Best Hubble Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from distributed tracing tools ranked against Hubble on the same published basis.
- 1Hubble vs Uptrace
- 2Hubble vs Honeycomb
- 3Hubble vs SigNoz
- 4Hubble vs VictoriaLogs
- 5Hubble vs Elastic Observability
- 6Hubble vs Grafana Cloud Application Observability
- 7Hubble vs Apache SkyWalking
- 9Hubble vs Tracekit
- 10Hubble vs Grafana Cloud Traces
- 11Hubble vs Grafana k6
- 12Hubble vs Tracetest
- 13Hubble vs Jaeger
- 14Hubble vs OpenZipkin
- 15Hubble vs Pixie
- 16Hubble vs Tencent Cloud Application Performance Management
- 17Hubble vs Oracle Log Analytics
- 18Hubble vs Grafana Tempo
- 19Hubble vs Pinpoint
- 20Hubble vs Sentry Performance
- 21Hubble vs Alibaba Cloud Managed Service for OpenTelemetry
Hubble alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uptrace | 8.0 | Free plan | $39/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Honeycomb | 7.8 | Free plan | $150/mo | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 3 | SigNoz | 7.8 | Free plan | $19/mo | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 4 | VictoriaLogs | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 5 | Elastic Observability | 7.4 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Grafana Cloud Application Observability | 7.4 | Free plan | $0.03/mo | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Apache SkyWalking | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 9 | Tracekit | 7.2 | Free plan | $24/mo | API, Web |
| 10 | Grafana Cloud Traces | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 11 | Grafana k6 | 7.1 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux |
| 12 | Tracetest | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 13 | Jaeger | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 14 | OpenZipkin | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | Pixie | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 16 | Tencent Cloud Application Performance Management | 6.5 | No | — | Web |
| 17 | Oracle Log Analytics | 6.0 | No | — | Web |
| 18 | Grafana Tempo | 5.9 | No | — | Linux |
| 19 | Pinpoint | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 20 | Sentry Performance | 5.9 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | Alibaba Cloud Managed Service for OpenTelemetry | 5.8 | No | $0.06/mo | Web |
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Questions about Hubble alternatives
What is the best alternative to Hubble?
Uptrace, number 1 in distributed tracing tools with a score of 8.0 out of 10. The others here: Honeycomb, SigNoz, VictoriaLogs and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Hubble?
Uptrace 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 how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.