Observatorium

6.4easy start · #43of 50
in Kubernetes Monitoring

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Runs on api, self-hosted.

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Observatorium is ranked #43 of 50 in Kubernetes monitoring on The Geeks Club. It runs on API, Self-hosted.

Compared on Kubernetes monitoring

Kubernetes logs: Yes
Distributed tracing: No
Managed Kubernetes support: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Observatorium is an open-source observability system for running on Kubernetes that ingests, stores, and serves metrics, logs, and traces.
Project type: The site describes Observatorium as a meta project that combines existing observability projects behind consistent tenancy APIs and signal correlation.
License: The site identifies Observatorium as open source under the Apache 2.0 license.
Metrics: Metrics can be pushed through Prometheus remote write and queried through Prometheus-compatible APIs.
Logs: Logs can be pushed through the Loki Push API and accessed with Loki query and tail APIs.
Tracing status: The product page labels tracing as coming soon.
Authentication: The site lists OIDC/OAuth2 authentication.
Authorization: The site lists Open Policy Agent for authorization.
Integrations: The documentation describes combining Thanos, Loki, Tempo/Jaeger, and Open Policy Agent in the Observatorium system.
Deployment: The getting-started guide deploys Observatorium in a local Kubernetes cluster using manifests generated from Jsonnet.
Access control: The API proxy is described as supporting tenant isolation, cross-tenant requests, rate limiting, roles, and tracing, and as intended for all external traffic.
Project status: The repository describes the project as work in progress and says documentation, design, user guides, and configuration support are in progress.
Support: The project repository directs users to its Slack channel or GitHub issues for questions or missing features.
Maintainers: The maintainers page lists contributors affiliated with Red Hat, Polar Signals, or unaffiliated contributors.

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Kubernetes Monitoring in 2026#43 of 50

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Sources

observatorium.io· checked 5 Oct 2026
observatorium.io/docs/usage/getting-started.md/· checked 5 Oct 2026
github.com/observatorium/observatorium· checked 5 Oct 2026
observatorium.io/docs/community/maintainers.md/· checked 5 Oct 2026
observatorium.io/docs/design/architecture.md/· checked 11 Oct 2026