreemium

LibreNMScommercial

Price level

Checkmkhigh

LibreNMS–

Starting price

Checkmk€190

LibreNMS–

Transparent

Checkmk✓

LibreNMS–

Integrations

Count

Checkmk2,000

LibreNMS3

Security

Gdpr

Checkmk✓

LibreNMS–

Scorecard

Checkmk–

LibreNMS5.1

Vulnerabilities

Checkmk–

LibreNMSCount: 100 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=librenms%2Flibrenms&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 24 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Reliability

Sla pct

Checkmk99.5

LibreNMS–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Checkmk–

LibreNMS2

Github stars

Checkmk–

LibreNMS4,848

Activity

Commits last 30d

Checkmk–

LibreNMS100

Release

Cadence days

Checkmk–

LibreNMS27

History

Checkmk–

LibreNMS20 items

Language

Primary

Checkmk–

LibreNMSPHP

Market

Availability

CheckmkAvailable worldwide · Popular in DE, US · HQ DE

LibreNMS–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Network Monitoring
Capability	Checkmk	LibreNMS
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	-	-

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

Automatically identifies and monitors networked devices with customizable alerts and API integration. Provides mobile applications for remote monitoring and includes billing and reporting functionality.

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 2026-08-19verify ↗

LibreNMS

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Checkmk	LibreNMS
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
Air-gappedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Checkmk✓

LibreNMS✓

iOS

Checkmk✗

LibreNMS✓

Android

Checkmk✗

LibreNMS✓

Linux

Checkmk✓

LibreNMS✗

CLI

Checkmk✓

LibreNMS✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Checkmk✓

LibreNMS✗

Self-hosted

Checkmk✓

LibreNMS✓

On-premise

Checkmk✓

LibreNMS✗

Air-gapped

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

19 total - 18 not shared

Mattermost
ServiceNow
Jira
Kubernetes
OpenShift
Prometheus
Redis
Couchbase
RabbitMQ
FortiGate
Pulse Secure
Cisco ASA
Cisco Webex
AWS
Azure
Google Cloud
Salesforce
VMware

Independently observed

LibreNMS

3 total - 2 not shared

Independently observed

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