Best Tetragon Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from eBPF observability tools ranked against Tetragon on the same published basis.
- 1Tetragon vs DeepFlow
- 2Tetragon vs Coroot
- 3Tetragon vs Odigos
- 4Tetragon vs groundcover
- 5Tetragon vs Metoro Kubernetes Profiling
- 6Tetragon vs Kubeshark
- 7Tetragon vs Elastic Observability
- 8Tetragon vs Qpoint
- 9Tetragon vs Inspektor Gadget
- 10Tetragon vs Anteon
- 11Tetragon vs Grafana k6
- 12Tetragon vs Pyroscope
- 13Tetragon vs bpftrace
- 14Tetragon vs Pixie
- 15Tetragon vs BCC
- 16Tetragon vs Caretta
- 17Tetragon vs Grafana Beyla
- 18Tetragon vs orb8
- 19Tetragon vs ApexData
- 20Tetragon vs Retina
Tetragon 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 | Inspektor Gadget | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 10 | Anteon | 7.1 | No | $99/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 11 | Grafana k6 | 7.1 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux |
| 12 | Pyroscope | 7.0 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 13 | bpftrace | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 14 | Pixie | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | BCC | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 16 | Caretta | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 17 | Grafana Beyla | 6.0 | No | — | Linux |
| 18 | orb8 | 6.0 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 19 | ApexData | 5.9 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | Retina | 5.9 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
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Questions about Tetragon alternatives
What is the best alternative to Tetragon?
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 Tetragon?
DeepFlow 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.