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Best Observe Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from Kubernetes monitoring ranked against Observe on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $1.40/mo7.9
    Observe vs Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring
  2. 2
    Honeycomb Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb $150/mo7.9
    Observe vs Honeycomb
  3. 3
    SigNoz Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb $19/mo7.9
    Observe vs SigNoz
  4. 4
    Middleware Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $0.30/mo7.8
    Observe vs Middleware
  5. 5
    Netdata Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted $4.50/mo7.8
    Observe vs Netdata
  6. 6
    ManageEngine Applications Manager Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxWebWin $32.92/mo7.5
    Observe vs ManageEngine Applications Manager
  7. 7
    Site24x7 Kubernetes Monitoring Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.3
    Observe vs Site24x7 Kubernetes Monitoring
  8. 8
    Botkube Free plan self-hosted $10/mo6.4
    Observe vs Botkube
  9. 9
    Checkmk Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $275/mo6.4
    Observe vs Checkmk
  10. 10
    Datadog Kubernetes Monitoring Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $1/mo6.4
    Observe vs Datadog Kubernetes Monitoring
  11. 11
    Grafana Cloud Application Observability Free plan LinuxMacWebWin $0.03/mo6.4
    Observe vs Grafana Cloud Application Observability
  12. 12
    groundcover Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb $30/mo6.4
    Observe vs groundcover
  13. 13
    New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin $29.08/mo6.4
    Observe vs New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring
  14. 14
    Radar Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $149/mo6.4
    Observe vs Radar
  15. 15
    Substrate Free plan apiWeb $299/mo6.4
    Observe vs Substrate
  16. 16
    VictoriaMetrics Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $200/mo6.4
    Observe vs VictoriaMetrics
  17. 17
    Watchlog Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $4.99/mo6.4
    Observe vs Watchlog
  18. 18
    avuru obs Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.3
    Observe vs avuru obs
  19. 19
    Coroot Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $1/mo6.3
    Observe vs Coroot
  20. 20
    Grafana k6 Free plan Linux $19/mo6.3
    Observe vs Grafana k6

Observe alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring7.9No$1.40/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
2Honeycomb7.9Free plan$150/moAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
3SigNoz7.9Free plan$19/moAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
4Middleware7.8Free plan$0.30/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
5Netdata7.8Free plan$4.50/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6ManageEngine Applications Manager7.5Free plan$32.92/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows
7Site24x7 Kubernetes Monitoring7.3No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
8Botkube6.4Free plan$10/moself-hosted
9Checkmk6.4Free plan$275/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Datadog Kubernetes Monitoring6.4Free plan$1/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11Grafana Cloud Application Observability6.4Free plan$0.03/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
12groundcover6.4Free plan$30/moLinux, self-hosted, Web
13New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring6.4Free plan$29.08/moLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14Radar6.4Free plan$149/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15Substrate6.4Free plan$299/moAPI, Web
16VictoriaMetrics6.4Free plan$200/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17Watchlog6.4Free plan$4.99/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18avuru obs6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
19Coroot6.3Free plan$1/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20Grafana k66.3Free plan$19/moLinux
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Questions about Observe alternatives

What is the best alternative to Observe?

Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring, number 1 in Kubernetes monitoring with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: Honeycomb, SigNoz, Middleware and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Observe?

Honeycomb is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 18 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.