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Head-to-head · Network Monitoring

Checkmk vs Broadcom DX NetOps

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Checkmk #2 in Network Monitoring 9.3/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Checkmk
Broadcom DX NetOps #6 in Network Monitoring 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Broadcom

Checkmk leads on 0 checks, Broadcom DX NetOps on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreCheckmk · 9.3/10
  • Free planonly Checkmk
  • Free trialonly Checkmk
  • Most featuresBroadcom DX NetOps · 3 of 3

Checkmk scores higher on our rubric for network monitoring: 9.3 against 8.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #6.

Checkmk is the better fit for hybrid infrastructure monitoring teams. Broadcom DX NetOps is the better fit for enterprise self-hosted network operations.

  • Checkmk fits best

    Hybrid infrastructure monitoring teams

  • Broadcom DX NetOps fits best

    Enterprise self-hosted network operations

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Side by side

Feature Checkmk 9.3/10 Visit ↗ Broadcom DX NetOps 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.3 8.8
Ranking #2 in Network Monitoring #6 in Network Monitoring
Best for Hybrid infrastructure monitoring teams Enterprise self-hosted network operations
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price €190/mo Pricing on request
Free plan ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Free trial 30 days —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Self-hosted
Platforms Web, Linux, Windows Web
Support Community, Tickets, Docs Tickets, Community, Docs
Integrations 2,000+ integrations 1 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Enterprise
Features Checkmk 0/3 · Broadcom DX NetOps 3/3
Synthetic checks Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Traffic monitoring Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Topology maps Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Specs
Device limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Alert channels Not checked yet Not checked yet
Deployment Not checked yet Self_hosted
Our review
Pros
  • Monitors servers, networks, storage, cloud, Kubernetes, and VMs
  • Community edition includes 2,000+ pre-built integrations
  • Supports agent-based, agentless, distributed, and OpenTelemetry monitoring
  • Combines performance, faults, flows, topology, and configuration monitoring
  • Supports discovery, root-cause analysis, compliance, backup, and restore
  • Adds synthetic delivery monitoring through Broadcom AppNeta integration
Cons
  • Paid plans start at €190 per month with annual billing
  • Community edition scales to approximately 100 hosts
  • Paid self-hosted tiers show approximately 3,000 services at entry
  • Pricing requires contacting Broadcom rather than selecting a public plan
  • Synthetic monitoring depends on the integrated AppNeta component
  • Self-hosted deployment requires infrastructure managed by the customer
Our verdict

Checkmk is an infrastructure monitoring and observability platform for IT teams managing on-premises, cloud, hybrid, and containerized environments. It discovers hosts and services, collects status and performance data, and provides…

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Broadcom DX NetOps is an enterprise network monitoring suite for network operations teams and service providers. It brings together performance monitoring and dashboards, fault monitoring, event correlation, root-cause analysis, device and…

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  1. CheckmkNetwork Monitoring 9.3Free plan · 30-day trial
  2. Broadcom DX NetOpsNetwork Monitoring 8.8Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Checkmk — where it wins

    • Monitors servers, networks, storage, cloud, Kubernetes, and VMs
    • Community edition includes 2,000+ pre-built integrations
    • Supports agent-based, agentless, distributed, and OpenTelemetry monitoring

    Where it doesn't

    • Paid plans start at €190 per month with annual billing
    • Community edition scales to approximately 100 hosts
    • Paid self-hosted tiers show approximately 3,000 services at entry

  • Broadcom DX NetOps — where it wins

    • Combines performance, faults, flows, topology, and configuration monitoring
    • Supports discovery, root-cause analysis, compliance, backup, and restore
    • Adds synthetic delivery monitoring through Broadcom AppNeta integration

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires contacting Broadcom rather than selecting a public plan
    • Synthetic monitoring depends on the integrated AppNeta component
    • Self-hosted deployment requires infrastructure managed by the customer
  • Checkmk9.3/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

    A broad hybrid monitoring platform with a capable free edition and costly paid entry.

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  • Broadcom DX NetOps8.8/10 · Pricing on request

    Broad coverage for enterprise network operations, with self-hosted deployment and sales-led pricing.

    Visit BroadcomFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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