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eBPF-native Kubernetes APM platform providing OpenTelemetry-compatible traces, metrics, and logs without code instrumentation — correlating APAC application performance with infrastructure metrics in a single view.

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AIMenta verdict
Decent fit
4/5

"eBPF-native APM — APAC platform teams use groundcover to monitor APAC Kubernetes application performance with OpenTelemetry-compatible traces, metrics, and logs collected via eBPF without APAC application code changes."

Features
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Use cases
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Watch outs
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What it does

Key features

  • eBPF auto-instrumentation: APAC traces and metrics without application code changes
  • Correlated view: APAC application traces, database queries, and K8s infra in one UI
  • OpenTelemetry compatible: ingest custom APAC OTel spans alongside eBPF auto-traces
  • Kubernetes-native: pod lifecycle, restart, and resource correlation with APAC APM data
  • In-cluster storage: APAC telemetry stored on cluster nodes (data sovereignty option)
  • Cost efficiency: eBPF collection avoids per-host APAC APM agent licensing
When to reach for it

Best for

  • APAC platform teams wanting Datadog-like application and infrastructure observability depth without per-host agent licensing cost — using eBPF auto-instrumentation as the primary APAC collection mechanism.
Don't get burned

Limitations to know

  • ! Newer vendor — APAC enterprise support and SLA maturity below Datadog or New Relic level
  • ! Self-hosted data storage adds APAC operational complexity vs. Datadog SaaS
  • ! eBPF auto-instrumentation may not capture all APAC custom business logic without OTel enrichment
Context

About groundcover

groundcover is an eBPF-native APM platform that combines auto-instrumented traces, metrics, and logs for APAC Kubernetes applications with traditional infrastructure monitoring in a single correlated view — positioning as a Datadog-like observability platform without requiring APAC application code changes or OpenTelemetry SDK instrumentation.

groundcover's eBPF collection layer automatically captures HTTP request traces, database query performance, and network flows from APAC Kubernetes workloads — then correlates them with Kubernetes resource metrics (pod CPU, memory, restarts) and node-level infrastructure metrics in the same UI. When an APAC service latency spike occurs, groundcover shows simultaneously: the slow HTTP requests, the SQL queries that slowed down, and the pod memory pressure that caused the slowdown.

For APAC teams evaluating traditional APM vendors (Datadog, New Relic, Dynatrace), groundcover positions as a lower-cost alternative with comparable observability depth — eBPF collection eliminates per-host agent licensing complexity for APAC Kubernetes environments where pods scale dynamically.

groundcover's OpenTelemetry compatibility allows APAC teams to ingest manual OTel spans alongside auto-collected eBPF traces — supporting a hybrid approach where APAC services with custom instrumentation (business transaction tracing) coexist with auto-instrumented APAC services in the same trace waterfall. APAC teams migrating from Datadog or New Relic can bring existing OTel instrumentation to groundcover without rewriting.

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