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Best Profiling Software in 2026

Updated

In short: Grafana Cloud Application Observability is ranked #1 of 29 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Scalene and Pyroscope. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Scalene. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Grafana Cloud Application Observability at $0.03/mo.

When you need to understand an application’s performance, profiling software offers ways to inspect CPU use, memory, and threads. Compare profiling modes and supported languages against the code and performance questions you work with; deployment model, free-plan availability, and paid starting price add practical considerations. The ranking begins with Grafana Cloud Application Observability and YourKit Java Profiler, followed by Pyroscope and VisualVM. async-profiler and Intel VTune Profiler appear among the next entries, with AMD Auto-Detect and Install Tool and Google Cloud Profiler also included. Use the listed capabilities to distinguish which tools align with your profiling needs and environment.

29 profiling software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.

29ranked
10free plans on this page
$0.03/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
#1 Grafana Cloud Application Observability Top pick · 7.3 Free plan · $0.03/mo #2 Scalene Runner-up · 7.1 Free plan · Free #3 Pyroscope Also great · 7.0 Free plan · $19/mo
  1. 1

    Grafana Cloud Application Observability

    7.3
    Free plan LinuxmacOSWebWindows
    Free plan
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
    $0.03/mofirst paid tier About Grafana Cloud Application ObservabilityVisit site
  2. 2

    Scalene

    7.1
    Free plan extensionLinuxmacOSWebWindows
    Profiling modes
    sampling
    Supported languages
    Python
    CPU profiling
    Yes
    Memory profiling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
    Free About ScaleneVisit site
  3. 3

    Pyroscope

    7.0
    Free plan LinuxmacOSWebWindows
    Free plan
    Yes
    Profiling modes
    both
    Supported languages
    C/C++, Go, Rust, Zig, Java, .NET, Python, Ruby, PHP, Node.js, Perl
    CPU profiling
    Yes
    Memory profiling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
    $19/mofirst paid tier About PyroscopeVisit site
  4. 4

    VisualVM

    7.0
    Free plan LinuxmacOSWindows
    Free plan
    Yes
    Profiling modes
    both
    Supported languages
    Java, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, R
    CPU profiling
    Yes
    Memory profiling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
    Free About VisualVMVisit site
  5. 5

    async-profiler

    6.9
    Free plan apiLinuxmacOS
    Free plan
    Yes
    Profiling modes
    both
    Supported languages
    Java, C, C++
    CPU profiling
    Yes
    Memory profiling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
    Free About async-profilerVisit site
  6. 6

    Intel VTune Profiler

    6.9
    Free plan Linuxself-hostedWindows
    Free plan
    Yes
    Profiling modes
    both
    Supported languages
    C, C++, C#, Fortran, Java, OpenCL, Python, Go, SYCL, .NET, Assembly
    CPU profiling
    Yes
    Memory profiling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
    Free About Intel VTune ProfilerVisit site
  7. 7

    AMD Auto-Detect and Install Tool

    6.8
    Free plan Windows
    Profiling modes
    both
    Supported languages
    C, C++, Fortran, Assembly, Java, Python, .NET
    CPU profiling
    Yes
    Memory profiling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
    Free About AMD Auto-Detect and Install ToolVisit site
  8. 8

    Google Cloud Profiler

    6.8
    Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
    Free plan
    Yes
    Profiling modes
    sampling
    Supported languages
    Go, Java, Node.js, Python
    CPU profiling
    Yes
    Memory profiling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
    Free About Google Cloud ProfilerVisit site
  9. 9

    Grafana k6

    6.8
    Free plan Linux
    Free plan
    Yes
    Profiling modes
    both
    Supported languages
    C/C++, Go, Rust, Zig, Java, .NET, Python, Ruby, PHP, Node.js, Perl
    CPU profiling
    Yes
    Memory profiling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
    $19/mofirst paid tier About Grafana k6Visit site
  10. 10

    YourKit Java Profiler

    6.7
    Free trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWindows
    Free plan
    No
    Profiling modes
    both
    Supported languages
    Java
    CPU profiling
    Yes
    Memory profiling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
    $37454.08/mofirst paid tier About YourKit Java ProfilerVisit site
  11. 11

