pixie

The premium Open Source alternative to New Relic

🎯 Best for:Developers needing instant K8s insights without instrumentation
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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
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Apache-2.0
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
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$0
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Team Size10 Users
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