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Best alternatives to Blackfire Profiler (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Blackfire Profiler, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Blackfire Profiler: reviews, users and permissionsBest Developer Tools extensions

Blackfire Profiler today

≈10K users4.6★ from 26 ratingsUpdated 7 days ago8 permissions

Blackfire Profiler alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Tideways Profiler

    This extension allows to trigger PHP callgraph profiling using Tideways.

    ≈1K users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 4 months ago8 permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than Blackfire Profiler
    • Updated less recently
    Tideways Profiler alternativesCompare side by side
  2. 2

    JavaScript Profiler

    JavaScript Code Execution Analysis, real-time, 24x7. Provided by Germain UX

    ≈1K users4.1★ from 9 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than Blackfire Profiler
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 8)
    JavaScript Profiler alternativesCompare side by side
  3. 3

    Vue.js devtools

    Browser DevTools extension for debugging Vue.js applications.

    ≈100K users2.6★ from 70 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions
    • About 10× more users than Blackfire Profiler
    • Rated 2.0 stars lower
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 8)
    Vue.js devtools alternativesCompare side by side
  4. 4

    Svelte DevTools

    Browser DevTools extension for debugging Svelte applications.

    ≈10K users3.1★ from 29 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Blackfire Profiler
    • Rated 1.5 stars lower
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 8)
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  5. 5

    Ember Inspector

    Tool for debugging Ember applications.

    ≈30K users4.7★ from 342 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago3 permissions
    • About 3.0× more users than Blackfire Profiler
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 8)
    Ember Inspector alternativesCompare side by side
  6. 6

    Backbone Debugger

    Developer Tools extension for debugging Backbone.js applications.

    ≈3K users4.5★ from 59 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions
    • About 3.3× fewer users than Blackfire Profiler
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 8)
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  7. 7

    Web Developer Tool for Chrome

    Web developer toolbox for your browser.

    ≈10K users4.8★ from 10 ratings8 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Blackfire Profiler
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  8. 8

    Xdebug Helper

    One-click Xdebug debugging, profiling and tracing for PHP. Toggle sessions right from your toolbar.

    ≈5K users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago6 permissions
    • About 2.0× fewer users than Blackfire Profiler
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 8)
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  9. 9

    Livewire devtools

    Chrome and Firefox DevTools extension for debugging Livewire applications.

    ≈10K users3.4★ from 17 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years2 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Blackfire Profiler
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 8)
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  10. 10

    OPFS Explorer

    OPFS Explorer is a Chrome DevTools extension that allows you to explore the Origin Private File System (OPFS) of a web application.

    ≈9K users4.2★ from 18 ratingsUpdated 4 months agoNo special permissions
    • A similar number of users to Blackfire Profiler
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 8)
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Blackfire Profiler alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Blackfire Profiler?

By users, the most popular alternative is Vue.js devtools with ≈100K users and a 2.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Tideways Profiler.

Which Blackfire Profiler alternative has the best rating?

Ember Inspector has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 342 ratings.

Is there a Blackfire Profiler alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

OPFS Explorer asks for 0 permissions, against 8 for Blackfire Profiler.

How many alternatives to Blackfire Profiler are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Blackfire Profiler on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.