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Perfetto vs BCC: catalog facts
Perfetto	BCC
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, Linux, Android, Web, Command line	Linux, Command line
Trace viewer runs fully in the browser, even offline Built into Android since Android 9	Many ready-made tracing tools Low-overhead tracing through eBPF
System profiling targets Linux and Android Aimed at engineers familiar with tracing concepts	Linux only and needs a recent kernel with eBPF support Usually requires root privileges
Downloadable app, Web application	Downloadable app
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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