Best Scalene Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from profiling software ranked against Scalene on the same published basis.
- 1Scalene vs Valgrind
- 2Scalene vs AMD Auto-Detect and Install Tool
- 3Scalene vs async-profiler
- 4Scalene vs Grafana Cloud Application Observability
- 5Scalene vs Grafana k6
- 6Scalene vs Intel VTune Profiler
- 7Scalene vs VisualVM
- 8Scalene vs GNU gprof
- 9Scalene vs Google Cloud Profiler
- 10Scalene vs Javadoc
- 11Scalene vs py-spy
- 13Scalene vs Pyroscope
- 14Scalene vs YourKit Java Profiler
- 15Scalene vs Go pprof
- 16Scalene vs Blackfire.io
- 17Scalene vs Redgate SQL Provision
- 18Scalene vs JetBrains dotTrace
- 19Scalene vs JProfiler
- 20Scalene vs Node.js --prof
- 21Scalene vs Parca
Scalene alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valgrind | 6.8 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Android |
| 2 | AMD Auto-Detect and Install Tool | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 3 | async-profiler | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac |
| 4 | Grafana Cloud Application Observability | 6.3 | Free plan | $0.03/mo | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Grafana k6 | 6.3 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux |
| 6 | Intel VTune Profiler | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | VisualVM | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | GNU gprof | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 9 | Google Cloud Profiler | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | Javadoc | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 11 | py-spy | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Pyroscope | 6.1 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 14 | YourKit Java Profiler | 5.9 | No | $37454.08/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 15 | Go pprof | 5.8 | No | — | API |
| 16 | Blackfire.io | 5.7 | No | €33.25/mo | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 17 | Redgate SQL Provision | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 18 | JetBrains dotTrace | 5.5 | No | $50.75/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 19 | JProfiler | 5.5 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 20 | Node.js --prof | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 21 | Parca | 5.3 | No | — | Web, Linux |
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Questions about Scalene alternatives
What is the best alternative to Scalene?
Valgrind, number 1 in profiling software with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: AMD Auto-Detect and Install Tool, async-profiler, Grafana Cloud Application Observability and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Scalene?
AMD Auto-Detect and Install Tool 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 mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.