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google/pprof

pprof is a tool for visualization and analysis of profiling data observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/google/pprof · Go · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

77/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3870
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 8
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

9273 stars · 669 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

pprof is a tool for visualization and analysis of profiling data stored in profile.proto format. It generates text and graphical reports (flame graphs, call graphs, top lists) from sampled callstacks, and can read profiles from files or over HTTP.

Use cases

  • analyze cpu profiling data from a go program
  • generate flame graphs from pprof profiles
  • compare two profiling runs to find regressions
  • visualize sampled callstacks as a call graph
  • symbolize raw memory addresses in a profile
  • serve an interactive web ui for exploring a profile

When to choose

  • you need to analyze profile.proto-format profiling data from Go, C++, or other pprof-compatible profilers
  • you want text, graph, or web-based flame graph reports from the command line
  • you need to aggregate or diff multiple profiles of the same type

When to avoid

  • your profiler emits a format other than profile.proto and you cannot convert it
  • you need continuous production profiling infrastructure rather than on-demand analysis
  • you want a GUI-only workflow without command-line usage

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

benchmarking developer-tools cli data-visualization developer-tools performance analytics windows cli go profiling flame-graph call-stack-analysis performance-analysis go linux macos

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Member repositories

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