Datadog Continuous Profiler vs Amazon CodeGuru Profiler

Datadog Continuous Profiler9.2Visit Amazon CodeGuru Profiler8.9Visit

Higher score Datadog Continuous Profiler #2 in Continuous Profiling Tools 9.2/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Datadog

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Amazon CodeGuru Profiler #4 in Continuous Profiling Tools 8.9/10 90-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit site

• Datadog Continuous Profiler fits best

  Enterprises needing broad production profiling

• Amazon CodeGuru Profiler fits best

  AWS workloads needing low-cost continuous profiling

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Side by side

Feature	Datadog Continuous Profiler 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Amazon CodeGuru Profiler 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.9
Ranking	#2 in Continuous Profiling Tools	#4 in Continuous Profiling Tools
Best for	Enterprises needing broad production profiling	AWS workloads needing low-cost continuous profiling
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$19/unit/mo	$0.005/unit/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	14 days	90 days
Free trial length	14 days · no card needed	90 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Tickets, Community, Docs	Docs
Integrations	4 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Datadog Continuous Profiler 2/2 · Amazon CodeGuru Profiler 0/2
Source map support	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Continuous alerts	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Cloud	Not checked yet
Language support	Java, .NET, Go, Python, Ruby, Node.js, PHP; C, C++, and Rust beta	Not checked yet
Profiling types	CPU, memory, allocations, live heap, wall time, locks, exceptions, file I/O, socket I/O, goroutines	Not checked yet
Data retention	8 days	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Profiles CPU, memory, locks, wall time, allocations, and I/O Correlates traces with profiles and supports line-level analysis Integrates with Datadog APM, dashboards, agents, and monitors	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
Cons	Starts at $19 per profiled host monthly with annual billing Month-to-month pricing rises to $23 per profiled host monthly C, C++, and Rust support is listed as beta	No permanent free plan Heap-summary analysis is limited to JVM applications AWS-centered integrations narrow ecosystem fit
Our verdict	Datadog Continuous Profiler analyzes application behavior in production for engineering teams that need ongoing visibility into performance. It covers CPU, memory, allocations, live heap, wall time, locks, exceptions, file I/O, socket I/O,… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Datadog Continuous Profiler — where it wins

  • Profiles CPU, memory, locks, wall time, allocations, and I/O
  • Correlates traces with profiles and supports line-level analysis
  • Integrates with Datadog APM, dashboards, agents, and monitors

  Where it doesn't

  • Starts at $19 per profiled host monthly with annual billing
  • Month-to-month pricing rises to $23 per profiled host monthly
  • C, C++, and Rust support is listed as beta

• 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

• Datadog Continuous Profiler9.2/10 · 14-day trial

  Broad production profiling with Datadog integrations, starting at $19 per host monthly.

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

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

  Visit siteFull verdict →