Best Hubble Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from eBPF observability tools ranked against Hubble on the same published basis.
- 1Hubble vs DeepFlow
- 2Hubble vs Coroot
- 3Hubble vs Kubeshark
- 4Hubble vs Odigos
- 5Hubble vs Elastic Observability
- 6Hubble vs groundcover
- 7Hubble vs Qpoint
- 8Hubble vs Metoro Kubernetes Profiling
- 9Hubble vs Anteon
- 10Hubble vs Inspektor Gadget
- 11Hubble vs Parca
- 12Hubble vs Caretta
- 13Hubble vs Grafana k6
- 14Hubble vs bpftrace
- 15Hubble vs Kindling
- 16Hubble vs Pyroscope
- 17Hubble vs KubeSense
- 18Hubble vs Gyeeta
- 20Hubble vs orb8
- 21Hubble vs Pixie
Hubble alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeepFlow | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Coroot | 7.6 | Free plan | $1/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Kubeshark | 7.6 | Free plan | $30/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Odigos | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | Elastic Observability | 7.5 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | groundcover | 7.5 | Free plan | $30/mo | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 7 | Qpoint | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Metoro Kubernetes Profiling | 7.4 | Free plan | $20/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | Anteon | 7.2 | No | $99/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | Inspektor Gadget | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 11 | Parca | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | Caretta | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 13 | Grafana k6 | 7.1 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux |
| 14 | bpftrace | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 15 | Kindling | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Pyroscope | 7.0 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 17 | KubeSense | 6.9 | No | $20/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 18 | Gyeeta | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | orb8 | 6.8 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 21 | Pixie | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
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Questions about Hubble alternatives
What is the best alternative to Hubble?
DeepFlow, number 1 in eBPF observability tools with a score of 7.8 out of 10. The others here: Coroot, Kubeshark, Odigos and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Hubble?
DeepFlow is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives 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.