Google Cloud Profiler vs Amazon CodeGuru Profiler

Google Cloud Profiler9.0Visit Amazon CodeGuru Profiler8.6Visit

Higher score Google Cloud Profiler #4 in Profiling Software 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Google Cloud

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Amazon CodeGuru Profiler #7 in Profiling Software 8.6/10 90-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit site

• Google Cloud Profiler fits best

  Free continuous cloud profiling

• Amazon CodeGuru Profiler fits best

  AWS production profiling

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Side by side

Feature	Google Cloud Profiler 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Amazon CodeGuru Profiler 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.6
Ranking	#4 in Profiling Software	#7 in Profiling Software
Best for	Free continuous cloud profiling	AWS production profiling
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Free plan	$0.005/unit/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	90 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Linux	Web
Support	Docs	Docs
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Google Cloud Profiler 3/3 · Amazon CodeGuru Profiler 3/3
CPU profiling	✓	✓
Memory profiling	✓	✓
Thread profiling	✓	✓
Specs
Profiling modes	Sampling	Sampling
Supported languages	Go, Java, Node.js, Python	Java/JVM languages; Python 3.6 or later
Deployment model	Cloud	Cloud
Our review
Pros	Free continuous profiling across CPU, memory, thread, and wall time Flame graphs and historical views support profile comparison Supports Go, Java, Node.js, and Python applications	Continuous CPU and latency sampling in production Flame graphs, heap summaries, and thread-state visualization Integrates with Lambda, EC2, ECS, EKS, and Fargate
Cons	Sampling profiles may not capture every execution detail Language support is limited to Go, Java, Node.js, and Python Analysis centers on the Google Cloud console	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	Google Cloud Profiler is a cloud-based statistical profiler for production applications. It uses language-specific agents to collect continuous, low-overhead sampling data across CPU time, memory, heap, allocated heap, threads, contention,… Read the review →	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,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Google Cloud Profiler — where it wins

  • Free continuous profiling across CPU, memory, thread, and wall time
  • Flame graphs and historical views support profile comparison
  • Supports Go, Java, Node.js, and Python applications

  Where it doesn't

  • Sampling profiles may not capture every execution detail
  • Language support is limited to Go, Java, Node.js, and Python
  • Analysis centers on the Google Cloud console

• 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

• Google Cloud Profiler9.0/10 · Free plan

  A free cloud profiler for continuous CPU, memory, thread, and wall-time analysis.

  Visit Google CloudFull 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 →