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Envoy vs Checkmk

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Envoy

Software

An open source edge and service proxy, designed for cloud-native and AI-native applications

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Checkmk logo

Checkmk

Software

Comprehensive IT monitoring, open and flexible

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Envoy has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Envoy licensed under Apache License 2.0 per the project's GitHub repository (envoyproxy/envoy LICENSE); as a CNCF graduated project it has no paid tier or vendor price to compare; 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 Envoy and Checkmk actually diverge.

Attributes where Envoy and Checkmk differ
AttributeEnvoyCheckmk
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelopen-sourcesubscription
Free tierYesNo

Identical on both: 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.

Envoy

  • Licensed under Apache License 2.0 per the project's GitHub repository (envoyproxy/envoy LICENSE); as a CNCF graduated project it has no paid tier or vendor price to compare
  • Envoy is a proxy that runs alongside each application instance, per envoyproxy.io, requiring a sidecar or edge deployment model rather than a single centralized install

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

Envoy

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Envoy review.

Checkmk

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Checkmk review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Envoy if

  • You want to start without paying.
Envoy review

Choose Checkmk if

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

Checkmk review

Questions people ask

Is Envoy or Checkmk better?
Neither clearly leads. Envoy 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, Envoy or Checkmk?
Envoy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Envoy and On request for Checkmk.
Does Envoy or Checkmk run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Envoy for free?
Yes. Envoy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Checkmk starts at On request.
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