KubeSense vs Pixie
| KubeSense | Pixie | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Web, Linux | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| Free plan | No | — |
| Paid from | 20 /mo | — |
| Deployment model | self-hosted | — |
| Kubernetes support | Yes | — |
| Network visibility | Yes | — |
| Application tracing | Yes | — |
| Kernel profiling | No | — |
| Supported operating systems | Linux; CentOS 7.3+; Debian 10+; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8+; Ubuntu 16.04+ | — |
Both are listed in Best eBPF Observability Tools. On Specifiction, Pixie scores higher on our published basis.