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Head-to-head · Profiling Software

AMD uProf vs Amazon CodeGuru Profiler

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score AMD uProf #2 in Profiling Software 9.2/10 Free ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit AMD uProf
Amazon CodeGuru Profiler #7 in Profiling Software 8.6/10 90-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit site

AMD uProf leads on 0 checks, Amazon CodeGuru Profiler on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAMD uProf · 9.2/10
  • Free trialonly Amazon CodeGuru Profiler

AMD uProf scores higher on our rubric for profiling software: 9.2 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #7.

On profiling modes, AMD uProf gives you Both where Amazon CodeGuru Profiler offers Sampling. On deployment model, Amazon CodeGuru Profiler gives you Cloud where AMD uProf offers Desktop.

AMD uProf is the better fit for free AMD and cross-compiler systems profiling. Amazon CodeGuru Profiler is the better fit for AWS production profiling.

  • AMD uProf fits best

    Free AMD and cross-compiler systems profiling

  • Amazon CodeGuru Profiler fits best

    AWS production profiling

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Side by side

Feature AMD uProf 9.2/10 Visit ↗ Amazon CodeGuru Profiler 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 8.6
Ranking #2 in Profiling Software #7 in Profiling Software
Best for Free AMD and cross-compiler systems profiling AWS production profiling
Pricing model Free Paid
Starting price Not checked yet $0.005/unit/mo
Free plan Not checked yet —
Free trial — 90 days
Deployment Desktop Cloud
Platforms Windows, Linux Web
Support Docs Docs
Integrations 7 integrations 7 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AMD uProf 3/3 · Amazon CodeGuru Profiler 3/3
CPU profiling ✓ ✓
Memory profiling ✓ ✓
Thread profiling ✓ ✓
Specs
Profiling modes Both Sampling
Supported languages C, C++, Fortran, Assembly, Java, Python, .NET Java/JVM languages; Python 3.6 or later
Deployment model Desktop Cloud
Our review
Pros
  • Covers CPU, threading, system, power, GPU, OS, OpenMP, and MPI profiling
  • Supports AMD AOCC, Microsoft, Intel, GNU, and LLVM compilers
  • Profiles C, C++, Fortran, Assembly, Java, Python, and .NET workloads
  • Continuous CPU and latency sampling in production
  • Flame graphs, heap summaries, and thread-state visualization
  • Integrates with Lambda, EC2, ECS, EKS, and Fargate
Cons
  • GPU profiling and tracing are for AMD Instinct systems
  • Desktop deployment limits it to local and remote profiling workflows
  • It is proprietary rather than open source
  • Supported languages are limited to JVM languages and Python 3.6 or later
  • Usage-based pricing requires monitoring sampling-hour consumption
  • The strongest platform coverage centers on AWS services
Our verdict

AMD uProf is a desktop performance-analysis suite for developers optimizing x86 applications on AMD platforms. It supports Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD downloads, with profiling capabilities for C, C++, Fortran, Assembly, Java, Python, and…

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Amazon CodeGuru Profiler is a cloud service that collects runtime performance data from live applications and presents it in a centralized dashboard. It is designed for development teams investigating CPU utilization, latency, heap usage,…

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  1. AMD uProfProfiling Software 9.2Free
  2. Amazon CodeGuru ProfilerProfiling Software 8.690-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • AMD uProf — where it wins

    • Covers CPU, threading, system, power, GPU, OS, OpenMP, and MPI profiling
    • Supports AMD AOCC, Microsoft, Intel, GNU, and LLVM compilers
    • Profiles C, C++, Fortran, Assembly, Java, Python, and .NET workloads

    Where it doesn't

    • GPU profiling and tracing are for AMD Instinct systems
    • Desktop deployment limits it to local and remote profiling workflows
    • It is proprietary rather than open source

  • Amazon CodeGuru Profiler — where it wins

    • Continuous CPU and latency sampling in production
    • Flame graphs, heap summaries, and thread-state visualization
    • Integrates with Lambda, EC2, ECS, EKS, and Fargate

    Where it doesn't

    • Supported languages are limited to JVM languages and Python 3.6 or later
    • Usage-based pricing requires monitoring sampling-hour consumption
    • The strongest platform coverage centers on AWS services
  • AMD uProf9.2/10 · Free

    A free AMD-focused profiler with broad CPU, system, threading, power, GPU, and tracing analysis.

    Visit AMD uProfFull verdict →
  • Amazon CodeGuru Profiler8.6/10 · 90-day trial

    A production-focused profiler for AWS workloads, with usage-based pricing and deep runtime analysis.

    Visit siteFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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