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BCC

No phone app

6.3No. 6 of 29
in eBPF Observability Tools
  • Recognised40% of the score20
  • Phone app26% of the score0
  • Documented20% of the score87
  • Free plan14% of the score100
Free plan
Yes
Runs on
Linux, self-hosted
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Summary

BCC is ranked #6 of 29 in eBPF observability tools on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

BCC plans and pricing

All plans
BCC Free Apache-2.0 licensed · Linux kernel 4.1 or newer required github.com · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on eBPF observability tools

Free plan
Yesgithub.com
Deployment model
self-hostedgithub.com
Network visibility
Yesgithub.com
Application tracing
Yesgithub.com
Kernel profiling
Yesgithub.com
Supported operating systems
Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, Gentoo, openSUSE, RHEL, Amazon Linux, Alpine Linux, and WSLgithub.com

Facts

Purpose
BCC is a toolkit for creating efficient kernel tracing and manipulation programs using eBPF.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Use cases
BCC is suited to performance analysis and network traffic control.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Languages
BCC provides kernel instrumentation in C, with front ends in Python and Lua.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Workflow
Its features include a shared library workflow, an LLVM BPF backend for JIT, and dynamic loading and unloading of JITed programs.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Kernel hooks
BCC supports socket filters, tc classifiers, tc actions, and kprobes.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Included tools
The project includes self-contained tools for tracing a running system, including examples for disk I/O, processes, networking, and filesystems.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Linux requirement
The installation guide says Linux kernel 4.1 or newer is generally required, along with specified kernel configuration options.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Distribution packages
The installation guide lists packages or installation instructions for Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, Gentoo, openSUSE, RHEL, Amazon Linux, Alpine, and WSL.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Package limitation
The guide says Ubuntu Universe and iovisor BCC packages are outdated and that building from source is the way to get an up-to-date packaged version.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Permissions
The FAQ says a BPF program load failure with “Operation not permitted” may require running with sudo.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Security model
The README describes eBPF programs as sandboxed bytecode executed by the kernel and says BPF programs loaded into the kernel cannot crash or run forever.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
License
The repository identifies Apache-2.0 as its license.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Support
The project points users to its GitHub issue tracker, the IOVisor mailing list, and the #iovisor IRC channel for project discussion and help.github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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