Best Kubernetes Monitoring in 2026
Updated
50ranked
9free plans on this page
$0.02/molowest paid tier
12 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Kubernetes Monitoring 25 channels on this page · 48 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromControl-plane monitoringKubernetes logsDistributed tracingAlerting channelsManaged Kubernetes supportData retention Spec sheet Score
26 Prometheus Free planPaid fromControl-plane monitoringKubernetes logsDistributed tracingAlerting channelsManaged Kubernetes supportData retention 0/8spec lines stated 7.1
27 Sematext Monitoring Free planYesPaid from$2.8/moControl-plane monitoringKubernetes logsDistributed tracingAlerting channelsManaged Kubernetes supportData retention 2/8spec lines stated 7.1
28 SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability Free planNoPaid from$8/moControl-plane monitoringKubernetes logsDistributed tracingAlerting channelsManaged Kubernetes supportData retention 2/8spec lines stated 7.1
29 avuru obs Free planYesPaid fromControl-plane monitoringKubernetes logsYesDistributed tracingYesAlerting channelsSlack, PagerDuty, AlertmanagerManaged Kubernetes supportData retention 4/8spec lines stated 7.0
30 eG Enterprise Free planNoPaid from$100/moControl-plane monitoringKubernetes logsDistributed tracingYesAlerting channelsManaged Kubernetes supportData retention 3/8spec lines stated 7.0
31 Grafana k6 Free planYesPaid fromControl-plane monitoringKubernetes logsDistributed tracingAlerting channelsManaged Kubernetes supportData retention 1/8spec lines stated 7.0
32 LogicMonitor Free planNoPaid fromControl-plane monitoringKubernetes logsDistributed tracingAlerting channelsManaged Kubernetes supportData retention 1/8spec lines stated 7.0
33 Substrate Free planYesPaid from$299/moControl-plane monitoringKubernetes logsYesDistributed tracingAlerting channelsemail, webhookManaged Kubernetes supportYesData retention 5/8spec lines stated 7.0
34 Atatus API Analytics Free planPaid fromControl-plane monitoringYesKubernetes logsYesDistributed tracingYesAlerting channelsemail, Slack, PagerDuty, webhooksManaged Kubernetes supportYesData retention90 days 6/8spec lines stated 6.8
35 Logz.io APM Free planNoPaid fromControl-plane monitoringYesKubernetes logsYesDistributed tracingYesAlerting channelsSlack, PagerDuty, Gmail, Jira, Opsgenie, Microsoft Teams, VictorOps, BigPandaManaged Kubernetes supportYesData retention 6/8spec lines stated 6.8
36 Pixie Free planPaid fromControl-plane monitoringKubernetes logsDistributed tracingAlerting channelsManaged Kubernetes supportData retention 0/8spec lines stated 6.8
37 Coralogix Kubernetes Monitoring Free planNoPaid fromControl-plane monitoringKubernetes logsDistributed tracingAlerting channelsManaged Kubernetes supportData retention 1/8spec lines stated 6.7
38 Dash0 Free planNoPaid fromControl-plane monitoringKubernetes logsDistributed tracingYesAlerting channelsManaged Kubernetes supportData retention 2/8spec lines stated 6.7
39 OpenObserve Free planYesPaid fromControl-plane monitoringKubernetes logsDistributed tracingAlerting channelsManaged Kubernetes supportData retention 1/8spec lines stated 6.7
40 smartctl_exporter Free planYesPaid fromControl-plane monitoringYesKubernetes logsDistributed tracingAlerting channelsManaged Kubernetes supportYesData retention10 days 4/8spec lines stated 6.7
41 Thanos Free planPaid fromControl-plane monitoringKubernetes logsDistributed tracingAlerting channelsManaged Kubernetes supportData retention 0/8spec lines stated 6.7
42 Skooner Free planPaid fromControl-plane monitoringKubernetes logsDistributed tracingAlerting channelsManaged Kubernetes supportData retention 0/8spec lines stated 6.6
43 Sysdig Monitor Free planPaid fromControl-plane monitoringKubernetes logsDistributed tracingAlerting channelsManaged Kubernetes supportData retention 0/8spec lines stated 6.6
44 Observatorium Free planPaid fromControl-plane monitoringKubernetes logsYesDistributed tracingNoAlerting channelsManaged Kubernetes supportYesData retention 3/8spec lines stated 6.5
45 Dynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring Free planNoPaid fromControl-plane monitoringKubernetes logsDistributed tracingYesAlerting channelsManaged Kubernetes supportData retention 2/8spec lines stated 6.3
46 Robusta Free planPaid fromControl-plane monitoringKubernetes logsDistributed tracingAlerting channelsManaged Kubernetes supportData retention 0/8spec lines stated 6.3
47 ServiceNow Event Management Free planPaid fromControl-plane monitoringKubernetes logsDistributed tracingAlerting channelsManaged Kubernetes supportData retention 0/8spec lines stated 6.3
48 KuboVisor Free planNoPaid fromControl-plane monitoringYesKubernetes logsDistributed tracingAlerting channelsemail, in-app, system notificationsManaged Kubernetes supportYesData retention 4/8spec lines stated 6.2
49 Amazon CloudWatch Container Insights Free planNoPaid fromControl-plane monitoringKubernetes logsDistributed tracingAlerting channelsManaged Kubernetes supportData retention 1/8spec lines stated 5.9
50 Grafana Mimir Free planPaid fromControl-plane monitoringKubernetes logsDistributed tracingAlerting channelsManaged Kubernetes supportData retention 0/8spec lines stated 4.7
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Control-plane monitoring | Kubernetes logs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Prometheus | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | ||||
| 27 | Sematext Monitoring | 7.1 | $2.80/mo | Yes | 2.8 /mo | |||
| 28 | SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability | 7.1 | No | $8/mo | No | 8 /mo | ||
| 29 | avuru obs | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 30 | eG Enterprise | 7.0 | No | $100/mo | No | 100 /mo | ||
| 31 | Grafana k6 | 7.0 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | |||
| 32 | LogicMonitor | 7.0 | No | $16/mo | No | |||
| 33 | Substrate | 7.0 | Free plan | $299/mo | Yes | 299 /mo | Yes | |
| 34 | Atatus API Analytics | 6.8 | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 35 | Logz.io APM | 6.8 | No | $0.16/mo | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 36 | Pixie | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | ||||
| 37 | Coralogix Kubernetes Monitoring | 6.7 | No | $0.06/mo | No | |||
| 38 | Dash0 | 6.7 | No | $0.02/mo | No | |||
| 39 | OpenObserve | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 40 | smartctl_exporter | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 41 | Thanos | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | ||||
| 42 | Skooner | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | ||||
| 43 | Sysdig Monitor | 6.6 | ||||||
| 44 | Observatorium | 6.5 | Yes | |||||
| 45 | Dynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring | 6.3 | No | $7/mo | No | |||
| 46 | Robusta | 6.3 | ||||||
| 47 | ServiceNow Event Management | 6.3 | ||||||
| 48 | KuboVisor | 6.2 | No | Yes | ||||
| 49 | Amazon CloudWatch Container Insights | 5.9 | No | $0.08/mo | No | |||
| 50 | Grafana Mimir | 4.7 |
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