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Continuous profiling

Collect CPU and memory profiles from running services all the time and query them over time like metrics.

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Continuous profiling
ToolStarsLicenceTermsSelf-hostedLanguageLatestLast push
Grafana Pyroscope12kAGPL-3.0Open sourceYesGov2.3.12026-10-06
Parca5kApache-2.0Open sourceYesTypeScriptv0.29.12026-09-29

2 tools

Grafana Pyroscope

Continuous Profiling Platform. Debug performance issues down to a single line of code

Language
Go
Licence
AGPL-3.0
Stars
12k
Latest
v2.3.1
Last push
2026-10-06
Parca

Continuous profiling for analysis of CPU and memory usage, down to the line number and throughout time. Saving infrastructure cost, improving performance, and increasing reliability.

Language
TypeScript
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
5k
Latest
v0.29.1
Last push
2026-09-29

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