# Parca

> Open Source infrastructure-wide continuous profiling

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/parca
- **Category:** APM Tools
- **Homepage:** https://www.parca.dev
- **Also known as:** parca
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-03T13:15:24.780Z

## Vioscale score

**17.3 / 100**, confidence 7% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| capabilities | 28.9 | 12 | 346.9 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 0 | 5 | 0 | - |
| integrations | 8.7 | 16 | 138.5 | ✓ |
| github_activity | 0 | 18 | 0 | - |
| release_cadence | 0 | 10 | 0 | - |
| security_posture | 0 | 22 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 0 | 26 | 0 | - |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-03, [verify at source](https://www.parca.dev). Independently observed._

Open source · Free tier

## About

Parca is an open-source continuous profiling platform that tracks memory, CPU, and I/O bottlenecks across infrastructure at low overhead using eBPF. It requires zero instrumentation and provides a query engine specifically designed for profiling data analysis.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, Web, Linux
- **Deployment:** Self-hosted

## Integrations (1)

_Independently observed._

- Grafana

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for APM Tools. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Instrumentation** | |
| Auto-instrumentation | ✗ |
| Distributed tracing | - |
| **Insight** | |
| Service map | - |
| Code / continuous profiling | ✓ |
| Database monitoring | - |
| Error analytics | - |
| Real-user monitoring | - |
| **Intelligence** | |
| Anomaly / root-cause AI | - |
| **Standards** | |
| OpenTelemetry support | - |
| **Core** | |
| Language agents | Any language or framework |
| **Deployment** | |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only |
| **Insight** | |
| SLO / error-budget tracking | - |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 1 | [link](https://www.parca.dev) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://www.parca.dev) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | open_source | [link](https://www.parca.dev) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://www.parca.dev) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://www.parca.dev) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

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