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Best py-spy Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from profiling software ranked against py-spy on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Grafana Cloud Application Observability Free plan LinuxMacWebWin $0.03/mo7.3
    py-spy vs Grafana Cloud Application Observability
  2. 2
    Scalene Free plan extensionLinuxMacWebWin Free7.1
    py-spy vs Scalene
  3. 3
    Javadoc Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free7.0
    py-spy vs Javadoc
  4. 5
    Pyroscope Free plan LinuxMacWebWin $19/mo7.0
    py-spy vs Pyroscope
  5. 6
    VisualVM Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.0
    py-spy vs VisualVM
  6. 7
    async-profiler Free plan apiLinuxMac Free6.9
    py-spy vs async-profiler
  7. 8
    Intel VTune Profiler Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.9
    py-spy vs Intel VTune Profiler
  8. 9
    AMD Auto-Detect and Install Tool Free plan Win Free6.8
    py-spy vs AMD Auto-Detect and Install Tool
  9. 10
    Google Cloud Profiler Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.8
    py-spy vs Google Cloud Profiler
  10. 11
    Grafana k6 Free plan Linux $19/mo6.8
    py-spy vs Grafana k6
  11. 12
    GNU gprof Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.7
    py-spy vs GNU gprof
  12. 13
    YourKit Java Profiler Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $37454.08/mo6.7
    py-spy vs YourKit Java Profiler
  13. 14
    Blackfire.io apiextensionLinuxMacWeb €33.25/mo6.6
    py-spy vs Blackfire.io
  14. 15
    Redgate SQL Provision Free trial Linuxself-hostedWebWin 6.4
    py-spy vs Redgate SQL Provision
  15. 16
    JProfiler Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.3
    py-spy vs JProfiler
  16. 17
    Go pprof api 6.2
    py-spy vs Go pprof
  17. 18
    JetBrains dotTrace Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $50.75/mo6.2
    py-spy vs JetBrains dotTrace
  18. 19
    JetBrains dotMemory WinMacLinux 5.9
    py-spy vs JetBrains dotMemory
  19. 20
    Node.js --prof WinMacLinux 5.9
    py-spy vs Node.js --prof
  20. 21
    Valgrind LinuxMacAndroid 5.9
    py-spy vs Valgrind

py-spy alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Grafana Cloud Application Observability7.3Free plan$0.03/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Scalene7.1Free planFreeBrowser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Javadoc7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
5Pyroscope7.0Free plan$19/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
6VisualVM7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
7async-profiler6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac
8Intel VTune Profiler6.9Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
9AMD Auto-Detect and Install Tool6.8Free planFreeWindows
10Google Cloud Profiler6.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
11Grafana k66.8Free plan$19/moLinux
12GNU gprof6.7Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
13YourKit Java Profiler6.7No$37454.08/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
14Blackfire.io6.6No€33.25/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
15Redgate SQL Provision6.4No—Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16JProfiler6.3No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
17Go pprof6.2No—API
18JetBrains dotTrace6.2No$50.75/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
19JetBrains dotMemory5.9No—Windows, Mac, Linux
20Node.js --prof5.9No—Windows, Mac, Linux
21Valgrind5.9No—Linux, Mac, Android
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Questions about py-spy alternatives

What is the best alternative to py-spy?

Grafana Cloud Application Observability, number 1 in profiling software with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: Scalene, Javadoc, Pyroscope and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to py-spy?

Grafana Cloud Application Observability is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.