bpftop ☆

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Description:
Dynamic real-time view of running eBPF programs

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 0.7.1@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: ebpf monitoring observability profiling linux netflix

Install: brew install bpftop

About:
bpftop provides a dynamic, top-like interface for monitoring eBPF programs and their resource usage in real-time. It leverages libbpf to attach to running programs and display metrics like CPU usage, memory allocation, and execution counts. This tool is essential for debugging performance issues and understanding the overhead of complex eBPF instrumentation.

Key Features:

Real-time monitoring of eBPF program CPU and memory usage
Interactive, terminal-based user interface
Detailed insights into per-program and per-map statistics
Supports tracing of various eBPF program types (kprobes, tracepoints, etc.)

Use Cases:

Debugging performance bottlenecks caused by eBPF programs
Auditing the resource footprint of security and observability tools
Validating the efficiency of custom eBPF code during development

Alternatives:

bpftool – bpftop offers a dynamic, top-like view, whereas bpftool is a static, multi-purpose CLI utility for inspection and management.
bpftrace – bpftrace is for one-off tracing scripts, while bpftop is for continuous monitoring of all loaded programs.

License: Apache-2.0

Dependencies: elfutils, zlib

Bottles available for: arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

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