Best Pyroscope Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from eBPF observability tools ranked against Pyroscope on the same published basis.
- 1Pyroscope vs DeepFlow
- 2Pyroscope vs Coroot
- 3Pyroscope vs groundcover
- 4Pyroscope vs Odigos
- 5Pyroscope vs Qpoint
- 6Pyroscope vs Metoro Kubernetes Profiling
- 8Pyroscope vs Inspektor Gadget
- 9Pyroscope vs Kubeshark
- 10Pyroscope vs ApexData
- 11Pyroscope vs KubeSense
- 12Pyroscope vs Grafana Beyla
- 13Pyroscope vs BCC
- 14Pyroscope vs bpftrace
- 15Pyroscope vs Gyeeta
- 16Pyroscope vs Kerno
- 17Pyroscope vs Anteon
- 18Pyroscope vs Hubble
- 19Pyroscope vs Pixie
- 20Pyroscope vs Caretta
- 21Pyroscope vs Parca
Pyroscope alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeepFlow | 9.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Coroot | 8.2 | Free plan | $1/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | groundcover | 8.0 | Free plan | $30/mo | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 4 | Odigos | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | Qpoint | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Metoro Kubernetes Profiling | 7.4 | Free plan | $20/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 8 | Inspektor Gadget | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 9 | Kubeshark | 7.1 | Free plan | $30/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 10 | ApexData | 6.8 | No | — | Web |
| 11 | KubeSense | 6.7 | No | — | Web, Linux |
| 12 | Grafana Beyla | 6.7 | No | — | Linux |
| 13 | BCC | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 14 | bpftrace | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 15 | Gyeeta | 6.4 | No | — | Web, Linux |
| 16 | Kerno | 6.3 | No | — | Linux |
| 17 | Anteon | 6.3 | No | $99/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 18 | Hubble | 6.1 | No | — | Linux |
| 19 | Pixie | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | Caretta | 5.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 21 | Parca | 5.4 | No | — | Web, Linux |
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Questions about Pyroscope alternatives
What is the best alternative to Pyroscope?
DeepFlow, number 1 in eBPF observability tools with a score of 9.6 out of 10. The others here: Coroot, groundcover, Odigos and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Pyroscope?
DeepFlow is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 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. Paid placements never change a rank.