Best Tracee Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from eBPF observability tools ranked against Tracee on the same published basis.
- 1Tracee vs DeepFlow
- 2Tracee vs Coroot
- 3Tracee vs Kubeshark
- 4Tracee vs Odigos
- 5Tracee vs Elastic Observability
- 6Tracee vs groundcover
- 7Tracee vs Qpoint
- 8Tracee vs Metoro Kubernetes Profiling
- 9Tracee vs Anteon
- 10Tracee vs Inspektor Gadget
- 11Tracee vs Grafana k6
- 12Tracee vs bpftrace
- 13Tracee vs Pyroscope
- 14Tracee vs Pixie
- 15Tracee vs BCC
- 16Tracee vs Caretta
- 17Tracee vs Grafana Beyla
- 18Tracee vs KubeSense
- 19Tracee vs orb8
- 20Tracee vs Retina
Tracee 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 | Grafana k6 | 7.1 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux |
| 12 | bpftrace | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 13 | Pyroscope | 7.0 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 14 | Pixie | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | BCC | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 16 | Caretta | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 17 | Grafana Beyla | 6.1 | No | — | Linux |
| 18 | KubeSense | 6.1 | No | — | Web, Linux |
| 19 | orb8 | 6.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 20 | Retina | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
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Questions about Tracee alternatives
What is the best alternative to Tracee?
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 Tracee?
DeepFlow is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 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.