pixie
The premium Open Source alternative to New Relic
🎯 Best for:Developers needing instant K8s insights without instrumentation
What is pixie?
Replaces traditional APM agents with eBPF-powered auto-telemetry for Kubernetes applications. Provides instant visibility into network traffic, application performance, and system health without code changes.
Tech Stack
C++Monitoring & Logs
Why pixie?
- • Zero-code visibility
- • Low overhead eBPF
- • Rich PxL scripting
Limitations
- • K8s only
- • Short data retention by default
- • Requires high kernel versions
3/5/2026
Last Update
491
Forks
370
Issues
Apache-2.0
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on New Relic)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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