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Best Inspektor Gadget Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from eBPF observability tools ranked against Inspektor Gadget on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    DeepFlow Free plan AndroidapiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.9
    Inspektor Gadget vs DeepFlow
  2. 2
    bpftrace Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.4
    Inspektor Gadget vs bpftrace
  3. 3
    Caretta Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.4
    Inspektor Gadget vs Caretta
  4. 4
    Grafana k6 Free plan Linux $19/mo6.4
    Inspektor Gadget vs Grafana k6
  5. 5
    groundcover Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb $30/mo6.4
    Inspektor Gadget vs groundcover
  6. 6
    Kubeshark Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $30/mo6.4
    Inspektor Gadget vs Kubeshark
  7. 7
    Parca Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    Inspektor Gadget vs Parca
  8. 8
    BCC Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.3
    Inspektor Gadget vs BCC
  9. 9
    Coroot Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $1/mo6.3
    Inspektor Gadget vs Coroot
  10. 10
    Hubble Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.3
    Inspektor Gadget vs Hubble
  11. 12
    Metoro Kubernetes Profiling Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $20/mo6.3
    Inspektor Gadget vs Metoro Kubernetes Profiling
  12. 13
    Odigos Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.3
    Inspektor Gadget vs Odigos
  13. 14
    Qpoint Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free6.3
    Inspektor Gadget vs Qpoint
  14. 15
    Tetragon Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.3
    Inspektor Gadget vs Tetragon
  15. 16
    Tracee Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.3
    Inspektor Gadget vs Tracee
  16. 17
    Gyeeta Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.2
    Inspektor Gadget vs Gyeeta
  17. 18
    Kindling Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.2
    Inspektor Gadget vs Kindling
  18. 19
    Pixie Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb Free6.2
    Inspektor Gadget vs Pixie
  19. 20
    Pyroscope Free plan LinuxMacWebWin $19/mo6.1
    Inspektor Gadget vs Pyroscope
  20. 21
    ApexData self-hostedWeb $1,000/mo5.8
    Inspektor Gadget vs ApexData

Inspektor Gadget alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1DeepFlow7.9Free planFreeAndroid, API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2bpftrace6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
3Caretta6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
4Grafana k66.4Free plan$19/moLinux
5groundcover6.4Free plan$30/moLinux, self-hosted, Web
6Kubeshark6.4Free plan$30/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Parca6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
8BCC6.3Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
9Coroot6.3Free plan$1/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Hubble6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
12Metoro Kubernetes Profiling6.3Free plan$20/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13Odigos6.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
14Qpoint6.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
15Tetragon6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
16Tracee6.3Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
17Gyeeta6.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
18Kindling6.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
19Pixie6.2Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web
20Pyroscope6.1Free plan$19/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
21ApexData5.8No$1,000/moself-hosted, Web
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Questions about Inspektor Gadget alternatives

What is the best alternative to Inspektor Gadget?

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 Inspektor Gadget?

DeepFlow is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 19 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.