Tech riderRev. 22 Sept 2026
- 1Runs onLinux, Mac
- 2CostsNot stated by the maker
- 3Deployment modelself-hosted
- 4Kubernetes supportYes
- 5Network visibilityYes
- 6Application tracingNo
- 7Kernel profilingNo
- 8Supported operating systemsLinux; macOS development via Lima and QEMU
7 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: github.com
Overview
orb8 is ranked #22 of 29 in eBPF observability tools on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, macOS.
Compared on eBPF observability tools
- Free plan
- Yesgithub.com
- Deployment model
- self-hostedgithub.com
- Kubernetes support
- Yesgithub.com
- Network visibility
- Yesgithub.com
- Application tracing
- Nogithub.com
- Kernel profiling
- Nogithub.com
- Supported operating systems
- Linux; macOS development via Lima and QEMUgithub.com
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