Best AI DevOps Assistants in 2026
Updated
In short: incident.io is ranked #1 of 25 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Hermes Agent and Rootly. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Hermes Agent. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Botkube at $10/mo.
For teams managing deployments and infrastructure, AI DevOps assistants can be compared by the tasks and environments they cover. Check cloud platforms and deployment mode, then consider incident response, infrastructure troubleshooting, Kubernetes support, and runbook automation. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing offer additional practical comparison points. The ranking opens with Kestrel, TigerOps, and incident.io, followed by TalkOps and HealR among the early entries. Look across the listed capabilities to see which assistants align with your team’s operational workflows and the platforms you use.
25 AI DevOps assistants ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 1 incident.io iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.9$15/mo
- 2 Hermes Agent Android only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.7$20/mo Deployment mode: bothIncident response: YesInfra troubleshooting: Yes
- 3 Rootly iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.1$20/mo
- 4 HealR No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4$199/mo Deployment mode: bothIncident response: YesInfra troubleshooting: Yes
- 5 Kestrel No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4$100/mo Deployment mode: bothIncident response: YesInfra troubleshooting: Yes
- 6 TigerOps No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4Free Deployment mode: bothIncident response: YesInfra troubleshooting: Yes
- 7 UniDeploy No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4$15/mo Deployment mode: bothIncident response: YesInfra troubleshooting: Yes
- 8 Botkube No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3$10/mo
- 9 FireHydrant No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3$25/mo
- 10 TalkOps No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3Free Deployment mode: bothIncident response: YesInfra troubleshooting: Yes
- 11 Nova AI Ops No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6$16/mo
- 12 OpenAna No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6 Deployment mode: bothIncident response: YesInfra troubleshooting: Yes
- 13 Scrubbe No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6$350/mo Deployment mode: bothIncident response: YesInfra troubleshooting: Yes
- 14 TierZero No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6$75/mo Deployment mode: bothIncident response: YesInfra troubleshooting: Yes
- 15 IncidentFox No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5 Deployment mode: bothIncident response: YesInfra troubleshooting: Yes
- 16 Aerol No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Deployment mode: automatedIncident response: YesInfra troubleshooting: Yes
- 17 Octopus AI Assistant No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Deployment mode: bothIncident response: YesInfra troubleshooting: Yes
- 18 Resolve AI No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Deployment mode: bothIncident response: YesInfra troubleshooting: Yes
- 19 Akmatori No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Deployment mode: bothIncident response: YesInfra troubleshooting: Yes
- 20 AWS DevOps Agent No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Deployment mode: bothIncident response: YesInfra troubleshooting: Yes
- 21 K8sGPT No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Incident response: YesInfra troubleshooting: Yes
- 22 Open DevOps Agent No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Deployment mode: bothIncident response: YesInfra troubleshooting: Yes
- 23 B.O.R.I.S. No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.1 Deployment mode: bothIncident response: YesInfra troubleshooting: Yes
- 24 Plural No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.9
- 25 BigPanda No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.7
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Questions about this list
Which AI DevOps assistant is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?
incident.io is ranked #1 of 25 with a score of 7.9. Hermes Agent is second and Rootly third.
How many of these have a free plan?
9 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Botkube has the lowest first paid tier we found: $10/mo.
How is this list 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.