Alternatives to Inspektor Gadget
eBPF-based tools for inspecting and debugging Kubernetes clusters and Linux hosts. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Inspektor Gadget
eBPF-based tools for inspecting and debugging Kubernetes clusters and Linux hosts.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Inspektor Gadget.
bpftrace
A high-level tracing language and command-line tool for observing the Linux kernel and processes with eBPF.
bpftrace offers a high-level tracing language for one-line eBPF scripts on Linux, with no Kubernetes-aware output built in.
sysdig
A Linux command-line tool for exploring and troubleshooting systems by capturing system calls, with container support.
Sysdig captures system calls with container awareness and an interactive terminal interface, but has a steep learning curve for filters and captures.
Tracee
A Linux runtime security and forensics tool that traces system events using eBPF.
Tracee uses eBPF to trace Linux hosts and containers with built-in security detectors, aimed more at runtime security and forensics.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Hubble
A network, service and security observability tool for Kubernetes clusters running Cilium, built on eBPF.
Tetragon
An eBPF-based security observability and runtime enforcement tool for Linux hosts and Kubernetes clusters.
Coroot
Investigate application behavior using automatically collected observability data.
Parca
Open-source continuous profiler that uses eBPF to track CPU and memory use down to the line.
Robusta
An open-source tool that groups, enriches and routes Prometheus alerts from Kubernetes clusters to chat destinations.
