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Alternatives to Checkmk
19 technology tools sit alongside Checkmk in this directory. Below is what separates each from Checkmk on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 19
- With a free tier
- 12
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Checkmk starts at
- On request
Why people look past Checkmk
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Checkmk entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Checkmk carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 12 of the 19 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
The doc that brings it all together
- Can be used without paying; Checkmk cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $10/month, where Checkmk does not.
Manage your team's work, projects, & tasks online
- Can be used without paying; Checkmk cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $10.99/month, where Checkmk does not.
The Eclipse Foundation - home to a global community
- Can be used without paying; Checkmk cannot.
One app to replace them all
- Can be used without paying; Checkmk cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $7/user/month (annual), where Checkmk does not.
Virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn like diagrams
- Can be used without paying; Checkmk cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $6/month, where Checkmk does not.
The digital analytics platform to understand your users
- Can be used without paying; Checkmk cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $49/month, where Checkmk does not.
Every Checkmk alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Checkmk (this page) | On request | Subscription | - | |
| Coda | Free, then $10/month | - | - | vs Checkmk |
| Asana | Free, then $10.99/month | - | - | vs Checkmk |
| Eclipse | Free | - | - | vs Checkmk |
| ClickUp | Free, then $7/user/month (annual) | - | 5 | vs Checkmk |
| Excalidraw | Free, then $6/month | - | 1 | vs Checkmk |
| Amplitude | Free, then $49/month | - | 4 | vs Checkmk |
| Dropbox | Free, then $9.99/month | Freemium | 2 | vs Checkmk |
| Envoy | Free | Open-source | - | vs Checkmk |
| Apache Spark | Free | Open-source | - | vs Checkmk |
| Apache Hadoop | Free | Open-source | - | vs Checkmk |
| Auth0 | Free, then $35/month | - | 3 | vs Checkmk |
| Docker | Free, then $11/month | - | - | vs Checkmk |
| etcd | On request | Usage-based | - | vs Checkmk |
| Dashlane | $4.99/month | - | 1 | vs Checkmk |
| Confluent Cloud | On request | Subscription | - | vs Checkmk |
| Attio | $29/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Checkmk |
| Datadog | $15/month | - | 3 | vs Checkmk |
| CloudAMQP | On request | Usage-based | - | vs Checkmk |
| Aha! | $59/month | - | 4 | vs Checkmk |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Checkmk badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (12)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
What you would be giving up
The record we hold does not list what Checkmk is typically used for, so there is no honest way to enumerate what a switch would cost you from this page alone.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Checkmk is broadly right and the question is cost, the Checkmk pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Technology category lists everything the directory holds, and best technology tools ranks them.
Checkmk runs on not recorded. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Checkmk alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Checkmk?
- 19 other technology tools are listed in this directory, led by Coda, Asana, Eclipse, ClickUp. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Checkmk?
- 12 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Coda, Asana, Eclipse, ClickUp, Excalidraw.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Checkmk?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Checkmk?
- The record we hold does not list what Checkmk is typically used for, so the honest answer is to check the side-by-side comparison for whichever alternative you are considering. Each one puts the two full feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Checkmk?
- Envoy, Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop are recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these Checkmk alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Technology, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Checkmk against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Checkmk covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every technology tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Technology category, 19 tools beside Checkmk. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.