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About Checkmk is a comprehensive IT monitoring system that enables system administrators, IT managers, and DevOps teams to identify issues across their entire IT infrastructure (servers, applications, networks, storage, databases, containers) and act quickly to resolve them More than 2,000 commercial customers and many more open source users worldwide use Checkmk daily. Key product features: • Service state monitoring with almost 2,000 checks 'out of the box' • Log and event-based monitoring • Metrics, dynamic graphing, and long-term storage • Comprehensive reporting incl. availability and SLAs • Flexible notifications and automated alert handling • Monitoring of business processes and complex systems • Hardware and software inventory • Graphical, rule-based configuration, and automated service discovery Top use cases: • Server Monitoring • Network Monitoring • Application Monitoring • Database Monitoring • Storage Monitoring • Cloud Monitoring • Container Monitoring	About Sensu is the future-proof solution for multi-cloud monitoring at scale. The Sensu monitoring event pipeline empowers businesses to automate their monitoring workflows and gain deep visibility into their multi-cloud environments. Companies like Sony, Box.com, and Activision rely on Sensu to help deliver value to their customers faster and more reliably. Founded in 2017, Sensu offers a comprehensive monitoring solution for enterprises, providing complete visibility across every system, every protocol, every time — from Kubernetes to bare metal. Built by operators, for operators, open source is at the heart of the Sensu product and company, with an active, thriving community of contributors.
Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience System administrators, IT managers and DevOps	Audience Developers, engineers, etc. that are looking to gain deep visibility into servers, containers, services, applications, functions, and connected devices across any public or private cloud.
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing $0/year Pricing is per service i.e. per monitored metric such as CPU utilization Free Version Supported Free Trial Supported	Pricing $600.00/month Free Version Supported Free Trial Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 4.5 / 5 ease 5.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 4.0 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews	Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software
Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros -The user interface and graphical user interface are straightforward and easy to use, updates are effortless to implement. -It can easily monitor city platforms, databases, servers, etc. -You can customize the notification, being based on Nagios, it is mighty and swift to use. It's the best IT monitoring solution. It can monitor cloud, server and database flawlessly. It monitors core performance and resources. Very easy to deploy and check Azure cloud performance. Cons -The front-end design is a bit outdated and can be improved for the user's better experience. Other than that, everything works fine and effortless. Overall it's an outstanding IT monitoring solution.
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported
Company Information Checkmk Founded: 2007 Germany checkmk.com	Company Information Sensu Founded: 2017 United States sensu.io
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Categories Business Activity Monitoring Supported Cloud Management Supported Cloud Monitoring Supported Container Monitoring Supported Container Security Supported Database Monitoring Supported Hardware Monitoring Supported IT Alerting Supported IT Infrastructure Monitoring Supported Log Analysis Supported Log Monitoring Supported Network Mapping Supported Network Monitoring Supported Server Management Supported Server Monitoring Supported System Monitoring Supported Website Monitoring Supported	Categories Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Supported Cloud Management Supported Cloud Monitoring Supported Container Monitoring Supported Hardware Monitoring Supported IT Infrastructure Monitoring Supported IT Management Supported Network Monitoring Supported Server Management Supported Website Monitoring Supported
Cloud Management Features Access Control Not Supported Billing & Provisioning Not Supported Capacity Analytics Supported Cost Management Supported Demand Monitoring Not Supported Multi-Cloud Management Supported Performance Analytics Supported SLA Management Supported Supply Monitoring Supported Workflow Approval Not Supported IT Infrastructure Monitoring Features Alerts / Notifications Supported Application Monitoring Supported Bandwidth Monitoring Supported Capacity Planning Supported Configuration Change Management Supported Data Movement Monitoring Supported Health Monitoring Supported Multi-Platform Support Supported Performance Monitoring Supported Point-in-Time Visibility Not Supported Reporting / Analytics Supported Virtual Machine Monitoring Supported Network Monitoring Features Bandwidth Monitoring Supported Baseline Manager Not Supported Diagnostic Tools Supported Internet Usage Monitoring Supported IP Address Monitoring Supported Real Time Analytics Supported Resource Management Not Supported Server Monitoring Supported SLA Monitoring Supported Uptime Monitoring Supported Web Traffic Reporting Supported Server Management Features CPU Monitoring Supported Credential Management Supported Database Servers Supported Email Monitoring Supported Event Logs Supported History Tracking Supported Patch Management Supported Scheduling Not Supported User Activity Monitoring Not Supported Virtual Machine Monitoring Supported Website Monitoring Features Availability Testing Supported Event Logs Supported Event-Based