Technology · head to head
Amplitude vs Checkmk
Amplitude
Technology
The digital analytics platform to understand your users
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Checkmk
Technology
Comprehensive IT monitoring, open and flexible
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Amplitude has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Amplitude metered on event volume, so instrumenting more of a product raises the bill even if the audience does not grow; Checkmk pricing is metered per service (each individual metric or sensor monitored) rather than per host, so cost scales with monitoring depth, not just server count
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Amplitude and Checkmk actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Technology).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Amplitude
- Event tracking
- User segmentation
- Funnel analysis
- Retention analysis
- Cohort analysis
- A/B testing
- Revenue analytics
- Predictive analytics
Only in Checkmk
Nothing recorded that Amplitude does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Amplitude
- User behavior analysisnot Checkmk
- Feature adoption trackingnot Checkmk
- Conversion rate optimizationnot Checkmk
- Customer journey mappingnot Checkmk
- Retention improvementnot Checkmk
Checkmk
No use cases recorded yet. See the Checkmk review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Amplitude
- Metered on event volume, so instrumenting more of a product raises the bill even if the audience does not grow
- The free plan covers 2M events a month
- The Plus plan scales to 70M events, above which pricing is custom
- Growth and Enterprise pricing is not published
Checkmk
- Pricing is metered per service (each individual metric or sensor monitored) rather than per host, so cost scales with monitoring depth, not just server count
- Pro edition starts at 190 euro per month billed annually, and Ultimate at 275 euro per month billed annually; prices are published in euros only
- The CloudAI SaaS edition is capped at 50,000 services even though self-hosted Pro and Ultimate scale to over 100,000 hosts
Pricing, plan by plan
Amplitude
Free- StarterFree
- 2 million events per month
- Plus$49/month
- $0.049 per MTU
- Up to 300k MTUs
- Advanced analytics
- GrowthFree
- Causal insights
- Feature experimentation
- Real-time streaming
- EnterpriseFree
- Cross-product analysis
- Advanced permissions
- Dedicated account manager
Checkmk
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Checkmk review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Amplitude if
- You need event tracking.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want user segmentation.
Choose Checkmk if
Nothing in the data separates Checkmk from Amplitude on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Amplitude or Checkmk better?
- Neither clearly leads. Amplitude starts at Free and Checkmk at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Amplitude or Checkmk?
- Amplitude has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Amplitude and On request for Checkmk.
- Does Amplitude or Checkmk run on more platforms?
- Amplitude runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Checkmk runs on Web.
- Can I use Amplitude for free?
- Yes. Amplitude has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Checkmk starts at On request.
- What is Amplitude best used for?
- Amplitude is most often used for user behavior analysis, feature adoption tracking, conversion rate optimization, customer journey mapping. Of those, user behavior analysis and feature adoption tracking are not what Checkmk is typically brought in for.
- What can Amplitude do that Checkmk cannot?
- Amplitude covers Event tracking, User segmentation, Funnel analysis, Retention analysis.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Amplitude: Does Amplitude have a free plan?
Yes, Amplitude offers a free Starter plan with 2 million events per month and access to the entire platform including analytics, session replay, and experimentation features.
SourceAmplitude: What is Amplitude's pricing based on?
Amplitude's pricing is based on the number of monthly tracked users (MTUs), data volume, and advanced features selected. The Plus plan starts at $49 per month with a rate of $0.049 per MTU.
SourceAmplitude: What analytics features does every Amplitude plan include?
Every plan includes access to the full platform: analytics, session replay, feature experimentation, web experimentation, guides and surveys, activation, and AI tools like AI Feedback and AI Assistant.
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