What is Groundcover used for?

Groundcover is an eBPF-based observability platform that runs inside the customer's own cloud, collecting telemetry without code changes. It is a good fit for keeping telemetry inside a private cloud, monitoring Kubernetes without instrumentation and observing AI workloads.

Yes. Groundcover has a free plan, and paid plans start at $30 per seat per month. A free trial is also available.

Is Groundcover open source?

No. Groundcover is proprietary (closed-source) software. Open-source alternatives to Groundcover include Odigos, Coroot and Pixie.

Can I self-host Groundcover?

Yes. Although Groundcover is closed source, it can be self-hosted on your own servers, and the vendor also offers a hosted version.

What are some alternatives to Groundcover?

Groundcover competes with Datadog, Dynatrace and Honeycomb. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Groundcover alternatives.

Groundcover: features, pricing and alternatives

About Groundcover

Groundcover is a commercial full-stack observability platform built on an eBPF sensor. The sensor gathers and processes telemetry at the edge without code changes, covering infrastructure, applications and AI workflows, and it supports OpenTelemetry and other open standards.

Its bring-your-own-cloud architecture deploys the platform inside the customer's own VPC, so collected data stays in their environment and costs are predictable. The vendor also describes an Agent Mode that works as an engineer alongside the team, choosing signals and queries to reach a goal, with Skills to teach it team conventions and an MCP interface. One interface covers investigating issues, observing AI workloads and watching user sessions. Groundcover is proprietary software. It offers a free start, a demo, a playground, documentation and a pricing page.

Key features

eBPF sensor with no code changes
Deployed inside your own cloud
Native OpenTelemetry support
Observability for AI workloads
User session monitoring
Agent Mode with MCP and custom Skills

Good fit for

→Keeping telemetry inside a private cloud
→Monitoring Kubernetes without instrumentation
→Observing AI workloads

Tags: observability; ebpf; kubernetes; byoc; opentelemetry; monitoring; llm-observability

Groundcover: questions and answers

What is Groundcover used for?: Groundcover is an eBPF-based observability platform that runs inside the customer's own cloud, collecting telemetry without code changes. It is a good fit for keeping telemetry inside a private cloud, monitoring Kubernetes without instrumentation and observing AI workloads.
Is Groundcover free?: Yes. Groundcover has a free plan, and paid plans start at $30 per seat per month. A free trial is also available.
Is Groundcover open source?: No. Groundcover is proprietary (closed-source) software. Open-source alternatives to Groundcover include Odigos, Coroot and Pixie.
Can I self-host Groundcover?: Yes. Although Groundcover is closed source, it can be self-hosted on your own servers, and the vendor also offers a hosted version.
What are some alternatives to Groundcover?: Groundcover competes with Datadog, Dynatrace and Honeycomb. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Groundcover alternatives.