Dynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring vs Checkmk

Dynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring8.8Visit Checkmk8.7Visit

Higher score Dynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring #5 in Metrics Monitoring Tools 8.8/10 15-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Dynatrace

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Checkmk #6 in Metrics Monitoring Tools 8.7/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Checkmk

• Dynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring fits best

  AI-assisted hybrid and cloud infrastructure monitoring

• Checkmk fits best

  Enterprise self-hosted infrastructure monitoring

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Side by side

Feature	Dynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Checkmk 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.7
Ranking	#5 in Metrics Monitoring Tools	#6 in Metrics Monitoring Tools
Best for	AI-assisted hybrid and cloud infrastructure monitoring	Enterprise self-hosted infrastructure monitoring
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$7/mo	€190/mo
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	15 days	30 days
Free trial length	15 days	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web, Linux, Windows
Integrations	11 integrations	2,000+ integrations
Features Dynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring 3/3 · Checkmk 0/3
Custom metrics	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Self-hosted option	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
SLO tracking	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Data retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Query language	Proprietary	Not checked yet
Data ingestion	Multiple	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Maps hosts, processes, and topology across hybrid environments Adds custom metrics, Kubernetes visibility, SLOs, and remediation workflows Connects with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, VMware, and OpenTelemetry	Monitors servers, networks, storage, cloud, Kubernetes, and virtual machines Automatic discovery plus agent-based and agentless collection methods 2,000+ integrations with dashboards, historical data, and distributed monitoring
Cons	Infrastructure Monitoring starts at $29 per host per month Full-Stack Monitoring is priced per 8 GiB host per month Newer platform capabilities are primarily SaaS-oriented	Paid self-hosted plans start at €190 per month with annual billing Community edition is limited to approximately 100 hosts Professional support is reserved for paid tiers
Our verdict	Dynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring provides host-level observability for physical and virtual machines, cloud platforms, containers, networks, servers, events, and logs. It is designed for teams managing hybrid and multi-cloud… Read the review →	Checkmk is an infrastructure monitoring and observability platform for IT teams overseeing on-premises, cloud, hybrid, and containerized environments. It covers servers, networks, storage, cloud services, Kubernetes, VMware ESXi and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Dynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring — where it wins

  • Maps hosts, processes, and topology across hybrid environments
  • Adds custom metrics, Kubernetes visibility, SLOs, and remediation workflows
  • Connects with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, VMware, and OpenTelemetry

  Where it doesn't

  • Infrastructure Monitoring starts at $29 per host per month
  • Full-Stack Monitoring is priced per 8 GiB host per month
  • Newer platform capabilities are primarily SaaS-oriented

• Checkmk — where it wins

  • Monitors servers, networks, storage, cloud, Kubernetes, and virtual machines
  • Automatic discovery plus agent-based and agentless collection methods
  • 2,000+ integrations with dashboards, historical data, and distributed monitoring

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid self-hosted plans start at €190 per month with annual billing
  • Community edition is limited to approximately 100 hosts
  • Professional support is reserved for paid tiers

• Dynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring8.8/10 · 15-day trial

  AI-assisted infrastructure monitoring with broad hybrid-cloud coverage and tiered pricing.

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• Checkmk8.7/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  Broad infrastructure coverage with a free community edition and costly paid self-hosted tiers.

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