Zabbix vs Checkmk

Zabbix9.4Visit Checkmk9.3Visit

Higher score Zabbix #1 in Infrastructure Monitoring 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Zabbix

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Checkmk #2 in Infrastructure Monitoring 9.3/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Checkmk

• Zabbix fits best

  Broad, flexible infrastructure monitoring

• Checkmk fits best

  Hybrid monitoring with discovery and automation

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Side by side

Feature	Zabbix 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Checkmk 9.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.3
Ranking	#1 in Infrastructure Monitoring	#2 in Infrastructure Monitoring
Best for	Broad, flexible infrastructure monitoring	Hybrid monitoring with discovery and automation
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	€245/mo	€190/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Linux, Windows, macOS	Web, Linux, Windows
Support	Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Community, Tickets, Docs
Integrations	12 integrations	2,000+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Zabbix 3/3 · Checkmk 3/3
VM monitoring	✓	✓
Service monitoring	✓	✓
Agentless monitoring	✓	✓
Specs
Included hosts	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Metrics retention	Not checked yet	Custom
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
OS coverage	Multiple	Multiple
Our review
Pros	Free open-source self-hosted edition with no license fee Covers infrastructure, VMs, services, logs, discovery, and networks Supports cloud, container, enterprise, and IT service integrations	Automatic discovery across servers, networks, cloud, and Kubernetes Agent and agentless collection, including SNMP, WMI, IPMI, and Redfish Free Community edition with 2000+ pre-built integrations
Cons	Self-hosted deployment requires organizations to run their own infrastructure Cloud Nano is limited to 50 new values per second 8x5 support and one-day response start with the Silver subscription	Paid self-hosted plans start at €190 per month with annual billing Community edition scales to approximately 100 hosts Advanced features and professional support require paid tiers
Our verdict	Zabbix is an open-source infrastructure monitoring and observability platform for IT teams, enterprises, and service providers. It covers servers, networks, applications, databases, virtual machines, containers, cloud services, and system… Read the review →	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… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Zabbix — where it wins

  • Free open-source self-hosted edition with no license fee
  • Covers infrastructure, VMs, services, logs, discovery, and networks
  • Supports cloud, container, enterprise, and IT service integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployment requires organizations to run their own infrastructure
  • Cloud Nano is limited to 50 new values per second
  • 8x5 support and one-day response start with the Silver subscription

• Checkmk — where it wins

  • Automatic discovery across servers, networks, cloud, and Kubernetes
  • Agent and agentless collection, including SNMP, WMI, IPMI, and Redfish
  • Free Community edition with 2000+ pre-built integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid self-hosted plans start at €190 per month with annual billing
  • Community edition scales to approximately 100 hosts
  • Advanced features and professional support require paid tiers

• Zabbix9.4/10 · Free plan

  A broad monitoring platform with a free self-hosted edition and flexible deployment options.

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• Checkmk9.3/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A broad hybrid-monitoring platform with free open-source coverage and paid automation tiers.

  Visit CheckmkFull verdict →