Pyroscope vs JetBrains dotTrace

Pyroscope9.1Visit JetBrains dotTrace8.5Visit

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

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JetBrains dotTrace #8 in Profiling Software 8.5/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit JetBrains

• Pyroscope fits best

  Teams needing scalable continuous profiling

• JetBrains dotTrace fits best

  Professional .NET CPU and execution profiling

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Side by side

Feature	Pyroscope 9.1/10 Visit ↗	JetBrains dotTrace 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.5
Ranking	#3 in Profiling Software	#8 in Profiling Software
Best for	Teams needing scalable continuous profiling	Professional .NET CPU and execution profiling
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$19/mo	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Desktop
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Docs
Integrations	2 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Pyroscope 3/3 · JetBrains dotTrace 3/3
CPU profiling	✓	✓
Memory profiling	✓	✓
Thread profiling	✓	✓
Specs
Profiling modes	Both	Both
Supported languages	C/C++, Go, Rust, Zig, Java, .NET, Python, Ruby, PHP, Node.js, Perl	Not checked yet
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Desktop
Our review
Pros	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	Supports sampling, tracing, line-by-line, and timeline profiling Covers CPU, memory allocation, garbage collection, and threading Works with Visual Studio, Rider, remote apps, CI, and the CLI
Cons	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	Sold only within dotUltimate or the All Products Pack No free plan is offered Its scope is centered on .NET, Mono, and Unity’s Mono applications
Our verdict	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 →	JetBrains dotTrace is a desktop performance profiler for applications built with .NET Framework, .NET, .NET Core, Mono, and Unity’s Mono. It is aimed at developers who need more than basic CPU snapshots, with tools for execution time, CPU… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• JetBrains dotTrace — where it wins

  • Supports sampling, tracing, line-by-line, and timeline profiling
  • Covers CPU, memory allocation, garbage collection, and threading
  • Works with Visual Studio, Rider, remote apps, CI, and the CLI

  Where it doesn't

  • Sold only within dotUltimate or the All Products Pack
  • No free plan is offered
  • Its scope is centered on .NET, Mono, and Unity’s Mono applications

• Pyroscope9.1/10 · Free plan

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

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• JetBrains dotTrace8.5/10 · Paid

  A comprehensive .NET profiler for CPU, memory, threads, remote apps, CI, and more.

  Visit JetBrainsFull verdict →