Google Cloud Profiler

7.0easy start · #7 of 29
in Profiling Software

Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you worknot on record

Runs on api, Linux, self-hosted, Web.

Google Cloud Profiler is ranked #7 of 29 in profiling software on The Geeks Club. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan.

Google Cloud Profiler plans and pricing

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Cloud Profiler Free There is no cost associated with using Cloud Profiler. Profile data retained for 30 days; quotas and limits apply cloud.google.com · 2 Oct 2026

Compared on profiling software

Free plan: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Cloud Profiler continuously gathers CPU usage and memory allocation information from production applications and attributes it to source code to help identify resource-intensive code.
Low overhead: Google states that CPU and heap profiling overhead during collection is less than 5%, and commonly less than 0.5% when averaged across execution time and service replicas.
Supported languages: The profiler supports Go, Java, Node.js, and Python, with available profile types varying by language.
Profile types: Available profile types include CPU time, heap, allocated heap, contention, threads, and wall time, with language-specific support for each.
Deployment environments: Supported environments include Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, App Engine, Managed Service for Apache Spark, Dataflow, and environments outside Google Cloud, with language-specific availability.
Operating systems: The supported operating systems listed are Linux with glibc, and Linux with musl for some languages and configurations.
Console and agent: Cloud Profiler consists of a profiling agent that collects data and a Google Cloud console interface for viewing and analyzing it.
Retention: Profile data is retained for 30 days, and profiles can be downloaded for long-term storage.
Security: Cloud Profiler is a VPC Service Controls supported service.
Intended users: The product is designed to help teams analyze resource consumption and performance in production applications.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Profiling Software in 2026#7 of 29
Best Continuous Profiling Tools in 2026#11 of 27

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Sources

docs.cloud.google.com/profiler/docs/about-profiler· checked 2 Oct 2026
cloud.google.com/products/observability/pricing· checked 2 Oct 2026