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Checkmk pricing
Checkmk publishes 4 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 28 August 2026, Checkmk pricing is free, then €190/month across 4 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free, then €190/month
- Model
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 4
- Free tier
- Yes
Checkmk plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community (Self-Hosted) | Free | 3 | Entry tier |
| Pro (Self-Hosted) | €190/month | 4 | +$190/month, 4 more features |
| CloudAI (SaaS) | €240/month | 3 | +$50/month, 3 more features |
| Ultimate (Self-Hosted) | €275/month | 3 | +$35/month, 3 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Community (Self-Hosted)
FreeThe entry tier. It covers no cost, forever, up to ~100 hosts, basic infrastructure monitoring.
Pro (Self-Hosted)
€190/monthOver Community (Self-Hosted), this tier adds:
- Advanced analytics
- Reporting
- Distributed monitoring
- 8 hours x 5 days professional support
CloudAI (SaaS)
€240/monthOver Pro (Self-Hosted), this tier adds:
- Fully managed cloud hosting
- 99.5% uptime SLA
- Supports up to 50000 services
Ultimate (Self-Hosted)
€275/monthOver CloudAI (SaaS), this tier adds:
- Full-stack observability
- Advanced security compliance
- 10 hours x 5 days professional support (upgradable to 24/7)
Where Checkmk stops being free
Community (Self-Hosted), Free
- No cost, forever
- Up to ~100 hosts
- Basic infrastructure monitoring
Pro (Self-Hosted), €190/month
The first thing you pay for:
- Advanced analytics
- Reporting
- Distributed monitoring
- 8 hours x 5 days professional support
How that compares in Technology
Across the 3 technology tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $400/month. Checkmk starts at €190/month, which puts it below the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Checkmk (this page) | Free, then €190/month | subscription | - | |
| Personetics | On request | quote | - | vs Checkmk |
| Zeta | On request | quote | - | vs Checkmk |
| Finxact | On request | quote | - | vs Checkmk |
| Thought Machine | On request | quote | - | vs Checkmk |
| Alkami | On request | quote | - | vs Checkmk |
| Datadog | $15/month | - | - | vs Checkmk |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Checkmk badges page.
Before you pay for Checkmk
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 4 tiers between Free and €275/month, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Checkmk runs on not recorded. The full record is on the Checkmk review, and the rest of the category is under best technology tools.
Checkmk pricing questions
- How much does Checkmk cost?
- Checkmk publishes 4 tiers, from Free for Community (Self-Hosted) up to €275/month for Ultimate (Self-Hosted). The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does Checkmk have a free plan?
- Yes. The Community (Self-Hosted) tier costs nothing and covers no cost, forever, up to ~100 hosts, basic infrastructure monitoring. Paying starts at €190/month for Pro (Self-Hosted).
- What is the difference between Community (Self-Hosted) and Pro (Self-Hosted) on Checkmk?
- Pro (Self-Hosted) costs €190/month against Free, and adds advanced analytics, reporting, distributed monitoring, 8 hours x 5 days professional support.
- Is the Ultimate (Self-Hosted) plan on Checkmk worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is full-stack observability, advanced security compliance, 10 hours x 5 days professional support (upgradable to 24/7). It costs €275/month against €190/month for Pro (Self-Hosted). Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Is Checkmk expensive for a technology tool?
- It starts below the middle of its category. Across the 3 technology tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $400/month; Checkmk starts at €190/month.
- Which technology tools can I use without paying?
- 1 of the 8 technology tools listed alongside Checkmk have a free tier: Canny.
- What am I actually paying for with Checkmk?
- The record we hold does not itemise what each tier includes beyond the plan names and prices. The Checkmk review carries whatever feature detail is available.
- Does Checkmk charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 4 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Checkmk prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Checkmk against before paying?
- The closest technology tools in this directory are Personetics, Zeta, Finxact, Thought Machine. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Checkmk covering price, platforms and features.