Best Hubble Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from eBPF observability tools ranked against Hubble on the same published basis.
- 1Hubble vs Kubeshark
- 2Hubble vs Coroot
- 3Hubble vs DeepFlow
- 5Hubble vs Inspektor Gadget
- 6Hubble vs Metoro Kubernetes Profiling
- 7Hubble vs Elastic Observability
- 8Hubble vs Anteon
- 9Hubble vs Tetragon
- 10Hubble vs bpftrace
- 11Hubble vs Caretta
- 12Hubble vs Grafana k6
- 13Hubble vs BCC
- 14Hubble vs groundcover
- 15Hubble vs Odigos
- 16Hubble vs Qpoint
- 17Hubble vs Tracee
- 18Hubble vs Kindling
- 19Hubble vs Pixie
- 20Hubble vs Pyroscope
- 21Hubble vs ApexData
Hubble alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kubeshark | 7.4 | Free plan | $30/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Coroot | 7.3 | Free plan | $1/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | DeepFlow | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Inspektor Gadget | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | Metoro Kubernetes Profiling | 7.3 | Free plan | $20/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 7 | Elastic Observability | 7.0 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Anteon | 6.9 | No | $99/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | Tetragon | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 10 | bpftrace | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 11 | Caretta | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 12 | Grafana k6 | 6.0 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux |
| 13 | BCC | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 14 | groundcover | 5.9 | Free plan | $30/mo | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | Odigos | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 16 | Qpoint | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 17 | Tracee | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 18 | Kindling | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | Pixie | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | Pyroscope | 5.7 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 21 | ApexData | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about Hubble alternatives
What is the best alternative to Hubble?
Kubeshark, number 1 in eBPF observability tools with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Coroot, DeepFlow, Inspektor Gadget and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Hubble?
Kubeshark is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives 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.