JConsole vs strace

JConsole

Description: JConsole is a graphical monitoring tool that comes bundled with the Java Development Kit (JDK). It allows developers to monitor Java applications in real-time and troubleshoot issues like memory leaks, high CPU usage, and stuck threads.

Type: software

strace

Description: strace is a diagnostic, debugging and instructional userspace utility for Linux. It is used to monitor and tamper with interactions between processes and the Linux kernel, including system calls, signal deliveries, and changes of process state.

Type: software

Pricing: Free

JConsole Features

• Real-time monitoring of JVM statistics like memory usage, thread counts, class loading
• Monitoring of MBeans - objects that expose management interfaces
• Thread monitoring and profiling
• Heap dump and heap histogram generation
• VM telemetry and notifications
• Remote monitoring of Java applications

strace Features

• Traces system calls and signals
• Intercepts and prints the system calls executed by a program
• Displays the values of parameters passed to and returned from system calls
• Can attach to an already running process or start a process and trace it
• Can trace child processes spawned by a traced process

JConsole

• Not listed

strace

• Free