VisualVM

6.9easy start · #13 of 29
in Profiling Software

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

Runs on Linux, Mac, Windows.

VisualVM is ranked #13 of 29 in profiling software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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VisualVM Free Standalone Java troubleshooting tool · Windows, Linux, macOS · Java 8–26 visualvm.github.io · 29 Sept 2026

Compared on profiling software

Free plan: Yes
Profiling modes: both
Supported languages: Java, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, R
CPU profiling: Yes
Memory profiling: Yes
Thread profiling: Yes
Deployment model: desktop

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The record

Purpose: VisualVM integrates command line JDK tools with lightweight profiling for Java application troubleshooting in development and production.
Audience: The site says VisualVM is designed for application developers, system administrators, quality engineers, and end users.
Monitoring: It monitors CPU usage, garbage collection, heap and metaspace memory, loaded classes, and running threads.
Profiling: It provides sampling and instrumentation profilers for analyzing application performance and memory use.
Diagnostics: It can capture thread dumps, browse heap dumps, analyze core dumps, and save application data for offline analysis.
Remote processes: VisualVM can list remote Java applications when jstatd runs on the remote host, or connect to applications manually by JMX.
Plugins: Official and third-party plugins extend VisualVM, with installation through its Plugins Center or from downloaded plugin files for offline use.
Integrations: The site documents integrations or launchers for Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, Visual Studio Code, and a third-party NetBeans profiler.
Security: A Security plugin provides a GUI for configuring keystores, truststores, protocols, and ciphers for SSL/TLS connections.
Support: Users can contact developers and the community through Gitter, send private feedback by email, or report bugs through the linked issue tracker.
Distribution: VisualVM is currently distributed as a standalone tool, with a ZIP archive and a macOS application bundle linked from the download page.
Compatibility limit: The download page lists Oracle JDK 8–26, OpenJDK 8–26, and GraalVM 19–JDK 26, and notes that VisualVM should run using Oracle JDK 8 or newer.
Plugin limit: The site warns that some third-party plugins may not work because of changes introduced in VisualVM 2.0.
License and maker: The project is copyright Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates and is released under GPLv2 with the Classpath Exception.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Profiling Software in 2026#13 of 29

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Sources

visualvm.github.io· checked 29 Sept 2026
visualvm.github.io/features.html· checked 29 Sept 2026
visualvm.github.io/plugins.html· checked 29 Sept 2026
visualvm.github.io/idesupport.html· checked 29 Sept 2026
visualvm.github.io/feedback.html· checked 29 Sept 2026
visualvm.github.io/download.html· checked 29 Sept 2026