Centreon
8.3#2 in network monitoringFrom €2.27 a yearFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
VisitCentreon vs Checkmk
What both publish
| Fact | Centreon | Checkmk |
|---|---|---|
| API | Centreon Cloud APIs use time-limited user-linked authentication tokens sent in an X-AUTH-TOKEN header. | The REST API is designed to cover functionality exposed by the GUI and command line, with OpenAPI documentation generated from the same source as the software. |
| Deployment | Centreon supports SaaS delivery and self-hosted deployment. | Checkmk can run on customer hardware or virtualized, with packages for major Linux distributions, Docker and Virtual Appliance. |
| Documentation | The documentation portal contains separate areas for infrastructure monitoring, experience monitoring, log management, installation, upgrades, APIs and security. | The User Guide is intentionally comprehensive and explains concepts and implementation approaches in addition to procedures. |
| Founded | 2005 | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Paris, France | Munich, Germany |
| Integrations | Stream Connectors can export real-time metrics to systems such as Grafana, Kibana and Power BI. | Checkmk advertises more than 2,000 built-in integrations covering hardware, networks, applications, operating systems and cloud or container platforms. |
| Licence | The public Centreon repository states that its project is licensed under Apache 2.0. | Checkmk Community code is described as GPL v2 licensed, while commercial editions add proprietary enterprise functionality. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.6 out of 5 from 100 reviews. | 4.7 out of 5 from 306 reviews. |
| Rating on Gartner Peer Insights | 4.0 out of 5 from 16 ratings. | 4.5 out of 5 from 138 reviews. |
Centreon plans
- IT Edition€27.24 a year
- Business Edition€54.36 a year
- MSP Edition€54.36 a year
- IT-100Free
- IT 100 FreemiumFree
- IT Edition (Self-Hosted)€2.27 a year
Checkmk plans
- CommunityFree
- Synthetic MonitoringFree
- Pro$275 a month
- Cloud$290 a month
- Ultimate$400 a month
Pick Centreon if…
Centreon suits IT teams monitoring mixed infrastructure across servers, networks, cloud and applications. Its SaaS and self-hosted options give teams a choice of deployment model.
Pick Checkmk if…
It suits teams monitoring mixed infrastructure, servers, networks, and cloud services. The Community edition is aimed at smaller infrastructures, while distributed monitoring can support larger setups.