Best Retina Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from eBPF observability tools ranked against Retina on the same published basis.
- 1Retina vs DeepFlow
- 2Retina vs Coroot
- 3Retina vs Odigos
- 4Retina vs groundcover
- 5Retina vs Metoro Kubernetes Profiling
- 6Retina vs Kubeshark
- 7Retina vs Elastic Observability
- 8Retina vs Qpoint
- 9Retina vs Caretta
- 10Retina vs Inspektor Gadget
- 11Retina vs Anteon
- 12Retina vs Grafana k6
- 13Retina vs Pyroscope
- 14Retina vs bpftrace
- 15Retina vs Kindling
- 16Retina vs Pixie
- 17Retina vs BCC
- 18Retina vs Hubble
- 19Retina vs Tracee
- 20Retina vs Tetragon
Retina alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeepFlow | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Coroot | 7.8 | Free plan | $1/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Odigos | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 4 | groundcover | 7.7 | Free plan | $30/mo | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 5 | Metoro Kubernetes Profiling | 7.6 | Free plan | $20/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 6 | Kubeshark | 7.4 | Free plan | $30/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Elastic Observability | 7.3 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Qpoint | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 9 | Caretta | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 10 | Inspektor Gadget | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 11 | Anteon | 7.1 | No | $99/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | Grafana k6 | 7.1 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux |
| 13 | Pyroscope | 7.0 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 14 | bpftrace | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 15 | Kindling | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Pixie | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 17 | BCC | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 18 | Hubble | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 19 | Tracee | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 20 | Tetragon | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
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Questions about Retina alternatives
What is the best alternative to Retina?
DeepFlow, number 1 in eBPF observability tools with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: Coroot, Odigos, groundcover and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Retina?
DeepFlow is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 18 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.