Best AI DevOps Assistants in 2026
Updated
In short: incident.io is ranked #1 of 25 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of HealR and Hermes Agent. The best-ranked option with a free plan is HealR. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Botkube at $10/mo.
AI DevOps assistants address operational work across infrastructure, deployments, and incidents. Compared on cloud platforms and deployment mode, these entries also differ across incident response, infrastructure troubleshooting, Kubernetes support, and runbook automation. Check which tasks and environments appear in the listed criteria, then consider free-plan availability and paid-from pricing. The ranking starts with TigerOps, Kestrel, TalkOps, and HealR, followed by UniDeploy, incident.io, Open DevOps Agent, and Scrubbe. Compare those capabilities with the operational work and platforms relevant to your team, without overlooking the deployment mode that each entry specifies.
25 AI DevOps assistants ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 incident.io Top pick · 7.5 Free plan · $15/mo
#2 HealR Runner-up · 7.4 Free plan · $199/mo #3 Hermes Agent Also great · 7.4 Free plan · $20/mo
- Free plan AndroidapiiOSmacOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 15 /user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$15/mofirst paid tier About incident.ioVisit site - Free planFree trial apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment mode
- both
- Incident response
- Yes
- Infra troubleshooting
- Yes
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$199/mofirst paid tier About HealRVisit site - Free plan AndroidLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment mode
- both
- Incident response
- Yes
- Infra troubleshooting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$20/mofirst paid tier About Hermes AgentVisit site - Free planFree trial apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment mode
- both
- Incident response
- Yes
- Infra troubleshooting
- Yes
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$100/mofirst paid tier About KestrelVisit site - Free plan apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Deployment mode
- both
- Incident response
- Yes
- Infra troubleshooting
- Yes
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free planFree trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment mode
- both
- Incident response
- Yes
- Infra troubleshooting
- Yes
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free planFree trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$25/mofirst paid tier About FireHydrantVisit site - Free trial apiLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 16 /user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$16/mofirst paid tier About Nova AI OpsVisit site - Free plan apiLinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment mode
- both
- Incident response
- Yes
- Infra troubleshooting
- Yes
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$15/mofirst paid tier About UniDeployVisit site - Free planFree trial self-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$10/mofirst paid tier About BotkubeVisit site - Free trial AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 20 /user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$20/mofirst paid tier About RootlyVisit site - Free trial apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment mode
- both
- Incident response
- Yes
- Infra troubleshooting
- Yes
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$350/mofirst paid tier About ScrubbeVisit site - Free trial apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 75 /user/mo
- Deployment mode
- both
- Incident response
- Yes
- Infra troubleshooting
- Yes
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$75/mofirst paid tier About TierZeroVisit site - Free trial self-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment mode
- both
- Incident response
- Yes
- Infra troubleshooting
- Yes
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment mode
- both
- Incident response
- Yes
- Infra troubleshooting
- Yes
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Incident response
- Yes
- Infra troubleshooting
- Yes
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Deployment mode
- both
- Incident response
- Yes
- Infra troubleshooting
- Yes
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Deployment mode
- automated
- Incident response
- Yes
- Infra troubleshooting
- Yes
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment mode
- both
- Incident response
- Yes
- Infra troubleshooting
- Yes
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Deployment mode
- both
- Incident response
- Yes
- Infra troubleshooting
- Yes
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- No
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Deployment mode
- both
- Incident response
- Yes
- Infra troubleshooting
- Yes
- Kubernetes support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Deployment mode
- both
- Incident response
- Yes
- Infra troubleshooting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment mode
- both
- Incident response
- Yes
- Infra troubleshooting
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - WebRecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial
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Questions about this list
Which AI DevOps assistant is ranked first on Specifiction?
incident.io is ranked #1 of 25 with a score of 7.5. HealR is second and Hermes Agent 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 on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing. Paid placements never change a rank.