Notifications Supported FTP Monitoring Supported Mail Server Monitoring Supported Maintenance Scheduling Supported Performance Metrics Supported Real Time Monitoring Supported Transaction Monitoring Supported Uptime Reporting Supported Show More Features Business Activity Monitoring Features Alerts / Notifications Supported Business Process Management Supported Cross Application Analysis Supported Email Monitoring Supported Events Monitoring Supported KPI Monitoring Supported Pre-Configured Events Supported Reporting / Analytics Supported Workflow Management Not Supported Container Security Features Access Roles / Permissions Supported Application Performance Tracking Not Supported Centralized Policy Management Not Supported Container Stack Scanning Supported Image Vulnerability Detection Not Supported Reporting Supported Testing Supported View Container Metadata Supported Database Monitoring Features Anomaly Detection Supported Autodiscovery Supported Capacity Planning Supported Dashboard Supported Dependency Tracking Not Supported Historical Trend Analysis Supported Multitenancy Supported Notifications / Alerts Supported Performance Monitoring Supported Permissions / Access Controls Supported Predictive Analytics Supported Prioritization Not Supported Query Analysis Supported Resource Optimization Supported Troubleshooting Supported Network Mapping Features Color Codes / Icons Not Supported Compliance Management Not Supported Device Auto Discovery Supported Hierarchical Mapping Supported Location-Based Mapping Supported Map Exporting Supported On-Demand Mapping Not Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Self-Updating Maps Supported Web Traffic Reporting Not Supported System Monitoring Features Alerts / Notifications Supported Antivirus Management Not Supported Data Backup / Recovery Not Supported Device Monitoring Supported Inventory Management Supported Patch Management Not Supported Policy-based Automation Supported Remote Monitoring Supported Reporting / Analytics Supported Risk Analysis Not Supported Server Monitoring Supported Service Configuration Management Supported	Cloud Management Features Access Control Supported Billing & Provisioning Supported Capacity Analytics Supported Cost Management Supported Demand Monitoring Supported Multi-Cloud Management Supported Performance Analytics Supported SLA Management Supported Supply Monitoring Supported Workflow Approval Supported IT Infrastructure Monitoring Features Alerts / Notifications Supported Application Monitoring Supported Bandwidth Monitoring Supported Capacity Planning Supported Configuration Change Management Supported Data Movement Monitoring Supported Health Monitoring Supported Multi-Platform Support Supported Performance Monitoring Supported Point-in-Time Visibility Supported Reporting / Analytics Supported Virtual Machine Monitoring Supported Network Monitoring Features Bandwidth Monitoring Supported Baseline Manager Not Supported Diagnostic Tools Supported Internet Usage Monitoring Supported IP Address Monitoring Not Supported Real Time Analytics Supported Resource Management Supported Server Monitoring Supported SLA Monitoring Supported Uptime Monitoring Supported Web Traffic Reporting Not Supported Server Management Features CPU Monitoring Supported Credential Management Not Supported Database Servers Supported Email Monitoring Not Supported Event Logs Not Supported History Tracking Not Supported Patch Management Not Supported Scheduling Not Supported User Activity Monitoring Not Supported Virtual Machine Monitoring Supported Website Monitoring Features Availability Testing Supported Event Logs Not Supported Event-Based Notifications Not Supported FTP Monitoring Supported Mail Server Monitoring Supported Maintenance Scheduling Supported Performance Metrics Supported Real Time Monitoring Not Supported Transaction Monitoring Not Supported Uptime Reporting Supported Show More Features Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Features Baseline Manager Not Supported Diagnostic Tools Supported Full Transaction Diagnostics Not Supported Performance Control Not Supported Resource Management Not Supported Root-Cause Diagnosis Not Supported Server Performance Supported Trace Individual Transactions Not Supported IT Management Features Capacity Monitoring Supported Compliance Management Supported Event Logs Not Supported Hardware Inventory Not Supported IT Budgeting Not Supported License Management Not Supported Patch Management Not Supported Remote Access Not Supported Scheduling Not Supported Software Inventory Not Supported User Activity Monitoring Not Supported
Integrations Squadcast Supported root9 Supported Aruba Meridian Supported Atto Supported BloxOne Threat Defense Supported Bosch IoT Suite Supported Gurucul Not Supported Influx Not Supported InfluxDB Not Supported Jira Not Supported Jira Work Management Not Supported Microsoft Azure Supported MongoDB Supported Nimble Supported Oracle Berkeley DB Supported Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls Supported SIGNL4 Supported Splunk Cloud Platform Not Supported Splunk Enterprise Not Supported openITCOCKPIT Supported Show More Integrations View All 33 Integrations	Integrations Squadcast Supported root9 Supported Aruba Meridian Not Supported Atto Not Supported BloxOne Threat Defense Not Supported Bosch IoT Suite Not Supported Gurucul Supported Influx Supported InfluxDB Supported Jira Supported Jira Work Management Supported Microsoft Azure Not Supported MongoDB Not Supported Nimble Not Supported Oracle Berkeley DB Not Supported Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls Not Supported SIGNL4 Not Supported Splunk Cloud Platform Supported Splunk Enterprise Supported openITCOCKPIT Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 20 Integrations
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