Valgrind Alternatives

Valgrind is described as 'Instrumentation framework for building dynamic analysis tools. There are Valgrind tools that can automatically detect many memory management and threading bugs, and profile your programs in detail. You can also use Valgrind to build new tools' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Valgrind for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, FreeBSD and BSD apps. The best Valgrind alternative is API Monitor, which is free. Other great apps like Valgrind are lurk, strace, Kcachegrind and ltrace.

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Valgrind alternatives page was last updated May 14, 2025
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  1. API Monitor icon

    API Monitor

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    API Monitor is a Windows program that lets you monitor and control API calls made by applications and services. Its a powerful tool for seeing how applications and services work or for tracking down problems that you have in your own applications.

    10 API Monitor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Discontinued

    Last version is from 2013. See: http://www.rohitab.com/apimonitor/changelog

    API Monitor Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Debugging

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    Comments about API Monitor as an Alternative to Valgrind
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    Negative Jun 2, 2020
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    Valgrind is a memory debugger, API monitor is an api monitor. Different things entirely.

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    • API Monitor is the most popular Windows alternative to Valgrind.

    • API Monitor is the most popular free alternative to Valgrind.

    • API Monitor is Free and ProprietaryValgrind is Free and Open Source

  2. lurk

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    Lurk allows the user to trace system calls of a process or of a command. In contrast to strace, lurk focuses on a simple, yet pretty, user experience while implementing the most important use cases of strace.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    lurk screenshot 1

    lurk Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Rust

    lurk VS Valgrind

     

    • lurk is the most popular Linux alternative to Valgrind.

    • lurk is the most popular Open Source alternative to Valgrind.

    • lurk is Free and Open SourceValgrind is also Free and Open Source

  4. strace

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

    15 strace alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    strace screenshot 1

    strace Features

    1.  Debugging

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    Comments about strace as an Alternative to Valgrind
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    Negative Jan 10, 2018
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    strace functions at system level and helps mainly on problems with system calls.

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    • strace is Free and Open SourceValgrind is also Free and Open Source
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    Kcachegrind

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    KCachegrind is a profile data visualization tool, used to determine the most time consuming parts in the execution of a program.

    7 Kcachegrind alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • KDE
    Kcachegrind screenshot 1

    Kcachegrind Features

    1.  Callgraph

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  6. ltrace

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    ltrace intercepts and records dynamic library calls which are called by an executed process and the signals received by that process. It can also intercept and print the system calls executed by the program. Used for debugging.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    ltrace screenshot 1

    ltrace Features

    1.  Debugging

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    Deleaker

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    Deleaker is a standalone application and a useful extension for Visual Studio, RAD Studio (Delphi / C++ Builder), and Qt Creator, that helps you to analyze programming errors, many of which are unique to C++, Delphi and .Net. Deleaker is a great tool for C++, Delphi and .

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • CLion
    • Qt Creator
    • RAD Studio
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
    Deleaker screenshot 1

    Deleaker Features

    1.  Debugging

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    • Deleaker is the most popular commercial alternative to Valgrind.

    • Deleaker is Paid and ProprietaryValgrind is Free and Open Source
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    Dr. Memory

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    Dr. Memory is a memory monitoring tool capable of identifying memory-related programming errors such as accesses of uninitialized memory, accesses to unaddressable memory (including outside of allocated heap units and heap underflow and overflow), accesses to freed memory...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Dr. Memory Features

    1.  Memory Optimization

    Dr. Memory VS Valgrind

     

    • Dr. Memory is the most popular Mac alternative to Valgrind.

    • Dr. Memory is Free and Open SourceValgrind is also Free and Open Source
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    ApproveAPI

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    ApproveAPI? is a developer API for requesting a user's real-time approval on anything via Email, SMS, and in-app Mobile Push notifications with a consistent tap-to-approve user experience.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    ApproveAPI screenshot 1

    ApproveAPI VS Valgrind

     

    • ApproveAPI is the most popular Web-based alternative to Valgrind.

    • ApproveAPI is Paid and ProprietaryValgrind is Free and Open Source
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    Libcsdbg

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    Libcsdbg is a C++ exception stack tracer. When an exception is thrown, caught and handled, libcsdbg offers the tools to create and process the exception stack trace, the path the exception has propagated up the call stack, unwinding it, up to the section were it was handled.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Libcsdbg Features

    1.  Debugging

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    JTracer

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    C++ exception (and generic) stack trace debug suite.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Java Mobile
    • Android Tablet
    JTracer screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Sourceforge says "Last Update: 2020-01-05"

    JTracer Features

    1.  C++
    2.  Debugging

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    • JTracer is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Valgrind.

    • JTracer is Free and Open SourceValgrind is also Free and Open Source
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