Compare Pandora FMS and checkmk 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (47.8% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
€0.00
Pandora FMS
Star Rating
(206)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (47.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 6 pricing planscheckmk
Star Rating
(232)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.4% of reviews)
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 Pandora FMS excels in Performance Monitoring with a score of 9.5, highlighting its ability to provide comprehensive insights into system performance, while checkmk scores 8.6, indicating it may lack some depth in this area.
- Reviewers mention that Pandora FMS offers superior Real-Time Analytics with a score of 9.0, which allows for immediate insights into system performance, whereas checkmk's score of 6.9 suggests it may not provide the same level of immediacy or detail.
- G2 users indicate that Pandora FMS's Multi-Network Capability is a standout feature with a score of 9.3, making it ideal for organizations managing multiple networks, while checkmk's score of 8.4 shows it may not be as robust in this functionality.
- Users on G2 report that Pandora FMS shines in Cloud Observability with a score of 9.3, which is crucial for businesses utilizing cloud infrastructure, compared to checkmk's score of 7.4, suggesting it may not fully meet the needs of cloud-focused users.
- Reviewers mention that the Alerting capabilities of Pandora FMS are rated at 9.4, providing users with effective multi-channel alerting options, while checkmk's score of 8.7 indicates it may not offer the same level of flexibility or effectiveness.
- Users say that the Dashboards and Visualizations in Pandora FMS are rated at 9.0, providing a user-friendly interface for monitoring, while checkmk's score of 8.2 suggests that its visualizations may not be as intuitive or comprehensive.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Pandora FMS
FREE
Free
Limited to 50 agents/ 600 modules
- Standard 8x5 technical support (Optional)
- Professional Services (Optional)
- Professional certification (Optional)
checkmk
Checkmk Raw
€0.00
A comprehensive IT monitoring system that is 100% open-source
- Nagios core
- Server monitoring
- SNMP monitoring
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Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
196
8.8
188
Ease of Use
9.1
196
8.2
192
Ease of Setup
9.0
161
8.7
184
Ease of Admin
8.5
72
8.3
184
Quality of Support
9.0
193
8.9
159
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
67
9.1
159
Product Direction (% positive)
9.8
194
9.4
186
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication Channels
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
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Administration
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Service Desk
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
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Functionality
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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
Administration
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Organization
9.3
5
Not enough data
Service Management
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
9.8
9
8.9
73
10.0
9
8.7
73
10.0
9
7.6
66
9.8
9
8.3
72
10.0
9
7.5
63
9.3
9
7.9
67
Functionality
9.5
110
8.6
78
9.5
111
8.7
84
Feature Not Available
7.6
76
9.3
106
8.4
67
Management
9.2
106
8.2
66
9.4
109
8.0
72
9.1
98
7.2
63
Monitoring
9.6
71
8.6
48
9.5
71
8.1
47
9.3
69
7.4
45
9.6
71
8.1
47
Administration
9.4
71
8.3
49
9.4
68
7.3
38
9.4
67
7.5
45
Analysis
9.3
70
7.4
44
9.4
70
8.2
48
9.4
68
6.9
45
Visibility
10.0
9
8.2
106
9.8
9
8.7
108
9.8
9
7.4
104
Monitoring and Management
10.0
9
8.4
88
9.8
9
8.0
88
9.8
9
8.3
89
10.0
9
8.8
97
Visibility
9.1
59
8.2
52
9.1
60
8.6
53
9.1
58
7.6
48
Monitoring and Management
8.9
58
8.0
49
9.1
56
8.1
50
9.2
58
8.6
49
Visibility
9.1
94
8.1
108
9.5
96
8.7
104
9.1
96
7.6
96
Monitoring and Management
9.3
89
8.5
95
9.1
92
7.8
89
9.2
93
8.2
87
9.5
96
8.5
100
9.5
94
8.4
98
9.3
89
8.1
92
Cloud environment support
9.5
75
7.5
71
9.3
82
7.7
67
Functionality
9.2
111
8.4
44
9.0
107
6.9
40
9.2
106
8.3
46
9.0
91
5.5
35
Management
9.0
94
7.2
42
8.9
113
7.6
50
9.1
110
7.2
41
9.3
111
8.0
45
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
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Verified
Visualization
Not enough data
8.8
22
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Verified
Not enough data
8.6
22
|
Verified
Monitoring
9.2
73
8.1
34
9.3
74
8.3
35
9.5
76
8.5
34
9.0
70
5.9
27
9.5
74
8.3
30
Response
9.2
75
8.0
33
9.2
73
8.4
33
9.0
66
7.9
33
Performance
Feature Not Available
7.2
33
Feature Not Available
7.3
32
Functionality
9.3
68
7.1
29
9.0
66
7.1
26
9.2
70
7.5
33
9.3
68
7.4
28
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
Generative AI
9.4
8
Feature Not Available
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Incident Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Security Intelligence
Not enough data
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Administration
Not enough data
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Platform
Not enough data
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Security
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Pandora FMS and checkmk are categorized as Observability Solution Suites, Enterprise Monitoring, Server Monitoring, Log Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Network Monitoring, Database Monitoring, Hardware Monitoring, and IT Alerting
Unique Categories
Pandora FMS is categorized as Help Desk, IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools, Remote Desktop, Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM), and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Pandora FMS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
checkmk
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
15.9%
Telecommunications
12.4%
Consumer Services
7.0%
Computer Software
6.5%
Accounting
4.5%
Other
53.7%
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
Pandora FMS
Most Helpful Favorable Review
debasis S.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
The price is suitable for both small and large companies, the user interface provides tools to customize it making it more attractive, easy installation and implementation adapted to the company's devices without any inconvenience
Most Helpful Critical Review
Devika G.
Verified User in Management Consulting
The modules are difficult to create and need high-level of familiarity with the platform, making it slightly less palatable for a low-code user. Would like to see improvements in this area particularly
checkmk
Most Helpful Favorable Review
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 in Food & Beverages
Some functionality's a kinda hidden and hard to find
debasis S.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
The price is suitable for both small and large companies, the user interface provides tools to customize it making it more attractive, easy installation and implementation adapted to the company's devices without any inconvenience
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).
Devika G.
Verified User in Management Consulting
The modules are difficult to create and need high-level of familiarity with the platform, making it slightly less palatable for a low-code user. Would like to see improvements in this area particularly
Verified User in Food & Beverages
Some functionality's a kinda hidden and hard to find
Discussions
Pandora FMS has no discussions with answers
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
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