Best Hubble Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from eBPF observability tools ranked against Hubble on the same published basis.
- 1Hubble vs DeepFlow
- 2Hubble vs bpftrace
- 3Hubble vs Caretta
- 4Hubble vs Grafana k6
- 5Hubble vs groundcover
- 6Hubble vs Kubeshark
- 7Hubble vs BCC
- 8Hubble vs Coroot
- 10Hubble vs Inspektor Gadget
- 11Hubble vs Metoro Kubernetes Profiling
- 12Hubble vs Odigos
- 13Hubble vs Qpoint
- 14Hubble vs Tracee
- 15Hubble vs Kindling
- 16Hubble vs Pixie
- 17Hubble vs Pyroscope
- 18Hubble vs Elastic Observability
- 19Hubble vs Anteon
- 20Hubble vs Tetragon
- 21Hubble vs Grafana Beyla
Hubble alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeepFlow | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | bpftrace | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 3 | Caretta | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 4 | Grafana k6 | 6.4 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux |
| 5 | groundcover | 6.4 | Free plan | $30/mo | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 6 | Kubeshark | 6.4 | Free plan | $30/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | BCC | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 8 | Coroot | 6.3 | Free plan | $1/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 10 | Inspektor Gadget | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 11 | Metoro Kubernetes Profiling | 6.3 | Free plan | $20/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | Odigos | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 13 | Qpoint | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 14 | Tracee | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 15 | Kindling | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Pixie | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 17 | Pyroscope | 6.1 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 18 | Elastic Observability | 5.8 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 19 | Anteon | 5.7 | No | $99/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | Tetragon | 5.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 21 | Grafana Beyla | 5.5 | No | — | Linux |
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Questions about Hubble alternatives
What is the best alternative to Hubble?
DeepFlow, number 1 in eBPF observability tools with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: bpftrace, Caretta, Grafana k6 and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Hubble?
DeepFlow 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 mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.