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Best YourKit Java Profiler Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from profiling software ranked against YourKit Java Profiler on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Intel VTune Profiler Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free8.1
    YourKit Java Profiler vs Intel VTune Profiler
  2. 2
    Valgrind LinuxMacAndroid 8.1
    YourKit Java Profiler vs Valgrind
  3. 3
    Pyroscope Free plan LinuxMacWebWin $19/mo7.9
    YourKit Java Profiler vs Pyroscope
  4. 4
    async-profiler Free plan apiLinuxMac Free7.8
    YourKit Java Profiler vs async-profiler
  5. 5
    VisualVM Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.7
    YourKit Java Profiler vs VisualVM
  6. 6
    Google Cloud Profiler Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.4
    YourKit Java Profiler vs Google Cloud Profiler
  7. 7
    JProfiler Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 7.2
    YourKit Java Profiler vs JProfiler
  8. 8
    Scalene Free plan extensionLinuxMacWebWin Free7.2
    YourKit Java Profiler vs Scalene
  9. 10
    PerfView Win 6.5
    YourKit Java Profiler vs PerfView
  10. 11
    Parca WebLinux 6.2
    YourKit Java Profiler vs Parca
  11. 12
    GNU gprof Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.2
    YourKit Java Profiler vs GNU gprof
  12. 13
    Go pprof api 6.1
    YourKit Java Profiler vs Go pprof
  13. 14
    Polar Signals Cloud Web 5.9
    YourKit Java Profiler vs Polar Signals Cloud
  14. 15
    Javadoc Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free5.8
    YourKit Java Profiler vs Javadoc
  15. 16
    YourKit .NET Profiler WinMacLinux 5.7
    YourKit Java Profiler vs YourKit .NET Profiler
  16. 17
    JetBrains dotTrace WinMacLinux 5.6
    YourKit Java Profiler vs JetBrains dotTrace
  17. 18
    Amazon CodeGuru Profiler Web 5.5
    YourKit Java Profiler vs Amazon CodeGuru Profiler
  18. 19
    py-spy Free plan LinuxMacWin Free5.4
    YourKit Java Profiler vs py-spy
  19. 20
    Node.js --prof WinMacLinux 5.3
    YourKit Java Profiler vs Node.js --prof
  20. 21
    JetBrains dotMemory WinMacLinux 5.0
    YourKit Java Profiler vs JetBrains dotMemory

YourKit Java Profiler alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Intel VTune Profiler8.1Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
2Valgrind8.1No—Linux, Mac, Android
3Pyroscope7.9Free plan$19/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
4async-profiler7.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac
5VisualVM7.7Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
6Google Cloud Profiler7.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
7JProfiler7.2No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8Scalene7.2Free planFreeBrowser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
10PerfView6.5No—Windows
11Parca6.2No—Web, Linux
12GNU gprof6.2Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
13Go pprof6.1No—API
14Polar Signals Cloud5.9No—Web
15Javadoc5.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
16YourKit .NET Profiler5.7No—Windows, Mac, Linux
17JetBrains dotTrace5.6No—Windows, Mac, Linux
18Amazon CodeGuru Profiler5.5No—Web
19py-spy5.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
20Node.js --prof5.3No—Windows, Mac, Linux
21JetBrains dotMemory5.0No—Windows, Mac, Linux
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Questions about YourKit Java Profiler alternatives

What is the best alternative to YourKit Java Profiler?

Intel VTune Profiler, number 1 in profiling software with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: Valgrind, Pyroscope, async-profiler and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to YourKit Java Profiler?

Intel VTune Profiler is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 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.