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Overview
Pixie is ranked #42 of 49 in Kubernetes monitoring on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan.
Pixie plans and pricing
All plansCosmic Cloud hosted Pixie Free 100% free hosted version of the open source project · community offering by Pixie maintainers px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
Compared on Kubernetes monitoring
Facts
- Purpose
- Pixie is open-source Kubernetes observability and debugging software for developers.px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
- Data collection
- Pixie accesses metrics, events, traces, and logs without code changes using dynamic eBPF probes and ingestors.px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
- Debugging
- Users can run community, team, or custom scripts to debug as code and share sessions.px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
- Interface
- Pixie provides a CLI for health checks and charts, with a browser interface available when needed.px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Pixie supports hosted and self-hosted deployments, and its Vizier data collection component runs in the Kubernetes cluster.docs.px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
- Storage
- The install guide says telemetry data used with a hosted backend is stored exclusively on the Kubernetes cluster, not in Pixie Cloud.docs.px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
- Cloud options
- The maker lists Cosmic Cloud and New Relic Cloud as free hosted versions of the open-source project.px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The homepage lists Minikube, EKS, GKE, AKS, and self-managed Kubernetes environments.px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- Pixie requires Kubernetes v1.21 or later and runs on Linux nodes.docs.px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
- Unsupported environments
- The requirements page lists EKS Fargate, GKE Autopilot, Docker Desktop, k3d, kind, and Windows as unsupported.docs.px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
- Security
- Pixie telemetry traffic is encrypted in transit, and the requirements page says telemetry passes through Pixie Cloud without persistence.docs.px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
- Permissions
- Pixie pods that install BPF programs require privileged access to the Linux kernel.docs.px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to its Community Slack, troubleshooting guide, and GitHub issue tracker for help.docs.px.dev · 4 Oct 2026
Company
- Founded
- 2018px.dev · 28 Sept 2026
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$275/mo7.8Where it ranks on Specifiction
- Best Kubernetes Monitoring in 2026#42 of 49
- Best Container Monitoring in 2026#43 of 45
- Best eBPF Observability Tools in 2026#28 of 29
- Best Distributed Tracing Tools in 2026#29 of 29
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Sources
- px.dev· checked 4 Oct 2026
- docs.px.dev/installing-pixie/install-guides/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- px.dev/enterprise/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- docs.px.dev/installing-pixie/requirements/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- docs.px.dev/installing-pixie/install-guides/self-ho· checked 4 Oct 2026