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At a Glance
LibreNMS
LibreNMS
Star Rating
(13)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.4% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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checkmk
checkmk
Star Rating
(232)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.4% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
€0.00
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that checkmk excels in "Quality of Support" with a score of 8.9, while LibreNMS falls behind at 7.8, indicating that checkmk provides more reliable assistance when users encounter issues.
  • Reviewers mention that checkmk's "Ease of Use" is rated at 8.2, which is lower than LibreNMS's impressive score of 9.5, suggesting that users find LibreNMS more intuitive and user-friendly.
  • G2 users highlight that checkmk offers robust "Multi-Site Monitoring" capabilities with a score of 8.4, whereas LibreNMS does not have a comparable feature, making checkmk a better choice for organizations with distributed systems.
  • Users on G2 report that checkmk's "Alerting" functionality is rated at 8.7, which is on par with LibreNMS, but checkmk's multi-channel alerting feature is noted for its versatility, allowing alerts through various channels effectively.
  • Reviewers mention that checkmk's "Performance Monitoring" is rated at 8.6, while LibreNMS's performance monitoring features are less comprehensive, making checkmk a stronger option for users needing detailed performance insights.
  • Users say that checkmk's "Product Direction" is rated at 9.4, indicating a strong positive outlook for future developments, while LibreNMS's score of 8.3 suggests that users may have less confidence in its ongoing enhancements.
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LibreNMS
No pricing available
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Free Trial
LibreNMS
No trial information available
checkmk
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
7
8.8
188
Ease of Use
9.5
7
8.2
192
Ease of Setup
9.3
5
8.7
184
Ease of Admin
9.0
5
8.3
184
Quality of Support
7.8
6
8.9
159
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
9.1
159
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
7
9.4
186
Features by Category
Not enough data
8.0
338
Functionality
Not enough data
8.1
56
Not enough data
8.7
61
Not enough data
8.4
58
Not enough data
7.5
57
Not enough data
8.1
54
Not enough data
7.1
52
Not enough data
8.2
414
Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
73
Not enough data
8.7
73
Not enough data
7.6
66
Not enough data
8.3
72
Not enough data
7.5
63
Not enough data
7.9
67
Not enough data
8.1
506
Functionality
Not enough data
8.6
78
Not enough data
8.7
84
Not enough data
7.6
76
Not enough data
8.4
67
Management
Not enough data
8.2
66
Not enough data
8.0
72
Not enough data
7.2
63
Cloud Infrastructure MonitoringHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
9.0
20
7.8
456
Monitoring
9.0
5
8.6
48
Not enough data
8.1
47
Not enough data
7.4
45
Not enough data
8.1
47
Administration
9.3
5
8.3
49
Not enough data
7.3
38
Not enough data
7.5
45
Analysis
8.7
5
7.4
44
9.0
5
8.2
48
Not enough data
6.9
45
Not enough data
8.3
680
Visibility
Not enough data
8.2
106
Not enough data
8.7
108
Not enough data
7.4
104
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.4
88
Not enough data
8.0
88
Not enough data
8.3
89
Not enough data
8.8
97
Not enough data
8.2
301
Visibility
Not enough data
8.2
52
Not enough data
8.6
53
Not enough data
7.6
48
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.0
49
Not enough data
8.1
50
Not enough data
8.6
49
Not enough data
8.1
1,007
Visibility
Not enough data
8.1
108
Not enough data
8.7
104
Not enough data
7.6
96
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.5
95
Not enough data
7.8
89
Not enough data
8.2
87
Not enough data
8.5
100
Not enough data
8.4
98
Not enough data
8.1
92
Cloud environment support
Not enough data
7.5
71
Not enough data
7.7
67
Enterprise MonitoringHide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
Not enough data
7.4
343
Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
44
Not enough data
6.9
40
Not enough data
8.3
46
Not enough data
5.5
35
Management
Not enough data
7.2
42
Not enough data
7.6
50
Not enough data
7.2
41
Not enough data
8.0
45
Not enough data
8.6
241
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.2
23
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Verified
Not enough data
8.3
19
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Verified
Not enough data
8.7
20
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Verified
Not enough data
7.9
17
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Verified
Analysis
Not enough data
8.7
20
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Verified
Not enough data
8.1
18
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Verified
Not enough data
8.7
21
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Verified
Not enough data
9.2
20
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Verified
Not enough data
9.0
21
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Verified
Not enough data
8.5
18
|
Verified
Visualization
Not enough data
8.8
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
22
|
Verified
Application Performance Monitoring (APM)Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
7.6
440
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.1
34
Not enough data
8.3
35
Not enough data
8.5
34
Not enough data
5.9
27
Not enough data
8.3
30
Response
Not enough data
8.0
33
Not enough data
8.4
33
Not enough data
7.9
33
Performance
Not enough data
7.2
33
Not enough data
7.3
32
Functionality
Not enough data
7.1
29
Not enough data
7.1
26
Not enough data
7.5
33
Not enough data
7.4
28
Not enough data
7.5
262
Alerts management
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
6.9
18
Not enough data
8.8
20
Monitoring
Not enough data
7.5
17
Not enough data
7.7
17
Not enough data
7.3
16
Not enough data
7.8
18
Automation
Not enough data
6.8
14
Not enough data
7.1
14
Analysis
Not enough data
7.2
15
Not enough data
7.0
17
Not enough data
7.6
18
Not enough data
7.5
17
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
7.9
15
Not enough data
6.8
15
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
LibreNMS
LibreNMS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
36.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
36.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
27.3%
checkmk
checkmk
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
18.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
39.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
42.4%
Reviewers' Industry
LibreNMS
LibreNMS
Telecommunications
18.2%
Internet
18.2%
Insurance
18.2%
Computer Software
18.2%
Oil & Energy
9.1%
Other
18.2%
checkmk
checkmk
Information Technology and Services
15.6%
Computer & Network Security
6.3%
Computer Software
5.4%
Financial Services
4.9%
Retail
4.5%
Other
63.4%
Most Helpful Reviews
LibreNMS
LibreNMS
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Oil & Energy

Best and easy to operate this system Software under gpl

Most Helpful Critical Review
checkmk
checkmk
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain

The ability to monitor anything you want. If you can script a monitor, it can be integrated (if something doesn't already exist in the large community exchange).

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Food & Beverages

Some functionality's a kinda hidden and hard to find

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Discussions
LibreNMS
LibreNMS Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
LibreNMS has no discussions with answers
checkmk
checkmk Discussions
Is Checkmk open source?
8 comments
PL
Certainly! Please provide the text in the Unknown Language that you would like translated into English.Read more
Upgrading to Enterprise / Managed Services
2 comments
Official Response from checkmk
Yes, you can safely upgrade from the demo to the full version any time, without losing your previous configuration setup. The demo version is identical to...Read more
Scalability
2 comments
Official Response from checkmk
Yes. The Checkmk Enterprise Edition has basically no limit in how many servers you can monitor and the pricing is not based on the number of servers you...Read more