“OpenObserve helped us migrate from Datadog in under an hour... reducing observability costs by 4x.”
4x
Lower observability cost
< 1 hour
Migrated off Datadog
Flat pricing
No month-end surprises
Cluster-Wide Kubernetes Observability
Kubernetes Monitoring: Every Pod. Every Event. One Timeline
Complete Kubernetes visibility, from cluster to pod, in minutes.
1 Quick Install$_ Terminal
prod-eu
TERMINAL
curl -sSL o2-datasource/k8s/install.sh | bash -s -- \ --cluster-name=prod-eu \ --access-key=•••••••••••• \ --o2-url=https://your-org.openobserve.ai
Installs cert-manager, the OpenTelemetry operator and the collector automatically.
Workload Detection
Workload detected using fields
AWS Kubernetes
Cluster 6
prod-euprod-usstaging+3
Namespace 24
cert-managerkube-systempayments+21
Logs Traces Metrics
01
One command - logs, events, metrics and zero-code traces.
Native Kubernetes integrations
Connect your cluster in minutes. OpenObserve ingests directly from the tools you already run - no agents, no custom glue code.
Complete Kubernetes Observability
Full visibility into containers, workloads, and infrastructure performance across clusters.
Stand Up In Minutes
Monitor your Kubernetes environment instantly with the OpenObserve Collector. Automatically capture metrics, logs, and traces.
Reduce Kubernetes Costs
Identify Kubernetes inefficiencies and optimize resources for immediate cost savings.
Why Use OpenObserve for Kubernetes Monitoring?
Unified Kubernetes Monitoring
Pod-Level Observability
Spot resource problems at the exact pod causing them. Track CPU, memory, and network metrics down to the pod level.
Live Cluster Dashboards
See application and infrastructure health the moment it changes, not after refreshing a stale dashboard.
Multi Cluster Visibility
In-Cluster Event Capture
Track every Kubernetes object in one place. Events for pods, deployments, HPA, and more are captured automatically.
Cross-Cluster Correlation
Compare and correlate events across every cluster you run instead of checking each one separately.
Resource Optimization
Resource Metrics
Allocate resources based on actual usage, not guesswork. CPU, memory, and storage utilization are tracked across nodes, pods, and containers.
Usage-Based Scaling Decisions
Scale with confidence using real usage patterns instead of static thresholds.
Uptime & Incident Management
Availability Monitoring
Know a cluster or app is down before a user tells you. Automated health checks run continuously.
Incident Response
Get from alert to diagnosis fast. Instant alerts come paired with the diagnostic detail needed to act.
Benchmarks
Measured against industry leaders
Same telemetry, same workloads, one platform. Every number is OpenObserve against a named vendor - not an industry average.
vs. Datadog
8×
more cost-effective
8x cost reduction means you can unify your observability into a single platform.
vs. Elastic
140×
storage efficiency
140x storage means longer retention doesn't necessarily mean expensive bills.
vs. Grafana stack
5–15×
faster performance
5x to 15x faster queries mean dashboards load in milliseconds, not minutes.
See how much you'd save switching today.
Testimonials
Teams trust OpenObserve with their Kubernetes clusters
Correlate between the environments and signals across various sources with OpenObserve built-in correlation engine.
Start in just a few steps
From zero to Kubernetes dashboards in minutes - no agents to babysit, no pipelines to wire by hand.
See the guide- 1
Sign up
Spin up a in the region closest to you.
- 2
Connect your cluster
Deploy the OpenObserve Collector to your cluster and load prebuilt Kubernetes dashboards in a couple of clicks.
- 3
Visualize
Watch logs, metrics, and traces stream in - correlated and query-ready from the first event.
Resources
Explore guides, videos, and articles
to help you get the most out of Kubernetes monitoring.
Kubernetes Monitoring FAQs
Ready to get started with Kubernetes observability?
Monitor every cluster, node, pod, and event with prebuilt dashboards, metrics, logs, and alerting rules. Pick the plan that fits your team.
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Self-hosted Enterprise, free up to 50GB. Advanced features for growing teams.
Cloud Free trial
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Enterprise-grade support, SSO, and SLAs for large-scale, multi-region deployments.
