No. 13 of 22 ·Game Profiling Software

PresentMon

Windows · Self-hosted · API

Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.4

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

PresentMon is ranked #13 of 22 in game profiling software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.

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PresentMon Free Windows graphics applications · MIT-licensed software github.com · 3 Oct 2026

Compared on game profiling software

Free plan: Yes
CPU profiling: Yes
GPU profiling: Yes
Memory profiling: Yes
Frame-time analysis: Yes
Supported platforms: Windows desktop and UWP applications

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The record

Purpose: PresentMon captures and analyzes high-level performance characteristics of graphics applications on Windows.
Frame metrics: It traces CPU, GPU, and display frame durations and latencies across DirectX, OpenGL, and Vulkan applications.
Capture formats: The console application outputs captured data to the console or CSV files.
GUI overlay: The Capture Application displays real-time performance graphs and readouts in an overlay and can capture per-frame CSV data.
Telemetry: The service combines ETW frame data with hardware telemetry such as GPU temperature and power.
API: Client applications can access service data through the PresentMon API using the PresentMon SDK.
Hardware integrations: The v2.6.0 release notes list telemetry paths including ADL, NVAPI/NVML, IGCL, and WMI.
Related tools: The project README lists AMD OCAT, CapFrameX, RTSS RivaTuner Statistics Server, Microsoft PIX on Windows System Monitor, and NVIDIA FrameView as tools that build on or visualize its functionality.
Platform: The project describes PresentMon as a Windows toolset and its main release page lists version 2.6.0 as the latest release.
Access requirement: PresentMon requires the user to belong to the Windows Performance Log Users group, and administrator privileges are needed for complete process information across user accounts and for short-lived processes.
Metric limitation: For OpenGL and Vulkan apps reported with runtime “Other,” CPUFramePacingStall is always zero and CPUFrameTime may be less accurate.
GPU scheduling limitation: GPU execution metrics may be less accurate with Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling enabled.
Security: The project directs users to report security vulnerabilities under Intel's vulnerability reporting guidelines.
License: The repository includes an MIT license and states that the software is provided “AS IS,” without warranty.
Price from: Free

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Best Game Profiling Software in 2026#13 of 22

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Sources

github.com/GameTechDev/PresentMon· checked 3 Oct 2026
github.com/GameTechDev/PresentMon/blob/main/README· checked 3 Oct 2026
github.com/GameTechDev/PresentMon/blob/main/README· checked 3 Oct 2026
github.com/GameTechDev/PresentMon/blob/main/README· checked 3 Oct 2026
github.com/GameTechDev/PresentMon/releases/tag/v2.· checked 3 Oct 2026
github.com/GameTechDev/PresentMon/releases· checked 3 Oct 2026
github.com/GameTechDev/PresentMon/blob/main/SECURI· checked 3 Oct 2026