--- title: "Checkmk vs Zabbix: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Checkmk or Zabbix more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Network monitoring tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/network-monitoring-tools/compare/checkmk-vs-zabbix" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Checkmk vs Zabbix: Which is searched more? Is Checkmk or Zabbix more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Network monitoring tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Checkmk and Zabbix - **Competitive set**: Network monitoring tools - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Checkmk Share of Search**: 7.6% - **Zabbix Share of Search**: 46.1% ## Is Checkmk or Zabbix more popular in search? - In September 2026, Zabbix had more branded searches than Checkmk among network monitoring tools worldwide. Zabbix had about 135,000 branded searches, while Checkmk had 22,200. Zabbix made up 46.1% of all network monitoring tool searches we track, and Checkmk accounted for 7.6%. - Zabbix was ahead of Checkmk in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Checkmk’s share of searches among network monitoring tools worldwide moved from 7.1% to 7.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 22.2K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Zabbix’s share of searches among network monitoring tools worldwide moved from 43.5% to 46.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 165K to 135K. ## Top network monitoring tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Zabbix appeared in all five answers. Checkmk was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Zabbix was listed before Checkmk in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Zabbix | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | PRTG | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Datadog | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | SolarWinds | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Auvik | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | ManageEngine OpManager | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Checkmk | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | LibreNMS | 8th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Nagios | 9th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about network monitoring tools - Asked ChatGPT "Which network monitoring tool should I use?": 1. PRTG, 2. Zabbix, 3. Auvik, 4. Datadog, 5. LibreNMS, 6. SolarWinds - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best network monitoring tools?": 1. PRTG, 2. Zabbix, 3. Auvik, 4. SolarWinds, 5. Datadog, 6. Checkmk, 7. ManageEngine OpManager - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best network monitoring tool for a small it team?": 1. PRTG, 2. Zabbix, 3. Auvik, 4. ManageEngine OpManager, 5. Datadog - Searched Google, AI Overview "network monitoring tools": 1. SolarWinds, 2. ManageEngine OpManager, 3. PRTG, 4. Datadog, 5. Zabbix, 6. Nagios, 7. LibreNMS - Searched Google, AI Overview "server monitoring tools": 1. Zabbix, 2. Datadog, 3. SolarWinds, 4. Checkmk Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for network monitoring tools worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Zabbix worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 165K to 135K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Checkmk worldwide fell 18.1% over 12 measured months, from 27.1K to 22.2K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Checkmk estimated searches | Checkmk Share of Search | Checkmk rank | Zabbix estimated searches | Zabbix Share of Search | Zabbix rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 7.1% | 5 | 165K | 43.5% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 27.1K | 7.4% | 5 | 165K | 45.2% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 22.2K | 6.6% | 5 | 165K | 49.3% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 27.1K | 7.6% | 5 | 165K | 46.2% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 27.1K | 7.7% | 5 | 165K | 47% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 9% | 4 | 165K | 45.1% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 27.1K | 7.7% | 5 | 165K | 46.8% | 1 | | May 2026 | 22.2K | 7.4% | 5 | 135K | 44.9% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 22.2K | 7.4% | 5 | 135K | 45% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 22.2K | 7.6% | 4 | 135K | 46% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 22.2K | 7.6% | 4 | 135K | 46.3% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 22.2K | 7.6% | 4 | 135K | 46.1% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Checkmk’s and Zabbix’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Checkmk**: Measured on the search term “checkmk”. - **Zabbix**: Measured on the search term “zabbix”. - [Checkmk profile](/demand/global-en/brands/checkmk) - [Zabbix profile](/demand/global-en/brands/zabbix) - [All network monitoring tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/network-monitoring-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Checkmk or Zabbix more popular in search? In September 2026, Zabbix had more branded searches than Checkmk among network monitoring tools worldwide. Zabbix had about 135,000 branded searches, while Checkmk had 22,200. Zabbix made up 46.1% of all network monitoring tool searches we track, and Checkmk accounted for 7.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Checkmk vs Zabbix: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/network-monitoring-tools/compare/checkmk-vs-zabbix This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/network-monitoring-tools/compare/checkmk-vs-zabbix. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.