Software · head to head
Checkmk vs CloudAMQP
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CloudAMQP
Software
Managed RabbitMQ and LavinMQ clusters, hosted and fully managed
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: 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; CloudAMQP free shared RabbitMQ plan caps at 1 million messages per month and 20 connections, per cloudamqp.com/plans.html (Aug 2026); the next tier at $19/month raises the cap to only 10 million messages
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Checkmk and CloudAMQP actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
CloudAMQP
- Free shared RabbitMQ plan caps at 1 million messages per month and 20 connections, per cloudamqp.com/plans.html (Aug 2026); the next tier at $19/month raises the cap to only 10 million messages
- Dedicated plans span $50 to $17,495 per month depending on throughput tier, per cloudamqp.com, so production-grade throughput above 500 msg/s requires the paid dedicated tiers rather than the shared plan
Pricing, plan by plan
Checkmk
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Checkmk review.
CloudAMQP
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the CloudAMQP review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Checkmk if
Nothing in the data separates Checkmk from CloudAMQP on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose CloudAMQP if
Nothing in the data separates CloudAMQP from Checkmk on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Checkmk or CloudAMQP better?
- Neither clearly leads. Checkmk starts at On request and CloudAMQP at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Checkmk or CloudAMQP?
- Checkmk starts at On request and CloudAMQP at On request.
- Does Checkmk or CloudAMQP run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.