JProfiler vs Amazon CodeGuru Profiler

JProfiler8.9Visit Amazon CodeGuru Profiler8.6Visit

Higher score JProfiler #5 in Profiling Software 8.9/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit JProfiler

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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

• JProfiler fits best

  Deep Java and Kotlin application profiling

• Amazon CodeGuru Profiler fits best

  AWS production profiling

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Side by side

Feature	JProfiler 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Amazon CodeGuru Profiler 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.6
Ranking	#5 in Profiling Software	#7 in Profiling Software
Best for	Deep Java and Kotlin application profiling	AWS production profiling
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$0.005/unit/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	90 days
Deployment	Desktop, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Docs
Integrations	17 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features JProfiler 3/3 · Amazon CodeGuru Profiler 3/3
CPU profiling	✓	✓
Memory profiling	✓	✓
Thread profiling	✓	✓
Specs
Profiling modes	Both	Sampling
Supported languages	Java, Kotlin	Java/JVM languages; Python 3.6 or later
Deployment model	Desktop	Cloud
Our review
Pros	Covers CPU, memory, threads, locks, databases, web, messaging, and more Supports live, offline, remote, snapshot, and automated profiling workflows Integrates with IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, NetBeans, and Visual Studio Code	Continuous CPU and latency sampling in production Flame graphs, heap summaries, and thread-state visualization Integrates with Lambda, EC2, ECS, EKS, and Fargate
Cons	No free plan is listed Desktop deployment may not suit browser-first profiling workflows Its primary language focus is Java and Kotlin	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	JProfiler is a desktop profiler for Java Virtual Machines, designed for developers, QA teams, and production engineers investigating application performance and memory behavior. It covers CPU hotspots, allocations, leaks, threads, locks,… 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

• JProfiler — where it wins

  • Covers CPU, memory, threads, locks, databases, web, messaging, and more
  • Supports live, offline, remote, snapshot, and automated profiling workflows
  • Integrates with IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, NetBeans, and Visual Studio Code

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is listed
  • Desktop deployment may not suit browser-first profiling workflows
  • Its primary language focus is Java and Kotlin

• 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

• JProfiler8.9/10 · Paid

  A broad Java and Kotlin profiler for deep JVM performance investigations.

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• 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 →