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Perses

Ch 207.2of 49 Kubernetes Monitoring
  1. 1Runs onAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Distributed tracingYes
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Overview

Perses is ranked #20 of 49 in Kubernetes monitoring on Specifiction. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan.

Perses plans and pricing

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Perses Free 100% open source · Apache 2.0 License perses.dev · 5 Oct 2026

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Facts

Purpose
Perses is an open dashboard tool for displaying observability data.perses.dev · 5 Oct 2026
Supported data
It supports Prometheus metrics, Tempo traces, Loki logs, and Pyroscope profiles.perses.dev · 5 Oct 2026
Prometheus tools
Prometheus support includes specialized visualization panels, a metrics explorer, and a PromQL debugger.perses.dev · 5 Oct 2026
Embed dashboards
Developers can embed panels and dashboards in their own UIs using Perses npm packages, without running the full application.perses.dev · 5 Oct 2026
Dashboard-as-Code
Perses provides SDKs for writing dashboards as code and reusing components across dashboards.perses.dev · 5 Oct 2026
CI/CD
The native percli command-line tool can perform actions in CI/CD pipelines.perses.dev · 5 Oct 2026
Kubernetes
The Perses operator manages instances and dashboards declaratively using Kubernetes Custom Resources.perses.dev · 5 Oct 2026
Plugins
Perses has a plugin-based architecture that lets users extend its capabilities.perses.dev · 5 Oct 2026
Authentication
Perses supports native user management and external OIDC or OAuth identity providers.perses.dev · 5 Oct 2026
Authorization
Its access controls use a Kubernetes-inspired RBAC system with roles, role bindings, and fine-grained permissions.perses.dev · 5 Oct 2026
Grafana migration
Grafana dashboards can be imported through the web UI or migrated in batches with percli, with translation described as best effort.perses.dev · 5 Oct 2026
Install options
The documentation describes container installation with Docker or Podman and Homebrew installation on macOS or Linux.perses.dev · 5 Oct 2026
Security contact
The project directs security issues to an email list seen only by core team members.perses.dev · 5 Oct 2026
Support
For general questions, the project points users to GitHub Discussions or its CNCF Slack channel.perses.dev · 5 Oct 2026
Project status
Perses is a Cloud Native Computing Foundation sandbox project and is released under the Apache 2.0 License.perses.dev · 5 Oct 2026

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