Any decent C# profilers out there? [closed]

Question

I need a C# profiler.

Although I'm not averse to paying for one, something which is free or at least with a trial version would be ideal since it takes time to raise a purchase order.

Any recommendations?

Answer 1

Patrick Smacchia's awesome NDepend is excellent for providing static analysis.

I would thoroughly recommend NDepend for static analysis, but just be warned that you'll probably need to put aside a day or two to actually analyse the truckload of information that it provides as well as work out what all the stats actually mean in terms of your code.

Answer 2

I found the .NET Memory Profiler yesterday, and I must say that I'm very impressed by it.
I'm going to order my license today.

Answer 3

I'll second red gate's ANTS profiler. I've used it to track down some really troubling performance issues and it was dead simple to use (low learning curve) and presented nice, detailed data in a way that was easy to understand. The price tag is worth it, but it isn't free ...

Answer 4

Although not very good to profile memory usage, the profiler included in some versions of Visual Studio does a very good job of profiling execution speed.

Answer 5

The EQATEC profiler is very good and is completely free. It's easy to setup and use, and doesn't seem to add too much of an overhead to the application. I've just started using it today and have already found a couple of bottlenecks I wouldn't have spotted otherwise.

Answer 6

I have used AQtime and it has never let me down. I am sure there is a trial version.