Best Continuous Profiling Tools

Explore leading tools in the Continuous Profiling category, including open-source options and SaaS products. Compare features, use cases, and find the best fit for your workflow.

10+ open-source projects · 6 SaaS products

Top open-source Continuous Profiling

These projects are active, self-hostable choices for knowledge management teams evaluating alternatives to SaaS tools.

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py-spy

Zero‑overhead sampling profiler for live Python applications

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14,638
License
MIT
Last commit
11 days ago
RustActive
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Tracy Profiler

Nanosecond-resolution, real-time telemetry profiler for games and apps

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14,560
License
Unknown
Last commit
5 days ago
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Scalene

Fast line‑level CPU, GPU, and memory profiling with AI suggestions

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13,131
License
Apache-2.0
Last commit
21 days ago
PythonActive
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System Informer

Powerful Windows tool for monitoring, debugging, and malware detection

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13,115
License
MIT
Last commit
3 days ago
CActive
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Grafana Pyroscope

Intuitive, queryless UI for continuous application profiling

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11,049
License
AGPL-3.0
Last commit
3 days ago
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VizTracer

Low-overhead Python tracer with interactive Perfetto visualizations

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7,412
License
Apache-2.0
Last commit
25 days ago
PythonActive
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Zero‑overhead sampling profiler for live Python applications

Recently updated
3 days ago

Grafana Pyroscope delivers continuous profiling across languages, offering proactive resource optimization and reactive debugging with a queryless Explore Profiles UI, easy Docker or Homebrew deployment.

Dominant language
C++ • 4 projects

Expect a strong C++ presence among maintained projects.

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Blackfire Continuous Profiler

Low-overhead continuous profiling for app performance optimization.

Continuous Profiling
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Datadog Continuous Profiler

Always-on code profiling to cut latency and cloud costs.

Continuous Profiling
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Elastic Universal Profiling

Whole-system, always-on profiling with no instrumentation.

Continuous Profiling
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Grafana Cloud Profiles

Managed continuous profiling powered by Pyroscope.

Continuous Profiling
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Parca

Continuous profiling tool for application performance optimization

Continuous Profiling
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Sentry Profiling

Continuous code-level profiling for backend and mobile apps.

Continuous Profiling
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10+ open-source alternatives

Blackfire continuously captures profiles to highlight resource-intensive code paths, enabling teams to pinpoint and fix bottlenecks in production.

Leading hosted platforms

Frequently replaced when teams want private deployments and lower TCO.

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