Best AI DevOps Assistants in 2026
Updated
In short: HealR is ranked #1 of 25 as of 5 October 2026, ahead of Kestrel and TigerOps. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Kestrel. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Botkube at $10/mo.
Keeping infrastructure and deployments running brings together environment coverage, incident work, and routine operational tasks. Compared on cloud platforms and deployment mode, these assistants also vary across incident response, infrastructure troubleshooting, Kubernetes support, and runbook automation. Check which of those areas match your team’s responsibilities, then weigh free-plan availability and paid-from pricing. HealR, Kestrel, and TigerOps are among the options shown. The listed capabilities offer practical points for comparing tools against the platforms you use and the operational work your team needs to address.
25 AI DevOps assistants ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
AI DevOps Assistants, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 16 of the 25 on this page can be tried for free.
- 1 HealRPaid from $199/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 2 KestrelPaid from $100/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 3 TigerOpsFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 4 FireHydrantPaid from $25/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 5 BotkubePaid from $10/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 6 incident.ioPaid from $15/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 7 TalkOpsFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 8 UniDeployPaid from $15/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 9 Hermes AgentPaid from $20/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 10 AerolFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 11 Nova AI OpsPaid from $16/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 12 RootlyPaid from $20/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 13 ScrubbePaid from $350/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 14 IncidentFox
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 15 TierZeroPaid from $75/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 16 Resolve AI
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 17 OpenAna
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 18 K8sGPT
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 19 Octopus AI Assistant
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 20 Open DevOps Agent
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 21 AkmatoriFree plan
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 22 AWS DevOps Agent
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 23 B.O.R.I.S.
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 24 Plural
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 25 BigPanda
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment mode | Incident response |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HealR | 7.7 | Free plan | $199/mo | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 2 | Kestrel | 7.7 | Free plan | $100/mo | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 3 | TigerOps | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 4 | FireHydrant | 7.6 | Free plan | $25/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 5 | Botkube | 7.5 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 6 | incident.io | 7.4 | Free plan | $15/mo | Yes | 15 /user/mo | — | — |
| 7 | TalkOps | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | — | — | both | Yes |
| 8 | UniDeploy | 7.3 | Free plan | $15/mo | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 9 | Hermes Agent | 7.2 | Free plan | $20/mo | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 10 | Aerol | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | — | — | automated | Yes |
| 11 | Nova AI Ops | 7.0 | No | $16/mo | No | 16 /user/mo | — | — |
| 12 | Rootly | 6.9 | No | $20/mo | No | 20 /user/mo | — | — |
| 13 | Scrubbe | 6.8 | No | $350/mo | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 14 | IncidentFox | 6.7 | No | — | No | — | both | Yes |
| 15 | TierZero | 6.7 | No | $75/mo | No | 75 /user/mo | both | Yes |
| 16 | Resolve AI | 6.4 | No | — | — | — | both | Yes |
| 17 | OpenAna | 6.2 | No | — | No | — | both | Yes |
| 18 | K8sGPT | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 19 | Octopus AI Assistant | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 20 | Open DevOps Agent | 6.0 | No | — | — | — | both | Yes |
| 21 | Akmatori | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | — | — | both | Yes |
| 22 | AWS DevOps Agent | 5.8 | No | — | — | — | both | Yes |
| 23 | B.O.R.I.S. | 5.6 | No | — | No | — | both | Yes |
| 24 | Plural | 5.6 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 25 | BigPanda | 5.0 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
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Questions about this list
Which AI DevOps assistant is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
HealR is ranked #1 of 25 with a score of 7.7. Kestrel is second and TigerOps third.
How many of these have a free plan?
11 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Botkube has the lowest first paid tier we found: $10/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.