Pixie

No phone app

4.9No. 43 of 49
in Kubernetes Monitoring
  • Recognised40% of the score20
  • Phone app26% of the score0
  • Documented20% of the score20
  • Free plan14% of the score30
Free plan
Yes
Runs on
Linux, self-hosted, Web

Summary

Pixie is ranked #43 of 49 in Kubernetes monitoring on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan.

Pixie plans and pricing

All plans
Cosmic Cloud hosted Pixie Free 100% free hosted version of the open source project · community offering by Pixie maintainers px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
New Relic Cloud Free Free hosted version of the open source project px.dev · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on Kubernetes monitoring

Cloud providers
AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloudpx.dev
Kubernetes monitoring
Yespx.dev

Facts

Purpose
Pixie is open-source Kubernetes observability and debugging software for developers.px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
Data collection
Pixie accesses metrics, events, traces, and logs without code changes using dynamic eBPF probes and ingestors.px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
Debugging
Users can run community, team, or custom scripts to debug as code and share sessions.px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
Interface
Pixie provides a CLI for health checks and charts, with a browser interface available when needed.px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
Deployment
Pixie supports hosted and self-hosted deployments, and its Vizier data collection component runs in the Kubernetes cluster.docs.px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
Storage
The install guide says telemetry data used with a hosted backend is stored exclusively on the Kubernetes cluster, not in Pixie Cloud.docs.px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
Cloud options
The maker lists Cosmic Cloud and New Relic Cloud as free hosted versions of the open-source project.px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
Integrations
The homepage lists Minikube, EKS, GKE, AKS, and self-managed Kubernetes environments.px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
Requirements
Pixie requires Kubernetes v1.21 or later and runs on Linux nodes.docs.px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
Unsupported environments
The requirements page lists EKS Fargate, GKE Autopilot, Docker Desktop, k3d, kind, and Windows as unsupported.docs.px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
Security
Pixie telemetry traffic is encrypted in transit, and the requirements page says telemetry passes through Pixie Cloud without persistence.docs.px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
Permissions
Pixie pods that install BPF programs require privileged access to the Linux kernel.docs.px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
Support
The project directs users to its Community Slack, troubleshooting guide, and GitHub issue tracker for help.docs.px.dev · 4 Oct 2026

Company

Founded
2018px.dev · 28 Sept 2026

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