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BCC vs Perfetto: catalog facts
BCC	Perfetto
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Linux, Command line	Windows, Linux, Android, Web, Command line
Many ready-made tracing tools Low-overhead tracing through eBPF	Trace viewer runs fully in the browser, even offline Built into Android since Android 9
Linux only and needs a recent kernel with eBPF support Usually requires root privileges	System profiling targets Linux and Android Aimed at engineers familiar with tracing concepts
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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