CloudQuery
Query your infrastructure.
Why it’s here
Collect infrastructure and service data into queryable destinations. The review discusses synchronization and API rate limits.
Last reviewed
Understand your systems
Investigate infrastructure from inventory and network paths to processes, logs, database queries, container layers, and costs. Start with the question you need to answer.
Selected from dated Console reviews. These picks reflect the reviews at publication, not a current product ranking.
Trippy
Network debugger TUI.
Why it’s here
Investigate the route traffic takes to a target. The review covers hop-level statistics and exported diagnostic output.
Last reviewed
wtfutil
Terminal dashboard.
Why it’s here
Bring several sources of system information into a terminal dashboard. Consider configuration complexity alongside the available modules.
Last reviewed
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Terminal system monitor
Why it’s here
Find which processes and resources are busy. The review covers a real-time terminal dashboard for CPU, memory, disks, and networks, with limited widgets and fixed keybindings.
Last reviewed
lnav
Log file viewer.
Why it’s here
Investigate several logs together instead of reading files one by one. The review covers merged streams, live search, and SQL queries; themes and ARM installation needed extra attention.
Last reviewed
Developer tool
pg_activity
Real time PG monitor.
Why it’s here
See which Postgres queries are running, waiting, or blocking others. The review covers per-query and system statistics, with fuller visibility requiring elevated database permissions.
Last reviewed
Sniffnet
Monitor network traffic.
Why it’s here
Inspect traffic on a network interface. The review covers live graphs, upstream service identification, notifications, and packet capture export through a cross-platform GUI.
Last reviewed
Dive
Tool for exploring Docker layers.
Why it’s here
Understand what each container image layer adds. The review covers layer diffs and CI efficiency checks, with limitations around multi-architecture images and hiding base layers.
Last reviewed
OpenCost
Open source container cost monitoring.
Why it’s here
See where Kubernetes spending goes. The review covers workload-level allocation and cloud pricing inputs, but assumes Kubernetes and Prometheus and notes Azure issues at publication.
Last reviewed
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