AMD uProf vs Pyroscope

AUAMD uProf9.2Visit Pyroscope9.1Visit

Higher score AU AMD uProf #2 in Profiling Software 9.2/10 Free ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit AMD uProf

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Pyroscope #3 in Profiling Software 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Pyroscope

• AMD uProf fits best

  Free AMD and cross-compiler systems profiling

• Pyroscope fits best

  Teams needing scalable continuous profiling

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Side by side

Feature	AUAMD uProf 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Pyroscope 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	9.1
Ranking	#2 in Profiling Software	#3 in Profiling Software
Best for	Free AMD and cross-compiler systems profiling	Teams needing scalable continuous profiling
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not checked yet	$19/mo
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Windows, Linux	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Integrations	7 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AMD uProf 3/3 · Pyroscope 3/3
CPU profiling	✓	✓
Memory profiling	✓	✓
Thread profiling	✓	✓
Specs
Profiling modes	Both	Both
Supported languages	C, C++, Fortran, Assembly, Java, Python, .NET	C/C++, Go, Rust, Zig, Java, .NET, Python, Ruby, PHP, Node.js, Perl
Deployment model	Desktop	Not checked yet
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	Free plan includes 50 GB monthly ingestion and 14-day retention Supports CPU, memory, and thread profiling across many languages Grafana, eBPF, APIs, multi-tenancy, and horizontal scaling
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	Pro adds usage-based charges for processed, written, and retained data Free plan support is limited to the community Advanced deployments may require instrumentation or platform configuration
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… Read the review →	Pyroscope is an open-source continuous profiling database for development and platform teams investigating application performance. It aggregates, stores, queries, and visualizes profiles covering CPU usage, memory allocation,… Read the review →

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

• Pyroscope — where it wins

  • Free plan includes 50 GB monthly ingestion and 14-day retention
  • Supports CPU, memory, and thread profiling across many languages
  • Grafana, eBPF, APIs, multi-tenancy, and horizontal scaling

  Where it doesn't

  • Pro adds usage-based charges for processed, written, and retained data
  • Free plan support is limited to the community
  • Advanced deployments may require instrumentation or platform configuration

• AUAMD uProf9.2/10 · Free

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

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• Pyroscope9.1/10 · Free plan

  A flexible profiler for teams that need continuous CPU and memory visibility at scale.

  Visit PyroscopeFull verdict →