Software · head to head
CloudAMQP vs Checkmk
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CloudAMQP
Software
Managed RabbitMQ and LavinMQ clusters, hosted and fully managed
- From
- On request
- Rated
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: 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; 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 CloudAMQP and Checkmk 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.
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
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
CloudAMQP
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the CloudAMQP review.
Checkmk
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Checkmk review.
Which should you pick?
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.
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.
Questions people ask
- Is CloudAMQP or Checkmk better?
- Neither clearly leads. CloudAMQP starts at On request and Checkmk at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, CloudAMQP or Checkmk?
- CloudAMQP starts at On request and Checkmk at On request.
- Does CloudAMQP or Checkmk run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.