Best AI DevOps Assistants in 2026
Updated
In short: Hermes Agent is ranked #1 of 25 as of 7 October 2026, ahead of incident.io and TalkOps. The best-ranked option with a free plan is incident.io. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Botkube at $10/mo.
When operational work spans cloud infrastructure, deployments, and incidents, an AI DevOps assistant may help with tasks such as troubleshooting or runbook automation. Compare cloud platforms and deployment modes with incident response, infrastructure troubleshooting, and Kubernetes support. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing can help you weigh cost alongside capabilities. Hermes Agent, incident.io, and TalkOps are among the named options, as are UniDeploy and FireHydrant. Consider which environments your team uses and which operational tasks it wants help handling, then compare the listed capabilities and costs against those needs.
25 AI DevOps assistants ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
14 of the 25 here have a free tier you can use, 0 have open-source code on record, and 0 have full bars: free, open, on most of your devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hermes AgentWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Android | Three bars | — | 5 of 6 | $20/mo | 6.6 | |
| 2 | incident.ioWeb · Mac · Android · iPhone · API | Three bars | — | 4 of 6 | $15/mo | 6.6 | |
| 3 | TalkOpsWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | — | 4 of 6 | Free | 6.6 | |
| 4 | UniDeployWindows · Mac · Linux · API | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | $15/mo | 6.6 | |
| 5 | AerolWeb | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 6 | AkmatoriWeb · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 7 | FireHydrantWeb · API | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | $25/mo | 6.4 | |
| 8 | HealRWeb · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | $199/mo | 6.4 | |
| 9 | KestrelWeb · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | $100/mo | 6.4 | |
| 10 | TigerOpsWeb · API | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 11 | BotkubeSelf-hosted | Two bars | — | 0 of 6 | $10/mo | 6.3 | |
| 12 | Resolve AIWeb · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 13 | BigPandaWeb · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 14 | K8sGPTWindows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 5.3 | |
| 15 | Nova AI OpsWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · API | Two bars | — | — | 4 of 6 | $16/mo | 5.3 |
| 16 | Octopus AI AssistantWeb · API · Extension | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 5.3 | |
| 17 | Open DevOps AgentWindows · Mac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 18 | AWS DevOps AgentWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 19 | RootlyWeb · Android · iPhone · API | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | $20/mo | 5.2 |
| 20 | IncidentFoxWeb · Self-hosted | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.0 |
| 21 | OpenAnaWeb · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.0 |
| 22 | ScrubbeWeb · Self-hosted · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $350/mo | 5.0 |
| 23 | TierZeroWeb · Self-hosted · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $75/mo | 5.0 |
| 24 | PluralWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | 4 of 6 | $450/mo | 4.9 | |
| 25 | B.O.R.I.S.Web · Self-hosted · API | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | $500/mo | 4.8 |
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment mode | Incident response |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hermes Agent | 6.6 | Free plan | $20/mo | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 2 | incident.io | 6.6 | Free plan | $15/mo | Yes | 15 /user/mo | — | — |
| 3 | TalkOps | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | — | — | both | Yes |
| 4 | UniDeploy | 6.6 | Free plan | $15/mo | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 5 | Aerol | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | — | — | automated | Yes |
| 6 | Akmatori | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | — | — | both | Yes |
| 7 | FireHydrant | 6.4 | Free plan | $25/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 8 | HealR | 6.4 | Free plan | $199/mo | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 9 | Kestrel | 6.4 | Free plan | $100/mo | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 10 | TigerOps | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 11 | Botkube | 6.3 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 12 | Resolve AI | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | both | Yes |
| 13 | BigPanda | 5.3 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | K8sGPT | 5.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 15 | Nova AI Ops | 5.3 | No | $16/mo | No | 16 /user/mo | — | — |
| 16 | Octopus AI Assistant | 5.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 17 | Open DevOps Agent | 5.3 | No | — | — | — | both | Yes |
| 18 | AWS DevOps Agent | 5.2 | No | — | — | — | both | Yes |
| 19 | Rootly | 5.2 | No | $20/mo | No | 20 /user/mo | — | — |
| 20 | IncidentFox | 5.0 | No | — | No | — | both | Yes |
| 21 | OpenAna | 5.0 | No | — | No | — | both | Yes |
| 22 | Scrubbe | 5.0 | No | $350/mo | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 23 | TierZero | 5.0 | No | $75/mo | No | 75 /user/mo | both | Yes |
| 24 | Plural | 4.9 | Free plan | $450/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 25 | B.O.R.I.S. | 4.8 | No | $500/mo | No | — | both | Yes |
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Questions about this list
Which AI DevOps assistant is ranked first on Freedom251?
Hermes Agent is ranked #1 of 25 with a score of 6.6. incident.io is second and TalkOps third.
How many of these have a free plan?
14 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Botkube has the lowest first paid tier we found: $10/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.