Checkmk
8.8#1 in hardware monitoring softwareFrom $275 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitCheckmk vs Ganglia
What both publish
| Fact | Checkmk | Ganglia |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 2000 |
| Integrations | Checkmk advertises more than 2,000 built-in integrations covering hardware, networks, applications, operating systems and cloud or container platforms. | The documentation describes integration with RRDtool for metric storage and graphs, Apache and PHP for the web frontend, and GD for pie charts. |
Checkmk plans
- CommunityFree
- Synthetic MonitoringFree
- Pro$275 a month
- Cloud$290 a month
- Ultimate$400 a month
Ganglia plans
- GangliaFree
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.
Pick Ganglia if…
Ganglia suits system administrators monitoring cluster nodes and users viewing cluster data. It is intended for self-hosted environments and supports custom host metrics through its command-line tool or metric modules.