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Checkmk - Network Monitoring Software

Checkmk Reviews in September 2026: User Ratings, Pros & Cons

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Checkmk Reviews & Ratings

4.94

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Based on 109 ratings & 180 reviews

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Spotsaas Editor’s POV

Checkmk's strength lies in its prebuilt monitoring plugins—the library covers standard infrastructure checks (CPU, memory, disk, network interfaces) without requiring custom code for common scenarios. Before shortlisting, verify that the plugins cover your specific hardware and software stack; if you run niche applications or legacy systems, test the plugin ...Read more

Checkmk pros and cons

  • Monitors host availability and service-level alerts including memory, filesystem usage, and power supply status.

  • Support team responds quickly and proactively assists with configuration and troubleshooting.

  • Plugin settings and monitoring rules are configurable to match specific infrastructure requirements.

  • Out-of-the-box setup requires minimal configuration to get base monitoring running.

  • Limited negative feedback from user reviews on record.

  • Users have not consistently highlighted specific gaps or areas for improvement.

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Showing 11-20 out of 180

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Michal J

08/01/23

4.5 out of 5

"Great and complex IT monitoring solution with many open source integrations."

What do you like best about checkmk? + easy deployment with many out of the box check + raw (free) version should perfect fir for small offices with various technology

AU

Anonymous User

07/31/23

5 out of 5

"Checkmk - best monitoring system"

What do you like best about checkmk? A lot of plugins OOB Possibilitry to extend plugins

GT

Giuseppe T

07/31/23

5 out of 5

"a good overview of the new features"

What do you like best about checkmk? reliable and very good infrastructure monitoring What do you dislike about checkmk?

AU

Anonymous User

07/31/23

4.5 out of 5

"Great Monitoring Software - easy, modular, multipurpose"

What do you like best about checkmk? The Monitoring Solution is easy to install. The basic configuration is simple, too. You can find much natively supported devices

AU

Anonymous User

07/31/23

4.5 out of 5

"Great Monitoring Software - easy, modular, multipurpose"

What do you like best about checkmk? The Monitoring Solution is easy to install. The basic configuration is simple, too. You can find much natively supported devices

AU

Anonymous User

07/31/23

5 out of 5

"a very comprehensive and versatile monitoring system"

What do you like best about checkmk? very many possibilities to check and monitor all kinds of IT systems What do you dislike about checkmk?

AU

Anonymous User

07/28/23

5 out of 5

"Monitoring done rigth"

What do you like best about checkmk? After using and administrating different monitoring systems like Nagios, Zabbix or PRTG, I always came back to CheckMK.

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Babak S

07/28/23

5 out of 5

"It is so useful tool"

What do you like best about checkmk? Keeping an inventory of assets and performing live monitoring of those assets is part of asset management. What do you dislike about checkmk?

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Philipp C

07/28/23

5 out of 5

"Complete monitoring your environment"

What do you like best about checkmk? I like the regular feature updates which are requested from the user. What do you dislike about checkmk?

JR

Jaykamal R

07/28/23

5 out of 5

"Ease of use and Maximum compatibility"

What do you like best about checkmk? Its easy to deploy. Testing and POC was done quite fast. The easy steps to install the product and monitor a service was real buying point.

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