Side by side
Coroot vs Kubeshark
Both stand on ebpf observability tools. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Choose Coroot if you need self-hosted observability with service maps, tracing, profiling and incident analysis. Community Edition provides a free Apache 2.0 option, while Standard adds paid monitoring at $1 per monitored CPU core/month. Linux environments with kernels older than 5.1 do not meet its stated requirement.
Visit CorootKubeshark combines Kubernetes-aware traffic queries, snapshots, and service mapping, with a free tier for smaller clusters. Check plan limits against cluster size, API needs, and connectivity requirements before choosing a tier.
Visit KubesharkThe facts
| Coroot | Kubeshark | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Runs on | API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web, Windows | API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | See the plans | See the plans |
| Plans published | 7 | 6 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | coroot.com | kubeshark.com |
| On ebpf observability tools | #1 of 29 | #2 of 29 |
Coroot: what it does well
- Collects metrics, logs, traces and profiling data without code changes.
- Maps services and dependencies automatically.
- Profiles applications and pinpoints CPU spikes to a code line.
- Tracks cloud costs without cloud-account access.
- Sends alerts through Slack, Teams, PagerDuty, Opsgenie and webhooks.
What to know first
- Self-hosted deployment requires managing the software within customer infrastructure.
- Linux deployments require kernel version 5.1 or later.
- Standard pricing is per monitored CPU core each month.
Kubeshark: what it does well
- Indexes cluster-wide Kubernetes traffic using eBPF
- Decrypts TLS and mTLS without keys or sidecars
- Exports filtered retrospective snapshots as PCAP files
- Supports more than 23 network protocols
- Exposes cluster data through MCP to AI assistants
What to know first
- Community plan requires internet connectivity
- Community plan is limited to 3 nodes or 60 pods
- Pro has limited API call capacity
- Air-gapped operation is listed for Enterprise
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