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Checkmk vs Zabbix Cloud

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Checkmk

Technology

Comprehensive IT monitoring, open and flexible

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Zabbix Cloud

Technology

Zabbix monitoring, fully managed

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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; Zabbix Cloud billed by NVPS (new values per second) rather than by number of monitored hosts, so cost scales with metric volume: Nano starts at $50/month for 50 NVPS and 2xLarge reaches $5,000/month for 10,000 NVPS

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Checkmk and Zabbix Cloud actually diverge.

Attributes where Checkmk and Zabbix Cloud differ
AttributeCheckmkZabbix Cloud

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Technology).

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

Zabbix Cloud

  • Billed by NVPS (new values per second) rather than by number of monitored hosts, so cost scales with metric volume: Nano starts at $50/month for 50 NVPS and 2xLarge reaches $5,000/month for 10,000 NVPS
  • The free trial lasts only 5 days before a paid subscription is required
  • Annual subscription is needed to get the 10% discount; the base prices listed are monthly rates

Pricing, plan by plan

Checkmk

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Checkmk review.

Zabbix Cloud

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Zabbix Cloud review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Checkmk if

Nothing in the data separates Checkmk from Zabbix Cloud on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Checkmk review

Choose Zabbix Cloud if

Nothing in the data separates Zabbix Cloud from Checkmk on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Zabbix Cloud review

Questions people ask

Is Checkmk or Zabbix Cloud better?
Neither clearly leads. Checkmk starts at On request and Zabbix Cloud at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Checkmk or Zabbix Cloud?
Checkmk starts at On request and Zabbix Cloud at On request.
Does Checkmk or Zabbix Cloud run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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