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How is Oh Dear different from Checkmk?

Checkmk is open-source infrastructure monitoring with a free Raw edition. Oh Dear takes a wider view: uptime plus SSL, DNS, full-site crawling, cron checks and Lighthouse, in one tool with one bill. Here's the honest comparison.

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Oh Dear vs Checkmk
  • Bitmovin
  • HBO Nordic
  • Obsidian
  • Laravel
  • Fathom Analytics
  • PHP 8
  • Stanford University
  • Takeaway.com
  • IGN
  • VRT NWS
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the quick verdict
Choose Oh Dear if you want uptime, SSL/TLS, DNS, full-site crawling, cron checks and Lighthouse in one place, with unlimited users and one predictable bill.
Choose Checkmk if you want a self-hosted monitor with everything included with many built-in checks and will run the Raw edition yourself.

What we have that Checkmk doesn't

Hosted, zero maintenance

1. Hosted, zero maintenance

We run the servers, upgrades, probes and global checking locations. There is nothing to install, patch or look after.

All-in-one, nothing to add

2. All-in-one, nothing to add

Uptime, SSL, DNS, full-site crawling, Lighthouse, cron and more are built in. No plugins, exporters or extra tools to assemble.

AI checks, crawl & Lighthouse

3. AI checks, crawl & Lighthouse

Natural-language AI checks, whole-site broken-link and mixed-content crawling, and real Lighthouse audits, none of which self-hosted monitors offer.

Oh Dear compared with Checkmk

Website monitoring feature comparison
Oh Dear oh dear Checkmk
Uptime monitoring? Yes Yes
Ping monitoring? Yes Yes
TCP port monitoring? Yes Yes
Performance monitoring? Yes Yes
Lighthouse audits? Yes No
Certificate health (SSL/TLS)? Yes Yes
Broken links & mixed content? Yes No
Sitemap monitoring? Yes No
DNS monitoring? Yes Yes
DNS blocklist monitoring? Yes No
Domain expiry monitoring? Yes Partial
Scheduled-task / cron? Yes Partial
Application health checks? Yes Partial
Port scanner? Yes No
AI-powered checks? Yes No
Notifications & integrations? Yes Yes
Status pages? Yes No
Automated client reports? Yes No
Custom branding (logo & colours)? Yes Partial
Scoped client access? Yes Partial
Single sign-on (SSO)? Yes No
Hosted & managed for you? Yes No
Zero setup & maintenance? Yes No
All-in-one, nothing to bolt on? Yes No
Entry price? €15 Free

Sourced from each vendor's docs · June 2026

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When Checkmk is the better call

Everything included, self-hosted

Best if you want a self-hosted monitor with many built-in checks included and accept that SSO and scale features are commercial-only.

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Frequently asked questions

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When should I choose Checkmk over Oh Dear?

Checkmk is a good choice if you want open-source software you fully control and self-host, and you have the time and ops skills to install, configure, secure and maintain it. Choose it when control and zero licensing cost outweigh the setup and upkeep.

What does Oh Dear offer that Checkmk doesn't?

Oh Dear is fully hosted with nothing to run or maintain, and includes website-specific checks self-hosted tools do not include: AI-powered checks, full-site broken-link and mixed-content crawling, sitemap monitoring, real Lighthouse audits and public status pages, all in one place.

Isn't self-hosted monitoring free?

The software is free, but you pay in servers, setup, upgrades, security patching and the engineering time to keep it running, plus the risk that your monitoring goes down together with your own infrastructure. Oh Dear runs independently of your stack from €15/month.
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