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Netdata vs Checkmk: catalog facts
Netdata	Checkmk
Freemium The agent is free and open source under the GPL 3.0. Netdata Cloud has a free tier and…	Freemium Free open-source Raw edition, with paid Enterprise and Cloud editions.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Per-second metrics with dashboards that work the moment it is installed Auto-discovers common services and graphs them without configuration	Auto-discovery reduces manual setup for new hosts and services Supports both agent-based and agentless SNMP monitoring
The sheer number of charts is overwhelming at first Uses more memory and disk than a minimal metrics agent	Advanced features and scaling are gated behind paid commercial editions Self-hosted setup and tuning takes more effort than a hosted SaaS monitor
Self-hosted, Downloadable app	Self-hosted, Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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