Best BCC Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from eBPF observability tools ranked against BCC on the same published basis.
- 1BCC vs Kubeshark
- 2BCC vs DeepFlow
- 3BCC vs Qpoint
- 4BCC vs Coroot
- 5BCC vs Inspektor Gadget
- 6BCC vs Odigos
- 7BCC vs bpftrace
- 8BCC vs Caretta
- 9BCC vs Grafana k6
- 10BCC vs groundcover
- 11BCC vs Kindling
- 12BCC vs Metoro Kubernetes Profiling
- 13BCC vs Pixie
- 14BCC vs Pyroscope
- 16BCC vs Elastic Observability
- 17BCC vs Hubble
- 18BCC vs Tracee
- 19BCC vs Anteon
- 20BCC vs Grafana Beyla
- 21BCC vs orb8
BCC alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kubeshark | 7.4 | Free plan | $30/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | DeepFlow | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Qpoint | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Coroot | 7.1 | Free plan | $1/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Inspektor Gadget | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | Odigos | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | bpftrace | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 8 | Caretta | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 9 | Grafana k6 | 7.0 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux |
| 10 | groundcover | 7.0 | Free plan | $30/mo | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 11 | Kindling | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Metoro Kubernetes Profiling | 6.9 | Free plan | $20/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 13 | Pixie | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 14 | Pyroscope | 6.9 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 16 | Elastic Observability | 6.8 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 17 | Hubble | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 18 | Tracee | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 19 | Anteon | 6.5 | No | $99/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | Grafana Beyla | 5.9 | No | — | Linux |
| 21 | orb8 | 5.9 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
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Questions about BCC alternatives
What is the best alternative to BCC?
Kubeshark, number 1 in eBPF observability tools with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: DeepFlow, Qpoint, Coroot and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to BCC?
Kubeshark is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.