    Blackfire.io

    6.6
    apiextensionLinuxmacOSWebWindows
    Free plan
    No
    Profiling modes
    instrumentation
    Supported languages
    PHP, Python
    CPU profiling
    Yes
    Memory profiling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
    €33.25/mofirst paid tier About Blackfire.ioVisit site
  12. 12

    Redgate SQL Provision

    6.4
    Free trial Linuxself-hostedWebWindows
    Free plan
    No
    Profiling modes
    both
    Supported languages
    C#, VB.NET, F#, Managed C++, and other .NET languages
    CPU profiling
    Yes
    Memory profiling
    No
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
    About Redgate SQL ProvisionVisit site
  13. 13

    JProfiler

    6.3
    Free trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWindows
    Free plan
    No
    Profiling modes
    both
    Supported languages
    Java, Kotlin
    CPU profiling
    Yes
    Memory profiling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
    About JProfilerVisit site
  14. 14

    Go pprof

    6.2
    api
    Free plan
    Yes
    Profiling modes
    sampling
    Supported languages
    Go
    CPU profiling
    Yes
    Memory profiling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
    About Go pprofVisit site
  15. 15

    JetBrains dotMemory

    5.9
    WindowsmacOSLinux
    Free plan
    No
    Profiling modes
    sampling
    Supported languages
    C#, VB.NET
    CPU profiling
    No
    Memory profiling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
    About JetBrains dotMemoryVisit site
  16. 16

    Node.js --prof

    5.9
    WindowsmacOSLinux
    Free plan
    Yes
    Profiling modes
    sampling
    Supported languages
    JavaScript, C++
    CPU profiling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
    About Node.js --profVisit site
  17. 17

    py-spy

    5.9
    WindowsmacOSLinux
    Profiling modes
    sampling
    Supported languages
    Python; C; C++; Cython
    CPU profiling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
    About py-spyVisit site
  18. 18

    Valgrind

    5.9
    LinuxmacOSAndroid
    Profiling modes
    instrumentation
    Supported languages
    C, C++, Rust, assembly
    CPU profiling
    Yes
    Memory profiling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
    About ValgrindVisit site
  19. 19

    JetBrains dotTrace

    5.8
    WindowsmacOSLinux
    Free plan
    No
    Profiling modes
    both
    CPU profiling
    Yes
    Memory profiling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
    About JetBrains dotTraceVisit site
  20. 20

    Parca

    5.8
    WebLinux
    Profiling modes
    sampling
    Supported languages
    C, C++, Go, Rust, .NET, Deno, Erlang, Java, Julia, Node.js, Wasmtime, PHP, Ruby, Python
    CPU profiling
    Yes
    Memory profiling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
    About ParcaVisit site
  21. 21

    YourKit .NET Profiler

    5.8
    WindowsmacOSLinux
    Free plan
    No
    Profiling modes
    both
    CPU profiling
    Yes
    Memory profiling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
    About YourKit .NET ProfilerVisit site
  22. 22

    AQtime

    5.7
    Windows
    Free plan
    No
    Profiling modes
    both
    Supported languages
    Native/unmanaged code, .NET, Java, VBScript, JScript
    CPU profiling
    Yes
    Memory profiling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
    About AQtimeVisit site
  23. 23

    Javadoc

    5.7
    Free plan LinuxmacOSWebWindows
    Free plan
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
    Free About JavadocVisit site
  24. 24

    PerfView

    5.7
    Windows
    Free plan
    Yes
    Profiling modes
    sampling
    Supported languages
    C/C++, .NET, JScript
    CPU profiling
    Yes
    Memory profiling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
    About PerfViewVisit site
  25. 25

    KCachegrind

    5.6
    Linux
    Free plan
    Yes
    Profiling modes
    instrumentation
    CPU profiling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
    About KCachegrindVisit site

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Questions about this list

Which profiling software is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?

Grafana Cloud Application Observability is ranked #1 of 29 with a score of 7.3. Scalene is second and Pyroscope third.

How many of these have a free plan?

10 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

Which is the cheapest paid option?

On this page, Grafana Cloud Application Observability has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.03/mo.

How is this list ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.

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