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Odigos
What it is
Odigos is self-hosted software for examining live runtime activity inside services. It records production behavior for engineers, AI agents, and security teams without requiring application-code changes. Captured signals include traces, metrics, logs, profiles, and function values, including evidence that might otherwise wait for an instrumentation release or redeployment. Its out-of-process eBPF capture is stated to use under 1% CPU and add effectively zero latency. RBAC and policy controls determine who can request captures, which workloads are covered, and what data may be collected. PII masking, attribute deletion, and sampling can shape values before export. Odigos sends data as OpenTelemetry and can operate alongside Datadog, New Relic, Honeycomb, Grafana Cloud, Jaeger, Tempo, Loki, and SigNoz. It supports Go, Java, Python, .NET, JavaScript, PHP, and Ruby, with deployment on Kubernetes, VMs, and bare metal. The open-source plan is free; Enterprise pricing is custom and includes a 14-day free trial.
For and against
For
- Captures traces, metrics, logs, profiles, and function values
- No instrumentation release or redeploy required
- Out-of-process capture uses under 1% CPU
- Exports through OpenTelemetry
- Free open-source plan available
Against
- Self-hosted deployment is required
- Oracle database tracing is marked Coming Soon
- Enterprise support differs from community support
The verdict
Odigos combines runtime capture, policy controls, data shaping, and OpenTelemetry export in a self-hosted package. Its free open-source plan provides a starting point, while Enterprise adds multi-cluster administration, database tracing, and premium support at custom pricing.
Who it suits
Odigos suits engineers, AI agents, and security teams investigating production behavior, containing attacks, or improving code. It fits organizations using Kubernetes, virtual machines, or bare metal with supported languages.
Plans and prices
Open Source
Free and open source · Apache 2.0 · core OpenTelemetry tracing · community support
Read 29 Sep 2026 · odigos.io
Enterprise
Custom pricing · 14-day free trial · low-overhead eBPF capture · database tracing
Read 29 Sep 2026 · odigos.io
On the record
- Access controls
- Odigos says RBAC and policy controls govern who can request captures, which workloads they apply to, and what may be captured.odigos.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Compliance
- Odigos says it is SOC 2 audited.odigos.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Data handling
- PII masking, attribute deletion, and sampling can shape captured values in the cluster before export.odigos.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- The company describes installation on Kubernetes, VMs, and bare metal; its plan comparison specifies Linux VM/cloud VM and Linux bare metal tracing.odigos.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Destinations
- Odigos exports data as OpenTelemetry to configured destinations and can run alongside Datadog, New Relic, Honeycomb, Grafana Cloud, Jaeger, Tempo, Loki, and SigNoz.odigos.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Enterprise limits
- Oracle database tracing is marked “Coming Soon” on the plan comparison.odigos.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Instrumentation
- Odigos captures missing runtime evidence live without requiring an instrumentation release or redeploy.odigos.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- Odigos describes its users as engineers, AI agents, and security teams investigating production, containing attacks, and improving code.odigos.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Languages
- The pricing page lists Go, Java, Python, .NET, JavaScript, PHP, and Ruby as supported languages.odigos.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Performance
- Odigos states that its out-of-process eBPF capture uses under 1% CPU and adds effectively zero latency.odigos.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Odigos records live runtime activity inside services so engineers, AI agents, and security teams can investigate production behavior without changing application code.odigos.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Security response
- Odigos supports function-level virtual patching to block matching application calls before a code release.odigos.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Signals
- Odigos can collect traces, metrics, logs, profiles, and function values.odigos.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Support
- The open source plan provides Odigos community support, while Enterprise lists 24/7 premium support.odigos.io · read 29 Sep 2026
