DeepFlow

7.9easy start · #1 of 29
in eBPF Observability Tools

Free to practise onyes
Free trialyes
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Android, api, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows.

DeepFlow is ranked #1 of 29 in eBPF observability tools on The Geeks Club. It runs on Android, API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered.

DeepFlow plans and pricing

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Community Edition Free Open-source edition; supports Linux servers and selected Kubernetes, cloud, and container environments deepflow.io · 30 Sept 2026

Cloud Edition Not published Fully managed platform; described as in the testing trial phase deepflow.io · 30 Sept 2026

Enterprise Edition Not published Enterprise features and services; pricing not stated deepflow.io · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on eBPF observability tools

Deployment model: hybrid
Kubernetes support: Yes
Network visibility: Yes
Application tracing: Yes
Kernel profiling: Yes
Supported operating systems: Linux, Windows, Android

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The record

Purpose: DeepFlow is an observability product for complex cloud infrastructure and cloud-native applications.
Collection: It uses eBPF for zero-intrusion collection of application performance metrics, distributed traces, and continuous profiling data.
Core features: Its core capabilities are a universal service map, distributed tracing, and continuous profiling.
Protocol support: Built-in protocol parsing includes HTTP, HTTPS, Dubbo, gRPC, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, Kafka, MQTT, and DNS.
Integrations: DeepFlow can serve as a storage backend for Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, SkyWalking, and Pyroscope, and provides SQL, PromQL, and OTLP interfaces.
Tagging: AutoTagging can associate observability data with cloud resources, Kubernetes resources and tags, and CMDB business tags.
Community license: The core modules are open-sourced under the Apache 2.0 License.
Enterprise security: The Enterprise Edition supports encrypted data transmission between agent and server, multi-tenancy, and data permission isolation.
Enterprise support: Enterprise after-sales support includes fault troubleshooting, performance tuning, version upgrades, and implementation best practices.
Notable limits: The Community Edition does not include Enterprise features such as alert management, report management, or custom dashboard management.
Deployment: The documentation provides Kubernetes and Docker Compose deployment methods for an all-in-one installation.
Maker and founding: The maker is Yunshan Networks (Beijing Yunshan Century Network Technology Co., Ltd.), founded in December 2011.
Headquarters: Beijing, China
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best eBPF Observability Tools in 2026#1 of 29

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Sources

deepflow.io/docs/about/overview/· checked 30 Sept 2026
deepflow.io/docs/about/features/· checked 30 Sept 2026
deepflow.io/docs/integration/input/tracing/full-sta· checked 30 Sept 2026
docs.deepflow.io· checked 30 Sept 2026
deepflow.io/docs/about/editions/· checked 30 Sept 2026
deepflow.io/docs/ce-install/all-in-one/· checked 30 Sept 2026
deepflow.io/about/· checked 30 Sept 2026
deepflow.io· checked 23 Sept 2026