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Checkmk vs Effigate

Both stand on sla management. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Checkmk

Free plan Open source AndroidAPIiPhone+5

Checkmk offers broad infrastructure coverage and several monitoring methods, with a free Community option for smaller environments. The listed pricing note gives paid plans from €190/mo (annual), and a 30-day trial is available.

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Effigate

Free trial APILinuxMac+2

Effigate brings delivery, SLA-managed support, and invoicing into one system. Its broad integrations, APIs, and desktop timer support make it suitable for service organizations, while the free plan is absent and larger teams need Enterprise pricing.

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The facts

	Checkmk	Effigate
Free plan	Yes	A free trial
Open source	Yes	Not published
Runs on	Android, API, iPhone, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows	API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Pro: $275 a month	Professional: $79 a month
Plans published	5	3
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	checkmk.com	effigate.com
On sla management	#1 of 23	#3 of 23

Checkmk: what it does well

More than 2,000 built-in integrations.
Monitors AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform.
Supports agent-based, agentless and API checks.
One instance can monitor thousands of servers.
Can run on customer hardware or virtualized.

What to know first

Community edition is intended for smaller infrastructures.
Community scaling is described at approximately 100 hosts.
Paid plans start at €190/mo (annual).

Effigate: what it does well

Combines projects, helpdesk, SLAs, and billing
Supports multiple contract billing models
Includes REST API and signed webhooks
Desktop Timer supports macOS, Windows, and Linux
Seven-day full-access trial needs no card

What to know first

No free plan
Professional plan limited to 25 users
Enterprise pricing is custom
Paid plan starts at 79.00 USD monthly

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