Compare software

perf vs Perfetto: catalog facts
perf	Perfetto
Free Free and open source as part of the Linux kernel.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Linux, Command line	Windows, Linux, Android, Web, Command line
Uses hardware performance counters and kernel tracepoints Profiles both the whole system and single processes	Trace viewer runs fully in the browser, even offline Built into Android since Android 9
Linux only Command-line output takes practice to interpret	System profiling targets Linux and Android Aimed at engineers familiar with tracing concepts
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-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

Catalog facts only. Anything “not stated” is unconfirmed. Check full listings for details.