Lightstep vs Pixie
LightstepObservability Platforms
PixieNetwork Performance Monitoring
FreePublished price
Lightstep Observability Platforms Observability platform from ServiceNow analyzing distributed system changes to help teams understand performance and incidents. | Pixie Network Performance Monitoring Auto-instrumented. Scriptable. Kubernetes native. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Observability Platforms | Network Performance Monitoring |
| What it is | Observability platform from ServiceNow analyzing distributed system changes to help teams understand performance and incidents. | Open source observability tool for Kubernetes using eBPF to automatically capture telemetry data without code instrumentation. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | Lightstep redirects to ServiceNow Cloud Observability. ServiceNow's public product page offers get-started and demo paths but no paid list price, so the former Lightstep product s… | Free Pixie is available without a software subscription. No paid vendor rate card requiring a numeric headline was confirmed. |
| Pricing model | Not available | Free |
| Free options | No free plan · No free trial | Free plan · No free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2015 | 2018 |
| Team size | 51-200 employees | 11-50 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, CA | San Francisco, CA |