Elastic Observability vs Kerno

Elastic Observability

8.4 #3 in Log Management Software

About Elastic Observability

Kerno

5.1 #21 in eBPF Observability Tools

About Kerno
Elastic ObservabilityKerno
Free planNoNo
Free trialYesNo
Paid from——
Open sourceNoNo
Platformsapi, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, WindowsLinux
Free planNo—
Paid from99 /mo—
Deployment model—self-hosted
Kubernetes support—Yes
Network visibility—Yes
Application tracing—No
Kernel profiling—No
Supported operating systems—Linux; kernel 5.8+ with BTF; Debian/Ubuntu, RHEL/Fedora, and Amazon Linux 2023 installation paths

Both are listed in Best eBPF Observability Tools. On Inferse, Elastic Observability scores higher on our published basis.