Best Kubernetes Monitoring in 2026
Updated
50ranked
4free plans on this page
$0.02/molowest paid tier
15 Oct 2026last checked
4 of 13 with known pricing have a free tier;0 apps show full bars: free, open, on most devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | SubstrateWeb · API | Two bars | 1 of 6 | $299/mo | 6.3 | ||
| 27 | BotkubeSelf-hosted | Two bars | 0 of 6 | $10/mo | 6.2 | ||
| 28 | OpenObserveWeb | Two bars | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.2 | ||
| 29 | ThanosLinux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.2 | ||
| 30 | Site24x7 Kubernetes MonitoringWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone · API | Two bars | 6 of 6 | 5.7 | |||
| 31 | Elastic ObservabilityWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | 4 of 6 | 5.6 | |||
| 32 | ZabbixWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | 4 of 6 | 5.6 | |||
| 33 | Google Cloud MonitoringWeb · Windows · Linux · API | Two bars | 3 of 6 | $0.06/mo | 5.5 | ||
| 34 | Sematext MonitoringWeb · Windows · Linux | Two bars | 3 of 6 | $2.80/mo | 5.4 | ||
| 35 | Sysdig MonitorWeb · Linux · Self-hosted · API | One bar | 2 of 6 | 5.4 | |||
| 36 | ObservatoriumSelf-hosted · API | One bar | 0 of 6 | 5.3 | |||
| 37 | RobustaWeb · Self-hosted · API | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.3 | |||
| 38 | ServiceNow Event ManagementWeb · API | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.3 | |||
| 39 | eG EnterpriseWeb · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted | Two bars | No | 3 of 6 | $100/mo | 5.1 | |
| 40 | ObserveWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · API | Two bars | No | 4 of 6 | 5.1 | ||
| 41 | SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud ObservabilityWeb · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted | Two bars | No | 3 of 6 | $8/mo | 5.1 | |
| 42 | Dynatrace Infrastructure MonitoringWeb · Windows · Linux | One bar | No | 3 of 6 | $7/mo | 5.0 | |
| 43 | LogicMonitorWeb · Windows · Linux · API | Two bars | No | 3 of 6 | $16/mo | 5.0 | |
| 44 | Atatus API AnalyticsWeb · Self-hosted · API | One bar | 1 of 6 | 4.9 | |||
| 45 | Coralogix Kubernetes MonitoringWeb · API | One bar | No | 1 of 6 | $0.06/mo | 4.9 | |
| 46 | Dash0Web · Self-hosted · API | One bar | No | 1 of 6 | $0.02/mo | 4.9 | |
| 47 | KuboVisorWeb · Linux | No signal | 2 of 6 | 4.9 | |||
| 48 | Logz.io APMWeb · API | One bar | No | 1 of 6 | $0.16/mo | 4.9 | |
| 49 | Amazon CloudWatch Container InsightsWeb | No signal | No | 1 of 6 | $0.08/mo | 4.8 | |
| 50 | Grafana Mimir | No signal | 4.8 |
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Control-plane monitoring | Kubernetes logs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Substrate | 6.3 | Free plan | $299/mo | Yes | 299 /mo | Yes | |
| 27 | Botkube | 6.2 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | 10 /mo | Yes | |
| 28 | OpenObserve | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 29 | Thanos | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | ||||
| 30 | Site24x7 Kubernetes Monitoring | 5.7 | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| 31 | Elastic Observability | 5.6 | No | |||||
| 32 | Zabbix | 5.6 | Yes | 50 /mo | ||||
| 33 | Google Cloud Monitoring | 5.5 | $0.06/mo | No | ||||
| 34 | Sematext Monitoring | 5.4 | $2.80/mo | Yes | 2.8 /mo | |||
| 35 | Sysdig Monitor | 5.4 | ||||||
| 36 | Observatorium | 5.3 | Yes | |||||
| 37 | Robusta | 5.3 | ||||||
| 38 | ServiceNow Event Management | 5.3 | ||||||
| 39 | eG Enterprise | 5.1 | No | $100/mo | No | 100 /mo | ||
| 40 | Observe | 5.1 | No | No | ||||
| 41 | SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability | 5.1 | No | $8/mo | No | 8 /mo | ||
| 42 | Dynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring | 5.0 | No | $7/mo | No | |||
| 43 | LogicMonitor | 5.0 | No | $16/mo | No | |||
| 44 | Atatus API Analytics | 4.9 | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 45 | Coralogix Kubernetes Monitoring | 4.9 | No | $0.06/mo | No | |||
| 46 | Dash0 | 4.9 | No | $0.02/mo | No | |||
| 47 | KuboVisor | 4.9 | No | Yes | ||||
| 48 | Logz.io APM | 4.9 | No | $0.16/mo | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 49 | Amazon CloudWatch Container Insights | 4.8 | No | $0.08/mo | No | |||
| 50 | Grafana Mimir | 4.8 |
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