Amazon CodeGuru Profiler vs Splunk APM

Amazon CodeGuru Profiler8.9Visit Splunk APM8.3Visit

Higher score Amazon CodeGuru Profiler #4 in Continuous Profiling Tools 8.9/10 From $0.01 · 90-day trial ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit site

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Splunk APM #8 in Continuous Profiling Tools 8.3/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Splunk APM

• Amazon CodeGuru Profiler fits best

  AWS workloads needing low-cost continuous profiling

• Splunk APM fits best

  Splunk users needing correlated application profiling

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Side by side

Feature	Amazon CodeGuru Profiler 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Splunk APM 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.3
Ranking	#4 in Continuous Profiling Tools	#8 in Continuous Profiling Tools
Best for	AWS workloads needing low-cost continuous profiling	Splunk users needing correlated application profiling
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Docs
Integrations	7 integrations	100+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Amazon CodeGuru Profiler 0/2 · Splunk APM 0/2
Source map support	Not published	Not published
Continuous alerts	Not published	Not published
Specs
Deployment	Not published	Not published
Language support	Not published	Not published
Profiling types	Not published	Not published
Data retention	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Continuous production monitoring with CPU and latency sampling Flame graphs, heap summaries, anomaly reports, and recommendations $0.005 per sampling hour with 90-day no-cost access	AlwaysOn Profiling supports Java, .NET and Node.js. Correlates traces, profiling, metrics and logs. OpenTelemetry-native instrumentation with distributed tracing.
Cons	No permanent free plan Heap-summary analysis is limited to JVM applications AWS-centered integrations narrow ecosystem fit	The App & Infra bundle starts at $60 per host monthly. Listed pricing uses annual billing. Cloud deployment may not suit teams needing another model.
Our verdict	Amazon CodeGuru Profiler is a cloud-based continuous profiling service for development teams investigating runtime performance in live applications. It collects sampling data and presents CPU utilization, latency, expensive code paths,… Read the review →	Splunk APM is a cloud-based application performance monitoring service for engineering, DevOps and SRE teams operating distributed applications, microservices and monoliths. It combines distributed tracing, full-fidelity span collection,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Amazon CodeGuru Profiler — where it wins

  • Continuous production monitoring with CPU and latency sampling
  • Flame graphs, heap summaries, anomaly reports, and recommendations
  • $0.005 per sampling hour with 90-day no-cost access

  Where it doesn't

  • No permanent free plan
  • Heap-summary analysis is limited to JVM applications
  • AWS-centered integrations narrow ecosystem fit

• Splunk APM — where it wins

  • AlwaysOn Profiling supports Java, .NET and Node.js.
  • Correlates traces, profiling, metrics and logs.
  • OpenTelemetry-native instrumentation with distributed tracing.

  Where it doesn't

  • The App & Infra bundle starts at $60 per host monthly.
  • Listed pricing uses annual billing.
  • Cloud deployment may not suit teams needing another model.

• Amazon CodeGuru Profiler8.9/10 · From $0.01 · 90-day trial

  A low-cost continuous profiler for AWS workloads with clear production diagnostics.

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• Splunk APM8.3/10 · Paid

  A strong fit for Splunk users who need profiling tied to traces, metrics and logs.

  Visit Splunk APMFull verdict →