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sysdig vs perf: catalog facts
sysdig	perf
Free Free to use from its public GitHub repository.	Free Free and open source as part of the Linux kernel.
Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Captures system calls for deep troubleshooting Container-aware out of the box	Uses hardware performance counters and kernel tracepoints Profiles both the whole system and single processes
Linux only Steep learning curve for filters and captures	Linux only Command-line output takes practice to interpret
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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