# Checkmk Community: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 category by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/checkmk-community

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Infrastructure monitoring](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/infrastructure-monitoring/index.md) | 2% | 9 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "starting with Zabbix, Prometheus + Grafana, or Checkmk Community gives you enterprise-grade visibility" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Infra monitoring)
- "Want Nagios plugin compatibility but with modern auto-discovery and a web UI without paying: Checkmk Community." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Infra monitoring)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Checkmk Community, from 6 of the 6 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- checkmk.com: 5 (its own site)
- kimsufi.com: 3
- motadata.com: 3
- xitoring.com: 3
- capterra.com: 2
- hyperping.com: 2
- linkedin.com: 2
- middleware.io: 2
- ninjaone.com: 2
- zabbix.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://checkmk.com/blog/best-zabbix-alternatives: 3
- https://kimsufi.com/en/blog/server-monitoring-software: 3
- https://motadata.com/blog/best-it-infrastructure-monitoring-tools: 3
- https://xitoring.com/blog/best-infrastructure-monitoring-tools: 3
- https://capterra.com/network-monitoring-software/s/free: 2
- https://checkmk.com/blog/best-network-monitoring-tools: 2
- https://checkmk.com/product/checkmk-community: 2
- https://middleware.io/blog/infrastructure-monitoring-tools: 2

## In its own words

What Checkmk Community's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Free and open source platform, ideal for small IT environments. (https://checkmk.com/product/checkmk-community)
- For: small IT environments (https://checkmk.com/product/checkmk-community)
- Price stated: Free and open source (https://checkmk.com/product/checkmk-community)
- Free plan or trial: Free and open source (https://checkmk.com/product/checkmk-community)
- Integrations claimed: 2000 (https://checkmk.com/product/checkmk-community)
- Certifications: ISO 27001, GDPR, SOC 2 Type I, EU AI Act, DORA
- Customers named: Paracelsus Kliniken

## What it publishes

Every page checkmk.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 21223 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 124 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-10
- case study: 22 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2019-01-13
- webinar or virtual event: 21 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2019-01-13
- conference or event: 32 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-16
- report or ebook: 52 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2019-01-13
- comparison: 10 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-18
- glossary or explainer: 101 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-01-11
- podcast or video: 80 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2019-01-13
- news or press: 35 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-09
- Recent: 2026-09-18 comparison: Best logicmonitor alternatives https://checkmk.com/blog/best-logicmonitor-alternatives
- Recent: 2026-09-10 blog: Ai powered workflows checkmk mcp server now available https://checkmk.com/blog/ai-powered-workflows-checkmk-mcp-server-now-available
- Recent: 2026-08-17 blog: It tooling in transition survey https://checkmk.com/blog/it-tooling-in-transition-survey
- Recent: 2026-07-29 blog: Network monitoring with checkmk 2 0 https://checkmk.com/blog/network-monitoring-with-checkmk-2-0
- Recent: 2026-06-16 conference or event: Checkmk conference 12 tackling complexity hybrid it operations https://checkmk.com/company/newsroom/checkmk-conference-12-tackling-complexity-hybrid-it-operations
- Recent: 2026-06-09 news or press: Checkmk and xurrent partner keep cmdb current live monitoring data https://checkmk.com/company/newsroom/checkmk-and-xurrent-partner-keep-cmdb-current-live-monitoring-data

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.