Checkmk vs Cisco ThousandEyes

Checkmk9.2Visit Cisco ThousandEyes8.6Visit

Higher score Checkmk #2 in Network Performance Monitoring Software 9.2/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Checkmk

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Cisco ThousandEyes #8 in Network Performance Monitoring Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request · 15-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 4 features Visit ThousandEyes

• Checkmk fits best

  Hybrid infrastructure teams wanting broad coverage

• Cisco ThousandEyes fits best

  Global network and application experience monitoring

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Side by side

Feature	Checkmk 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Cisco ThousandEyes 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.6
Ranking	#2 in Network Performance Monitoring Software	#8 in Network Performance Monitoring Software
Best for	Hybrid infrastructure teams wanting broad coverage	Global network and application experience monitoring
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	€190/mo	Pricing on request · 15-day trial
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	30 days	15 days
Free trial length	30 days	15 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted, Browser extension, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Linux, Windows	Web, Windows, macOS, Android
Support	Community, Tickets, Docs	Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs, Community · 24/7
Compliance	ISO 27001, SOC 2, SSO/SAML, 2FA	ISO 27001, GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	2,000+ integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Checkmk 0/4 · Cisco ThousandEyes 0/4
Packet loss monitoring	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Jitter monitoring	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Path visualization	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Synthetic network tests	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Monitored devices	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment	Not checked yet	Hybrid
Data retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free open-source Community edition with 2,000+ pre-built integrations Covers networks, servers, clouds, Kubernetes, VMs, and applications Supports agent-based, agentless, distributed, and OpenTelemetry monitoring	Combines synthetic tests, path views, DNS, BGP, SNMP, and traffic analysis. Maps network topology and monitors performance from global vantage points. Connects with Webex, Teams, PagerDuty, ServiceNow, Splunk, and Slack.
Cons	Community support is the support option for the free edition Paid self-hosted plans start at €190 per month with annual billing Advanced capabilities are split across multiple paid editions	No free plan is available. Pricing requires contacting sales for an annual subscription. Its broad feature set may exceed basic uptime monitoring needs.
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 through agents,… Read the review →	Cisco ThousandEyes monitors network, application, Internet, cloud, and end-user performance for enterprise network, operations, and IT teams. The platform combines Cloud Agents, customer-managed Enterprise Agents, and Endpoint Agents with… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Checkmk — where it wins

  • Free open-source Community edition with 2,000+ pre-built integrations
  • Covers networks, servers, clouds, Kubernetes, VMs, and applications
  • Supports agent-based, agentless, distributed, and OpenTelemetry monitoring

  Where it doesn't

  • Community support is the support option for the free edition
  • Paid self-hosted plans start at €190 per month with annual billing
  • Advanced capabilities are split across multiple paid editions

• Cisco ThousandEyes — where it wins

  • Combines synthetic tests, path views, DNS, BGP, SNMP, and traffic analysis.
  • Maps network topology and monitors performance from global vantage points.
  • Connects with Webex, Teams, PagerDuty, ServiceNow, Splunk, and Slack.

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available.
  • Pricing requires contacting sales for an annual subscription.
  • Its broad feature set may exceed basic uptime monitoring needs.

• Checkmk9.2/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  Broad hybrid monitoring with open-source flexibility and paid self-hosted or SaaS options.

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• Cisco ThousandEyes8.6/10 · Pricing on request · 15-day trial

  Broad visibility for teams monitoring networks, applications, cloud services, and Internet paths.

  Visit ThousandEyesFull verdict →