Best AI DevOps Assistants in 2026
Updated
In short: HealR is ranked #1 of 25 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Kestrel and TigerOps. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Kestrel. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Botkube at $10/mo.
AI DevOps assistants are aimed at operational work around infrastructure, deployments and incidents. Compared on cloud platforms and deployment mode, the ranking also weighs incident response, infrastructure troubleshooting, Kubernetes support and runbook automation. Free-plan availability and paid starting prices provide additional comparison points. Kestrel, TigerOps and TalkOps lead the entries, followed by HealR and UniDeploy. Look at the environments and tasks your team needs covered, then compare the listed capabilities with your existing operational workflows.
25 AI DevOps assistants ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment mode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HealR | 7.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $199/mo | Yes | — | both | View |
| 2 | Kestrel | 7.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $100/mo | Yes | — | both | View |
| 3 |  TigerOps | 7.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | both | View |
| 4 | FireHydrant | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $25/mo | Yes | — | — | View |
| 5 | incident.io | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $15/mo | Yes | 15 /user/mo | — | View |
| 6 | TalkOps | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | — | — | both | View |
| 7 |  UniDeploy | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $15/mo | Yes | — | both | View |
| 8 | Rootly | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $20/mo | No | 20 /user/mo | — | View |
| 9 |  Scrubbe | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $350/mo | Yes | — | both | View |
| 10 |  TierZero | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $75/mo | No | 75 /user/mo | both | View |
| 11 |  Botkube | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $10/mo | Yes | — | — | View |
| 12 | Hermes Agent | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $20/mo | Yes | — | both | View |
| 13 |  Octopus AI Assistant | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | both | View |
| 14 |  K8sGPT | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 15 | IncidentFox | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | both | View |
| 16 |  Aerol | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | automated | View |
| 17 | Resolve AI | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | both | View |
| 18 | Akmatori | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | both | View |
| 19 | AWS DevOps Agent | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | both | View |
| 20 |  Open DevOps Agent | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | both | View |
| 21 | OpenAna | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | both | View |
| 22 | B.O.R.I.S. | 5.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | both | View |
| 23 | Nova AI Ops | 4.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | 16 /user/mo | — | View |
| 24 |  Plural | 4.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 25 |  BigPanda | 4.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
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Questions about this list
Which AI DevOps assistant is ranked first on Inferse?
HealR is ranked #1 of 25 with a score of 7.4. Kestrel is second and TigerOps third.
How many of these have a free plan?
9 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Botkube has the lowest first paid tier we found: $10/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.