Redgate ANTS Performance Profiler vs YourKit .NET Profiler

Redgate ANTS Performance Profiler plans

• Standard$396 a year
• Pro$594 a year

YourKit .NET Profiler plans

• Open source and free licenseFree
• Seat — annual subscription, single-seat$99 a year
• Seat — perpetual, single-seat$129, paid once
• Seat — annual subscription, five-seat$299 a year
• Seat — perpetual, five-seat$389, paid once
• Floating — annual subscription, single-user$499 a year

Pick Redgate ANTS Performance Profiler if…

It suits Windows developers analyzing CPU performance in applications written in supported .NET languages. Standard fits profiling customer-owned code, while Pro is for broader code and SQL Server query coverage.

Pick YourKit .NET Profiler if…

YourKit .NET Profiler suits developers and teams analyzing .NET application performance and memory locally or remotely. Its API, command-line tools, and CI monitoring support suit automated profiling workflows.